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How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. By Sam Lumley: Review/Giveaway/Interview
Oliver Popp is a 24-year-old gay autistic travel writer working for Offbeat Traveler magazine. Oliver likes his routine, and he is a little nervous about his first feature assignment taking him to Washington, D.C. He’s paired up with Ricky Warner, a gay flirty freelance photographer, who definitely lives life a bit more (ok, a lot more) impulsively than Oliver. It’s a delightful pairing.
Feral Paws Rescue: Tinkerbell
We would like to share the story of Tinkerbell. At one time, Tinkerbell was being raised in a feral colony. The caretaker is a dear rescue friend who TNRs all the cats in her colonies. She does assessment of the cats in her care before putting them back in the colony after being fixed. We have an agreement that friendly or questionable-friendly cats will come to my rescue to be assisted with more time to be socialized.
Rattie Ratz Rescue: Saying Hello to New Friends, Mocha & Latte’s Story
Rats make wonderful pets. The concept of rats as pets is not a new one; in fact, rats have been domesticated for hundreds of years. But the idea of rats as a loving domestic companion is one that many people still struggle with. Thankfully, there are plenty of rat ambassadors ready to show the world how amazing they are.
The St. Louis Tornado, May 16, 2025
The weather, according to my phone, would turn to thunderstorms in the afternoon. I promised to feed Lucy and Ethel (cats) for a friend, but I would be able to get it done before the rain started.
June Historical Mysteries By Kate Khavari & Katharine Schellman
Sarah Erwin
This week we have reviews of 2 more historical mysteries both out in June-A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge: A Saffron Everleigh Mystery by Kate Khavari and Last Dance Before Dawn: Nightingale Mysteries, Book Four by Katharine Schellman (a LGBTQ+ historical mystery). Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of both books and links to purchase them from Amazon at the end of each review.
Local LGBTQ+ Artists Pride Feature: Trippy Casey/Arctic Artistry/The Sad Babes Club
Though it is important to KRL that we support the LGBTQ+ community year round, during Pride month, we make an extra effort to feature local LGBTQ+ performers/artists—whether they are singers, actors, directors, or artists. This year we have the pleasure of featuring three different local artists—two this weekend, and one more on June 28. This week we are chatting with Casey Peck and Atlas—both from Fresno.
My Father Always Finds Corpses By Lee Hollis: Review/Giveaway
Ever since the death of his police officer husband, Jarrod Jarvis has felt a distance growing between himself and his daughter Olivia. A recent graduate with a degree in criminal justice, “Liv” is at a bit of a loss herself as to what to do with her life and her relationship with her boyfriend, Zel.
New Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast featuring The Language of Bodies
Here is your weekly reminder that there are also new articles up on our other website KRL News & Reviews! Every week there will be book reviews and giveaways, plus sometimes pet articles, theatre articles, and more! And listen to our new podcast!
How to Create the Ultimate Pet-Friendly Backyard
One of the better perks to having a full backyard is the enrichment it can bring to your animal family members. You can do a lot with a backyard to help enrich the lives of your dogs, cats, or any other animals you may care for. There are several steps you should take to ensure the space is safe and adequate for your animals to roam freely.
Life According to the Grammarian: Bernadette Swift’s Rules for Living Boldly
Before Bernadette Swift ever corrected a dangling modifier or stormed the boys’ club of Manhattan publishing, she had one unshakable belief: words matter. Words are power. And if you’re paying attention, you can edit your life just as fiercely as she copyedits a manuscript.
Richard III Presented By Chanticleer Shakespeare Co.
Now is the summer of our discontent...because we’re in the San Joaquin Valley, and it’s summer, and it’s hot hot HOT! However, in the air-conditioned Warnor’s Theatre, the Chanticleer Shakespeare Co.’s production of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, the temperature dips into “the winter of our discontent,” a grim world of power-plays, political schemes, murders of convenience, and a parade of ghosts.
How to Dine at Home with a Restaurant Vibe
In recent years, more people have embraced dining at home as a way to save money and enjoy the comforts of their living spaces. With the right approach, you can recreate the experience of dining at your favorite restaurant without leaving your house.
Return to Sender A Walt Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson: Review/Giveaway
The sheriff of Wyoming’s Absaroka County, Walt Longmire, is uncharacteristically working undercover as a favor for his late wife’s cousin, postal inspector Mike Thurman. Mike is concerned after another mail deliverer went missing, and he doesn’t believe that Blair McGowan would have just walked away from her job.
Animal Rescue of Fresno: Summer Sun, Slimy Snakes, and Other Scary Things
She's baaack … and she's mad. That's right, summer has arrived with her usual flaming fury, storming through the valley with her hair on fire. She's big, she's bad, and she's a beast. She'll eat you up and spit you to the ground without even breaking a sweat. And that's on an 85-degree day.
How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. By Sam Lumley: Review/Giveaway/Interview
Oliver Popp is a 24-year-old gay autistic travel writer working for Offbeat Traveler magazine. Oliver likes his routine, and he is a little nervous about his first feature assignment taking him to Washington, D.C. He’s paired up with Ricky Warner, a gay flirty freelance photographer, who definitely lives life a bit more (ok, a lot more) impulsively than Oliver. It’s a delightful pairing.
Feral Paws Rescue: Tinkerbell
We would like to share the story of Tinkerbell. At one time, Tinkerbell was being raised in a feral colony. The caretaker is a dear rescue friend who TNRs all the cats in her colonies. She does assessment of the cats in her care before putting them back in the colony after being fixed. We have an agreement that friendly or questionable-friendly cats will come to my rescue to be assisted with more time to be socialized.
Rattie Ratz Rescue: Saying Hello to New Friends, Mocha & Latte’s Story
Rats make wonderful pets. The concept of rats as pets is not a new one; in fact, rats have been domesticated for hundreds of years. But the idea of rats as a loving domestic companion is one that many people still struggle with. Thankfully, there are plenty of rat ambassadors ready to show the world how amazing they are.
The St. Louis Tornado, May 16, 2025
The weather, according to my phone, would turn to thunderstorms in the afternoon. I promised to feed Lucy and Ethel (cats) for a friend, but I would be able to get it done before the rain started.
June Historical Mysteries By Kate Khavari & Katharine Schellman
Sarah Erwin
This week we have reviews of 2 more historical mysteries both out in June-A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge: A Saffron Everleigh Mystery by Kate Khavari and Last Dance Before Dawn: Nightingale Mysteries, Book Four by Katharine Schellman (a LGBTQ+ historical mystery). Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of both books and links to purchase them from Amazon at the end of each review.
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How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. By Sam Lumley: Review/Giveaway/Interview
Oliver Popp is a 24-year-old gay autistic travel writer working for Offbeat Traveler magazine. Oliver likes his routine, and he is a little nervous about his first feature assignment taking him to Washington, D.C. He’s paired up with Ricky Warner, a gay flirty freelance photographer, who definitely lives life a bit more (ok, a lot more) impulsively than Oliver. It’s a delightful pairing.
How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. By Sam Lumley: Review/Giveaway/Interview
Oliver Popp is a 24-year-old gay autistic travel writer working for Offbeat Traveler magazine. Oliver likes his routine, and he is a little nervous about his first feature assignment taking him to Washington, D.C. He’s paired up with Ricky Warner, a gay flirty freelance photographer, who definitely lives life a bit more (ok, a lot more) impulsively than Oliver. It’s a delightful pairing.
Mystery Coming Attractions: June 2025
Whenever June approaches, I find myself waxing nostalgic for the summer reading program we participated in every year at our local library when I was a child. It was a program filled with reading incentives. The more books you read, the more prizes you received. Top readers then duked it out for the Top Reader Prize which was a certificate of achievement and a boxed set of books; oh, and loads of bragging rights!
How I Failed My Way into Writing Books
March 24, 2021. My family and I were enjoying dinner after a show. I was working two jobs at the time, plus making my first feature film. After years of planning, I had shot most of it with the best cast anyone could have asked for, and magic had been made. I had brought my laptop and hard drive with me, hoping I could get some more editing done in the three-and-a-half-hour drive both to and from the show, but we were all in the moment and enjoying each other's company, so no editing had been done thus far on the trip.
The Lightslayer By Jack Townson: Review/Interview/Giveaway
You could say that I’ve been a fan of vampires since birth, because when I was a baby, my mom would watch Dark Shadows with me. That love of vampires continues to this day, and caused the algorithm on TikTok to bring me to the videos of The Vampire Jack Townson—and boy am I glad that they did.
Mystery Short Story: The Mexico Job
Of course Bill was told almost at once. Some details remained murky, but he knew enough to avoid the funeral. Larry would’ve saluted his service for that. Never no sentimentality with him.
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Local LGBTQ+ Artists Pride Feature: Trippy Casey/Arctic Artistry/The Sad Babes Club
Though it is important to KRL that we support the LGBTQ+ community year round, during Pride month, we make an extra effort to feature local LGBTQ+ performers/artists—whether they are singers, actors, directors, or artists. This year we have the pleasure of featuring three different local artists—two this weekend, and one more on June 28. This week we are chatting with Casey Peck and Atlas—both from Fresno.
New Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast featuring The Language of Bodies
Here is your weekly reminder that there are also new articles up on our other website KRL News & Reviews! Every week there will be book reviews and giveaways, plus sometimes pet articles, theatre articles, and more! And listen to our new podcast!
It’s Scary On The Surface Promises a Spooktacular Evening For the Whole Family
Mark your calendars for October 11 and prepare for a night filled with music, community, and Halloween spirit. It’s Scary On The Surface Part 3 is entering its third year, featuring live local music, food and drink, trick-or-treat bags for kids, face painting, and more. This Halloween-themed event will be hosted at the Selma Arts Center in downtown Selma on Friday, October 11. With tickets priced between $12 and $15 (children 10 and under get in free), this night promises fall fun the whole family can enjoy.
Rogue Festival Reviews: The Barn Identity & 90 Lies an Hour
“How many times have I told this story?” Erika MacDonald asks this question repeatedly in her Rogue Festival show The Barn Identity. Each time she tells it, another tiny piece of the story falls into place. Is it about swirling leaves? Barns falling down? Going to a movie? An old woman in a bed? Losing identity? Architecture? Poetry?
New Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast featuring The Language of Bodies
Here is your weekly reminder that there are also new articles up on our other website KRL News & Reviews! Every week there will be book reviews and giveaways, plus sometimes pet articles, theatre articles, and more! And listen to our new podcast!
Rogue Festival Reviews: The Barn Identity & 90 Lies an Hour
“How many times have I told this story?” Erika MacDonald asks this question repeatedly in her Rogue Festival show The Barn Identity. Each time she tells it, another tiny piece of the story falls into place. Is it about swirling leaves? Barns falling down? Going to a movie? An old woman in a bed? Losing identity? Architecture? Poetry?
Missing Persons: A Ghost Short Story
I handed my friend Graham a print out of the portrait I’d just taken of him and he burst into tears. He was sitting in the tapestry chair with his elbows resting on the wooden, carved lions head armrests, gazing into the near distance, exactly as I’d asked him to pose.
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Feral Paws Rescue: Tinkerbell
We would like to share the story of Tinkerbell. At one time, Tinkerbell was being raised in a feral colony. The caretaker is a dear rescue friend who TNRs all the cats in her colonies. She does assessment of the cats in her care before putting them back in the colony after being fixed. We have an agreement that friendly or questionable-friendly cats will come to my rescue to be assisted with more time to be socialized.
Feral Paws Rescue: Tinkerbell
We would like to share the story of Tinkerbell. At one time, Tinkerbell was being raised in a feral colony. The caretaker is a dear rescue friend who TNRs all the cats in her colonies. She does assessment of the cats in her care before putting them back in the colony after being fixed. We have an agreement that friendly or questionable-friendly cats will come to my rescue to be assisted with more time to be socialized.
Feral Paws Rescue: Tinkerbell
We would like to share the story of Tinkerbell. At one time, Tinkerbell was being raised in a feral colony. The caretaker is a dear rescue friend who TNRs all the cats in her colonies. She does assessment of the cats in her care before putting them back in the colony after being fixed. We have an agreement that friendly or questionable-friendly cats will come to my rescue to be assisted with more time to be socialized.
Rattie Ratz Rescue: Saying Hello to New Friends, Mocha & Latte’s Story
Rats make wonderful pets. The concept of rats as pets is not a new one; in fact, rats have been domesticated for hundreds of years. But the idea of rats as a loving domestic companion is one that many people still struggle with. Thankfully, there are plenty of rat ambassadors ready to show the world how amazing they are.
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For Vikki Mitchell and her husband Pat, coffee is more than a daily habit—it’s a way to build community. As the owners of The Human Bean Central California, they’ve turned their love of coffee and community into a thriving network of locally focused drive-thru coffee shops across the Central Valley and Central Coast.
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LatestThe Role of Practical Training in Healthcare Education
Healthcare education plays a vital role in preparing professionals to deliver high-quality care. While theoretical knowledge is crucial, it is practical training that bridges the gap between academic learning and real-world application. Without hands-on experience, healthcare professionals may struggle to apply concepts effectively in real-life scenarios.
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LatestUCCE Master Gardeners of Fresno County Spring Garden Tour 2025
What do you do when the news of the world is getting you down? Go to a movie? Log into social media and vent your frustrations? Eat ice cream by the pint? Well, movies can be expensive (especially when you add popcorn), ranting online isn’t going to do much for your blood pressure, and consuming large quantities of sweets ... we’re not even going to go there. It’s time to put down your phone, close the refrigerator door, and get outside for some fresh air and sunshine.
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LatestJackie Dale-TheCatMother/Cat Trapper: Chaotic Kitten Season, Tons of Trapping, Non-Stop Calls for Help
As we are thrust into the chaos of kitten season, I continue to get calls and texts every single day from people needing help with kittens. However, I can’t help everyone. There is only one of me. Everyone has an excuse why they can’t step up to the plate, and everyone thinks that their reasons are the most valid.
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