Writer of facts and fiction

I write stories and novels inspired by sets of facts and bodies of knowledge. I'm a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and my writing appears in Iron Horse, Stone Canoe, Sport Literate, and elsewhere. I'm at work on a novel about a strained friendship and short stories involving dandelions, exoplanets and a Mars rover.

As a writer for Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, I report on faculty research in a wide range of subjects. In recent favorites I've learned that: the universe will end in a big crunch; politicians are not ignoring you, and improvising takes vulnerability and courage.

I love to connect with people in the writing community. And fellow runners and theater geeks, too.

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Recent Blog Posts

Smoots, Naticks, and glass bananas

By Kate Blackwood | May 2, 2024

Enjoy this quiz of Boston area oddities!

Five things I know about the Boston Marathon and one I don’t

By Kate Blackwood | March 30, 2024

As Patriots’ Day approaches, I’ve been reading up on the history and lore of this storied race.

Using the moon as a platform

By Kate Blackwood | February 29, 2024

NASA landed on the moon this month for the first time in 51 years, carrying a radio telescope experiment I’ve grown rather attached to.

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