Greetings from the cave! It is I, your friendly neighborhood absent blogger, coming back from a long and not-so-relaxing stint of living life in 2020. Seriously, grad school kicked my tail at the end, it was horrible. Took a whole three weeks to recover enough to even think about writing. But, a new year is fast approaching, so I'd better get the last vestiges of...

Femininity is a rare commodity for a book character. As I re-engage with the reading world, I am surprised anew at the sheer lack of femininity in many supposed "female" characters. Many blog writers have already written about the over-presence of "kick-butt" female characters, so I believe a restatement of that is pointless. What I want to address, however, is the erasing of the...

 To my fellow Catholic writers, we have a job to do. We have been gifted, by Almighty God, with the talents of writing and/or story-telling. This talent is part of a cultural institution that is intrinsically tied to humanity itself. Stories reinforce cultural values and practices and even preserve aspects of history. It is one that we cannot afford to bury. The world needs our...

 Greetings from the cave! 30 days and 30 million chocolates later, it seems another November has been relegated to the past. This particular NaNo seemed to zip by without much notice. Not much contact with others, not much progress. It's weird and I don't like it. But then, that seems to sum up the entire year, doesn't it? Best Parts of NaNo: - Making the midnight start. That...

 *As curtain opens, Catherine strides out on stage....followed by a whiny literary child*TMC: But Mother!! I've only grown 2k this month! 2K!! Oh relax, Midnight Cave! There's still plenty of time in NaNo. Why, it's only the...22nd as of this writing. TMC: Yeah. That only leaves a week left in NaNo, remember? Oh don't bother me right now with trifles. I gotta get this post done...

 *camera zooms in on Reader and Diva* *Diva looks at the clock* Diva: It's nearly that magic hour again.Reader: She'll be here. Diva: You said that the last time. Reader: And she was, remember? Diva: She was also late. Reader: She also had essays holding her up. Betcha it happened again. Diva: Oh come on. The essays were easier this time. Reader: I'm not sure about that. Ever try to read...

 *Catherine is sitting in her bedroom* So, I have RSVPs from Aderyn, Sieglinde, Conlaoch...awesome. Let's see, I will need to get some arran bread, some cheese, and maybe some chocolate or ginger biscuits....*A blue orb appears above the dresser* What the.....*The orb gets bigger and opens into a wide portal* *Long, green-clad legs hurdle through, followed by a flowing bright blue dress. Groans were heard as...

*audience gathers* *audience waits* *audience chats amongst themselves* *audience waits some more* *audience gets restless* *audience gets angry* *audience starts walking out one by one**Diva is in the corner filing her nails again* Diva: Told you she wasn't coming. Loyal Reader: She'll come. Diva: *scoffs* did you SEE that homework load? 3 essays, at 1000 words each. In two days. Come on. She won't make it. Loyal Reader: She will. *hours go by* Diva: Face...

 Greetings from the cave!! *ahem* How do you deal with grad school homework dumping, work hours piling, boy trouble, puppy shenanigans, snarly inter-church group communications, prepping for a friends wedding, all while waiting for your first literary baby to return from an editor?? Apparently my answer is....Plot another novel. If this isn't a proof of my being a glutton for punishment, I literally don't know what is. Today,...

 Greetings from the cave! October has come once again, and it is a beautiful October so far. Leaves are now getting their red and gold colors. The sweaters and ponchos are in and the flip-flops are now packed away. And man am I craving a good apple right now....But what has been happening this month? - Gotten a couple more freebie Kindle books. My favorite...

Hello all, I haven't done many tags recently, but it's not because I haven't been tagged, lol! Now that things are starting to settle down I can finally get round to these really cool tags that Grace and Katherine Avender have so graciously tagged me for! You can see their original tag post HERE.  Ten Things that Make Me Happy Tag The Rules...

So I got a wonderful surprise in my blogger feed the other day....a Meet the Books Linkup from Belle @ Worlds of Ink and Paper! Y'all should go over and follow her blog, she posts some amazing stuff :) You can see her post HERE. I'm so excited to participate in this linkup. Alas, it will be for the last time (at least for...