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Continue reading →: White Picket FencesBurning tears trail down my cheeks, escaping the hatred engulfing my insides. The air is a mix of black smoke from buildings turning into ash and leftover tear gas that was thrown into our protest, unprompted. I round the corner into the alleyway to ensure I avoid the curfew patrol.…
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Continue reading →: Mood Reader: Books I Can’t Stop ReferringI am a mood reader, through and through. My favorite genres are psychological horror and dystopian, but I dabble in everything under the sun. Sometimes I can’t help but cry with a moving memoir; other times I giggle and kick my feet with a cheesy romance, but no matter the…
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Continue reading →: Lessons from Black Raspberries“Everything happens for a reason.” A personal favorite colloquialism that often helped me process and accept my family’s cursed tendencies. Something bad happening just meant something worse could have happened or something better was still coming. I made it a habit to follow my gut and look for signs in…
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Continue reading →: Meet the AuthorI hate this part. Describing myself for someone to read on a screen feels uncomfortable and conceited and fake. I spent years in a career where I helped small businesses describe themselves and hone their voice, but doing it for myself just feels… ugh. For all the words in the…
Hello,
I’m Katie D.
Welcome to my storybook. I find magic in the everyday and create stories that capture that whimsy and love for life. Whether it is through interviews with mom and pop shops and sharing the passions they have with their communities, creating picture books to read to my daughter, or finding new ways to engage readers with important topics around humanity and mental health, I hope my stories bring people together and give them an idea of how to move forward.
