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Kathryn Atkins

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My Piano Hands: A Flash Memoir Collection

My Piano Hands: A Flash Memoir Collection

In this flash memoir collection, Kathryn questions her "Piano Hands" that play music by ear, a gift from a parent she never met.

2020

Stories

Kathryn Atkins

What Does Safe Look Like?

I am not sure I know what safe looks like today, but my childhood neighborhood was safe. In fact, Berkeley, California in the 1950s was…

Aug 21

What Does Safe Look Like?

Aug 21

Kathryn Atkins

Canceling Thursdays

That’s right. I’m canceling Thursdays. Of all the days of the week, Thursday reigns as the least necessary. It pales in comparison to…

Aug 15

Canceling Thursdays

Aug 15

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How Do I Start Writing?

In response to dozens of letters we receive every day, we had no choice but to include this brand-new feature under our writing tree. In…

Aug 9

How Do I Start Writing?

Aug 9

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How to Overcome Impatience

Author’s Note: THIS STORY IS COPY-PASTED FROM MY BLOG, published June 3, 2021.

Aug 4

How to Overcome Impatience

Aug 4

Kathryn Atkins

WHY DON’T PEOPLE FINISH, AND HOW DO THEY FIX IT?

For writers and everyone else!

Jul 23

WHY DON’T PEOPLE FINISH, AND HOW DO THEY FIX IT?

Jul 23

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It’s OVER! We Found Them Homes, Sort of…

We were pleased to finally coax the adolescent ducklings out of our backyard, like Little Red Riding Hood. But guess what? They squeezed…

Jul 17

It’s OVER! We Found Them Homes, Sort of…

Jul 17

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Mama Duck Left Two Babies Behind!

Now what? We have two teenage ducks left, and if you look closely, you’ll see that the wings are just starting to come out. But these wings…

Jul 14

Mama Duck Left Two Babies Behind!

Jul 14

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Dear Mama Duck, It’s Not You

Breaking up is hard. We have had this inter-species love affair with Mama Duck and her six babies for well over a month. Enough already.

Jul 12

Dear Mama Duck, It’s Not You

Jul 12

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My Duck Teacher

We are animal people, but we have never had the honor of having a family of ducks in our backyard. This was a first—um, and hopefully, a…

Jul 7

My Duck Teacher

Jul 7

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An Outside Museum, You Say?

It’s a museum. It’s a garden. It’s both. And it’s awesome.

Jun 29

An Outside Museum, You Say?

Jun 29

Kathryn Atkins

Kathryn Atkins

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Author, poet, business writer, pianist, flamenco dancer, altMBA grad, Berkeley MBA. I like yoga, reading, traveling, family, friends, and dogs.

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