Hi, I’m Kate.

For years, I tried to figure out the right kind of person to be.
Now I’m more interested in how that effort happens at all.

Free State of Kate is where I follow that question through ordinary life—
in kitchens, on walks, in travel, in conversation.

I pay attention as closely as I can,
and write from what’s actually happening.

I don’t write doctrine.
I don’t offer advice.
I’m not trying to fix anything.

If you’re interested in how a self takes form—
and how it sometimes doesn’t hold—
you may find something here.