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all the world’s a stage…

Thursday, August 26, 2010
By Cat Johnson
all the world’s a stage…

“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players” ~Shakespeare Yes, the great bard was correct. The world–life–is a stage and at times I wish the contracts would expire for some of the bit players in my own life so I can either kill off their character or hold an open call... »

my favorite things: retro milk

Monday, August 16, 2010
By Cat Johnson
my favorite things: retro milk

My vacation to Lake George (the upper Hudson Valley region of NY) yielded a real treasure–milk in glass bottles! Perhaps I’m overly dramatic, being a writer and all, but it really affected me. There was just something about it all–the freshness, the old fashioned glass... »

nature’s bounty~clams

Saturday, July 31, 2010
By Cat Johnson
nature’s bounty~clams

There’s just something raw and animalistic and yes, sexy, about catching your own food. Some of my favorite memories are clamming with friends on a salt pond in Rhode Island. The clams are barely an hour old when we’d bring them back to the house... »


when smoking is good…

Sunday, July 18, 2010
By Cat Johnson
when smoking is good…

No, I’m not talking cigarettes or even the hipper cigars. I’m talking smoked meat. There’s this guy in a truck I stumbled upon a few years ago. He starts up... »

sam’s club as a metaphor for life

Friday, July 16, 2010
By Cat Johnson
sam’s club as a metaphor for life

Picture this… The setting is Sam’s Club (or Costco, or BJs or whatever your local box store is). A women in rubber gloves stands behind a cart handing out free... »

the little things in life

Thursday, July 8, 2010
By Cat Johnson
the little things in life

I write romance. I write military romance. I research the military to write said military romance and there is certain research you just can’t do on Google therefore, whether... »