Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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A Fish Tale

Birdy II has gone to eternal rest. I am too tired and too busy to write an ode for this fish or an obituary, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a good fish. He was fat and healthy and liked to do what goldfish do – eat and swim around his tank. Sadly, he startedRead the whole post >>

· September 11, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Pets

Obituary

Golden (Born ???-died June 5, 2008). Beloved friend to Madeline. Preceded in death by Birdy. Golden began his life in an overcrowded tank at the Pet Supermarket. He watched many of his family members leave their watery sanctuary and bravely awaited the day when he too would bid farewell to the only home he’d everRead the whole post >>

· June 8, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Pets, Photos

Ode to a Goldfish

Oh, Birdy, your life was but a brief breath in a tank.All too quickly you went belly up and sank.When I tried to get you out with a netYour lifeless body played hard to get. My Madeline, who named you well,(“My fish are Birdy and Golden,” she did tell.)Was so excited about the first petRead the whole post >>

· June 4, 2008 · Tagged With: Lessons Kids Teach Me, Mom Humor · Filed Under: Bad Poetry, Pets

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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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