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Hi, I'm Cate

I grew up in Kansas City, the youngest of three kids, amidst a sprawling extended family. If I walked half a mile in my old neighborhood, I was likely witnessed by at least three people who had my parents on speed dial. 

 

And so the observed became the observer.

 

I used to tease my dad when he'd walk in a room and ask who was Mom talking with on phone. Couldn't he just listen for thirty seconds and figure it out? Maybe there's something here about being the youngest, too. People assume the baby doesn't know anything. I'll show them.

 

What a gift to bring into midlife. I understand that while I have an inherent facility with language, the true gift of wisdom comes from listening and observing.

 

I came to astrology through grief.  It helped me deal with profound loss, and make peace with how I have never felt a true sense of belonging in this world (Hello, Aquarius sun!). 

 

What I find helpful about astrology is that it offers a larger context. In my philosophy, it cannot tell you what to do, but it can help you adapt to circumstances and depersonalize your environment. Knowing the context, how can you best care for yourself? 

 

Astrology helps me explore the duality of eternal soul and living  embodiment. At its essence, astrology is an attempt to grapple with why and how we exist on this earth.

 

I'm excited to work with you. 

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Poetry Events

It's a great joy to keep the lights on for poetry in our community. Once a month, we gather upstairs at Turtle Bay in New Orleans French Quarter for ALOUD,  a poetry reading and open mic. 

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Writing Collective

In 2023, I started a collective, generative writing celebration. For the first ten days of every March, June, September, and December, we gather online to write together for the pure joy of it. Join us at Recess.

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In Conversation

I have let myself be changed by grief. What opens when we let it? When you sit with me for a reading, I aim to hold space with the embodied wisdom of a redwood.

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LATEST POEMS

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POEM OF THE DAY

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I started Recess, a collective writing celebration, in spring 2023. 

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I was wrestling with how grief and loss changed my relationship to writing. I no longer felt any ties to ambition, and I didn't know what place it had in my life if it wasn't at the top of my priority list. 

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What I needed was to rebuild the community I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic, but I needed to approach it differently. It wasn't about building a reputation, or #accountability word counts, or workshopping. Its as a place to just be, and also be creative.

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If you'd like to join us, click the Recess photo. It will take you to a Google Docs page. Just request edit access and you're in! 

Recess - March, June, September, December - 1st through 10th
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