Posts by Kate
and the winners are…
Thanks to all of you who posted a comment in response to my post about Patricia Zaballos’ wonderful new book, Workshops Work! The winners of the three ebooks are Michelle of the Parent Vortex, Maria, and Tee! Patricia will be in touch with you soon via email. Happy reading, friends, and as soon as I…
Read Morewriter's workshops
I’m really excited about Patricia Zaballos’ book Workshops Work!: A Parents Guide to Facilitating Writing Workshops for Kids, which is just out. Patricia is an expert homeschooling writer mama, and I’m so glad to know her. She loves words and inspires others to find the joy in words. (She writes the blog Wonderfarm, and if…
Read Morerefreshed
I usually write a blog post on Thanksgiving as I take stock of my life and the things, big and small, for which I’m grateful. These things are almost always the same: the laughter and antics of my daughters; Donny and our marriage; our families; our health; our friends; a warm and cozy home; this…
Read Moreenough
On Wednesday afternoon, when Donny and the girls got home, I could tell something was wrong. Stella was holding back tears. “What’s wrong?” I asked leaning down. “Her friend’s mom died,” Zoë stated matter-of-factly. “What?” I asked, looking up. “She did,” Zoë said loudly, her eyes wide. Donny nodded, his lips pursed. Stella handed me…
Read Moremadeline island school of the arts
Last weekend, the girls, D and I drove 4 hours from Minneapolis to Bayfield, Wisconsin, where we stopped in at the adorable Apostle Island Booksellers as we waited for the ferry to Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. We had been invited to the island by the staff of the Madeline…
Read More6th annual motherhood & words reading
Please join me tomorrow night for the 6th Annual Motherhood & Words reading. When: October 10 – 7 pm – 9 pm Where: The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415 I will be reading with award-winning authors Debra Gwartney and Amie Klempnauer Miller. As always, there will be a…
Read Morewhen the waiting pays off
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 to still string together words into sentences. It was cold outside, February in Minnesota, streetlights…
Read Moreready
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 eggs in front of me. It’s been a quick, but full trip. Yesterday I was…
Read Moretime
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 is my first day home as part of my new truncated workweek. This morning, Aguita…
Read More2 spots available in the first fall session
I have two last-minute openings in my online fall Motherhood & Words class, which begins Sept. 12. This is how it works: Each week we’ll cover a chapter or two from Use Your Words, which grew out of this online class. Students will have a chance to comment on the lecture, and we’ll have an…
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