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Finding Somewhere New
While standing in the new dojo, with my ill fitting uniform, white belt, and unfamiliar movements, I realized how high my expectations were. I wanted to slide right into something… Read more
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Georgia Rain
In Michigan, the storm felt like a release of a breath being held for too long, and after it was done the earth could continue breathing. Down here, the rain… Read more
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07/22/2022
When I swipe my badge at work, finish a book in my living room late at night, take a shower in the dark, I smile knowing that this I made… Read more
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Dear Chan’s Kung Fu School
I started practicing Kung Fu in December of 2021. This was one year into the pandemic, and I had been sufficiently isolated from the world. As my mental health deteriorated,… Read more
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Life After
I am currently in a sort of limbo stage of life where I have graduated college and have not yet started my big-girl job. I’m living with my parents and… Read more
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Welcome to the blog!
Kate DeHaan (she/they) is an aspiring author of queer, fantasy novels. You can find her published personal essays on the post calvin. She also has a co-authored article in the English Journal called “Real Writers: Perceptions of Writer Identity“.
Kate grew up writing and editing poems until they were practically illegible. She feels her lyrical background heavily inspires her prose. When she isn’t writing, Kate is attending graphic design classes at SCAD, swimming in cold bodies of water, and collecting knick-knacks to fill her already cluttered apartment.
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