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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 83 min read
Comedy’s Sexism Problem
Photo by Oscar Keys on Unsplash It’s January 2024. A new year. A fresh start. Even though I hadn’t watched the Golden Globes in several...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 33 min read
2024 is the Year that I Will…
Image source: Photo by freestocks.org on Pexels I’m sort of so-so on New Year’s resolutions. It always sounds like a good idea, but then...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 25 min read
The Broken Arm
Photo by Cara Shelton on Unsplash I read Stephen King’s On Writing during my holiday break. Though I do think Lamott’s Bird by Bird is...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Saying Goodbye to 2023
Image source: Merlina McGovern And that, folks, is a wrap. A wrap on the year that seemed to last forever, that is. This year started off...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 19, 20232 min read
My Favorite Media, 2023: Music
Photo by Mark Angelo Sampan on Pexels What am I listening to right at this very moment? Not something that was released this year. It was...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 18, 20233 min read
My Favorite Media, 2023, TV
Photo by R. Fera on Pexels Ah, the last week of the year before I get to take a week of vacation between Christmas and New Year’s. It’s...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 13, 20233 min read
My Favorite Media, 2023, Movies
Photo by Mahsa Habibi on Unsplash Lately, movies haven’t really been at the top of my watch list. For a while, I feel as if prestige TV...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 12, 20233 min read
My Favorite Media, 2023, Books
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels It’s that time of the year when I start hearing people’s best of lists for 2023. I always enjoy listening...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Embracing Imperfection
Photo by Cup of Couple on Pexels I have spent the past month revising several of my short stories and sending them out to a new round of...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 6, 20233 min read
Time Person of the Year: Taylor Swift
Image source: Photo by Lisett Kruusimäe on Pexels Imagine this. A 48-year-old woman sitting on her couch typing up her daily blog post...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 5, 20233 min read
How Do You Keep Track of Your Story Ideas?
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash You’re sitting in the bathtub, contemplating life as you scrub away all of the dirt and stresses of...
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LaCalaveraCat
Dec 4, 20233 min read
When Is Your Short Story Done?
Image source: Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels Ah, taking a nice break from writing my daily blog during the Thanksgiving holiday was...
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LaCalaveraCat
Nov 21, 20233 min read
Tracking Your Story Submissions
Image source: Screenshot of the Submission Grinder homepage. This year is the year that I began my fiction writing project in earnest....
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LaCalaveraCat
Nov 20, 20233 min read
Throw Off the Tyranny of the Leaf Blower
Image source: Merlina McGovern Fall. Leaves fall in the Fall. According to Dictionary.com, the word Fall began to be used to describe...
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LaCalaveraCat
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Feeling My Age
Image source: Photo by Craig Dennis on Pexels Another day, another day older. I went for my speed interval run after lunch, which today...
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LaCalaveraCat
Nov 14, 20233 min read
Multivitamin Madness
Image source: Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels I have to admit that I no longer take a daily multivitamin. I have a basketful of...
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LaCalaveraCat
Nov 13, 20234 min read
Hate Running? There's an App for That
Image source: Photo by Pixabay on Pexels There are some people who love running for exercise. That feeling, however brief, of flying...
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LaCalaveraCat
Nov 8, 20233 min read
The Power of a Compliment
Image source: Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels Wow, I love that new dress! Thank you so much for your hard work; I really appreciate...
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LaCalaveraCat
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Skin Care as Self Care
Image source: Merlina McGovern I haven’t been getting very good sleep lately (damn you, TikTok). After a long day of editing, cleaning,...
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LaCalaveraCat
Nov 6, 20233 min read
What Are You Reading?
Source: Photo by Min An on Pexels Now that I’ve finished with Inktober, I find that my evenings are a bit freer, which leaves me feeling...
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