Kathryn AtkinsWhy Do Murals Make Me Happy?The idea of someone having the artistic huevos to put this much color on brick walls makes me giddy with rebellion and envious pleasure…Oct 11Oct 11
Kathryn AtkinsSTUCK?OMG. Leave it to Roy Kent’s wisdom on Ted Lasso to get me thinking about being stuck! What came out in my journal this morning after the…Oct 9Oct 9
Kathryn AtkinsWhat 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 21Aug 21
Kathryn AtkinsCanceling ThursdaysThat’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 15Aug 15
Kathryn AtkinsHow 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 9Aug 9
Kathryn AtkinsHow to Overcome ImpatienceAuthor’s Note: THIS STORY IS COPY-PASTED FROM MY BLOG, published June 3, 2021.Aug 4Aug 4
Kathryn AtkinsWHY DON’T PEOPLE FINISH, AND HOW DO THEY FIX IT?For writers and everyone else!Jul 23Jul 23
Kathryn AtkinsIt’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 17Jul 17
Kathryn AtkinsMama 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 14Jul 14
Kathryn AtkinsDear Mama Duck, It’s Not YouBreaking 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 12Jul 12