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The Orchard
We moved to Atlanta, Georgia in April of 2021. I immediately started walking on the Atlanta Beltline, a trail on a former railway line that connects parts of the city. I primarily walk on the Eastside trail that connects my home to Piedmont Park, the...
read moreI Ask Percy How I Should Live My Life
Love, love, love, says Percy./ And hurry as fast as you can/ along the shining beach, or the rubble, or the dust./ Then, go to sleep./ Give up your body heat, your beating heart./ Then, trust. Mary Oliver [Advice from Mary Oliver's dog, Percy.] ...
read moreWhen I Was a Glacier
A moment ago I movedsomething (not particularlylarge) to the other sideof the table and feltso old and immenseand in control. From "When I Was A Glacier" by Emily Skillings When I was a glacier I felt larger than life itself. I felt old, immense, ...
read moreEverything Is Waiting for You
Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into theconversation. The kettle is singingeven as it pours you a drink, the cooking potshave left their arrogant aloofness andseen the good in you at last. All the birdsand creatures of the world are un...
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.