Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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First Love

This one’s for you, D. (How wonderful it was to catch up with an old, true friend!) One of these days I’ll get back in the saddle again and join you for ride! — Several years ago Madeline (and Baby Rae when she really still was a baby) and I paid a visit to theRead the whole post >>

· August 5, 2011 · Tagged With: Essays, Horses, Lessons Kids Teach Me, Madeline, Pets · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Horse Crazy

I thought Madeline was horse crazy, but her affinity for four-legged beasts is lukewarm compared to her little sister’s. We cannot get Rae get off this horse at Nana and Pop’s. At home, she runs up and down our hallway and asks to be called the Black Stallion. She also keeps asking when she canRead the whole post >>

· October 30, 2009 · Tagged With: Horses · Filed Under: Child 2, Photos

Horse Crazy!

Based on my daughter’s nonstop smiles once she was in the saddle this weekend for her birthday present from Gaba and Papa*, I’m starting to think horse craziness is hereditary. “Mommy, can I do horse shows one day?” Madeline asked on our way home after riding. “If you’re still interested in it when you’re older,”Read the whole post >>

· November 24, 2008 · Tagged With: Horses · Filed Under: Child 1, Photos

First Love

I’ve been in kind of a horse crazy stupor lately. Madeline and I recently paid a visit to the mounted police headquarters with our homeschool group where we both delighted in feeding carrots to massive, beautiful Percheron-Thoroughbred crosses. Madeline giggled when their velvety muzzles tickled the palm of her hand as she offered them carrots.Read the whole post >>

· June 2, 2008 · Tagged With: Columns, Horses · Filed Under: Essays

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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