State of Kate

Face
On Writing, Pressure, and the Faces That Form
Aug 26
Touching Ground
The Long Way Back to Right Here
Aug 12

July 2026

No Other Place
A Few Words About the Work You'll Find Here
Jul 29

June 2026

The Layer Between
A Flutter In the Chest, Then a Word—and Someone Appears
Jun 17
Where Words Come From
Before the Writer Arrives
Jun 10
Before I Arrive
Before Anything Becomes Me
Jun 3

May 2026

Kindling
A Place To Land
May 27
Traceless
Some Words Stay, Some Don't
May 20
Wearing It
Something Already Taken As Me—and Not Right—Before Words
May 13
It Comes After
The Sense of Importance Arrives In the Review
May 6

April 2026

Down
Before Anything Is Somewhere
Apr 29
What Does Any of That Have to Do With This
On What Remains When Ideas Meet a Body
Apr 22
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