Author of sci-fi thrillers https://linktr.ee/cherylpena Interests: knitting, weaving, photography, coffeehttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3lpwwwd7sv22gHope I’ll be back more regularly. I’d just spread myself too thin and my health problems made it difficult to do more than one SM site at a time. Just got home from a successful book signing/book launch for my latest, In the Cavern of Ancient Malice. Pictures will follow soon.24 May 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwwwd7sv22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3llmwho3l3224I’m still here. Lots of health issues making life difficult, but I’m still writing. I have a book launch at The Twig Bookshop in May, and I’m trying to get the book completed before then. This will be the sequel to The City That Disappeared called In the Cavern of Ancient Malice. 😊30 Mar 2025 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmwho3l3224https://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3li3bydwdfk26I’ll get back to following back and posting soon. Just having some health issues that are very distracting and scary. Sorry for delaying, folks. I appreciate you!13 Feb 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3bydwdfk26https://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3lf6ytnfjxs2pMay be on here more often soon. Lost someone close to me on Christmas Eve and I’m still grieving. Please don’t leave or unfollow just yet. I’ll be back soon.08 Jan 2025 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6ytnfjxs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kfllswdimi2gHope everyone is doing well. I took a sort of break from SM. Scaled back to mostly 2 sites due to family and health issues. I’m not gone, just dealing with stuff.02 Dec 2023 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfllswdimi2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kcqzwkmm7s2oI’m so sleepy. I can hardly stay awake. I haven’t been on SM in a while (or not much anyway) but that’s why. I’m just sleeping constantly.27 Oct 2023 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcqzwkmm7s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kcnbiy7gpa2fI am in so much pain. How dare I think I could do 2 loads of laundry in one day! Thank goodness for grocery delivery or I would starve. Chronic pain sucks!!26 Oct 2023 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcnbiy7gpa2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kck57dr3jg2cHey, everyone. I’ve been taking time away. I think I needed it for several reasons, but I’ve also had technical difficulties today. Hope you are all well, good people.25 Oct 2023 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kck57dr3jg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kcglclbrcp2mTook a social media break for health reasons. I’m better today. Didn’t take the medication from hell my neurologist prescribed, and I finally got some sleep. Won’t take it again. Hope everyone is well.23 Oct 2023 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcglclbrcp2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbzzp3umub2oUgh. Cannot write during the day unless it’s early morning. I have all day to do this, but my brain just won’t cooperate. 🙄18 Oct 2023 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbzzp3umub2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbwcj3k26326Sometimes I look up, and I expect my dog to be there, and my heart just breaks all over again. Miss my Sophie girl. 💔17 Oct 2023 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbwcj3k26326https://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbwbtupvrd2pMy next newsletter will be a quick rundown of my current writing projects. I can’t give details until they’re due to be published, but I’ve described them vaguely. It should come out tomorrow (Tue or Wed), so subscribe before then if you want a sneak peek. cherylpena.substack.com https://Cherylpena.substack.com17 Oct 2023 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbwbtupvrd2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbw6qcg34n2jEye exam is next up. Should go better than the neurologist. Then I will (hopefully) have fewer typos. And I can turn the text on my phone back to normal size.17 Oct 2023 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbw6qcg34n2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbvdx6yhx52qUgh. Neurologist was just more of the same. Didn’t listen. Prescribed a medication I’ve already tried before. What a waste of time.16 Oct 2023 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbvdx6yhx52qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbuyg2jtox2vAppointment #1 is done. My healthcare payment plan has been extended to August. Next up: neurology. Fingers crossed this doctor has something new to try that isn’t an injection.16 Oct 2023 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbuyg2jtox2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbtkvpivl32qStill feeling bad. Sorry if I’ve been missing stuff, but I can hardly stay awake. Hoping there’s some relief after tomorrow, but I’ve had 3 different neurologists say they didn’t know what to do for me. Not optimistic.16 Oct 2023 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbtkvpivl32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbtdd7ysx227I’ve had a massive headache all day. Could barely move. It’s a *little* better now, but I guess it’s a good thing I see the neurologist tomorrow.16 Oct 2023 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbtdd7ysx227https://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbr5veeh4j2rIt was supposed to be clear skies for the annular eclipse. It was cloudy just long enough to cover the sun during most of the eclipse, then cleared up again. So I guess I didn’t miss much. Glasses didn’t come in time, but we’ll be ready for the total eclipse in April!15 Oct 2023 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbr5veeh4j2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kboeyse4vb2fFinished revisions earlier and sent the MS to alpha readers! Fingers crossed!!! I also started writing a short story while I wait for word on the first one.14 Oct 2023 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kboeyse4vb2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbm2x52sgh2yYou can literally never go wrong giving me a blank soft sided journal. I can never have too many.13 Oct 2023 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbm2x52sgh2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbly77hghz2kI’m so sleepy. The fan is nice and really quiet. Small bladeless tower fan.13 Oct 2023 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbly77hghz2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbl7fzb2xh2cFedEx says my package was delivered 40 minutes ago. Walmart says it’s still out for delivery. Where’s my fan??? It’s hot in here!!12 Oct 2023 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbl7fzb2xh2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbkqih6trj2rFinally have an appointment for an eye exam. Hopefully, the headaches will go away when I have the new glasses.12 Oct 2023 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbkqih6trj2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbjb6tstbp27My phone now has bold text and enlarged text. I can read it, sort-of. Really need new glasses.12 Oct 2023 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbjb6tstbp27https://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbj5l22pqs2zI have a headache, and then my tablet, for some inexplicable reason, didn’t save all the changes I made to my manuscript. I’m so upset. I lost 11 days of work. Head hurts even more now. #author #scifi11 Oct 2023 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbj5l22pqs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbgtsavluv25Great. My fan died. Not quite cool enough here to go without one yet. The new one gets here Thursday.11 Oct 2023 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbgtsavluv25https://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbgflldgv72cAlmost finished with my second pass through this old manuscript. Liking it a lot. Not sure what I’ll do with it yet, but I may query it. Hope I’ll have better luck this time around.10 Oct 2023 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbgflldgv72chttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbft4uj3io2sMy latest newsletter comes out tomorrow! cherylpena.substack.com Subscribe today for exclusive content and news! #author #scifi https://cherylpena.substack.com10 Oct 2023 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbft4uj3io2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbfry3ot2w2yAnnular eclipse on Saturday and a total eclipse in April. If it’s cloudy, I’ll be soooooo sad.10 Oct 2023 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbfry3ot2w2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lutece.bsky.social/post/3kbe7bqzm2527Think I’ve managed to sleep most of the day. Geez. What have I missed?09 Oct 2023 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:mtaf54geulbaa7qdipybfpzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbe7bqzm2527