Victorian Christmas: A Strange Christmas Game

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Episode 104: Hauntology

In which Carla reenters the…why is it a house of leaves? Sources and references: The House of Leaves universe: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify Starling House by Alix E. Harrow House of Windows by

Hauntology: 104

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Episode 103: I Contain Multitudes

Listen to "I Contain Multitudes: 103" on Spreaker. In which Carla shares her nonfiction five star reads of the past year, and celebrates Banned Books Week. bannedbooksweek.org Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.  How to Support Cupcakes:  Subscribe

I Contain Multitudes: 103

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Little Free Library is coming together

Isn't it pretty? The charter and dedication plaques for the Little Free Library have arrived! Eat Hamner, Jr. was the real John Boy Walton from right here in Nelson County; Margaret Hufstedler was my mother-in-law, and she wrote music and taught adults to read in Nelson County for

Assistance with seeking out that next satisfying read

Gnooks - Discover new Books uses an AI engine called Gnod, referring to the search engine as Gnod's World of Literature. It asks you for three of your favorite authors. I tried it out, giving it Stephen King, Barbara Kingsolver, and Toni Morrison. Based upon these, Gnod suggested

Five Star Fall: 102

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Episode 102: Five Star Fall

In which Carla shares her five star reads of the past year, and talks about where she's been. Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.  How to Support Cupcakes:  Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted

Website update and Intentional Ink

Cool website things and five-star reads I've created a front door for the website, of sorts, thanks to a service with the cute name of omg.lol. It serves as both a front door and a digital business card. You can find it at carlapettigrew.com. You can

"To make a long story short..."

"--Too late!" It's all happening, folks. Tim Curry has written his autobiography. I know. Available for pre-order now, releasing October 14, 2025. You know what to do with yourselves. Go forth. I'm sorry. I am out of words. Still catching my breath.

Dracula's appearance, second time's the charm

Whoops. Republishing again with photographs this time. Sorry about that. Synced my Apple Books notes to my Second Brain (using Obsidian for that, see: the Core Insights for Obsidian Beginners thread on Reddit for more info if you are interested in this mode of future-proof note taking), and took this