Katiaesque

I can’t believe we’re already here, last day of April. Spring has come to Washington State: hello warm breeze, hello, sunshine, and hey there, dandelions outside my window! I can’t believe we’ve spent six months here, among the mountains, being rained on. I still can’t believe we’re here some days. And now, here are the…

It was an intense last couple of weeks, friends. Just lots of mental and spiritual stretching, as I keep learning how to get out of my own way and just enjoy all the blessings, while continuing the work — the wonderful work of being a writer and a human. About two weeks ago, I suffered…

Hi again, dear friends, and happy last day of February! It’s a snowy morning here in Western Washington. Without further ado, here’s poem #2! A CONVERSATION WITH MY SHADOW I’m grown now, I keep telling myself that, The child inside me Curled up On a narrow bed. Scary stories Slip in her ears, Stalking her…

Hi, lovely friends, Sorry it’s been a little quiet here lately. But to make up for it, here are two poems that I think best summarize what I’ve been up to! I’m going to post them one at a time. It feels amazing to be so raw and honest with you all. This is me,…

I’m excited for several reasons on this marvelous end-of-the-month Monday! Love, Katia

This month we’re in the middle of Mercury Retrograde. If you know the rules you might know what this means: don’t get a tattoo. Don’t sign a contract. And don’t start anything new. This blog post is about fear and courage. So maybe you’re brave enough to ignore these rules. Maybe that works just fine…

The New Year is off and running! How is time treating you? A better question: how are you treating time? Here is where I am with it all. I hope you enjoy the poem. Thank you, Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Writing for Children and Young Adults program for the weekly poetry prompts that…

So…something took over me over the last couple of days. Or maybe I took myself over. LOL. But…I just wanted to let my loyal readers new and old know that I accidentally wrote 20,000 words over the course of two days. I think that comes to about 100 pages? Which, I can’t even wrap my…

I started blogging in 2009. I called it The Magic Mirror: it’s a childhood thing, and a story for another time. Friends followed me; I started building a small but loyal writing community. Then, my first book came out, I didn’t become mega-rich and hyper-famous, and I guess it was a “what now?” moment. So…