In which Carla explores Duckie or Blane--then v. now, and the effect "John Hughes movies" had on her as a GenXer (and is Pretty in Pink fairly called a "John Hughes movie"? And is 54 too old to watch "80's teen movies"? And how many things "in quotations" are too many things?) Sources: You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation by Susannah Gora: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780307716606 and https://tidd.ly/4w7wJ9x https://letterboxd.com/carlaclara/film/brats-2024/ available on Disney and Hulu Brat: An '80's Story by Andrew McCarthy: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781538754290 and https://tidd.ly/4vCvOgn The rest of the many books referenced will be listed on the website, https://theremightbecupcakes.com. Pretty in Pink: https://letterboxd.com/film/pretty-in-pink/, https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pretty_in_pink Theme song and stinger: "She Comes Through the Fog" by Haunted Me, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Shop at Bookshop.org for physical book and ebook, also supporting Judy Blume's Books & Books store: https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakes Shop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume's Books & Books Contact: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theremightbecupcakes.com Mastodon: https://social.lol/@carla

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In which Carla celebrates the season by once again celebrating a Victorian horror author, as the Victorians would wish us to do in this season of darkness and cheer. Sources and References: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2824 https://archive.org/search?tab=texts&query=Mrs.+j.+H+.+Riddell](https://archive.org/search?tab=texts&query=Mrs.+j.+H+.+Riddell Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at https://www.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 https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?gid=420441&mid=25361&awinaffid=1849864&linkid=2962108, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books

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In which Carla reenters the…why is it a house of leaves? Sources and references: The House of Leaves universe: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768?ref=theremightbecupcakes.com by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412?ref=theremightbecupcakes.com Poe’s album “Haunted”: https://apple.co/2MT62F4?ref=theremightbecupcakes.com, https://spoti.fi/3c2RsDq?ref=theremightbecupcakes.com Starling House, Alix E. Harrow https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781250799067 House of Windows by John Langan and Adam Levill https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781682308110 The Silent Land by Graham Joyce https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780307739827 The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780316769488  Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at https://www.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 http://libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,  https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?gid=420441&mid=25361&awinaffid=1849864&linkid=2962108 and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.

In which Carla shares her nonfiction five star reads of the past year, and celebrates Banned Books Week. https://bannedbooksweek.org/ Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at https://theremightbecupcakes.com/ (hosted by ghost.io).  Buy used books from https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/carlaclara at Pango Books. https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakes for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?gid=420441&mid=25361&awinaffid=1849864&linkid=2962108&ref=theremightbecupcakes.com for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,  and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. And help support the podcast's Little Free Library! Info at https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/starting-a-little-free-library Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

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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 ho...

In which Carla shares her five star reads of the past year, and talks about where she's been. Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.  How to Support Cupcakes:  Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at https://theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io),  Buy used books from https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/carlaclara at Pango Books. https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakes for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?gid=420441&mid=25361&awinaffid=1849864&linkid=2962108&ref=theremightbecupcakes.com for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,  and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. And help support the podcast's Little Free Library! Info at https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/starting-a-little-free-library Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

Browse books from Carla Pettigrew's bookstore on Pango Books. There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast. Former (now disabled) therapist. Featured books: "The K Team" by David Rosenfelt, "Lavender Blue Murder" ...

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Check out A Disability History of the United States - <b>The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present</b><br><br>Disability is not only the story of someone...

The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Cool website things and five-star reads I've created a front door for the website, of sorts, thanks to a service with the cute name of omg.lol. It serves as both a front door and a digital business c...

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"--Too late!" It's all happening, folks. Tim Curry has written his autobiography. I know. Available for pre-order now, releasing October 14, 2025. You know what to do with yourselves. Go forth. I...

Whoops. Republishing again with photographs this time. Sorry about that. Synced my Apple Books notes to my Second Brain (using Obsidian for that, see: the Core Insights for Obsidian Beginners thread ...

Show Notes: In which Carla shares one of Poe's more controversial and violent stories with you. Sources: Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Tales - Berenice Berenice – The Poe Museum Ber...

I have once again had a blast on Bye, Pumkin with my friend Princess. 2 hours worth. This time, it was about the chaos known as The Valley. Mercy. To Princess' chagrin, I give Jax grace. I can't help ...

I won a Goodreads Giveaway. I have been absent from Goodreads, because I have been deGoogling, but I missed my friends, so I compromised. I detached it from Amazon. And, of course, I'm off all social ...

I have been wanting to start a Little Free Library for the podcast, to give back to my rural community, for some time. I have been galvanized by my mother-in-law's books to finally do so, and I plan t...

Margaret Ellen Wilson Hufstedler, of the Little Piney River area of Virginia, died Thursday, July 24, 2025 at home at the age of 93 after a short battle with kidney disease. Born in Spur, Texas April...

Check out The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition - <b><b>This beautifully illustrated edition of the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling classic celebrates the 42nd anniversary of...

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I am a better person on the other side of this movie. Better and different.

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Republican leadership spent much of the night and early morning persuading a handful of holdouts to support the Senate-approved tax cuts and spending bill.

I’m still stuck on the fact that some Hollywood movies filmed in Franco’s Spain. Missing the point, I know…

Enjoyed showing this to my husband. He had a good laugh at the James Randi parody.  All that is required for this to feel like 70’s tv is a few detergent commercials. “You’re soaking in it!”

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