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Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper

Daylight Cravings

Season 1, Ep. 29
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On this week’s all-new episode of Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper, Gwen wonders if the annual caterwaulings of her feline brood when the clocks go back an hour might actually induce a nervous breakdown. (Spoiler alert: They might!) Later, Gwen reads a passage from the story “Daylight Cravings” from her Spray Anything story collection. Check it out!

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