Writer of facts and fiction

I write novels and stories 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. Find my review of Best Microfiction 2021 at Trampset. I'm at work on a novel composed of short stories, all connected by water.

As a writer for Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, I report on faculty research in a wide range of subjects. Recent favorites include articles on: colliding black holes, new poems, extreme astronomy, and sniffing out new friends.

Send me a thought, a link, or a poem. I love to connect with people in the writing community. And fellow runners and theater geeks, too.

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Recent Blog Posts

Read of the Week: I Am Moments

By Kate Blackwood | February 4, 2021

“I Am Moments,” a collage by Brenna Fitzgerald, unwinds the tension in my mind and gives me new perspective on the long path to healing for the world and for each of us.

Self control and knitted pink hats

By Kate Blackwood | January 21, 2021

I did not know at the time why I was packed into the capital with half a million other women. It was a decision I grew unto during the next four years. Now I know why I was there.

My 2021 writing plan

By Kate Blackwood | January 18, 2021

I’d never met my annual writing goals before because I’d never made any.

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