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

Best read of the week: God in the office

By Kate Blackwood | September 18, 2020

A raft of divinity school trained advisors is helping the scattered flock of white collar workers to honor moments of silence to open Zoom meetings or hold funeral rites for failed projects.

Book review: The Warmth of Other Suns

By Kate Blackwood | September 14, 2020

Migrants from the South were courageous, resourceful, and determined, ultimately benefiting the communities they arrived in and transforming America as we know it.

Social media stage fright

By Kate Blackwood | September 12, 2020

Some people feel awkward in the virtual spotlight.

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