19th century
Letterboxd link I wish my townsmen to consider that, no matter whatever the human law may be, a government which deliberately enacts injustice and persists in it will become the laughingstock of the world. I say break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine. —Henry
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Every life has its kernel, its hub, its epicenter, from which everything flows out, to which everything returns. [Letterboxd review] Finishing the audiobook now—it’s narrated by Jessie Buckley herself (who plays Agnes Shakespeare)—and it’s transcendent. You can snag it from libro.fm through my podcast’s
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Norway
Nisseluer against Nazis
The Sims
How to Prepare and Protect Your Game: Information Dump
Victorian era
In which Carla celebrates the season by once again celebrating a Victorian horror author, as the Victorians would wish us to do in this season of darkness and cheer. Sources and References: Books by Charlotte Riddell available from Project Gutenberg Books by Mrs. J. H. Riddell available from archive.org
episode 105
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Horror, true crime, paranormal, disability through a literary lens, whimsy, writing in progress since 2017.
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
"--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.
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
Show Notes: In which Carla shares one of Poe's more controversial and violent stories with you. Sources: Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Tales - Berenice Berenice – The Poe Museum Berenice (short story) - Wikipedia Southern Literary Messenger - Wikipedia A Historical Guide to Edgar