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Photo by David McElwee on Pexels Today, I met a friend for lunch. I was super excited because I’ve been on this journey I’ve written...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Looking for the Beauty in the Heat of Summer
Image source: Merlina McGovern It seems like everywhere I look, there’s another story about how brutally hot this summer has been. Almost...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Does the Early Bird Catch the Worm?
Photo by Jill Wellington on Pexels ***Yawn*** Pardon me while I get that evening yawn and stretch out of the way. I’ve worked a full...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 13, 20233 min read
SAG-AFTRA Joins the Writer’s Guild and Goes on Strike!
Photo by Lara Jameson on Pexels If you’re Gen X like me, you may mostly remember Fran Drescher as the sassy nanny from Queens, New York,...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Lazy Day Dinner
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels Warning: Today’s blog post is going to be short because, as the title hints at, I’m feeling...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 11, 20233 min read
Sharks in the Water
Photo by GEORGE DESIPRIS on Pexels Summer time. Summer time. Sweet, sweet summer time. The days are long, hot, and sultry. It’s the...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 10, 20234 min read
Starting a Novel
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels I think I’m going to do it. I really think I am. I’m almost afraid to type this out, because then that...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 6, 20234 min read
Checking Out the Thread Count on Threads
Image source: Merlina McGovern, Screenshot of Instagram profile (follow me on Threads a lacalaveracat). Seeing as how I’m Threads user...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jul 5, 20233 min read
Endless Summer Rain Makes Me Sad
Photo by Eva Bronzini on Pexels Every year, it seems we continue to set global climate records…in the wrong direction. Yesterday was...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 29, 20233 min read
Rereading the (Problematic) Classics
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels The sun finally made its appearance here in the Boston area. After days of muggy, unsettled weather,...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Slenderman Is Coming to Get You!
Photo by Francesco Ungaro on Pexels For some reason, I’ve been on a spooky show-watching binge this week. I know that there has been all...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 27, 20235 min read
Revisiting Stephen King’s It: The 80s Versus the 2000s
Image source: Merlina McGovern What is the thing that scares you the most? What fills your nightmares? For me, the things that scare me...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 26, 20234 min read
Fun (and Useful) Grammar Sites and People to Follow
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels You may have an image of writers as free spirits dipping their ink pens into the dark and swirling...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 22, 20232 min read
The Dark Embrace of the Ocean of Inequality
Photo by Ahmed akacha on Pexels All I wanted to do last night was relax after a hard day’s work of editing and writing. I picked up my...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 21, 20232 min read
My Daughter Is Her Own Person
Photo by Daria Obymaha on Pexels In yesterday’s post, I wrote about how graduation celebrations and packing for camp marked the passage...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Where Have All the Lazy Summers Gone?
Photo by Emma Bauso on Pexels Summertime. Picnics and barbecues. Swimming in ice-cold lakes and watching fireworks explode in...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 19, 20233 min read
What Does Juneteenth Mean to You?
Photo by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash Juneteenth only became a federal holiday in 2021, although black communities in the US have been...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Writer’s Block
Photo by Anna Nekrashevich on Pexels Today, I’ve written three blog posts for work, and now I’m just about all written out. I’m staring...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 14, 20232 min read
New Book Alert: Build a Better Business Book
Are you looking to write a business book? And are you actually looking to get that book published? If you are, then you need to go right...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jun 13, 20233 min read
Memories of My Childhood
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels Another past writing prompt that I’m revisiting. This one asked me to think about a beloved object...
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