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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Finding Your Voice as an Educator
I have been teaching for about 9 years. Of that, I have been in public schools for 7 years and of that, I have taught…
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The Secret to Success as an Urban Educator
I saw a status from someone who began teaching around the time that I was deciding to commit to teaching myself. She wrote that her…
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Away We Go: Where Life Puts You Down
There’s this Ben Okri quote in The Famished Road, a really great book that I read from the optional reading list when I took Art of West…
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The Longest Wait
At the beginning of each school year, I think the longest wait is until Christmas break. Then we hit that mark of the school year…
● 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.
