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Let’s Connect! – My Newsletter

Posted on March 4, 2022 by scout2011

Hi, all! I’m launching a NEWSLETTER, delivered to your email Inbox only once per month. I hope you’ll sign up, and I hope you’ll share it with friends. Be the first to learn about my new books or writing, upcoming … Continue reading →

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Professional development looks different here

Posted on February 22, 2022 by scout2011

Oh, we had a glorious Academic Writing Retreat at Earthshine Lodge. Professional development looks different here. For any academic writers, on the university or college level, who write–or who need to write–I sure hope you’ll join us next time. We … Continue reading →

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Hey, y’all. My name is Katherine (a reintroduction)

Posted on February 4, 2022 by scout2011

Hot damn, I have 2,000 followers on Instagram! Please allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Katherine. I have others, depending on who you are and how long you’ve known me. I take nicknames seriously: using them is a … Continue reading →

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Winter Academic Writing Retreat – Feb. 16-18, 2022

Posted on January 18, 2022 by scout2011

Calling all academic writers, or academics-who-also-write: Join us for the Winter Academic Writing Retreat at beautiful Earthshine Lodge, February 16 – 18, 2022. Lodging, meals, guided hikes, wood-burning fires, professional (optional) workshops/breakout sessions, and more. Click the link for all … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Book

Posted on January 7, 2022 by scout2011

Just before the new year, two things happened for me. 1.) After my first visit to the optometrist in seven years, I got glasses. My vision used to be perfect–I was the girl who read the street signs or saw … Continue reading →

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Winter Solstice Poem

Posted on December 21, 2021 by scout2011

Welcome, winter. I love the cold season. There is something in it that calls to my bones, makes a singing sound down deep that only I can hear. What better way to welcome the season than with a Wendell Berry … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Lands’ End Coat

Posted on November 16, 2021 by scout2011

Dear Lands’ End: Tomorrow this coat is being donated to a coat drive at my 8 year-old daughter’s elementary school. It’s a big moment for me, and I have to say “thank you.” I was given this coat as a … Continue reading →

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Our Undying Gratitude – Veteran’s Day 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by scout2011

Harry Truman, a veteran of World War I, in a broadcast to the Armed Forces in April of 1945: “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en begins the dark season

Posted on November 3, 2021 by scout2011

I sure hope all of you had a Happy Hallowe’en, and a good and magical Samhain (as the Celts and others called it). In our family we had a Viking, a Valkyrie, a dragon, and the Grim Reaper. A spooky … Continue reading →

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On Retreat: Why making time for ourselves as artists looks different for each of us

Posted on October 4, 2021 by scout2011

Over the course of my 20 years as a working writer, the idea of being “on retreat” has morphed into many different iterations. I’ve attended writers’ retreats chock full of activities like workshops, craft talks, writing prompts, and more–most wherein … Continue reading →

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