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Submitting Your Short Stories
Photo by RF._.studio on Pexels I have a short story that I really believe in. It’s informed by a painful trauma in my past, and, for me,...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 24, 20242 min read
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Picking the Right Point of View for My Novel
Photo by Maksim Goncharenok on Pexels I made sure to be clear in this post’s title that today’s blog post will be about my experience...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 23, 20242 min read
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Music Alert: The Tortured Poets Department
Photo by KoolShooters on Pexels Yes, this almost-fifty-year-old stayed up until midnight last Thursday to get a first listen of Taylor...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 22, 20244 min read
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What are Your Five-Year Goals?
Photo by Markus Winkler on Pexels I’ve been editing quite a few books recently where the authors are looking back at their lives and...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Book Alert: The Radium Girls
Photo by Nic Wood on Pexels I haven’t listed this post as a book review because I’m not quite finished with it, but The Radium Girls: The...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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Fallout, the TV Show
Photo: Courtesy of Prime Video Amazon Prime Video has a new hit on its hands with its adaptation of the classic RPG, Fallout. My husband...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 15, 20242 min read
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Revisions Versus Writing
Photo by Michael Burrows on Pexels I recently wrote about hitting a major writing milestone: completing that first draft of my very first...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 10, 20242 min read
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Jury Duty, Part 2
Photo by Merlina McGovern, Metal sculpture outside the Lowell Justice Center Well, that was an experience. I probably slept about four...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Jury Duty!
Photo by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA on Pexels It’s late, so today’s post will be very short. I stayed up so late because I was trying to fit in...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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How’s Your Readling List Coming Along This Year?
Image source: Merlina McGovern Writer after writer (that is published author after published author) espouses the importance of reading...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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Novel Milestone: First Draft Complete
Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash It’s a goal that I have chased after my entire life. Well, I say, “chased after,” and what I...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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Cookbook Recommendation: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Image source: Merlina McGovern This past weekend, my family and I celebrated Easter by having a delicious chicken dinner. Now, you might...
LaCalaveraCat
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Finding Time to Breathe
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels Stop what you’re doing right at this moment. Find yourself a comfortable seat and close your eyes. Now,...
LaCalaveraCat
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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Perimenopause and Sleep
Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels Seeing as how my most recent blog yesterday was about playing a video game, you wouldn’t think that today’s...
LaCalaveraCat
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Stardew Valley Patch 1.6 Is Out!
Image source: ConcernedApe Yes, with that exclamation point in my title, I’m shouting about the release of Concerned Ape’s newest patch...
LaCalaveraCat
Mar 25, 20242 min read
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TikTok Troubles
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels Last week, the US House of Representatives passed what many call a TikTok ban bill. Now, many...
LaCalaveraCat
Mar 20, 20243 min read
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How To Keep Friendships as You Get Older
Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels Keeping friends takes maintenance. I know, I know. “Maintenance” is a boring word. It brings to mind car...
LaCalaveraCat
Mar 19, 20243 min read
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Don’t Forget Your Reading List
Image source: Merlina McGovern A few weekends ago, my husband and I visited our local public library. We hadn’t been in years. No excuses...
LaCalaveraCat
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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Comfort Reads: Murder on the Orient Express
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels I think I’ve done it. I think I’ve broken my nightly addiction to scrolling on my phone. Last...
LaCalaveraCat
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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Support Your School’s Music Program
Photo by JIUN-JE LIN on Pexels I just came back from almost two hours in a stuffy middle-school gym. It was the annual all-town band...
LaCalaveraCat
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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