Blog Posts

Pace group

By Kate Blackwood / April 30, 2025

Committing to a group pulled my novel draft across the finish line. Same thing with my latest marathon.

I don’t dream about hot planets

By Kate Blackwood / March 31, 2025

Vacuum: the word sucked the oxygen from the car. On my side because I was thinking, “wait, IS space a vacuum?” And on Paul’s because he’s afraid of the noisy appliance we keep in the closet.

10,000 Maniacs and me

By Kate Blackwood / February 28, 2025

A prime joy of a live concert is letting my mind wander.

What now? Three ways to resist chaos

By Kate Blackwood / January 31, 2025

I can acknowledge that there’s trouble in the world without panicking.