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Dyslexic tales · Lockdown · Memoirs · Short Stories

Lock down

September 1, 2020 KateLeave a comment

I never mean to disappear from the blog but sometimes the whole world can get too much. Then I hold on to myself and my mind. I don't want to share my thoughts or give any news. I am just eager to be me and work it out myself. It can be scary and worrying.… Continue reading Lock down

Life and life’s problems
Dyslexic tales · Memoirs

Life and life’s problems

October 25, 2019 KateLeave a comment

Life can throw some lemons. So I'm making lemonade... #amwriting #lovinglife

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Reading

February 28, 2019 KateLeave a comment

I don't mean reading books but reading your work outloud. Yesterday I read a piece on motherhood. It was a memoir and a creative essay. I was terrible at it. I kept my head down and I didn't look up. I couldn't. What I was reading was so personal that if I had I couldn't… Continue reading Reading

Kicked
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Kicked

January 11, 2019 Kate4 Comments

The other day I was kicked from a group on Facebook. Why? My drawing is too realistic. I kid you not. My drawing had to be a cheat... Why is that? And why do I face this all my life? I reach for the stars but all I end up with is dust... Maybe I… Continue reading Kicked

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Resolutions

December 30, 2018 Kate2 Comments

Can you make resolutions if you still have stuff to do? Me and my fella were driving back from collecting a new tablet (it wasn't working properly) when I said that you could feel the days lengthening. He agreed and said he felt better. The shortest day this year, the winter solstice was the 21st… Continue reading Resolutions

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Reading

October 8, 2018 KateLeave a comment

I couldn't read. I tried. Jack and Jill went up that hill but what they did once they got there was always a mystery. I tried to read. Still I tried. The education system here puts you in school at 3 or 4 years-old. They start immediately. I did try. But the words were a… Continue reading Reading

Dream-catcher
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Dream-catcher

October 5, 2018 KateLeave a comment

I have a funny brain. Not funny ha-ha, but funny peculiar. The wiring is weird for one and sometimes I can't grasp stuff easily, like reading or the difference between seeing and watching... That is a huge difference... Imagine in the conversation saying you have seen Brad Pit instead of watching him on the TV.… Continue reading Dream-catcher

Cereal Toys
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Cereal Toys

October 4, 2018 KateLeave a comment

Do you remember when you used to get toys in the packets of cereal? As a kid I would love to make portions and perfumes. Then I started to get into properties of liquids and solids. There was one experiment where I mixed a few household ingredients and ended up with a thick mass. It… Continue reading Cereal Toys

To truly see
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To truly see

October 3, 2018 Kate2 Comments

"Look at me," the teacher said. "Look at me," said a friend. "Look at me," said a boss. "Look at me," said a customer. Look at me. They were the words that followed me around until I was twenty. Then finally a friend asked something that no one had. "Why can't you look at me?"… Continue reading To truly see

Trick or Treat – a short story
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Trick or Treat – a short story

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 KateLeave a comment

Trick or treat, what come with the sweet will sometimes leave a sour aftertaste. #amwriting #shortstory #memoir

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