Stories, Students & A Life I Love

A writer · A teacher · A life well lived

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  • 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…

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  • The Widowhood │ Manhattan

    The Widowhood │ Manhattan

    John and I aren’t in the part of our relationship where he knows about my life in my early 20’s. He doesn’t know about my…

  • The Widowhood │ After the Fall-Out

    The kids are in the other room playing with the barbie house and the dominos that they got for their birthdays. Life has been very…

  • The Widowhood │ John

    The Widowhood │ John

    I become restless waiting for John to get to my house. I begin to nervously reclean the house that I had just spent the last…

  • The Widowhood │ Preparing for Manhattan

    The Widowhood │ Preparing for Manhattan

    A little under two months into our late-night phone conversations and messaging, John asks me to go and see a Broadway play with him. Out…

● About Me

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.