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: Where the Crawdads Sing

By Kate Blackwood | November 15, 2020

I’d like to suggest a few alternate titles for this marvelous novel by Delia Owens.

Book Review: “My Story So Far” by Paula Radcliffe

By Kate Blackwood | November 2, 2020

Paula was perfect accompaniment to waiting for treatment of a running injury because much of the book is about Paula Radcliffe being treated for running injuries.

Trick-or-Can

By Kate Blackwood | October 31, 2020

Happy Halloween, everyone. Help each other. Do good in disguise. Remember the innocent thrills.

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