I like meditative walks, walks that allow thoughts to surface. Walking with Sophie—when she plods slowly along without too many stops—can be very satisfying. Now that we’ve entered the cooling season, she’s more willing to take an evening walk around the block, and thoughts of my blog crept in. The hodge-podge of ideas left meContinue reading “Remnants of a Cruise—Books”
Category Archives: Books
Published on the SouthWest Writers website:
AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR KATE HARRINGTON Author Kate Harrington channels her optimism for a hopeful future into her science fiction novels for young adults. Her most recent release is Planet Quest (March 2022), book two in her award-winning Pawn Quest trilogy that follows a group of teens marooned on a hostile planet. Look for Kate on her website at KateHarringtonWrites.com andContinue reading “Published on the SouthWest Writers website:”
Obsessions
This light pole—covered with a now-dead vine—makes me think of our lives, how we wrap ourselves around our dreams and goals. (Or do we wrap them around ourselves?) I don’t know if the word obsession fits that vision but that’s the word that came to me. I first learned the word—countless years ago—when I readContinue reading “Obsessions”
Batteries
My internal batteries got messed up, and I’ve missed two blog deadlines. Messed up from what? you might ask. From Changes, I think. Change in seeing: I completed the three weeks of eyedrops after cataract surgery and I’m still adjusting to taking OFF glasses to see the world. Change in company—come and gone. Such aContinue reading “Batteries”
The art of not being noticed
Once upon a time, a black plastic bag lodged in the corner of a yard. At some point, a gust of wind inflated it, so that it appeared to be a black balloon. A neighbor walked by and noticed this round black bag behind a chain link fence. She wondered how long the bag wouldContinue reading “The art of not being noticed”
Welcome to chaos.
Chaos: “complete disorder and confusion“ The world as we know it is coming to an end. We are in the midst of change. Those resisting thie change are digging in their heels and screaming “Whoa!” at the top of their lungs. That “Whoa” is revealing itself in laws attempting to control teachers, women, trans youth,Continue reading “Welcome to chaos.”
Discipline
Self-discipline is everything in novel writing. Or so I’m led to believe when friends call me disciplined. I call it obstinacy. My mother called me obstinate long before I dreamed of creating stories. Actually, she called me that before I was old enough to get lost in a book. We are what we are, fromContinue reading “Discipline”
Changes
In the space of a week—the first week of spring—we woke to the beautiful results of a gentle snowstorm coating all trees and lawns. But by the end of that week our thermometers reached 82 degrees. It’s very early in the year for Sophie to be too hot—but she is. She has begun refusing herContinue reading “Changes”
Stepping Out, Part 2
A group of teenagers stood on the surface of a strange planet. They had no idea why they were there…
Kate Harrington 