Carol Shay Hornung (she/they)
@writercarolhornung.bsky.social
LGBTQ mystery author, traveler, and hopeless lover of crystals, guinea pigs, and Boston Terriers. Home base, Madison, WI.
Retire and take care of my mental and physical health.
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Retire and take care of my mental and physical health.
Wisconsin. 'Nuff said.
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Wisconsin. 'Nuff said.
Radio/Streaming: WMDX 92.7 Madison, WI or on the free Civic Media app!
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Radio/Streaming: WMDX 92.7 Madison, WI or on the free Civic Media app!
I unlearned it. People who have trouble unlearning it just might not be practicing (that is - writing) enough!
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I unlearned it. People who have trouble unlearning it just might not be practicing (that is - writing) enough!
I'm finding more and more households where the woman is the primary breadwinner, either the spouse or the parent of adult children. We can do this - why can't they? They're grown ass adults. They need to act like it.
October 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm finding more and more households where the woman is the primary breadwinner, either the spouse or the parent of adult children. We can do this - why can't they? They're grown ass adults. They need to act like it.
Also everyone who was a school kid when the Schoolhouse Rock "No Kings" cartoon played .... pretty damn clear to us!
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Also everyone who was a school kid when the Schoolhouse Rock "No Kings" cartoon played .... pretty damn clear to us!
You're not rooting for Tylenol, you're rooting for the mothers of children with autism who are once again being blamed for their condition.
September 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
You're not rooting for Tylenol, you're rooting for the mothers of children with autism who are once again being blamed for their condition.
It's not tiny if enough people do it. :)
September 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It's not tiny if enough people do it. :)
"Are you yet living?" Benedick is in my head every day ...
September 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"Are you yet living?" Benedick is in my head every day ...
Dom Perignon. Sleep. Continue to fight.
August 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Dom Perignon. Sleep. Continue to fight.
There's one bit of news I hope I live to see whereupon I will head directly to the nearest liquor store and purchase a bottle of dom perignon and share with whomever is around me.
August 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
There's one bit of news I hope I live to see whereupon I will head directly to the nearest liquor store and purchase a bottle of dom perignon and share with whomever is around me.
"You are the victim... and your yelling is a trauma response to the very real abuse you are experiencing." Oh - wow. This ... this makes a LOT of sense.
August 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"You are the victim... and your yelling is a trauma response to the very real abuse you are experiencing." Oh - wow. This ... this makes a LOT of sense.
This is why I'm an indie author - my stories, my characters, my books on my timeline. I work my tail off to make them as professional as possible, but in the end it's me having fun and packaging the final product for others who might find it fun, too.
August 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is why I'm an indie author - my stories, my characters, my books on my timeline. I work my tail off to make them as professional as possible, but in the end it's me having fun and packaging the final product for others who might find it fun, too.
We got people to remove it from their weddings because we threatened to stand up, start to object, then shake our heads and sit down again ... no one wanted that! Lol ... my college group had a wicked sense of humor.
July 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
We got people to remove it from their weddings because we threatened to stand up, start to object, then shake our heads and sit down again ... no one wanted that! Lol ... my college group had a wicked sense of humor.
Lol - I live less than an hour away, but have never been there. Welcome to Wisconsin!
July 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Lol - I live less than an hour away, but have never been there. Welcome to Wisconsin!
Conch Republic! Yeay!
July 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Conch Republic! Yeay!
I mean - I'd be good with this plan ... !
June 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I mean - I'd be good with this plan ... !
Wait - you're suggesting people in the White House might actually be ... working?
June 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Wait - you're suggesting people in the White House might actually be ... working?
10pm? Isn't that way past his bedtime? Break out the adderall.
June 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
10pm? Isn't that way past his bedtime? Break out the adderall.
I should add "for me."
June 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I should add "for me."
Also thinking "on some days I am disabled by my autism." A lot of issues have to do with circumstance.
June 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Also thinking "on some days I am disabled by my autism." A lot of issues have to do with circumstance.
Gin Rickey works, too!
June 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Gin Rickey works, too!