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The Writing Life

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 Press Your Feet Into the Soil
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted March 27, 2023

Press Your Feet Into the Soil

We are healing and cruising along here in our little corner of these native Cherokee lands, colonially known as “Celo, North Carolina.” Ever since learning about the U.S. Department of Arts & [...]

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 “Time” is a Horrible Teacher
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted November 23, 2022

“Time” is a Horrible Teacher

If you’re like me, you may be feeling a bit shocked to find yourself already staring at the final pages in your annual calendar, flabbergasted that the year is coming to a close. August was a [...]

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 How to Be C+
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted October 18, 2022

How to Be C+

A while back, I wrote an essay titled “how to be B-” and your responses were overwhelming. Collectively, we achieved tremendous success being B-, which included things like: not dusting, not [...]

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 Live Your Life in the Contrasts
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted September 15, 2022

Live Your Life in the Contrasts

Summer has been breathless–bounty, fatigue, gratitude, grief. Bursts of joy fill my world when River leaps from the school bus (!) or Brad returns bleary-eyed but blissed-out after a weekend of [...]

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 2022 Right to Write Award Recipient: Liz Femi
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted July 7, 2022

2022 Right to Write Award Recipient: Liz Femi

2022 Right to Write Award Recipient: Liz Femi Liz’s Bio: Liz Femi is a Nigerian-American writer, performer, and audiobook narrator. Her work has previously been performed at Rogue Machine [...]

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 2022 Right to Write Award Recipient: Riham Adly
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted July 7, 2022

2022 Right to Write Award Recipient: Riham Adly

2022 Right to Write Award Recipient: Riham Adly Riham’s Bio: Riham Adly is an award-winning fiction writer and editor from Giza, Egypt. In 2013 her story “The Darker Side of the Moon” won [...]

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 The alchemy of B-
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted May 16, 2022

The alchemy of B-

It’s spring and despite my devotion to being B- I am very happy to say my garden is feeling very A+ right now. Three years ago, this space was red clay dirt and eleven–yes, eleven!–azaleas [...]

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 Something that ignites the 20-year-old you
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted April 19, 2022

Something that ignites the 20-year-old you

I have to tell you something about me at age 22, which is rather embarrassing, but first, I need to acknowledge what’s going on in our livewriting space with EMERGE. This month has felt [...]

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 Like pushing against an inflated balloon
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted March 8, 2022

Like pushing against an inflated balloon

I’ve been thinking a lot about something my dear friend Karen said to me recently…that trying to step into this New Year feels like pushing against an inflated balloon. What she’s describing is a [...]

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 Creativity and Entrepreneurial Risk
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By Katey
In The Writing Life
Posted September 24, 2021

Creativity and Entrepreneurial Risk

Essay: Dear fellow writers and friends: Last month, I took a creative and entrepreneurial risk, bringing my values loud-and-proud into my newsletter by announcing WRITEABILITY and the Right to [...]

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