Life was joyous and exhausting when I was parent to a very small child, and I couldn’t figure out how to fit in much writing, or exercise, or sleep, or a million other things. I would daydream of an expanse of unbroken time, vaguely recalling what it had been like to concentrate for more thanContinue reading “Residencies, Conferences, Grants, and Resources for Writers Who Are Parents”
Author Archives: Kate
New Story Online at Epiphany Lit Journal
A flash fiction story of mine called “Dogs Who Break My Heart” is up at Epiphany! During a period when I was feeling bewildered and exhausted by the tangle that is my maybe-novel, I turned to working on this flash piece as a breather. It was such a relief to write a really short story,Continue reading “New Story Online at Epiphany Lit Journal”
Write With Me!
I’m teaching an online fiction writing class this August, and I’m really looking forward to it. My own writing routine is sometimes disrupted by the complications of daily life, even when there is not a pandemic raging. I’ve got a few tricks and tools I rely on to get back to the page and inspiredContinue reading “Write With Me!”
Other Writers on Writing: Zadie Smith
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.”
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”
Kate Blakinger 