by Katie | Nov 3, 2017 | Creative Writing
I’m writing a new weekly column over on the Tall Poppy Writers blog. Here’s the first installment. Check it out every Thursday ad infinitum. Source: Writing Isn’t Sexy: Dog Poop and All | Tall Poppy Writers This morning, I got the kids ready for their...
by Katie | Oct 19, 2017 | Life is Long
We have a lot of really large vultures in our neighborhood. They hang out, like a feathery biker gang, cool in their black coats, eyeing you as you go by, larger than you’d expect. We’re not a neighborhood full of forests, or of deer or other animals, and...
by Katie | Oct 16, 2017 | Disability, Freelance Academic, My Books, Social Justice
Three years ago, I wrote a column for a magazine about hiding my psychiatric disability because I feared for my job in higher education. Three years later, disability, in particular, mental health, became a regular beat of mine, and I’ve written essays and...
by Katie | Oct 10, 2017 | Disability, Giveaway, My Books
Reblogged from Blue Crow Publishing regarding my latest release coming Monday, October 16. To enter to win a copy, visit the original post for details: Blue Crow Publishing (and our imprint Raven Books) is giving away two uncorrected proof copies of LIFE OF THE MIND...
by Katie | Oct 7, 2017 | Disability, Social Justice
In the wake of every mass shooting tragedy in the United States, when the shooter is not somehow affiliated with the Islamic kind of terrorism, but rather the white, homegrown American kind, politicians and the popular media turn to some predictable talking points....
by Katie | Oct 4, 2017 | Creative Writing, Hollywood Lights Series, My Books
There’s been some news on the writing front for me: I had a new book come out in September, and I have another new one coming out in two weeks. I haven’t made much of a ruckus about it around here because I’ve been busy with this. My new book, How to...
by Katie | Sep 29, 2017 | Book Reviews
[View my book review submission guidelines] [Read my other book reviews] Author: Karissa Laurel (Amazon author page) Publisher: Red Adept Publishing, 2017 Purchase Book on Amazon Note #1: I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Note #2: This is a...
by Katie | Jun 25, 2017 | Social Justice, Teaching
Image Alt Text: A Photograph of an empty classroom with chairs stacked on the desks. Image via Pixabay. I follow Bomani Jones on Twitter (and you should too), and this morning his feed alerted me to a news story about the firing of a Black, non-tenure-track (NTT)...
by Katie | Jun 19, 2017 | Book Reviews, Creative Writing
Authors depend on book reviews written by readers. If you read a lot of books, and you don’t know this yet, you can read about why here, and here, and other places too. It’s good information to have. Writers and readers have always had a close...
