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Newsletter · By Marla Taviano · English · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    animal house (opens the original)

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    I like animals. I have 3 cats I adore. I once went to 52 zoos in 52 weeks. In my neighborhood I’ve seen deer, coyotes, foxes, squirrels, turtles, hawks, turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs (and probably some I’m forgetting) and I was happy about it. (okay so I don’t like snakes) My neighbors’ dogs love me. Yay animals. Animals are great.But not in my ceiling.On Friday afternoon, one of my kids said, “Um, Mom, do you hear that?” And yep, something (more than one something, from the sound of it) was r

  2. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    it’s an anti-versary celebration! (opens the original)

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    My ex left unexpectedly on September 7, 2020. It was also Labor Day. It was just like him to bless me with two anti-versaries lol. But THIS YEAR, for the first time in 6 years, Labor Day and September 7 are one and the same.AND I WILL BE CELEBRATING. Join me?Subscribe nowToday ONLY from 12pm ET to 12am ET, purchase a book from my website and get THREE FREE PIECES of Heated Rivalry x Frog & Toad art. (US only—I’m working on somet

  3. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    HR art (limited time offer!) (opens the original)

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    UPDATE (8:48am on 8/28): the WHOLE stickers are sold out, but I have about 50 sets of Queer Writers stickers left. The form will disappear when they’re gone.Who wants to buy some hand-drawn (by my kid) stickers and get a free piece of Heated Rivalry + Frog & Toad art? (link is at the end but all of these words are important so thanks for reading)I’ll get right to the point. My oldest daughter (25) is apprenticing as a tattoo artist and illustrated all of my book covers. She’s my favorite artist.

  4. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    the gay invasion (opens the original)

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    I’m a student of history. Some of my “favorite” history is found in the pages of terrible Christian books written just a few decades ago.I like to read a terrible book, study it, think about it, compare it to other books and things happening back then and now, and MOST FUN: I like to mock it.Subscribe nowIn July/August of this year, I annotated my way through a book called The Gay Invasion: A Christian Look at the Spreading Homosexual My

  5. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

    overwhelmed and tickled pink (opens the original)

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    Hi, friends. This one is for paid subscribers, only because it’s pretty personal/vulnerable, and I like to keep that kind of stuff out of the reach of random people whose opinions I don’t want to hear (or have the energy for).You’re not missing anything, trust me, and all Heated Rivalry/Frog & Toad-related announcements will be for EVERYONE. (a fun one is coming soooooooon)If you have the means and want to support my art in this way, your paid subscription would delight my soul.Subscribe now<

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