Coffee & Writing

by Miriam Kavanagh

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  • If I’m A Little Late…

    If I’m a little late in posting, I apologize. I am seeking my master’s degree in Humanities from California State University, Northridge. (Northridge, as I understand, is a neighborhood within Los Angeles.) Hello? Why? Why am I silly enough at almost age 50 to be going back to school instead of just focusing on my… Read more

  • This is Why You Should Not Use AI:

    All of this was written by ChatGPT with more and more instructions to make it more clear and more humorous. “Caffeine, Cats, and the Occasional Crisis” There’s exactly one water bottle on the table today, and that feels like personal growth. Next to it sits my trusty planner — open, ambitious, and largely ignored —… Read more

  • Tech Savvy

    Do you know how long it takes to finally get things mediocre? It takes almost forever. If it did take forever, I would still be doing it instead of downing caffeine, which I’m fairly certain I’m not supposed to be doing for an upcoming test, but you know what, I have hypersomnia (the opposite of… Read more

  • Blogs are a pain in the arse

    Okay, so I enjoy this blog very much! However, I had much difficulty with it, well, yesterday now. It’s 12:35 a.m. I have been working on it all day. This is the third theme I have used. The first one didn’t include the names and it was kind of blah (I wanted it to be… Read more

  • Ridiculous Rules for Writing

    I have certain rules for writing that may prove useless to you. 2. Always have the TV or music on, but it must be something you’ve seen or heard a zillion times so your mind isn’t trying to follow it. It’s a good way to keep time. I, personally, watch “Doctor Who” or sometimes “Sherlock”… Read more

  • I am cranky.

    Sorry it has been so long since I have written anything, but I have been cranky. I tripped over my bike pedal exercise equipment and might have broken my third toe on my left foot. The X-rays came out a little burry and whoever read the pictures couldn’t tell for sure. So, the doctor in… Read more

  • No Fear!

    There is a major Catholic publishing house that I was going to submit my latest book (“When in Juarez”) to, but there were many qualifications my work did not meet. So, I decided to submit it anyway and have a little fun with the cover letter and CV that they wanted. Hopefully I’ll get a… Read more

  • Here We Go Again!

    Okay, so I went to Juarez in 2012 when I was studying to be a sister in the convent, The Sisters of the Lamb of God. They have a mission there for special needs youths and adults which is wildly awesome and has gotten even more awesome, but is not run by the Sisters of… Read more