😸 Catnip as insect repellent and a lovely retreat view

Voice recognition mistake of the day: "She pushed open the door to the cat room with her shoulder, since her hands were full, and flipped through." Apparently I was writing about an acrobat. 🤸‍♀️I had a great writing retreat last week with some frie...

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Nov 26, 2021
Slicker than a chased greased hog 🐷

Southernism of the Week: “Slicker than a chased greased hog.” Or for even more imagery, there’s “Slick as snot on a goat’s glass eye.” (The glass eye apparently refers to eyes used in taxidermy. As far as we know, no one is providing their live goats...

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Nov 20, 2021
Pretty as a pig on ice! 🐷

Southernism of the Week: “He looked like a pig on ice.” While an ice-skating pig sounds pretty entertaining, this phrase suggests someone looks funny and awkward.Kris’s Voice recognition mistake of the day: "I guess we'll have to say unique mini my N...

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Nov 06, 2021
The ferrets are enjoying sweatshirt weather! 🧥

It’s getting cool, which means I’m drinking more tea! Here’s a fascinating history of America's only caffeinated plant. Have you ever tried Yaupon? Voice recognition mistake of the day: "I could also use a winter hat that covers my ears and actu...

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Oct 30, 2021
Meetcha in the frunchard for some mold wine 🍷🤔

Southernism of the Week: Did you know frunchard is the opposite of backyard?Are y’all excited for Halloween? Doug went on a camping trip and joined this duo for a drink.Here’s a spooky urban legend from Mobile, Alabama. In 1835, Charles Boyington, a...

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Oct 23, 2021
Cat cafes 😻☕ vs polluted gnomes 👺

Voice recognition mistake of the day from a friend: "I have never used polluted gnomes." That was supposed to be nom de plume.Welcome new readers! If you haven't yet gotten your copy of the free 35-page novella, Lions and Love at the Cat Café, you ca...

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Oct 16, 2021
The wormhole is open to the 1980s!

Totally Rad Wormhole is out!: Two nerds from the eighties accidentally open a wormhole to today, go to their high school reunion, and meet their future selves. Horrified at what they’ve become, they set out to change their fate. Get the book on...

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Oct 09, 2021
Keep cozy with cats and ferrets (and maybe a wormhole)

Voice recognition mistake of the day: Voice recognition doesn't know "Pippi," so "like Pippi" confused it. That’s how it came up with “Lycanthropy Longstocking.” A classic updated for the modern age?A recent scene from New Mexico:We’ve all heard that...

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Oct 02, 2021