Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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3 Going on 16

“Leave me alone,” my daughter whines, pushing me away. “Let me help you,” I say fiddling with the source of her angst, a stubborn clasp on a pair of scuffed Mary Janes.  But it’s no use: I’m talking to her hand, which is now sprawled across my face. Thankfully, my daughter’s sass doesn’t last long.Read the whole post >>

· February 9, 2011 · Tagged With: Motherhood · Filed Under: Essays

Outgrowing My Mother

Here’s a guest post written by my own mom in honor of the anniversary of my grandmother’s death on Thanksgiving Day 39 years ago. Mom, I’m so thankful to have you in my life and to hear stories of Grandma Dorothy. I may have never known her, but I love her all the same andRead the whole post >>

· November 25, 2008 · Tagged With: Family, Motherhood · Filed Under: Essays

New Article

I have a new article over at Inside Catholic: A Moral Case Against High Taxation.

· October 25, 2008 · · Filed Under: Essays, Politics

New Column

You can read my latest parenting column today: Momraderie. (You might recognize a phrase or two from some of my most recent posts.)

· October 3, 2008 · Tagged With: Columns · Filed Under: Essays

New Column: Confessions of a Real-Life Desperate Housewife

I have a confession to make: I have become a desperate housewife. I always assumed a life domesticity would be easy for me. After all, I’m known for being organized bordering on anal and consider myself an amateur epicure who enjoys time spent in the kitchen. So when I became an at-home mom almost fourRead the whole post >>

· September 4, 2008 · Tagged With: Columns, Homemaking · Filed Under: Essays

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Hi, I’m Kate

 

I'm the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

*Imperfect motherhood story for Rabbit Box (no children will harmed in the telling of the story and Mom had permission to share this video)

*Some BODY to Love story for Rabbit Box

 

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