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…
A lot of the time I get from people the “I don’t know how you do it all” comment. And the truth is, I really…
I was 20 years old and riding a train to either Versailles or Fontainebleau. At that time in my life, I was a devoted student…
I admit it. Before I had my son, I thought breast feeding was the strangest thing. My boobs were supposed to do what? I was…
I don’t know why some people take it upon themselves when they learn that a woman is pregnant or is a new mom to vomit…

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.