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

Best read of the week: Rogue waves

By Kate Blackwood | July 26, 2020

They’re more rare than rolling three straight roulette bets, but once in a while, like on New Year’s Day, 1995 on the North Sea, one pounces.

Book review: Sing, Unburied, Sing

By Kate Blackwood | July 25, 2020

Every human struggle has a spiritual shadow. In the world of this book, it’s personified.

Best read of the week: Dead to Me

By Kate Blackwood | July 19, 2020

If two women who have taken this much from each other don’t kill each other, they’re bound to be soul sisters for life.

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