There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast

Carla Pettigrew
There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast

Carla is: a bookdragon; a 50-something with psychology and counseling degrees with post-grad work in grief/loss/trauma, sex crimes, and forensic anthropology; a woman who has lived in three haunted houses; a former freelance journalist and counselor, who is never bored; a disabled introvert who sees connections everywhere--like John Nash, only less math-y; a knitting fidget who loves horror movies with a skewed passion. Like one of her heroes, Harriet the Spy, she wants to learn everything and write in all down in her commonplace book. Join her (and sometimes her friends) in her strange library as she INFJs everything from unused angles. It’s going to get weird in the best way. Let’s play. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

  1. MAY 5

    Rattlesnake Kisses and Caviar Dreams: 100

    In which Carla and her co-author and friend Robert Ford have fun and find cupcakes. Hope you do as well. Video version to follow shortly. Uninterrupted by ads on all feeds. List of Bob's works robertfordauthor.com: Instagram, Bluesky Rattlesnake Kisses (Knucklebucket) by Bob Ford and John Boden Cattywampus (Knucklebucket) by Bob Ford and John Boden Wounds to Wishes: Tales of Mystery and Melancholy by Bob Ford, John Boden, and Chad Lutzke the beginning of Ruth Chew's series: The Wednesday Witch the beginning of John Bellairs' Lewis Barnavelt series: The House with a Clock in Its Walls Prisoners of Cell Block H theme song thanks to archive.org Tales From the Dark Side opening credits Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakes Shop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores. and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. To listen to my short story "Holly Jolly Christmas" that introduced Bob and I, go to episode 75, "Holly Jolly Horror". Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

    41 min
  2. House of Leaves Recap 4 and 5/5: Build a Casket for My Tears: 98

    MAR 15

    House of Leaves Recap 4 and 5/5: Build a Casket for My Tears: 98

    In which Carla goes deeper into the Five and a Half Hallway and The Three Attic Whalestoe Letters of the House of Leaves novel (fourth and fifth episodes in the series). Remember, Mother loves you. The House of Leaves universe:
 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski 
 The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves 
 Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify Demented domiciles: the term I coined for houses in literature and movies for houses that are just Not Right. My favorite is Anne Rivers Siddons’ The House Next Door. Referenced and Recommended: Elizabeth: A Novel of the Unnatural by Jessica Hamilton Ovid’s Metamorphoses Daphnis and Chloe by Longus Philip Larkin, The Complete Poems Pisces: https://thoughtcatalog.com/january-nelson/2021/05/pisces-woman/ The Seafarer: https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-seafarer/ The Battle of Maldon: https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/battle-of-maldon/ Homer’s Odyssey Aeschylus's Oresteia Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis The Killing of a Sacred Deer Journey to the Center of the Earth by H. G. Wells, narrated by Tim Curry The Deep House The Descent and The Descent 2 The Blair Witch Project Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission.

 How to Support Cupcakes: 
Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), 
Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books Shop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,  and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.

 Where to Find Cupcakes:
 Reddit: r/theremightbecupcakes
Bluesky:  theremightbecupcakes.com The Story Graph Contact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com
 
 Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

    1h 25m
  3. House of Leaves Recap 3/5: The Hallways in This Tiny Room: 98

    MAR 10

    House of Leaves Recap 3/5: The Hallways in This Tiny Room: 98

    In which Carla continues to explore the Navidson Record of House of Leaves, so that we may go deeper. Further down and further in. This is the third glow stick we have popped; we have two more, and much more darkness. The House of Leaves universe: House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Whalestoe Letters: From House of LeavesPoe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify, Amazon The Cipher by Kathe Koja  The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Illustrated Edition  Slade House by David Mitchell  Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll  Alice Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll  The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons  Locke and Key vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill  The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Haunting of Hill House Audible, narrated by Bernadette Dunne  We Have Always Lived in the Castle Audible, narrated by Bernadette Dunne  Referenced works, sources, and recommended reading: Dante’s Inferno Rainer Maria Rilke Virgil’s The Aeneid M. C. Escher Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling  Being and Time by Martin Heidegger  The Never-Ending Story by Michael Ende Hermes Orpheus How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes: Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakes Bluesky: theremightbecupcakes.comThe Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/theremightbecupcakes Contact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com   Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

    35 min
  4. MAR 4

    House of Leaves Series Recap 2/5: And These Shadows Keep On Changing: 96

    In which Carla recaps the second episode (Ergodic) in the series on the universe of the horror novel House of Leaves, so that we may go deeper. Further down and further in, cupcakes. This is the only map we have. The House of Leaves universe: House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Whalestoe Letters: From House of LeavesPoe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify, AmazonReferenced: The Griffin and Sabine Series by Nick Bantock: 1. Griffin and Sabine 2. Sabine’s Notebook 3. The Golden Mean 4. The Pharos Gate Night Film by Marisha Pessl  Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov  The Annotated Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov  Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle by Vladimir Nabokov  Some of Ellen Hopkins’ prose poetry books: Tricks and Traffick Burned and Smoke Perfect Impulse Crank, Glass, and Fallout The Last House on the Left Grave Encounters In the Mouth of Madness Joel-Peter Witkin: An Objective Eye Sources: https://religionpopculture.home.blog/2019/04/21/exploring-labyrinths-and-voids-in-house-of-leaves/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/02/house-of-leaves-changed-my-life-the-cult-novel-at-20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves https://parapedia.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_Leaves Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen J. Aarspeth Cybertexts by Bruce Boston https://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-hypergraphia.htm https://bipolar-101.blogspot.com/2012/06/hypergraphia-compulsion-to-write-in.html http://www.doctorsreview.com/history/hypergraphia-two-sided-affliction/ The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty  https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-beatles/a-day-in-the-life List of ergodic literature on Goodreads Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission.How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), Paid members get ad-free episodes and pdf transcripts.Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakesShop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,  and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes: Reddit: r/theremightbecupcakesBluesky: theremightbecupcakes.com Mastodon: mindly.social/@theremightbecupcakesThe Story GraphContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.comComplete list of ways to listen to the podcast in the header at theremightbecupcakes.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

    33 min
  5. House of Leaves Series Recap 1/5: So Many Splintered Trees: 95

    MAR 2

    House of Leaves Series Recap 1/5: So Many Splintered Trees: 95

    Recap of the first episode in the series on the universe of the horror novel House of Leaves, so that we may go deeper. Further down and further in. The House of Leaves universe: House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Whalestoe Letters: From House of LeavesPoe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify, Amazon Demented domiciles: the term I coined for houses in literature and movies for houses that are just Not Right. My favorite is Anne Rivers Siddons’ The House Next Door. mentioned in the episode:  The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson  (second favorite, okay tied for favorite) The Divine Comedy I: Inferno by Dante Aligheri, translated by Robin Kirkpatrick  Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), Paid members get ad-free episodes and pdf transcripts.Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakesShop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,  and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes: Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesBluesky: theremightbecupcakes.com Mastodon: mindly.social/@theremightbecupcakesThe Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/theremightbecupcakesContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.comComplete list of ways to listen to the podcast in the header at theremightbecupcakes.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

    23 min
4.8
out of 5
61 Ratings

About

Carla is: a bookdragon; a 50-something with psychology and counseling degrees with post-grad work in grief/loss/trauma, sex crimes, and forensic anthropology; a woman who has lived in three haunted houses; a former freelance journalist and counselor, who is never bored; a disabled introvert who sees connections everywhere--like John Nash, only less math-y; a knitting fidget who loves horror movies with a skewed passion. Like one of her heroes, Harriet the Spy, she wants to learn everything and write in all down in her commonplace book. Join her (and sometimes her friends) in her strange library as she INFJs everything from unused angles. It’s going to get weird in the best way. Let’s play. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

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