Bet It and Regret It | Halloween 2020
I lost a bet. For the record, my parents taught me that gambling is wrong and nothing good will ever come of it, and they… Read More »Bet It and Regret It | Halloween 2020
I lost a bet. For the record, my parents taught me that gambling is wrong and nothing good will ever come of it, and they… Read More »Bet It and Regret It | Halloween 2020
In honor of the ongoing stay-at-home order in my state (now extended to May 15!), I bring you procrastination at its finest. And by that,… Read More »Procrastination in the Time of Quarantine
At the beginning of the month, people on my social media feeds started announcing their word of the year. I’ve never done that lovely practice,… Read More »Discipline in the Year of Hindsight
September, that lovely transitional month, has come and gone. I knew it would be busy, and I planned accordingly. Just, with everything else happening, I… Read More »Swift September, Waning Year
It’s that time of year again, when I rehash the business of being. (Actually I’m a month later than last year, but who’s counting? No… Read More »2017 State of Kate: Business and Other Musings
I finally finished my experimental manuscript. I’ve battled this beast for over a year, and my brain wanted it done a long time ago, so… Read More »The Official Un-obligatory Project Update
This post is 100% self-indulgent. If you’re coming to the table hoping to learn anything linguistic, move along, little bronco. If, on the other hand,… Read More »2016 State of Kate
We find one of the longest battles in English linguistic history in that simple, problematic word “ask.” You wouldn’t think that three small letters… Read More »When Someone Has an Axe to Grind
True story: “its” as a pronoun didn’t come around until Early Modern English. Up until the late sixteenth century, the 3rd-person gender-neutral possessive pronoun… Read More »When Resistance Really Is Futile
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. ~Cicero In honor of Thanksgiving this week, I’m taking a short… Read More »Season of Gratitude