A writer · A teacher · A life well lived
One of the things I had to give up when my husband died was the publishing contract that I had on my middle grade/high school fantasy novel that I had worked so hard on and was so excited to see coming to print. It was a gutting decision, but one…
Shortly after my grandmother passed away in November, we got the surprise of the year. I had been feeling off, tired and I was eating…
In the same vein as Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace, we meet a young woman, accused of a horrible crime, but even when she begins to tell…
The following is the e-mail that I sent off to my district senator and assemblymen on Friday. I am just so disgusted. I urge you…
It was 2004 when I really began working with children. I was fresh out of high school and I had began doing summer camp before…

Hi, I’m Kate! I am the author of this blog that takes you on a journey from books to widowhood to teaching and everything in between.