Domestically Feral

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Domestically Feral is a clean, sharp, funny look at ordinary home life refusing to behave.

It’s part storytelling, part domestic observation — true stories and field notes from inside a house where animals have motives, coffee counts as emotional support, and small incidents regularly become family lore.

Marriage, motherhood, pets, faith, bugs, memory, household disasters, and whatever else happens when civilization is attempted indoors.

Welcome to Domestically Feral.
If this is your kind of chaos, follow along.
We ride at dawn.
Bring coffee.

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Thursday · 6 min
The Chamberpot Grievance (BONUS Episode)
Mr. Darcy has endured many indignities in his seventeen years: a husband, a child, a dog, and the arrival of Edgar Allan Purr. But now the senior resident would like to file a formal grievance. His chamberpot has been invaded, misused, scooped, breached, and treated like a public utility by individuals with no respect for private property or basic feline dignity. Management has been notified. Management has done very little.
Thursday · 8 min
The End of the World (And Other Things I Was Wrong About) SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE
What happens when everything you've been taught about the end of the world suddenly stops making sense? Several years ago, I found myself terrified for my three-year-old daughter's future. I'd grown up believing in the rapture, the tribulation, and the coming destruction of the earth. But when I began questioning those teachings, I was left with a frightening thought: What if we weren't going to be rescued before everything fell apart? What about my little girl? What followed were months of tears, desperate prayers, difficult questions, and a deep dive into Scripture that changed everything. In this special bonus episode, I'm sharing my journey away from dispensationalism, the biblical discoveries that challenged what I'd always believed, and how fear gradually gave way to hope. This isn't a theological debate. It's my testimony, and an invitation to examine Scripture for yourself. Because our children's futures matter. What we teach them matters. And no election, government, or frightening headline changes who is King. Christ has ALL authority. And He told us to GO.
S2 · E5
November 2 · 11 min
Run (Episode 5)
My brand-new husband went out of town for one night. I went to a casino, accidentally retired undefeated at blackjack, and left with fifteen hundred dollars in my pockets after a drunk friend whispered, “Run.” Nothing illegal happened. Which, unfortunately, is exactly what guilty people say.
October 30 · 5 min
I Flew Through the Air with Captain Picard BONUS EPISODE
In 2011, my husband and I were flying home from our Disney World honeymoon when he spotted someone at the Orlando airport who made him completely lose his composure. Sir Patrick Stewart. Captain Jean-Luc Picard himself. As a lifelong Star Trek: The Next Generation fan, Dave was starstruck. I, his brand-new bride, was considerably less impressed. What followed was an entire flight spent watching my husband watch First Class, where he was convinced Captain Picard was sitting. For fifteen years, Dave has proudly told people, "I flew through the air with Captain Picard." With the passing of Patrick Stewart, that ridiculous little honeymoon memory has taken on a new meaning. In this special bonus episode of Domestically Feral, I'm sharing a funny, personal story about marriage, celebrity encounters, growing up with Star Trek, and the unexpected sadness of saying goodbye to someone you never really knew.
S2 · E4
October 26 · 5 min
I Regret to Inform You That Edgar Has Become Useful (Episode 4)
After months of pouncing, counter trespassing, toilet paper crimes, emotional manipulation, and psychological warfare against Mr. Darcy, I regret to inform you that Edgar Allan Purr has become useful. He patrols the kitchen floorboards. He supervises the coffee bar. He may or may not be eating spiders beneath the cabinets, and frankly, I have chosen not to ask questions. This week on Domestically Feral: one chocolate cat appoints himself Pest Control, Coffee Bar Supervisor, and General Household Entertainment — not because he was asked, but because he identified weaknesses in management and stepped into power. Concerning. But unfortunately effective.
October 23 · 6 min
The Big Lie — Anniversary Bonus, Part Three
After following a trail of mysterious clues through a family cabin in Tennessee, Dave and I have finally found what we believe is a long-lost family treasure. There's just one problem. The treasure is wrapped in a filthy pillowcase, something about it doesn't add up, and Dave has been behaving suspiciously all weekend. In the final installment of our anniversary special, the truth finally comes out. And as it turns out, the squirrels, the shovel, the family feud, and the entire treasure hunt were part of an elaborate deception months in the making. Fifteen years later, I'm telling the story of the biggest lie my husband ever told me. And why I married him anyway.
October 22 · 4 min
The Big Lie — Anniversary Bonus, Part Two
Dave has found a clue. Not just any clue, either. This one is written in purple crayon, bears a family crest, and appears to be connected to a long-lost treasure that nobody in his family seems to believe actually exists. Naturally, we have to investigate. In Part Two of our anniversary special, an innocent birthday getaway turns into a full-blown treasure hunt involving riddles, old family stories, suspicious relatives, and a husband who seems awfully invested in finding something that may not even exist. Meanwhile, I remain completely oblivious to what's really going on.
October 21 · 7 min
The Biggest Lie My Husband Ever Told Me — An Anniversary Special
Fifteen years ago, Dave spent months planning an elaborate deception, and I missed every single warning sign. What started as a birthday trip to a family cabin in Tennessee somehow involved an old family treasure, suspicious squirrels, a shovel, clues written in purple crayon, and a rather questionable pillowcase. And me? I was completely oblivious. In Part One of this special anniversary story, I revisit the longest con Dave ever pulled on me—and how an ordinary birthday weekend turned into something neither of us would ever forget.
S2 · E3
October 19 · 9 min
Who’s in the Kitchen Now? (Episode 3)
Some people are born with quick wit. I was apparently issued delayed processing, insomnia comebacks, and one emergency cannon I did not know I had. This week on Domestically Feral: poker, porch swings, chauvinistic kitchen comments, and the one miraculous night my brain delivered the perfect sentence at the exact right moment.
S2 · E2
October 12 · 8 min
I Just Wanted Thirty Minutes (Episode 2)
I tried to take one small, biblically defensible nap. Edgar attacked my feet, boarded the bed like a pirate, and somehow got himself halfway inside the box spring. This week on Domestically Feral: rest is attempted, chaos is deployed, and management definitely has whiskers.
S2 · E1
October 5 · 10 min
Satan Does not Own October (Episode 1)
Season 2 begins with Dracula chicken, Don Knotts, tiny ceramic skeleton drama, and one firm boundary: Satan does not own October. If your conscience tells you to skip Halloween, skip it. Truly. I am not here to drag anyone through a pumpkin patch against their will. But my pumpkins are not a gateway drug to the underworld. My decorative skeletons are not a theological crisis. And I refuse to surrender harvest, memory, imagination, porch lights, old movies, and cinnamon candles to fear. So yes, we are starting Season 2 calmly. With restraint. Like civilized people. [Insert sanctified snark.]
October 2 · 5 min
The Household Government Remains Unstable - Season 2 Teaser
Fall has been declared. Hallowtide has begun. Edgar Allan Purr is turning one, Mr. Darcy is still reporting for evening lap duty, and somewhere in this house a chocolate cat is doing something I will absolutely have to clean up later. Season Two of Domestically Feral is here — clean, family-friendly, faith-shaped, cat-haunted, coffee-adjacent, and slightly unhinged. Welcome back to the house where the animals have motives and civilization remains unstable but functioning. Barely.
S1 · E26
September 21 · 11 min
The Reluctant Lightning Bug Whisperer (Episode 26)
Somehow, a series of completely normal decisions has led to me being invited by actual researchers to help find extremely elusive female lightning bugs. I have no degree, no credentials, and no reasonable explanation for this. I am a housewife with coffee, a butterfly net, and apparently just enough stubbornness to stand outside in the dark longer than is socially acceptable. This is the story of how one tiny glow in the leaves turned my yard into a hidden world of beetle courtship, faint flashes, scientific questions, and mild personal crisis. Soon, I’ll be leaving my emotional support house to go looking for tiny glowing ladies in the dark. With snakes. And people. And because apparently I wasn’t done making this weird: The firefly obsession eventually grew into a public education project called Find the Fireflies. FindTheFireflies.org I also have a Kickstarter live right now for I Don’t See Fireflies Anymore, which is helping fund free educational resources: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fireflies/i-dont-see-fireflies-anymore
S1 · E25
September 14 · 3 min
100 Days of Edgar (Episode 25)
We have officially had Edgar for 100 days. In that time, he has become sleeker, bolder, louder, less humble, and significantly more convinced that household rules are merely decorative. This episode is the 100-day report on Edgar Allan Purr: emotional support kitty, domestic menace, tiny tyrant, and the reason I have no one to blame but myself.
S1 · E24
September 7 · 3 min
Boof Would Like to File a Formal Complaint (Episode 24)
Boof would like to know why Edgar is allowed to tear through the house like a tiny chocolate criminal while she gets fussed at for doing the same thing. Unfortunately for Boof, there is one key difference: Edgar is a cat, and Boof is a poorly designed missile powered by impulse and the infamous Aussie butt wiggle. This episode is about unfair house rules, questionable dog physics, collateral damage, negligent assault, and one very good girl with absolutely no understanding of her own legal exposure.
S1 · E23
August 31 · 5 min
My Husband Brought Home Another Cat (Episode 23)
My husband brought home another cat. Not a real cat. A porcelain one. With eyeliner, a judgmental frown, missing toes, and two haunted little gremlin kittens. So naturally, this episode involves storage room “treasures,” clutter warfare, a violated craft drawer, and Edgar meeting what may be the most offensive representation of catkind ever placed on our hearth.
S1 · E22
August 24 · 3 min
Edgar Took His Predator Era Too Far (Episode 22)
Edgar has entered his predator era, and unfortunately, he has started thinking bigger. After catching lizards and collecting household trophies, he managed to slip through a front door that had not latched properly and sample the great outdoors. This episode involves panic, a falsely accused child, one fluffy chocolate fool on the porch, and the reminder that coyotes are not an acceptable character-building experience.
S1 · E20
August 17 · 3 min
Edgar Versus the Dragon (Episode 21)
Edgar has entered his hunter-gatherer era. He is stalking feet, eating beetles, stealing household objects, scattering evidence on the stairs, and dragging stuffed dragons across the floor like a warrior returning from battle. Unfortunately for him, he is still a baby with marshmallow paws who requires Mama snuggles twice a day.
S1 · E20
August 10 · 8 min
I’d Like Credit for Not Having a Meltdown (Episode 20)
After two weeks of logistics, schoolwork, errands, cat management, dentist appointments, groceries, firefly research planning, and one deeply unhelpful counterfeit-money joke at the bank, I would simply like credit for not having a meltdown. A ribbon would be acceptable. A cookie would also work.
August 5 · 7 min
My Grandmother Is Made of Something Else
My ninety-year-old grandmother broke her back trimming bushes and didn't find out for a month. That's just the warm-up. This one's about toughness, love, and a woman who doesn't go down easy — even when everyone around her was starting to worry she might. "Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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