About Me

close up face hair sunglassesHello there. My name is Katherine (please, call me Katie), and I am the author of Human Textuality.

I’m also a freelance writer, editor and marketer. In the summer of 2011 I left my full time job to pursue this dream. If you’d like to know more about what I do, please visit my Portfolio Page.

Facts about me:

  • I am a writer by education and trade.
  • I am a (somewhat reluctant) Midwesterner, probably for life.
  • I spent eight years in and out of colleges and majors, finally graduating with a BA in creative writing and history minor in 2007.
  • George Washington and John Lennon have had profound influence on my life, especially for two deceased cultural icons.
  • I am a blissful wife, and married my best friend of six years in 2005.
  • I’m usually hungry.
  • I eat no meat, poultry or waterfowl; I enjoy occasional seafood; I can’t take too much dairy; I am obsessed with eggs.
  • I try to exercise frequently.
  • I went to New Orleans in October, 2014 and fell in love. It is a magic city and will forever have my heart.
  • I’ve flown over the Atlantic Ocean eight times, two of those times in first class (thanks to happenstance, not wealth).
  • I found out I was pregnant four days after giving my two weeks at a full-time with benefits job… in the wake of the recession.
  • I became a mom on Saint Patrick’s Day, 2012. It was 80 degrees and sunny in West Michigan. My daughter, Iris, is an imaginative, caring, singing free spirit.
  • I had a second baby on Groundhog’s Day, 2016. It was unseasonably warm that day too. My son, Rowan, is a sensitive wild child with a heck of a memory.
  • I’m anxiety prone, especially over my health and that of those I love.
  • I am half Dutch, one quarter Irish, an eighth German and an eighth Welsh. I identify most strongly with the Irish (and no, the St. Pat’s delivery was not planned).
  • I have one very old house.
  • I have a puppy, Lennox, and two kittens, Panther and Freya, all born in early 2021.
  • I find cooking and gardening therapeutic, and do not like taking shortcuts in either.

 

2 Responses to About Me

  1. Brian McNulty

    Katie,

    Didn’t know you were doing this Katie. Guess I should spend some time on Facebook for a change. Peace & Best Wishes too you in pursuing your dream.

    Sincerely,

    Brian

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