There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast

In which Carla tells her own story of being a true crime victim and sexual violence survivor.   RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual -assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual -violence | Laws in Your State  https://apps.rainn.org/policy/ | Help Someone You Care About  https://www.rainn.org/articles/help-someone-you-care-about | Self-Care After...

Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 2. In which Carla explores the stories of two mothers who killed their young children: one fictional, one frighteningly real, both related.   Website entry, with more info: Episode 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-2-casey-anthony-bonnie-macnara/ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted M...

Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 1: It's still a "first episode", but it's cleaned up, and the transitions are smoother. Enjoy.   In which Carla explains why eccentric doesn’t equal crazy, that horror poetry is a thing, and cupcakes are linked to better mental health. And books. So many books. Believe only half of what you see, and nothing of what you hear. –Edgar Allan Poe Webs...

In which Carla analyzes the books she read in 2017, and reviews and shares the best fiction.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremight...

In which Carla shares the Victorian tradition of scary Christmas stories. Come, sit by the fire for some M. R. James and some Saki (H. H. Munro). Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Boo.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD06031...

In which Carla shares personal stories from childhood Christmases, and shares how she and her family found cupcakes in the unlikeliest of places. These are the stories that weren't funny then, but are now. Music: Scott Holmes, "This Is Christmas"; Seth Partridge, "Sing We Now of Christmas", Free Music Archive   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used...

In which Carla gets really honest about what it is like to have chronic pain, to be chronically ill, and to be disabled. Let’s get real, honest, and awkward.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof...

In which Carla unpacks the urban legend of the Bunyman Bridge, which she told in episode 27, for Halloween. Axes and symbolism and superstitions, o my! Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/inv...

In which Carla reads from her own novel-in-progress, continuing from Episode 14: Watching the Detectives, Part 1   In this investigative vacuum, the public and the press are left to fill in the space with theories, and that is exactly what is occurring. On the Tyler College campus, factions continue to escalate via old-fashioned flyers and digital back-and-forth, and the fevered undercurrents of c...

In which Carla explores a Pulitzer Prize winning book, and her own Virginia mountain and river. (That is the fifth draft--each time it sounds disturbing or dirty. It probably still does.)   This episode is dedicated to Greg Behrendt and Jerry Berry. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061233326   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their...

In which Carla continues to celebrate October by exploring the true stories behind Poe's fiction.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/there...

In which Carla commemorates the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death by exploring its mysteries...and reading his poetry to you.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Patreon...

In which, to commemorate Banned Books Week and International Podcast Day, Carla reads the first chapter of three frequently challenged and banned books to you.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecare...

In which Carla tells the 19th century story of a mysterious German child with quite the tale to tell, Kasper Hauser.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Patreon: https://www....

In which Carla tells the story of the murder of Michael and Alex Smith, and the racial hoax version of the “bushy haired stranger” that their mother, their murderer, perpetrated on a region and the country for nine days. Episode Voices: Jeff Richardson: Everything Is Awesome with Jeff and KC; Shattered Worlds RPG Podcast Chris Iozzi: CNJ Gamecast Nick Alexander: Brohio Podcast Major source: Beyond...

In which Carla examines the likelihood, the science, and the archetypes of the Land of Faerie, based upon a documented and supposed-to-be paranormal visitation of green children.    Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitami...

In which Carla starts with Dolores Claiborne and Gerald's Game--Stephen King's planned In the Path of the Eclipse--and explores folktales used to explain solar eclipses. It gets weird. Recommended and referenced reading: Dolores Claiborne https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501143809 Gerald's Game https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501144202   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off t...

In which Carla reads to you from the best in horror.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakes and please visit my lovely sp...

In which Carla has ventured off the well-trodden path...and uses books as breadcrumbs.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupc...

In which Carla shares stories from seven years of being a Girl Scout: Brownie, Junior, and assistant leader of Cadettes. Welcome to Girl World.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/c...

In which Carla plans a Girl Scouts family stories episode...but Ehlers-Danlos gets in the way. So she reads to you. Yet stays on topic. Sort of.   Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/...

In which Carla reads to you from her novel, Watching the Detectives, which is based upon a missing-person true crime case.   And they were all rich. Rich in looks, rich in opportunity, rich in already wasted opportunities, rich in network, and rich in funds. And rich in frustrations, many of which they could not even name. --Carla Hufstedler, Watching the Detectives   How to Support Cupcakes: Audi...

In which Carla makes yet another list...this one about herself.   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakes and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes: Facebook Page: https://www...

In which Carla shares her experience of becoming chronically ill and disabled through writings that have been friends-only until now, from the very beginning. Note: This episode, because it is so honest, is not polished. It was done in one take. There are bobbles in speaking and (horror) off-key crooning. This is real life stuff.   How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creat...

In which Carla names the missing and murdered along Highway 29 in the state of Virginia, introducing the listener to each one...and also introduces the listener to her best friend, Anisa Matthews, who was murdered by a stalker. Episode 2 in the true crime series Against the Peace and Dignity of the Commonwealth; the first episode was 07: Big Star in a Small Town, about the murders of Alison Parker...