March 21, 2013
by Kate
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I don’t usually post about self-help books. In fact, I’m sure I never have. And that’s because I don’t usually read them. But when I was contacted by a publicist at New World Library about Renée Peterson Trudeau’s new book … Continue reading
September 21, 2012
by Kate
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I’m sitting in a small café in Winnetka, Illinois, with an hour to spare before my Motherhood & Words workshop at StoryStudio. It’s chilly outside, on this first day of fall, and I’m grateful for the hot coffee and steaming … Continue reading
September 17, 2012
by Kate
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The summer heat that browned the edges of our Hostas and killed our grass has suddenly disappeared, and the air is fresh, crisp, for the first time in months. It smells like new beginnings outside, which seems fitting because today … Continue reading
March 31, 2012
by Kate
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I love teaching. I know I’ve written that very sentence here before, and I know I’ll write it again. Putting it down here reminds me that the classroom is my passion, that my students have changed my life, that their … Continue reading
January 20, 2012
by Kate
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It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a class/workshop situation not heavily populated by mothers. Most of my classes, if not entirely made up of mother writers, are at least populated by a significant numbers of mothers. And … Continue reading
January 6, 2012
by Kate
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I feel lost these days, bumbling around, going through the motions of life. I go into the office and I get my work done, but I’m not really there. I have a pulsing headache that begins somewhere in my shoulder … Continue reading
July 21, 2011
by Kate
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I haven’t had much time to sit down and really write these last weeks. Between my grandpa dying, a trip up north, a non-writing related freelance project, and limited childcare, I just haven’t had the time to spirit myself off … Continue reading
June 17, 2011
by Kate
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I finally feel like I can breathe again since finishing my manuscript. I hadn’t realized how much energy that last push had taken. In the last two weeks I knew I needed to turn my attention back to the work … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
by Kate
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the moments that I don’t want to forget—moments with my children and other family members, especially my grandpa, who defies the odds at 102, but who won’t be able to forever. (He would give … Continue reading
March 29, 2011
by Kate
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I am currently teaching three classes–two online Mother Words classes and a prose revision class at the Loft–and I’m busy, especially when you add the girls and Stella’s spring break last week and writing and editing and family and friends … Continue reading
