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Oatmeal
I eat oatmeal for breakfast./ I make it on the hot plate and put skimmed milk on it./ I eat it alone./ I am aware it is not good to eat oatmeal alone. from Galway Kinnell, "Oatmeal" Life is meant to connect with others. It amazes me how quickly my...
read moreForward
In the Japanese tongue of the mind's eye one two syllable word tells of the fine of rain clinging to the eaves of and of the grey-green fronds of wild parsley." - Denise Levertov "Forward," the final essay in Anne Lamott's Stitches: A Handbook on...
read moreThis Very Moment Is The Perfect Teacher
We can meet our match with a poodle or a guard dog, but the interesting question is - what happens next? Pema Chodron The third chapter in Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart, "This Very Moment Is The Perfect Teacher," further introduces the idea...
read moreWeekly Wide-Awake: Miracles Surround Us
Miracles surround us at every turn, if we butt sharpen our perception to them. Willa Cather I sharpen my perceptions through writing. I get in touch with joy and awe — equal parts miracles manifest — through writing. I get in touch with grief ...
read moreAbout Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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The Stage Is On Fire, a memoir about hope and change, reasons for voyaging, and dreams burning down can be purchased on Amazon.