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LaCalaveraCat
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Put Catastrophizing Where It Belongs—In the Trash
Image source: Photo by energepic.com on Pexels There are a lot of things to be anxious about these days: Constant news about climate...
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LaCalaveraCat
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Why Am I Addicted to Farming Sims?
Image source: Phoenix Labs media kit This will be a short post today since I’m fairly tired from a long day. (As an aside, as I have...
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LaCalaveraCat
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Parent Orientation Night at the High School
Image source: Photo by Pixabay on Pexels Whew, after three hours of wandering through the labyrinthine corridors of my daughter’s high...
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LaCalaveraCat
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Memories of September 11
Image source: Photo by Aidan Nguyen on Pexels Today is twenty-two years after that horrible day that changed the course of my country’s...
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LaCalaveraCat
Sep 7, 20233 min read
A Still Life Study in Different Mediums: Water-Based Oils
Image source: Merlina McGovern It’s been quite a while since I’ve gone back to my lemon and lime painting study (hm…I wonder why I always...
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LaCalaveraCat
Sep 6, 20233 min read
Why Can't We Let Women Age?
Image source: Merlina McGovern I had almost added the word “Gracefully” to my blog title, but, damn it, this post is not about aging...
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LaCalaveraCat
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Back to School: Free-Range High School Edition
Image source: Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels Today, my Facebook feed is inundated with pictures of friends’ kids, all staring back...
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LaCalaveraCat
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Visiting Ancient Stones and Praying to Ancient Gods
Image source: Merlina McGovern As a military brat (my father was a United States Marine), I moved around a lot as a child. I was born in...
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LaCalaveraCat
Aug 29, 20233 min read
Tactics to Make it Through Your Reading Backlog
Image source: Merlina McGovern Today’s post is more of a request for any tips that you have for staving off that urge to buy new books...
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LaCalaveraCat
Aug 28, 20233 min read
The Heartlessness of Social Media Platforms
I almost didn’t have the strength to write this post. But I had to write it. I feel so strongly about this topic, and I wish that someone...
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LaCalaveraCat
Aug 23, 20234 min read
Revisiting A Nightmare on Elm Street
Image source: Photo by Lucas Pezeta on Pexels I saw a TikTok today of a woman inhaling deeply and saying, only in New England can you...
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LaCalaveraCat
Aug 22, 20233 min read
Learning Lessons from the Dead
Image source: Merlina McGovern I have always been attracted to all things spooky. And you really can’t get any spookier than a cemetery....
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LaCalaveraCat
Aug 21, 20233 min read
Traveling to Feel Human Again
Image source: Merlina McGovern This past Friday, I landed back in Boston after a two-and-a-half-week vacation in Ireland. As our plane...
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LaCalaveraCat
Aug 1, 20233 min read
Tools of the Trade
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels Long ago, when I dreamed of penning my novel, I fantasized about what that future would look like. I...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 31, 20233 min read
Of Bees and Baking
Photo by Antonio Quagliata on Pexels Since I will be traveling shortly for a few weeks, I am of course feeling the standard pre-travel...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 27, 20233 min read
The 15-Minute Writing Hack
Photo by Jordan Benton on Pexels A few weeks ago, I proclaimed to the world that I was going to start on my very first novel. I posted it...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 26, 20234 min read
DIY Furniture Hell
Image source: Merlina McGovern Someday, when I’m really, really rich, I will never, ever put together another piece of furniture again....
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 25, 20233 min read
Do I Actually Have to Learn How to Write?
Photo by Min An on Pexels About five years ago, I began teaching myself how to create art. It all started for me when I first bought a...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 24, 20233 min read
Paralysis in the Face of Too Much Choice
Photo by Lukas on Pexels This past weekend, I was trying to scroll through the thousands of movies on Netflix to find one to watch. It...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 20, 20233 min read
Three Things I Love about My Life Right Now
Photo by Brett Jordan on Pexels Looking back at some of my recent posts, I can see that I’ve documented a lot of things that I hate or...
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