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I heart carly: day 14

By Kate / May 23, 2012 /

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 party last month, and she’s funny and warm. And she’s also a writer, mother, and runner.…

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haiku contest extension

By Kate / May 23, 2012 /

I’ve taken the liberty of extending the deadline of the 5th annual Motherhood & Words Haiku Contest deadline because participation has been unacceptably low. Come on, don’t be scared. Click here to read this year’s guidelines and then post your haiku in the comments field. Haiku with me. You know you want to.

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day 13: cami checketts

By Kate / May 22, 2012 / Comments Off on 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 she definitely understands the mother-writer balance. Please check out Cami’s post about Use Your Words.…

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reading tonight at magers and quinn booksellers

By Kate / May 22, 2012 /

I’m still glowing from the weekend at the 1st River Teeth Nonfiction Conference in Ashland, Ohio. The. Best. Conference. Ever. I’ll do a full post about it on Friday, because I don’t have anyone lined up for the blog tour that day. So stay tuned for some nuggets of wisdom from the brilliant writers who…

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hot (sweaty) mamas giveaway

By Kate / April 13, 2011 /

I had a wonderful time at the book launch for Hot (Sweaty) Mamas on Saturday night. What could be better than helping friends (and a former student!) celebrate publication? But the next day I started coming down with strep throat, and between that and all my teaching and editing, I haven’t been able to post…

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gearing up

By Kate / February 7, 2009 /

AWP is only five days away, and I’ve been thinking of little else. It’s not just the writing conference that’s on my mind, of course. I’ve been thinking about getting on a plane alone, without anyone I need to hold or rock or calm. I’ve been thinking about sleeping through the night and having three…

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