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The Taste Test Reading Challenge

A year of curious reading across the genres 🔦📚

Jan 13 • Cait Flanders

I'm ready to nerd out on books

And analyze my deep dark judgments. Sound fun!? 🤓

Jan 8 • Cait Flanders

A different kind of lighthouse 🕯

Moments from my wild and well-lit life (December 13-19)

Dec 21, 2025 • Cait Flanders

I want a year of more

Because the answer is *not* always less

Dec 12, 2025 • Cait Flanders

They don't sell what I value

An update on using Amazon less in 2025

Dec 9, 2025 • Cait Flanders

Most Popular

My lifelong goal is full self-expression

Jan 8, 2025 • Cait Flanders

My advice for anyone doing a shopping ban

Feb 6, 2024 • Cait Flanders

What is the "real" work?

Mar 22, 2025 • Cait Flanders

What I wish I knew before publishing a memoir

Aug 25, 2024 • Cait Flanders

"Reading your writing is like breathing the freshest air and standing on a mountain of gentle perspective. Welcoming, curiosity-inspiring, kind."

Recent posts

💬 What did you savour?

Light News from November 2025 🕯️

Nov 30, 2025 • Cait Flanders

This is just the beginning

Moments from my wild and writerly life (November 15-21)

Nov 23, 2025 • Cait Flanders

Everything I've read this year

Plus a fall book giveaway for paying subscribers! 📚

Nov 14, 2025 • Cait Flanders

Am I happier than I think!?

Moments from my wild and eudaimonic life (November 1-7)

Nov 9, 2025 • Cait Flanders

💬 What feels warm to share?

Light News from October 2025 🕯️

Oct 31, 2025 • Cait Flanders

Honey, I'm home

Moments from my wild and quiet life (October 11-17)

Oct 19, 2025 • Cait Flanders

The Lighthouse with Cait Flanders

The Lighthouse with Cait Flanders

Stories of a Canadian author who found herself living in the middle of nowhere in the UK. It’s deeply reflective and also intentionally lighthearted. There’s enough darkness online and in real life. Let's hangout in the light. 🕯️

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