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erica davis

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Happy Birthday to The Davis Girl!

Happy happy happy happy deadly birthday to our favorite demonic member, The Davis Girl! She's brilliant, kind, thoughtful, and always terrifying with those black eyes... You know I love to start out with drinks, so here is what I am contributing to the birthday party! I found the recipe here. Here's how to make a Black Diablo. Black Diablo Adapted by Emily Arden Wells of Gastronomista 1-1/2 oz Reposado Tequila 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice 1/2 oz Crème de Cassis 4 oz Crabbie's Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer (Chilled) 1/2 Activated Charcoal Capsule Combi[...]

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I am an Adult and So Can You: 13 Things That Happened This Week

There's something happening here and I'm scared. Over the past seven days at least 13 things have happened which lead me to believe my adulting game may be leveling up. 13. I took the first step towards a making a doctor's appointment which I have been avoiding for about a decade. 12. I outlined the next ten posts for my blog. 11. I applied to be a local chapter leader for a non-fiction writing organization. 10. I researched information for the marketing section of my non-fiction book proposal. 9. I started a load of laundry AND switched it to the[...]

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Both Things I Know About Gothic Horror I Learned from Jane Austen Who Learned from Ann Radcliffe

  It's Gothic Horror month so I'm taking the duration of this post to consider both (BOTH) of things I know think about Gothic Horror: Ann Radcliffe is the mother-king of the Gothic Horror novel. Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a love letter to Ann Radcliffe. While Jane Austen's isn't exactly known for horror, she is my home girl. But I know little to nothing about Austen's home girl: Ann Radcliffe.  So I did some digging. I spent the entire last quarter of an hour Googling Ann Radcliffe. And I am fascinated: Top 13 Things I Now Know[...]

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Welcome to the Midnight Society, Erica!

We are extremely lucky to have nine amazing members. Faith, Kira, Kathy, Kim, Amy, Timon, Brian, and Jenna are all so fantastic. So naturally, we couldn't help ourselves when we were having a party this last Saturday night and someone broke out the Ouija board.   That's how we met Erica. We were a little skeptical of the contact until we asked her to reveal herself and well, let's just say that she proved her otherwordliness well enough. We think you'll love her. Really. Just try and ignore the black eyes. Welcome to the Midnight Society Erica! Mi[...]