Category Archives: Portland

NOTES FROM THE CAT SHOW

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Mollie Hunt

Last weekend, fellow Cat Writer’s Association member Ramona Marek and I shared a table at the TICA International Cat Show here in Portland. Ramona and I have done several cat shows together, and they never cease to amaze me with … Continue reading →

Posted in CAT WRITERS, My Cat Cozies, Portland | Tagged #catwriters, book sales, cat show, inspirational, TICA | Comments Off

A BOOK, A LAUNCH, AND A CAT CONVENTION!

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Mollie Hunt

One week! Cosmic Cat launches in one week! I’m excited, not just because I’m bringing a new book out into the light, but also because it will be launching from a particularly thrilling venue, Pop Cats Portland-Cat, Pop, and Art … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Fair, My Cat Cozies, Portland, Portland Oregon Writers & Media | Tagged #catwritersassociation, #crazycatladycozymysteries, About cats, book launch, books, Cat Behavior, cats, cozy mysteries, Crazy Cat Lady cozy mysteries, Jackson Galaxy, Lynley Cannon, Portand Oregon, Star Trek | 9 Comments

ECLIPSE

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Mollie Hunt

I watched the eclipse. In Portland, Oregon and thereabouts, everyone did. On August 21, 2017, every local soul was outside with their eclipse glasses on, staring at the sun. It was cool, amazing, wonderful, surprising, and phenomenal, all rolled … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Through Amber, Local Fair, memoir, Portland | Tagged eclipse, eclipse 2017, Memoir, our place in the universe, Portand Oregon | 4 Comments

BODY MIND… SOUL

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Mollie Hunt

The body is pain, The mind is fear, The soul is God. Painless, fearless God. In my vision, my soul was made of water. It’s shape was vague; rainbow colors striped both arms … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, memoir, Poetry, Portland, Secret Soul | Tagged Cat, dreams, God, life, poem, poetry, revelation, soul, water | 2 Comments

A CHEER FOR STUMPTOWN LIT WRITERS FAIR

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

Does Wordstock intimidate you? Does the Willamette Writers Conference leave you quaking in your Nikes? Many people enjoy that sort of sensation overload, and I admit it; I do, too. I annually attend the largest Star Trek convention in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, My Cat Cozies, Portland, Portland Oregon Writers & Media, Writing | Tagged Cat, cats, Cats' Eyes, cozy mysteries, Crazy Cat Lady, Mollie's Mysteries, Portand Oregon, Portland writers, Stumptown Lit, Weird Portalnd, Writers Fair, writing | Leave a comment

33: LUX – ONE YEAR LATER

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

A year ago today I met Lux. Though I knew it was an important meeting, I had no idea at the time how defining that moment would be for me. Not being clairvoyant, I knew nothing of the bonding, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior, Cats, Lux, lux 911 cat, memoir, Portland | Tagged 911 cat, Cat, Cat Behavior, Jackson Galaxy, Lux, lux the cat, Memoir, My Cat From Hell, Portand Oregon, Weird Portalnd | 15 Comments

31: LUX – THE FINAL UPDATE

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

How many strikes does it take till you’re out? In baseball and drunk driving, the number is 3. Luckily we are dealing with a cat – a living feeling sentient being – so there is no limit. The story continues. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior, Cats, Lux, lux 911 cat, memoir, Portland | Tagged 911 cat, Cat, Cat Behavior, Jackson Galaxy, Lux, lux the cat, Memoir, My Cat From Hell, Portand Oregon | 2 Comments

30: LUX – BACK HOME BUT NOT FOR LONG, October 2014

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

After a substantial period of balancing Lux’s medications and working closely with him to make sure he was socially well-adjusted, his medical team proclaimed him ready to discharge into a home. Jim and I made the drive to pick up … Continue reading →

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28: LUX – TRAVELING CAT, Summer, 2014

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

Lux’s room was ready and we said our farewells. No more visits at the boarding facility, those sweet sad moments together where, cat-like, he mostly ignored me, preferring to sniff corners, jump on chairs, and try to chew the plastic … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior, Cats, Lux, memoir, Portland | Tagged 911 cat, Cat, Cat Behavior, Jackson Galaxy, lux the cat, My Cat From Hell, Portand Oregon, Weird Portalnd | Leave a comment

27: LUX – THUNDERSHIRT

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

With Lux gone, the house felt emptier than ever. In March, we had lost our old cat, Dirty Harry, to kidney disease. Harry was the best, the smartest, the sassiest, the sweetest cat on this earth. Though our … Continue reading →