Category Archives: Kate’s Posts

The Surprising Collaboration Between Writers and Readers

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

Kate Flora: Thirty-five years ago, when my second son was born, I decided to quit my job and stay home for a few years with my boys. I immediately had the terrified thought, But I’ve always worked. Now what will I … Continue reading →

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The Secrets in my Filing Cabinet

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

Kate Flora: Recently, I was asked, as writers often are when we identify ourselves as writers, if I was published. I replied with modest, down-cast eyes, that I had published eighteen books. Thinking about the eighteen published books, and the … Continue reading →

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Recipe for Murder

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

Kate Flora: As some of you know, I’ve been away for two weeks at a writing retreat. It was an incredible adventure at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, where for two weeks, I was surrounded by writers, artists, and … Continue reading →

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Chained to a Desk in Rural Virginia

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

Kate Flora: For the next two weeks, I have the pleasure of being a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. VCCA is a retreat for writers, visual artists, and composers set on a hilltop in lovely Amherst, Virginia, … Continue reading →

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So You’re Doing a Library Event?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Kate Flora: A few years ago, we offered an updated version here in honor of National Library Week. Following on our post yesterday, with pictures of some of us at library events, those suggestions appears below. It’s a happy part of … Continue reading →

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My Island Lives

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

Kate Flora: Hi, all. I am subbing in today for Lea Wait, so I apologize if you think you’ve already heard enough from me recently. As is often the case, when a post is due, I wander around wondering what … Continue reading →

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Arguing with My Mother

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

Kate Flora: As regular readers of this blog know, my mother, A. Carman Clark, is dead–gone now for twelve years. But my mother was a writer, an editor, and a keen observer of country living and the natural world, and I … Continue reading →

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