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Cat Webling
May 21, 20203 min read
Visiting The Park
When I was a kid, I lived in the neighborhood behind our local hospital. It was a quiet neighborhood, and everyone kept extremely to...
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Cat Webling
May 19, 20201 min read
Today is the day!
Today is the day! The Fading of the Day is available in paperback and ebook format on Amazon. A contemplation of the future, the present,...
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Cat Webling
May 12, 20203 min read
Through the Lens of Fantasy - A Review of Cursed, by Thomas Wheeler
Whosoever wields the Sword of Power shall be the one true King. But what if the Sword has chosen a Queen? - The tagline for Cursed....
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Cat Webling
May 10, 20203 min read
Mother's Day
Some years ago, I can't remember exactly when, my mom took me out shopping for my birthday. We went out for lunch, then went to my...
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Cat Webling
May 6, 20201 min read
Announcing My New Collection!
A contemplation of the future, the present, the past, and the ghosts that haunt us all in the strangest of times, this collection of...
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Cat Webling
May 5, 20203 min read
The "Business" of Being An Author.
I have spent the majority of my quarantined experience holed up in my little rectangle of a bedroom, connecting to the world through my...
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Cat Webling
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Sometimes It's Quiet - Flash Fiction
One of my favorite pieces of writing advice comes from Richard Price, who says to write big issues, you write small things. That was my...
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Cat Webling
Apr 19, 20203 min read
Happiness in the Smallest of Places
One of the most common conversations in my house starts with the click of an electric kettle, and the soft bubble of the water inside as...
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Cat Webling
Apr 7, 20204 min read
Big, and Small: A Review of Stephenie Meyer's The Host
“This place was truly the highest and the lowest of all worlds - the most beautiful senses, the most exquisite emotions.. the most...
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Cat Webling
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Filling The Time.
Quarantine. Self-isolation. Shelter At Home. Social Distancing. These are not phrases that were part of the popular lexicon last month,...
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Cat Webling
Feb 6, 20201 min read
So I’m working on a pretty big project...Calling ALL fans!
If you’ve ever followed my YouTube channel, you might remember that about a year ago, I released a video called Fanfiction As A Genre. It...
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Cat Webling
Dec 31, 20192 min read
The Legacy of Stars (On Fireworks and New Year's Eve)
Ages ago, when we were still discovering the art of record keeping and the building of societies, people looked up into the sky at night...
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Cat Webling
Aug 27, 20192 min read
Departures
The airport in Denver, Colorado is bustling. Bright, clear signs with neon orange letters proclaim the destinations and times of...
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Cat Webling
Jul 25, 20195 min read
Why I Love "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
(Spoiler warning for the 2014 stage production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Paris is on fire. Flames lick at the crowds that gather,...
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Cat Webling
Jun 18, 20193 min read
Publication Day
Last August, having written, re-written, edited, re-edited, re-re-edited, and generally fretted over my first official manuscript, I was...
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Cat Webling
May 5, 20191 min read
Time. (A Preview)
The harshest mistress closes her hand Upon the waiting wrist The aching world so powerless stand To shake her fearsome grip She does not...
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Cat Webling
Mar 19, 20192 min read
Writing Specialties.
When I write, I feel the most at home writing descritions. I love dropping my audience headfirst into a scene, tumbling through...
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Cat Webling
Feb 28, 20192 min read
Cosmically Important
Have some late-night inspiration a little earlier in the evening than usual: The universe is billions of years old. No matter how you...
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Cat Webling
Feb 12, 20193 min read
How To Be A "Real" Writer.
There's a fairly new coffee shop that I've begun to frequent in my town. It's about a five minute drive from my house with no traffic, in...
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Cat Webling
Jan 18, 20192 min read
An Ode to R.
“It frustrates and fascinates me that we'll never know for sure, that despite the best efforts of historians and scientists and poets,...
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