HeyJaredThe 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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- Sep 30, 2026
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- Jul 26, 2026
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There is such a thing as “too” cozy (opens the original)
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Hi friend,As you know, in 2026, I’m doing an experiment I’m calling: The Taste Test. It’s a reading challenge where I’m choosing one genre per month and reading a few recent/popular books from it, in an attempt to figure out what my reading taste is as an adult… and hopefully find a new author/genre to obsess over!At the end of each month, I write a recap of my thoughts, including the list of books I read and how I experienced each one:In January, <a href="https://ca
It’s easy to forget why you fell in love (opens the original)
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This book felt like coming home (opens the original)
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Hi friend,It’s time for our end-of-summer book giveaway! You might remember that my “plan” for this year was to choose from books I’d read for The Taste Test each season… but I didn’t love many of the romance/romantasy books. At least, not enough to want to highlight them in this way. 😬Thankfully, I had time to read a couple contemporary novels in August. This is a genre I already know I enjoy, and I loved them both so much. (WHISTLER by Ann Patchett was just as beautiful and meaningful as I’d i
The genre I judged the most (opens the original)
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Hi friend,I’m so happy to be writing to you again! I spent the month of August offline, and didn’t open my laptop for the last two weeks of it, which felt great. But in the last few days, I’ve been itching to get back to my regular life and routines… the sign that I’ve had just the “right” amount of time off! I’m ready to write!Let’s start with a little update on The Taste Test. It’s my 2026 reading challenge where I’m choosing one genre per month and reading a f
It's time to close some tabs (opens the original)
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