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by L. L. Reynolds I grew up beside a cemetery, which isn’t nearly as tragic as people think it sounds—unless you’re afraid of moonlight, crickets, and the kind of quiet that hums you to sleep like a lullaby. To me, … Continue reading →

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I grabbed a bottle of bleach wipes and headed toward the bathroom. “Karen, we need to talk,” growled my invisible cat. “Not now,” I muttered. “And stop calling me Karen.” “I’m sorry, but we have to talk. NOW. It’s about … Continue reading →

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It was 10:04 a.m. and I was still in bed. This, according to my invisible cat, constituted bed gluttony. “Karen,” Bizness said, voice dripping with disdain. “I don’t mean to be rude—oh wait, yes I do—but at what point do you … Continue reading →

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—a letter from someone who has lived longer than you have Dearest One, I know you scroll past words like these.They don’t trend. They don’t sparkle.They don’t come from someone your own age, someone who talks like you, or someone … Continue reading →

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The next morning, over my third cup of tea and while picking yet another muddy paw print off the counter, I heard Bizness clear his throat. “Ahem. Karen.” I braced myself. “Stop calling me Karen.” “I have decided,” he said solemnly, “to forgive you.” … Continue reading →

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It was later that week, after the towels had been thoroughly scented with the smell of wet cat fur, that Bizness decided it was time for me to truly understand what he had endured. I was barely settled onto the couch when … Continue reading →

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I was halfway through unloading groceries when I heard the front door bang open. Weird. I didn’t remember leaving it unlocked. Before I could investigate, a familiar voice floated through the hallway, dripping with sarcasm and rainwater. “Karen,” it said. … Continue reading →

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Dear Readers (all three of you who stuck around), So, you may have noticed that I haven’t exactly been keeping up with my blog for, oh, about two years. Well, let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride, and I owe … Continue reading →

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To our Dear Family, Friends, & Random People Following this Blog, I send my profound apologies for not blogging our annual holiday newsletter in 2021, but you simply won’t believe what happened to us! As you remember, we moved back to … Continue reading →

     My study door floated open, and the kitchen light flickered ominously over a cupboard door that was opening and closing by itself. If this happened in anybody else’s house, I would advise a prompt exorcism, but I had no ghastly … Continue reading →