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Cheryl Peña
@lutece.bsky.social
Author of sci-fi thrillers

https://linktr.ee/cherylpena

Interests: knitting, weaving, photography, coffee
Hope 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.
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I’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. 😊
March 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’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!
February 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
May 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.
January 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hope 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.
December 2, 2023 at 8:08 PM
I’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.
October 27, 2023 at 7:48 PM
I 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!!
October 26, 2023 at 7:53 AM
Hey, 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.
October 25, 2023 at 1:58 AM
Took 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.
October 23, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Ugh. Cannot write during the day unless it’s early morning. I have all day to do this, but my brain just won’t cooperate. 🙄
October 18, 2023 at 4:13 PM
Sometimes I look up, and I expect my dog to be there, and my heart just breaks all over again. Miss my Sophie girl. 💔
October 17, 2023 at 4:40 AM
My 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
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Sci-fi Author. Click to read Cheryl Peña, by Cheryl Peña - Sci-fi Author, a Substack publication. Launched 3 months ago.
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October 17, 2023 at 4:28 AM
Eye 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.
October 17, 2023 at 3:32 AM
Ugh. Neurologist was just more of the same. Didn’t listen. Prescribed a medication I’ve already tried before. What a waste of time.
October 16, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Appointment #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.
October 16, 2023 at 4:06 PM
Still 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.
October 16, 2023 at 2:32 AM
I’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.
October 16, 2023 at 12:16 AM
It 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!
October 15, 2023 at 3:34 AM
Finished 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.
October 14, 2023 at 1:03 AM
You can literally never go wrong giving me a blank soft sided journal. I can never have too many.
October 13, 2023 at 2:58 AM
I’m so sleepy. The fan is nice and really quiet. Small bladeless tower fan.
October 13, 2023 at 2:09 AM
FedEx 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!!
October 12, 2023 at 6:45 PM
Finally have an appointment for an eye exam. Hopefully, the headaches will go away when I have the new glasses.
October 12, 2023 at 2:18 PM
My phone now has bold text and enlarged text. I can read it, sort-of. Really need new glasses.
October 12, 2023 at 12:11 AM
I 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 #scifi
October 11, 2023 at 11:07 PM