Caturday, duo edition! My cats get along for the most part but are not bonded, so it's rare to get pictures of them together, unless you count ones where there's a blur of black as Minnie leaves 😂. But here at a few peaceful moments I've caught over the years!

Went to "Night of 1,000 Jack-o-Lanterns" at the Botanic Gardens. I'm always impressed with any art, and this was no different. Very cool to see some carvings in progress as well. Too bad I can only show a couple pictures.

Today I was surprised with Eeyore crocs (Eeyore is my fave; my feelings about crocs are more complicated) and an acceptance from one of my fave places for one of my fave stories!
As long as I don't focus on my lack of job/interview requests and other real life scaries, I'm a very happy Melissa!

Hooray! First round and first place! Wasn't sure how it would fare since it leaned more drama than romance, but that kinda seems to be a sweet spot for me? Well that's two contests coming up this weekend, and debating a third. Decisions decisions...

It's hereee! It was an absolute dream working with @paranoidxtree.bsky.social and I could not be more excited to see it all come together. It's possible my entire neighborhood heard me squeal when it showed up today. Such a huge thank you to everyone who worked on this. I hope readers enjoy!

Happy Gotcha Day to my kittens! Five years ago I made the best decision ever. They hid behind the storage bins (or under the drawer) for about a day before they started coming out to play. After about a week I opened the room to the rest of the house, and now here we are! 🤍🖤💗

Caturday, silly edition. They are goofballs. And sometimes they are also just shaved. Apparently I can only add 4 photos so there will be several of these posts so I can show off my beautiful, ridiculous dorks.

The reason I always have laundry piles on my couch is so Charlie can have the comfiest naps. 100%. No other reason, definitely not due to laziness and a dislike of tedious folding.

Very excited to have received an HM and Phoenix Judge's Choice in Twisted Teams! (Even more excited someone on my team took first, which means I get some $ as well!) I plan to expand this story and really love my characters/idea, so this was a happy surprise. Excited to get revising!

This is my last peer WB and I was a bit hem-haw about this story (but it's one of my favorite genres), so I'm pleased to see it got 7 points and is heading to the Final Showdown. Good luck to all the Ravens on Sunday. (Reposted to cover one of the images so it's not labeled Adult Content, lol)

Caturday, meet my kitties! Charlie is the white/grey, he's my needy baby. Minnie is sweet and independent, although lately she's been asking for more scritchies. They mostly get along except when Charlie takes playtime to 200. I love them so much. Approx. 7 & 6 years old, respectively.