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41554 blogs · [ { "id": "01a087a8-679d-7315-855b-d6f6cc5fa3d6", "title": "NEW WORKSHOP: Come learn worldbuilding with me!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/09/04/new-workshop-come-learn-worldbuilding-with-me/", "published_at": "2026-09-04T11:27:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc3dc97c55", "title": "September postcard: The great bean explosion.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/09/04/september-postcard-the-great-bean-explosion/", "published_at": "2026-09-04T10:18:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc3e4abb0b", "title": "August’s work: Can you spot the cat?", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/08/31/augusts-work-can-you-spot-the-cat/", "published_at": "2026-08-31T12:06:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc3eccb191", "title": "Consummatum est!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/08/25/consummatum-est/", "published_at": "2026-08-25T11:52:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc3fbcafbe", "title": "Two kinds of doctor’s appointments.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/08/20/two-kinds-of-doctors-appointments/", "published_at": "2026-08-20T14:57:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc3fdebe7a", "title": "What if the Antichrist came to earth as a golden retriever?", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/08/11/what-if-the-antichrist-came-to-earth-as-a-golden-retriever/", "published_at": "2026-08-11T15:58:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc405fcf47", "title": "August postcard: So you’ve assembled a vast personal archive. Now what?", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/08/01/august-postcard-so-youve-assembled-a-vast-personal-archive-now-what/", "published_at": "2026-08-01T12:49:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc40b9d58c", "title": "July’s work: Zonked on gabapentin.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/07/31/julys-work-zonked-on-gabapentin/", "published_at": "2026-07-31T16:03:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc4130368e", "title": "NEW COURSE: Come learn world-building with me!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/07/24/new-course-come-learn-world-building-with-me/", "published_at": "2026-07-24T17:53:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a8-679e-7340-929d-8ffc41b44c97", "title": "On your shore.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/07/14/on-your-shore/", "published_at": "2026-07-14T13:44:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93ab183a1", "title": "Eighth grade, 1995: a photo essay.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/07/09/eighth-grade-1995-a-photo-essay/", "published_at": "2026-07-09T17:06:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93aff84e9", "title": "July postcard: Say hello to Poppy.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/07/01/july-postcard-say-hello-to-poppy/", "published_at": "2026-07-01T09:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93bd7f8a7", "title": "June’s work: News from the blonde wood palace.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/06/30/junes-work-news-from-the-blonde-wood-palace/", "published_at": "2026-06-30T09:23:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93cd1f33f", "title": "Building the world of “Golden Rule.”", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/06/12/building-the-world-of-golden-rule/", "published_at": "2026-06-12T16:12:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93cfecf6f", "title": "A new story: “Golden Rule.”", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/06/03/a-new-story-golden-rule/", "published_at": "2026-06-03T11:46:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93d66ea43", "title": "June postcard: I blame Godspell.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/06/02/june-postcard-i-blame-godspell/", "published_at": "2026-06-02T10:23:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93ddae543", "title": "May’s work: Train Daddy mad?*", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/05/31/mays-work-train-daddy-mad/", "published_at": "2026-05-31T18:57:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93e91de8e", "title": "Fortune favors the funded.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/05/18/fortune-favors-the-funded/", "published_at": "2026-05-18T13:57:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93f1411a6", "title": "Only THREE SPOTS left in my Writing Workshop for the Age of Emergency!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/05/05/only-three-spots-left-in-my-writing-workshop-for-the-age-of-emergency/", "published_at": "2026-05-05T15:57:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb96-6e64-710e-ba1f-4cd93fae8bf5", "title": "May postcard: It’s not your fault.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/05/01/may-postcard-its-not-your-fault/", "published_at": "2026-05-01T13:11:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a26f1776", "title": "April’s work: The final stage of grief is a Masters degree.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/05/01/aprils-work-the-final-stage-of-grief-is-a-masters-degree/", "published_at": "2026-05-01T12:05:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a2c18555", "title": "Three pieces of good news.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/04/07/three-pieces-of-good-news/", "published_at": "2026-04-07T15:04:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a358e61b", "title": "April postcard: Three ways to let go.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/04/01/april-postcard-three-ways-to-let-go/", "published_at": "2026-04-01T17:22:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a3859f37", "title": "March’s work: Easter breakage.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/03/31/marchs-work-easter-breakage/", "published_at": "2026-03-31T18:47:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a3e2fd6d", "title": "NEW: Register for the Writing Workshop for the Age of Emergency (now in an Americas-friendly time slot)!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/03/20/new-register-for-the-writing-workshop-for-the-age-of-emergency-now-in-an-americas-friendly-time-slot/", "published_at": "2026-03-20T13:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a46f60a0", "title": "Ten Things to Do When You’re Stuck in the Lab All Night.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/03/15/ten-things-to-do-when-youre-stuck-in-the-lab-all-night/", "published_at": "2026-03-15T18:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a489a5be", "title": "Reckoning with Elizabeth Gilbert.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/03/09/reckoning-with-elizabeth-gilbert/", "published_at": "2026-03-09T14:37:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a4cff703", "title": "March postcard: Happy birthday to Leah Magdalene Oliveri.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/03/01/march-postcard-happy-birthday-to-leah-magdalene-oliveri/", "published_at": "2026-03-01T17:57:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a4e2a47d", "title": "February’s work: No war with Iran.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/02/28/februarys-work-no-war-with-iran/", "published_at": "2026-02-28T15:14:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9f-64e7-72ed-9d2c-d1e1a5624c4f", "title": "Thesis, precious?", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/02/21/thesis-precious/", "published_at": "2026-02-21T13:04:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37ce-7386-9a7a-e8998c0322f3", "title": "February postcard: Imbolc.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/02/02/february-postcard-imbolc/", "published_at": "2026-02-02T17:02:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37ce-7386-9a7a-e8998cb2485a", "title": "January’s work: My life as a bedridden monk.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/01/31/januarys-work-my-life-as-a-bedridden-monk/", "published_at": "2026-01-31T11:44:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37ce-7386-9a7a-e8998d9b3099", "title": "Ten minutes of fireplace ASMR.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/01/20/ten-minutes-of-fireplace-asmr/", "published_at": "2026-01-20T15:34:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37ce-7386-9a7a-e8998db5318d", "title": "Huê, humility.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/01/14/hue-humility/", "published_at": "2026-01-14T16:15:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37cf-72d9-b13c-c8aa896fe8f6", "title": "Not without a hand from you.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/01/07/not-without-a-hand-from-you/", "published_at": "2026-01-07T09:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37cf-72d9-b13c-c8aa897cb741", "title": "January postcard: My little infant fire.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2026/01/01/january-postcard-my-little-infant-fire/", "published_at": "2026-01-01T15:06:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37cf-72d9-b13c-c8aa89e085b8", "title": "December’s work: I have friends everywhere.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/12/31/decembers-work-i-have-friends-everywhere/", "published_at": "2025-12-31T11:31:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37cf-72d9-b13c-c8aa89ee0617", "title": "An American Pussy Riot.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/12/15/an-american-pussy-riot/", "published_at": "2025-12-15T12:20:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37cf-72d9-b13c-c8aa8a4e82ff", "title": "November’s work: Crunch time.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/12/01/novembers-work-crunch-time/", "published_at": "2025-12-01T16:46:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba5-37cf-72d9-b13c-c8aa8a615d4f", "title": "“You may take one M&M.”", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/11/27/you-may-take-one-mm/", "published_at": "2025-11-27T12:02:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367a90b7e93", "title": "November postcard: My panicked masking tape table.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/11/01/november-postcard-my-panicked-masking-tape-table/", "published_at": "2025-11-01T10:18:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367a9a26f3d", "title": "October’s work: Irisher and Irisher.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/10/31/octobers-work-irisher-and-irisher/", "published_at": "2025-10-31T11:30:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367aa00c5ad", "title": "My first foray into performance art.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/10/22/my-first-foray-into-performance-art/", "published_at": "2025-10-22T14:56:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367aa887e94", "title": "Two roads diverged in a Holly-wood…", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/10/11/two-roads-diverged-in-a-holly-wood/", "published_at": "2025-10-11T15:08:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367aa92bf54", "title": "October postcard: St. Kevin of Glendalough.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/10/01/october-postcard-st-kevin-of-glendalough/", "published_at": "2025-10-01T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367ab7ab66a", "title": "September’s work: Live from the Yeats canteen!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/09/30/septembers-work-live-from-the-yeats-canteen/", "published_at": "2025-09-30T15:31:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367abbbb26e", "title": "Drinking from the fire hose.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/09/25/drinking-from-the-fire-hose/", "published_at": "2025-09-25T09:46:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367ac162dc0", "title": "And the award goes to…", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/09/18/and-the-award-goes-to/", "published_at": "2025-09-18T08:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367ace32b8b", "title": "Incredible footage from Actun Tunichil Muknal…", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/09/05/incredible-footage-from-actun-tunichil-muknal/", "published_at": "2025-09-05T15:09:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaa-4dfd-714f-9c2c-d367ada5bca6", "title": "September postcard: Song for Ireland (1995).", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/09/01/september-postcard-song-for-ireland-1988-version/", "published_at": "2025-09-01T13:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaf-4f8d-7071-aacd-18dacc5ff73d", "title": "August’s work: Live from my new study in Ireland!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/08/31/augusts-work-live-from-my-new-study-in-ireland/", "published_at": "2025-08-31T13:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaf-4f8d-7071-aacd-18dacc824a18", "title": "Petsit XIII: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Petsit.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/08/22/petsit-xiii-the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-petsit/", "published_at": "2025-08-22T08:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbaf-4f8d-7071-aacd-18dacd3c168b", "title": "The Bakkhai in Sligo.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/08/15/the-bakkhai-in-sligo/", "published_at": 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"published_at": "2025-06-15T22:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb4-31a1-72ea-be57-3539a845a01f", "title": "Proof of life: Ulaanbaatar.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/06/10/proof-of-life-ulaanbaatar/", "published_at": "2025-06-10T06:21:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb4-31a1-72ea-be57-3539a866bd72", "title": "June postcard: The Lost Boys of Palawan.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/06/01/june-postcard-the-lost-boys-of-palawan/", "published_at": "2025-06-01T10:35:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb4-31a1-72ea-be57-3539a9263fe2", "title": "May’s work: Live from Tokyo!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/05/31/mays-work-live-from-tokyo/", "published_at": "2025-05-31T09:43:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb4-31a1-72ea-be57-3539a9647660", "title": "Some big news.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/05/23/some-big-news/", "published_at": "2025-05-23T04:14:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb4-31a1-72ea-be57-3539a98db508", "title": "Nomad milestone: my 100th bed on the road!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/05/14/nomad-milestone-my-100th-bed-on-the-road/", "published_at": "2025-05-14T04:26:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb4-31a1-72ea-be57-3539a9fe0c9e", "title": "May postcard: Traveling while (temporarily) disabled.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/05/01/may-postcard-traveling-while-temporarily-disabled/", "published_at": "2025-05-01T12:07:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb4-31a1-72ea-be57-3539aa4f577a", "title": "April’s work: Doing my best Stefon impression.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/04/30/aprils-work-doing-my-best-stefon-impression/", "published_at": "2025-04-30T12:15:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb4-31a1-72ea-be57-3539ab08682f", "title": "Now you can read all my new posts—without leaving this blog!", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/04/29/now-you-can-read-all-my-new-posts-without-leaving-this-blog/", "published_at": "2025-04-29T09:56:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc3dac88e", "title": "The bún chả heard ‘round the world.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/04/25/the-bun-cha-heard-round-the-world/", "published_at": "2025-04-25T13:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc451d2e4", "title": "A different kind of Holy Thursday.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/04/18/a-different-kind-of-holy-thursday/", "published_at": "2025-04-18T05:11:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc54ef623", "title": "Military neck.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/04/11/military-neck/", "published_at": "2025-04-11T04:02:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc6278d2a", "title": "April postcard: The other Annville.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/04/05/april-postcard-the-other-annville/", "published_at": "2025-04-06T03:34:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc69dda30", "title": "March’s work: Come on baby, pinch my nerve.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/03/31/marchs-work-come-on-baby-pinch-my-nerve/", "published_at": "2025-03-31T14:02:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc6e99a61", "title": "A beginning is a delicate time.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/03/18/a-beginning-is-a-delicate-time/", "published_at": "2025-03-18T04:48:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc72eff07", "title": "March postcard: My aversion to fruit.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/03/03/march-postcard-my-aversion-to-fruit/", "published_at": "2025-03-03T23:52:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc79cd84f", "title": "February’s work: I’m not this scary in real life.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/03/01/februarys-work-im-not-this-scary-in-real-life/", "published_at": "2025-03-01T09:02:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc82b064d", "title": "Poll: What should I name the next novel?", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/02/24/poll-what-should-i-name-the-next-novel/", "published_at": "2025-02-24T08:39:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-c8ce-73b4-a84d-2fddc8ee64cf", "title": "Petsit XII: The Fellowship of the Pet.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/02/15/petsit-xii-the-fellowship-of-the-pet/", "published_at": "2025-02-15T08:08:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d301346341c", "title": "February postcard: Not a political post.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/02/02/february-postcard-not-a-political-post/", "published_at": "2025-02-02T07:18:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d301424cb8f", "title": "January’s work: I’ll see you again in twenty-five years.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/01/31/januarys-work-ill-see-you-again-in-twenty-five-years/", "published_at": "2025-01-31T08:14:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d3014eacd8e", "title": "Want a handmade postcard from New Zealand?", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/01/26/want-a-handmade-postcard-from-new-zealand/", "published_at": "2025-01-26T23:03:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d3015c60b7b", "title": "An offering for despair.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/01/20/an-offering-for-despair/", "published_at": "2025-01-21T04:37:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d3015fc85c7", "title": "PLEASE READ: Contingency plan.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/01/19/please-read-contingency-plan/", "published_at": "2025-01-19T23:31:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d3016df5144", "title": "On Neil Gaiman.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/01/14/on-neil-gaiman/", "published_at": "2025-01-15T01:41:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d3017936077", "title": "Five films I feel very strongly about.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/01/06/five-films-i-feel-very-strongly-about/", "published_at": "2025-01-07T01:19:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d30187de02a", "title": "January postcard: What happened at the heated waterslide.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2025/01/01/january-postcard-what-happened-at-the-heated-waterslide/", "published_at": "2025-01-01T23:35:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d301962dbab", "title": "December’s work: Look at my fancy mustache.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/12/30/decembers-work-look-at-my-fancy-mustache/", "published_at": "2024-12-31T04:48:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-27ca-736e-a18b-7d301a473491", "title": "The Christmas spork.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/12/25/the-christmas-spork/", "published_at": "2024-12-25T23:45:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-54759f9042d1", "title": "A fantastic piece on personal agency in fiction.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/12/10/a-fantastic-piece-on-personal-agency-in-fiction/", "published_at": "2024-12-11T01:40:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-54759f99e9bd", "title": "December postcard: An artificial darkness.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/12/01/december-postcard-an-artificial-darkness/", "published_at": "2024-12-02T00:08:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-5475a04a83c9", "title": "November’s work: Abandonment and kangaroo tartare.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/11/30/novembers-work-abandonment-and-kangaroo-tartare/", "published_at": "2024-11-30T10:08:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-5475a1297abf", "title": "Sounds from the Māori Hīkoi, November 19, 2024.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/11/24/sounds-from-the-maori-hikoi-november-19-2024/", "published_at": "2024-11-25T02:43:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-5475a12f6b67", "title": "Petsit XI: Petsgiving Special.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/11/17/petsit-xi-petsgiving-special/", "published_at": "2024-11-18T01:55:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-5475a20d1cf5", "title": "The cupcake from hell.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/11/06/the-cupcake-from-hell/", "published_at": "2024-11-07T01:48:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-5475a29a53f3", "title": "November postcard: Why I suck at bedtime stories.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/11/01/november-postcard-why-i-suck-at-bedtime-stories/", "published_at": "2024-11-01T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-5475a31454c9", "title": "October’s work: Terraforming and bloodwork.", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/10/31/octobers-work-terraforming-and-bloodwork/", "published_at": "2024-10-31T23:48:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-5475a3c77037", "title": "Process Diary: How do you create an imaginary world from scratch?", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/10/25/process-diary-how-do-you-create-an-imaginary-world-from-scratch/", "published_at": "2024-10-26T00:15:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-aa9a-7309-a5ec-5475a3d027dc", "title": "A very personal interview with me about “Parasocial.”", "url": "https://monicacatherine.com/2024/10/14/a-very-personal-interview-with-me-about-parasocial/", "published_at": "2024-10-14T12:00:00+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

NEW WORKSHOP: Come learn worldbuilding with me!original ↗
4 Sept 2026
September postcard: The great bean explosion.original ↗
4 Sept 2026
August’s work: Can you spot the cat?original ↗
31 Aug 2026
Consummatum est!original ↗
25 Aug 2026
Two kinds of doctor’s appointments.original ↗
20 Aug 2026
What if the Antichrist came to earth as a golden retriever?original ↗
11 Aug 2026
August postcard: So you’ve assembled a vast personal archive. Now what?original ↗
1 Aug 2026
July’s work: Zonked on gabapentin.original ↗
31 Jul 2026
NEW COURSE: Come learn world-building with me!original ↗
24 Jul 2026
On your shore.original ↗
14 Jul 2026
Eighth grade, 1995: a photo essay.original ↗
9 Jul 2026
July postcard: Say hello to Poppy.original ↗
1 Jul 2026
June’s work: News from the blonde wood palace.original ↗
30 Jun 2026
Building the world of “Golden Rule.”original ↗
12 Jun 2026
A new story: “Golden Rule.”original ↗
3 Jun 2026
June postcard: I blame Godspell.original ↗
2 Jun 2026
May’s work: Train Daddy mad?*original ↗
31 May 2026
Fortune favors the funded.original ↗
18 May 2026
Only THREE SPOTS left in my Writing Workshop for the Age of Emergency!original ↗
5 May 2026
May postcard: It’s not your fault.original ↗
1 May 2026
April’s work: The final stage of grief is a Masters degree.original ↗
1 May 2026
Three pieces of good news.original ↗
7 Apr 2026
April postcard: Three ways to let go.original ↗
1 Apr 2026
March’s work: Easter breakage.original ↗
31 Mar 2026
NEW: Register for the Writing Workshop for the Age of Emergency (now in an Americas-friendly time slot)!original ↗
20 Mar 2026
Ten Things to Do When You’re Stuck in the Lab All Night.original ↗
15 Mar 2026
Reckoning with Elizabeth Gilbert.original ↗
9 Mar 2026
March postcard: Happy birthday to Leah Magdalene Oliveri.original ↗
1 Mar 2026
February’s work: No war with Iran.original ↗
28 Feb 2026
Thesis, precious?original ↗
21 Feb 2026
February postcard: Imbolc.original ↗
2 Feb 2026
January’s work: My life as a bedridden monk.original ↗
31 Jan 2026
Ten minutes of fireplace ASMR.original ↗
20 Jan 2026
Huê, humility.original ↗
14 Jan 2026
Not without a hand from you.original ↗
7 Jan 2026
January postcard: My little infant fire.original ↗
1 Jan 2026

2025

December’s work: I have friends everywhere.original ↗
31 Dec 2025
An American Pussy Riot.original ↗
15 Dec 2025
November’s work: Crunch time.original ↗
1 Dec 2025
“You may take one M&M.”original ↗
27 Nov 2025
November postcard: My panicked masking tape table.original ↗
1 Nov 2025
October’s work: Irisher and Irisher.original ↗
31 Oct 2025
My first foray into performance art.original ↗
22 Oct 2025
Two roads diverged in a Holly-wood…original ↗
11 Oct 2025
October postcard: St. Kevin of Glendalough.original ↗
1 Oct 2025
September’s work: Live from the Yeats canteen!original ↗
30 Sept 2025
Drinking from the fire hose.original ↗
25 Sept 2025
And the award goes to…original ↗
18 Sept 2025
Incredible footage from Actun Tunichil Muknal…original ↗
5 Sept 2025
September postcard: Song for Ireland (1995).original ↗
1 Sept 2025
August’s work: Live from my new study in Ireland!original ↗
31 Aug 2025
Petsit XIII: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Petsit.original ↗
22 Aug 2025
The Bakkhai in Sligo.original ↗
15 Aug 2025
August postcard: The rocky road to Dublin.original ↗
1 Aug 2025
An unexpected windfall…original ↗
28 Jul 2025
Proof of life: County Wicklow.original ↗
21 Jul 2025
A small thing, lovingly done.original ↗
11 Jul 2025
Want a postcard from Mongolia? Upgrade to paid now!original ↗
3 Jul 2025
July postcard: An innocent question.original ↗
1 Jul 2025
June’s work: Thunder on the steppe.original ↗
30 Jun 2025
A Mongolian colonoscopy.original ↗
24 Jun 2025
Our ten-year anniversary.original ↗
15 Jun 2025
Proof of life: Ulaanbaatar.original ↗
10 Jun 2025
June postcard: The Lost Boys of Palawan.original ↗
1 Jun 2025
May’s work: Live from Tokyo!original ↗
31 May 2025
Some big news.original ↗
23 May 2025
Nomad milestone: my 100th bed on the road!original ↗
14 May 2025
May postcard: Traveling while (temporarily) disabled.original ↗
1 May 2025
April’s work: Doing my best Stefon impression.original ↗
30 Apr 2025
Now you can read all my new posts—without leaving this blog!original ↗
29 Apr 2025
The bún chả heard ‘round the world.original ↗
25 Apr 2025
A different kind of Holy Thursday.original ↗
18 Apr 2025
Military neck.original ↗
11 Apr 2025
April postcard: The other Annville.original ↗
6 Apr 2025
March’s work: Come on baby, pinch my nerve.original ↗
31 Mar 2025
A beginning is a delicate time.original ↗
18 Mar 2025
March postcard: My aversion to fruit.original ↗
3 Mar 2025
February’s work: I’m not this scary in real life.original ↗
1 Mar 2025
Poll: What should I name the next novel?original ↗
24 Feb 2025
Petsit XII: The Fellowship of the Pet.original ↗
15 Feb 2025
February postcard: Not a political post.original ↗
2 Feb 2025
January’s work: I’ll see you again in twenty-five years.original ↗
31 Jan 2025
Want a handmade postcard from New Zealand?original ↗
26 Jan 2025
An offering for despair.original ↗
21 Jan 2025
PLEASE READ: Contingency plan.original ↗
19 Jan 2025
On Neil Gaiman.original ↗
15 Jan 2025
Five films I feel very strongly about.original ↗
7 Jan 2025
January postcard: What happened at the heated waterslide.original ↗
1 Jan 2025

2024

December’s work: Look at my fancy mustache.original ↗
31 Dec 2024
The Christmas spork.original ↗
25 Dec 2024
A fantastic piece on personal agency in fiction.original ↗
11 Dec 2024
December postcard: An artificial darkness.original ↗
2 Dec 2024
November’s work: Abandonment and kangaroo tartare.original ↗
30 Nov 2024
Sounds from the Māori Hīkoi, November 19, 2024.original ↗
25 Nov 2024
Petsit XI: Petsgiving Special.original ↗
18 Nov 2024
The cupcake from hell.original ↗
7 Nov 2024
November postcard: Why I suck at bedtime stories.original ↗
1 Nov 2024
October’s work: Terraforming and bloodwork.original ↗
31 Oct 2024
Process Diary: How do you create an imaginary world from scratch?original ↗
26 Oct 2024
A very personal interview with me about “Parasocial.”original ↗
14 Oct 2024
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