Featured Pieces

Hopping a Bus
I was the little runaway from the time I was nine years old and into my early teens. Even in my adul...

It Snapped
I wrote my flash creative nonfiction piece "It Snapped" at my son's five year drug free anniversary....

Sanctuary
Sanctuary was for River Lit's 100 word challenge. My bedroom because my sanctuary during my Ovarian ...

Cocooned in Hope
When one first hears the word cancer, it can cause a powerful flood of emotions, but I found hope un...
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Kathy admits she's led a colorful life, but it didn't stop her from becoming a strong, independent and fierce woman. She is a mother of four children, two step-children, and one foster child, whom she lovingly refers to as her "son from another mother". She also has thirteen grandchildren. She has been married for 37 years to a man who has loved her unconditionally.
When Kathy isn't writing, she teaches English at a local community college. She is the type of teacher who stands on desks and tells stories to engage her students.
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