We’ve survived the first week of December. We might be a little rumpled, maybe held together with caffeine and Scotch tape, but we made it. Some weeks the victory really is “I kept going,” and this was one of those weeks for me.

Work stress hit harder than I wanted it to, and a couple of days were rough. One day I hope I’ll learn the art of not letting other people’s bad moods crawl under my skin. Today was…not that day. But we move forward anyway.

One way I moved forward was getting a domain for this little slice of internet real-estate. You are now officially visiting feralcoziness.com

Good news: I finished all the Christmas shopping I intend to do. Now I get to wait for the deliveries like a gremlin guarding its doorstep.

I also had one productive burst of decluttering. I conquered two doom boxes and tossed four grocery bags’ worth of stuff. A small victory in a long journey, but a satisfying one.

Now, on to the fun stuff, what have I been up to this week, and links where applicable. Also I think I need something to call this other than Week End Review. Something quirky, cozy and maybe a little chaotic. Do you have any suggestions?

Feral Coziness “Newspaper”

I posed a question in the image above. Do you like these “newspaper” graphics? Would you like to see longer versions, either as images on this blog, or free for download in pdf format from Ko-fi?

Things I Have Read

I finished reading Dark and Dreary A Basement Horror Anthology, and put a review of it up.

I have started reading a collection of stories called Fifteen Eyes. It is the debut collection written by Tyler Downs. I am in love with this book so far. If it keeps going the way it is going I believe it will be my favorite read of 2025.

Review to come when I finish it. (maybe as soon as this week)

Things I Have Written

Somethings In The Trash – a free horror story to read.
A Dark and Dreary Review – A book review.

Things I Have Created

I have sewn one Misfit Frog this week, but can’t share pictures of it because it is supposed to be a gift.

This upcoming week I’m going to sew a Misfit Monster (think fuggler) and start a crochet lavendar alien for a friend. I also want to finally start on my alternative hoodie that I’ve been thinking about. More updates on those later this week.

Other Things

My writers group has put up a poll to see what readers would like to see more of on our stubstack. I’d love it if you took a moment to take the poll:
We’d Like to Hear from You, Our Readers, So We’ve Created a Poll
(There have been a few technical issues, so If the poll doesn’t load you may have to go the the man Butchered Writers Substack Page and click in that way.)

Until next time…

Thanks for stopping by, Wildlings. May your week ahead be soft, cozy, and full of small victories.