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Category: Katrina’s Writing

On Grief and Love

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 Katrina RyderKatrina's Writing

During the last year and a half, several people close to me have died. My friend Sam died in motorcycle accident.  My Uncle Ron died from complications from stroke. My friend Patty died from ALS.  And last week, my friend and former student, Libby, the daughter of one of my closest friends, Kay and Andy…Continue reading On Grief and Love

Thoughts About Writing Warm-Ups: GAHHH!

January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 Katrina RyderKatrina's Writing

Part of the problem about me getting going with writing is that I have this need to talk about the process just to “warm up.” I mean, writing warm-ups is generally encouraged anyway, but I also feel this inner pull to explain my characters and ideas and settings and TALK about my writing to my…Continue reading Thoughts About Writing Warm-Ups: GAHHH!

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July 27, 2017January 23, 2018 Katrina RyderPassword Protected Stories

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Sam’s T-shirts

July 27, 2017January 23, 2018 Katrina RyderMemoir

(This story is unedited and includes notes to myself for future changes.) At Sam’s Memorial Service, his friends took all his old T-shirts and laid them out over the edges of the table.  There were old school soccer T-shirts, Jerseys from different national soccer teams, The Haircuts of Mao Ze Tzung, camoflauge T-shirts worn so…Continue reading Sam’s T-shirts

Hiawassee Warm-ups

July 27, 2017January 23, 2018 Katrina RyderWarm-Ups

Hiawassee Writing Weekend 2017 I haven’t been alone in about 20 years, but I am now. It is terrifying. I am 39 years old and I’ve gotten away from my husband and three kids so that I can expunge from my brain years of ideas for fiction that have been building up. I took my…Continue reading Hiawassee Warm-ups

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July 27, 2017January 23, 2018 Katrina RyderPassword Protected Stories

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About me

Hi! I'm Katrina. I'm married to an elementary school music teacher and am mom to three crazy teenagers. Formerly a high school teacher and missionary, I now stay home and give myself pedicures and eat bon-bons, while never avoiding sarcasm. Ha! Actually, I keep very busy homeschooling two of my three kids, substitute teaching, directing Shakespeare plays, and working seasonally at a local u-pick farm. These days my blog is mostly a venue for information about my homeschool classes, but the archives contain my old posts about faith, finances, food, and family. I also have archives of The Poorganic Life food blog and You Go Girl! Bible studies. I love Jesus, my family, libraries, audiobooks, Harry Potter, talking about the Enneagram, gardening, Hamilton, and eating crusty bread.

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