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February 15, 2013
by Kate
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a little blog love

A few weeks ago, Lisen Stromberg honored me with a blog award, the Liebster. Lisen writes the blog An Angel of PrismWork, and I’m grateful to her for her moving prose. When you have a chance, please read this powerful piece … Continue reading →

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January 29, 2013
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blogging, writing & adriana páramo

I’m celebrating my 6-year blogiversary this month.  In January of 2007, I started this blog because I wanted to expand the discussion around motherhood literature and promote some of the mother writers I admire. Six years later, I’m still here, … Continue reading →

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June 8, 2012
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and the winner is…

Thank you to all the mother writers who submitted essays as part of the Use Your Words virtual book tour. And congratulations to the finalists!! I’m so grateful for your words. One essay celebrated the birth of a third child, … Continue reading →

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May 29, 2012
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from one of my first students: day 16

The night before my first Motherhood & Words class, I sat on the couch, going over my notes and fretting until D handed me a glass of wine and told me that I’d do a great job. I don’t remember if … Continue reading →

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May 23, 2012
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I heart carly: day 14

Thank you so much to the wonderful Carly of Chubby Chicks Run Too for hosting Day 14 of the Use Your Words book tour. Carly is fabulous. I had the privilege of meeting her at the Train Like a Mother … Continue reading →

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May 22, 2012
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day 13: cami checketts

Thank you to Cami for hosting day 13 of the Use Your Words virtual book tour today. Cami writes the blog Love. Pray. Read. and she’s also the author of Dead Running, an e-book. She’s an avid runner and reader, and … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2012
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day 11: bump life

Thank you to Megan Flatt at BUMP Life for hosting today’s stop on the Use Your Words virtual book tour! I love Megan’s post about realizing that she’s a real writer and that writing is her passion. Megan is the … Continue reading →

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May 17, 2012
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7sirens: day 10

A huge thank you to Aly at 17 Sirens for hosting day 10 of the Use Your Words virtual book tour! Aly is an amazing young mother who is juggling school and motherhood while her husband is far away, awaiting a … Continue reading →

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May 16, 2012
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giving our stories a voice – day 9

Thank you so much to Rachel Turiel of 6512 and Growing for hosting day 9 of the Use Your Words virtual book tour. I first discovered her blog after we both posted as part of the March of Dimes’ Fight … Continue reading →

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May 15, 2012
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day 8: a mermaid and a mother

Please stop by Elizabeth Aquino’s wonderful blog A moon, worn as if it had been a shell today for day 8 of the Use Your Words virtual book tour. I have been reading Elizabeth’s blog for several years now, and … Continue reading →

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I'm a mama and writer and teacher. I've been helping mothers tell the stories they need to tell since 2006. I'm the author of Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers (April 2012, Viva Editions) and Ready for Air, a memoir about the premature birth of my daughter, which will be published by University of Minnesota Press, fall 2013. I teach "Motherhood & Words" online and at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. I'm interested in writing and teaching and motherhood and where these things intersect. On this blog I review motherhood literature, interview authors, check in about my own writing and teaching, and sometimes post about my daughters. Join the discussion!

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