“GET YOUR FOOT OFF THE GODDAMN CLUTCH” His voice thunders, and he’s restrained in the passenger …
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Kathryn Mayer • Writing Out Loud
I write stuff down. thinker • humorist • cynical optimist

“GET YOUR FOOT OFF THE GODDAMN CLUTCH” His voice thunders, and he’s restrained in the passenger …
Continue Reading about The Uphill Battle: learning to drive a stick

Like the sheep we are encouraged to be, we head to the basement for fellowship after the memorial …

Below is a writing prompt from June 2020: 'what are you sick and tired of?' One year ago my list was …

Instead of milk and bread before a storm, I rush to Newtown Color Center for paint and spackle, …
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The church pews are filled with country folk in their Sunday best, even though it’s a …
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She wanted a cow the way someone who grew up a million miles away from a farm wanted a …