October 8, 2012
by Kate
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Eight and a half years ago, I went to the coffee shop near my house, ordered a decaf coffee, and sat down with paper and pen. I hadn’t written in months and wasn’t even sure I had the mental capacity … Continue reading
May 16, 2012
by Kate
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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
November 17, 2010
by Kate
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November is Prematurity Awareness Month and today, November 17, is the March of Dimes’ Fight for Preemies. Over 300 bloggers are writing their preemie stories today. You can read them here. In honor of the Fight for Preemies, I am … Continue reading
September 13, 2010
by Kate
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The weekend was a blur. I spent Saturday at the first Minnesota Blogger Conference, which was a tremendous success thanks to the countless hours that went into planning and executing the event. (A huge thanks to Missy Berggren of The … Continue reading
November 17, 2009
by Kate
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I am half-way through my revision of Ready for Air, which is both exciting and daunting—exciting because retyping it has forced me to cut unnecessary paragraphs, to put pressure on my prose, and to never let the narrative threads slip … Continue reading
August 27, 2009
by Kate
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Oh, what to say? How to begin? Vicki Forman’s memoir, This Lovely Life, is so close to my heart. When I initially started reading Vicki’s blog, Speak Softly, I didn’t realize that Evan had been born prematurely. I was caught … Continue reading
May 15, 2008
by Kate
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I’m always on the look-out for good motherhood memoirs, but I was recently lamenting the fact that there aren’t that many out there. Some would have us believe that the market is positively flooded with them, that there exists a … Continue reading
December 17, 2007
by Kate
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I’m sorry I’ve been silent for the last week. I’ve wanted to blog and have actually been thinking about blogging, but it’s been impossible for me to get myself to the computer. Partly, this is because I have a new … Continue reading
November 28, 2007
by Kate
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No luck on Thanksgiving not gorging myself. In fact, I ate excessively all weekend. And now I have a horrible cold. (Not that these two things are related. I only wanted to point out that I’ve been uncomfortable—in slightly different … Continue reading
November 16, 2007
by Kate
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I am twenty-four weeks pregnant today, which means that I’m carrying a viable fetus. When we were contemplating a second pregnancy, and shortly after I became pregnant, I thought that these weeks—24 to 28—would be the most difficult for me. … Continue reading
