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Stephanie A. Cain

Snarky, independent women, queer characters, and found families on irreverent but hopeful journeys through vividly-drawn magical worlds

A Writer's Life, My Writing Process

What I’ve Learned About Writing From My Cats

By Stephanie February 7, 2015 May 27, 2016 1

Here’s the blog post you knew was coming. The crazy cat lady is going to try to say writing is like being a crazy cat lady. But hear me out! Every project is different. Strider takes kitty Prozac because he pees in inappropriate places. It’s something that started after I brought in …

A Writer's Life, Nature

The Solution to Snow

By Stephanie February 5, 2014 May 27, 2016 0

This is what my drive home from work looked like today. Since then we’ve had probably 6 inches of snow, and more is on the way.

Here is my answer to that:

Because cats are perfect little space heaters.

A Writer's Life

Kitten pictures

By Stephanie May 2, 2013 May 27, 2016 1

_Diggory — Diggory plays with a tennis ball

a gray kitten with white paws — Sir Peter Whitepaws

_Edmund — Edmund, with Peter asleep leaning on him and Caspian leaning on Peter

A pile of week-old kittens — Kittens at about a week old

A Writer's Life

Kittens make everything better

By Stephanie May 2, 2013 May 27, 2016 0

Back in late January we had several nights of single-digit temperature, and we finally lured our stray cat inside. Didn’t really need another cat, since I already have Eowyn and Strider, but the stray was a gorgeous, purry, sociable calico, and there are coyotes around here, so we hate seeing …

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What I’ve Learned About Writing From My Cats

The Solution to Snow

Kitten pictures

Kittens make everything better

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