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Catherine MacLeod

@icrystones

Nova Scotian writer of darkness. Sunburst Award winner. HWA. She/her.

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Sometimes checking your email can really make your day. πŸ˜„

10.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got my story subbed with 6 hours to spare. Now I'm just going to shove my head under a pillow and cry softly for a few minutes. Then I'll make tea.

02.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. Chopped wood, got cash, stocked up on tomato soup. Nothing to do now but keep writing until the electricity goes out. Hang in there.

23.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm okay. Winter in Nova Scotia--this ain't my first rodeo. ☺️

20.02.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Peony Hotel sounds like a place I'd want to stay at. Or would I regret it?

14.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe you should've taken some string cheese into the labyrinth with you.

08.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Today a spider crawled deep into my ear. That was an unpleasant hour.

08.02.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is 2 degrees F here this morning. After much deliberation, I have decided to cancel my garden party.

25.01.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know about help, but if you give me a box number, I can send some good chocolate.

11.01.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is 16F here this morning. I seriously want a laptop with a heated keyboard.

04.01.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I remember this. "Don't give me any lip, sister, just pour the java." Loved it.

25.12.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nah, they look pretty enough to hang on the tree.

24.12.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please excuse me for yelling but I NEED THIS BOOK!!!

24.12.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ohh, me, please...

20.12.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I need to read the rest of this.

17.12.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Today my horoscope says, "Challenge yourself to do as little as possible today. Resting is still a productive way to spend your time."

Um, challenge?

13.12.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah. You're right, they do rock. Thanks.

10.12.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've never heard the expression "cold opening." It is...?

10.12.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Been there. Thank you for writing this.

08.12.2025 21:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations on both! Sounds as if you're having a great day. (It probably calls for some chocolate.)

03.12.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This morning while I was making breakfast the clock fell off the wall and hit me on the head. Sometimes there just isn't enough coffee in the whole world.

02.12.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh! French fries with vinegar and salt? Twice baked with cheese and crumbled bacon? Mashed with butter and garlic? Hash browned with an egg over easy? πŸ˜‹

19.11.2025 18:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love stairways in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful cover.

14.11.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I spend a lot of my life wondering what the hell just happened.

13.11.2025 23:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just accidentally submitted a story.
This should be interesting.

07.11.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Last month I had a hysterectomy. In honor of Halloween my surgeon named my uterus Chucky, saying it was small and harmless looking but not to be trusted.

There better not be any sequels.

05.11.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And we live in joyful fear.

02.11.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is brilliantly heartbreaking.

24.09.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

omg it's raining! It's raining it's raining it's raining it's raining it's raining it's raining it's raining it's raining!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07.09.2025 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It has a little bookstore that also sells Godiva chocolates.

05.09.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0