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May 12, 2015
by Kate
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happy (late) mother’s day!

Our weekend was full of gardening and get-togethers and lots of youth soccer. (And Sunday morning fresh berries and a latte in bed along with home-made cards and crafts and lots of sweet hugs from my girls.) It was a … Continue reading →

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July 30, 2013
by Kate
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in the clouds

My favorite day of travel is the day I return home. Even the excitement I feel heading out on a trip—to a writing conference, to a workshop—can’t be beat by the day I get to go home, to D, to … Continue reading →

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August 27, 2009
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this lovely life

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 →

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May 15, 2009
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a cough, a festival, and a few words about stories

I mentioned in my mother’s day post that Zoë was sick and that—after being on the receiving end of her croupy cough—I was getting sick, as well. Well I did get sick—head-exploding, coughing-until-I-puked sick. I had to take Zoë into … Continue reading →

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October 8, 2008
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penny wolfson on palin

Penny Wolfson, whom I quoted in my long and controversial post, has a wonderful essay about Palin, disability and reproductive rights at Beacon Broadside. “Moonrise” is featured in Suzanne Kamata’s new anthology Love You to Pieces: Creative Writers on Raising … Continue reading →

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July 3, 2008
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grateful

I’ve been feeling so stretched lately—juggling the two girls and work and life. D has been working long days, and sometimes I feel like screaming. (I did, in fact, scream in the car the other day when Zoë was wailing … Continue reading →

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May 15, 2008
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Road Map to Holland

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 →

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I’m a mother, writer and teacher. I’ve been helping moms tell the stories they need to tell since 2006. I’m the author of Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers (Viva Editions, 2012) and Ready for Air, a memoir about the premature birth of my daughter (University of Minnesota Press, 2013), and co-author of Silent Running (Triumph Books, April 2015). I teach in Ashland University’s Low-residency MFA program, and I teach online and at the Loft Literary Center and ModernWell in Minneapolis. I am also an editor and writing coach. Visit my website, www.katehopper.com for more information.

Upcoming Events and Classes

July 24, 2018 – 1:30 – 3 pm – “Framing A Life: Structure, Chronology & Backstory in CNF.” Ashland MFA Residency.

July 25, 2018 – 7 p.m. – Faculty Reading. Ashland MFA Residency.

Interviews & Podcasts with Kate

Wisconsin Public Radio, The Larry Meiller Show - November 27, 2013

Mom Enough - October 21, 2013

Interview with Mutha Magazine

Memoirists write from the heart - Minneapolis StarTribune

Newbie Writers Podcast - 10/11/13

7th Annual Motherhood & Words Reading with Katrina Kenison and Caroline M. Grant - a Mom Enough podcast

6th Annual Motherhood & Words Reading with Debra Gwartney and Amie Klempnauer Miller - a Mom Enough podcast

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Kate on The Morning Blend - May 11, 2012

Kate on WGN Midday News - May 10, 2012

Kate on The Morning Blend - Feb 17, 2012

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On Strocel.com with the wonderful Amber Strocel - Oct 26, 2012

Kate talking about Use Your Words on The Boomer and the Babe - May 10, 2012

Kate discussing Use Your Words with Marti and Erin on Mom Enough - April 30, 2012

Listen to Kate talk about writing and teaching on Mom Enough.

Interview with Kate in the Minneapolis Star Tribune

Listen Kate's 2010 reading with Hope Edelman and Bonnie J. Rough on Mom Enough.

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