Zadie Smith has been thinking about the same questions I’ve been grappling with lately, though she does so with far more precision, nuance, and erudition. I recommend her essay: “Fascinated to Presume: In Defense of Fiction.”
Author Archives: Kate
Washed Out, “Get Lost”
A belated brag on behalf of the husband: he made this music video for Washed Out. It’s been a while since he’s worked on his own animations. He puts most of his creative energy into projects for work lately, and telling wild, serialized bedtime stories to the little one. Juggling family, paying work, and art-makingContinue reading “Washed Out, “Get Lost””
On Being Derailed
A few weeks after Donald Trump’s inauguration, I went to a party at my neighbors’ house. I didn’t know any neighbors beyond hellos, and I went to this gathering alone. My husband was at home, putting our two-year-old to bed. I liked the hosts, their warmth, their humor. The bookshelves in their living room wereContinue reading “On Being Derailed”
Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction
I won an award! I’m over the moon that Robin Black, an author whose work I love, has chosen my short story, “The Hothouse Lounge,” for the Marguerite McGlinn Prize. And how fitting that this particular story should find a home in Philadelphia Stories. It’s the first story I’ve ever set in Philadelphia, this city IContinue reading “Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction”
Turkey
One recent morning, my husband picked up his phone and made a puzzled face. He had hundreds of new emails. It turned out a Vimeo staff member had chosen one of his animations, Turkey, as a Staff Pick, and now people were watching it. Lots of people. Since that morning, his video has been viewedContinue reading “Turkey”
