Kathryn Mayer • Writing Out Loud
I write stuff down. writer • humorist • activist
I received many notes of support about the horror here in Newtown, and appreciate every single one. There is one more thoughtful and poignant than all the others, because of who it is from. Back in 2008 I took a 12 week NAMI family-to-family class for people with family members suffering from mental illness, of which, I am one. One evening, a guy showed up to share his powerful, personal story with us,
An irreverent storyteller with a foul mouth and big heart, Kathryn Mayer (aka Kathy and/or Kate) is a writer, humorist, and (former) activist writing out loud with humor and grace about little life moments with big ripples, including the space between parenting and aging parents, social issues, angsty reflections of midlife, and, sigh, gun humpers. Still. Sometimes a big deal, sometimes not Mayer is a national award-winning columnist, according to the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and her essays have been recognized as Voice of … Read More Here...
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