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

Book review: Looking for life in all the wrong places

By Kate Blackwood | November 27, 2020

At the core of “The Overstory” is a translation problem; the trees are speaking, but we humans are not listening anymore.

Winter running 101

By Kate Blackwood | November 18, 2020

‘Tis the season to dress up like a twinkle light covered traffic cone! And other cold-weather running tips.

Book Review: Home

By Kate Blackwood | November 17, 2020

What I want to review regarding “Home” by Marilynne Robinson is myself as a reader.

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