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@katkatsma

Writer. Landscape designer. NERD. Cliché bio author. https://www.katkatsma.com/

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OMG!! 😱 My WIP coming-of-age fantasy was one of twelve works chosen for a read aloud on March 26th.

If you're thinking "gosh, my Thursdays are trash" come to After-Words in River North for an evening of prose (and minimum 1/12th chaos!)

13.03.2026 12:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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09.03.2026 21:53 👍 7069 🔁 914 💬 50 📌 25

If what they’re teasing is anything OTHER than a full fledged Firefly reboot, someone is gonna die

08.03.2026 20:57 👍 343 🔁 17 💬 20 📌 1

wait. Wait. WAIT.

...Is #Firefly coming back??!?!?!?

😱😭😱😭😱😭😱

10.03.2026 17:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Audio books have been pivotal in my journey for authorship. Listening to a narration while crafting is a great way to reset between writing sessions.

But for the longest time I wouldn't consider them and am almost sad I kept this whole world from myself.

Guess I've got a lot to catch up on :)

16.02.2026 17:20 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a shark is jumping out of the water with the words so long and thanks for all the fish below it ALT: a shark is jumping out of the water with the words so long and thanks for all the fish below it

Just switched to ellipsus and can report it was worth the ball ache!

13.02.2026 18:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

As I am trying to wrap up the last book of this nine book, million word epic I have been writing for twenty years, I begin to feel that I should have killed off a lot more characters in the interests of not having to cap off all those stories.

12.02.2026 19:51 👍 146 🔁 5 💬 13 📌 1

Me: "Clear water, pretty fish, otters, penguins, seals! This is the best swimming spot ever!"
Aquarium Employee: "Ma'am, please get out."

08.02.2026 17:24 👍 986 🔁 100 💬 36 📌 4

Really love slamming text like you're discovering something new.

But there's nothing like a tight edit to make your prose sing 🎼

09.02.2026 00:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I live in an urban area with a lot've ferals and do the same. In the year that we moved here have rescued 4 cats and a dog. It's stressful at times, but someone's gotta do it! Rincewind is very fortunate to have found you ❤️

07.02.2026 15:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

All my coworkers are shocked I have tattoos every spring when the weather warms and the sweaters come off. Every. Spring. 😂

07.02.2026 11:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a man is holding a dinosaur with the words curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal written above him ALT: a man is holding a dinosaur with the words curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal written above him
07.02.2026 11:18 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think I'm way too hard on myself when it comes to my writing. I put too much pressure on myself to make a shitload of progress on multiple projects.

05.02.2026 00:19 👍 107 🔁 9 💬 15 📌 1
Photo of my sketchbook surrounded by markers, paints, ink, brushes and dirty paint water. The drawing is of my own interpretation of Link, obviously done in mixed media

Photo of my sketchbook surrounded by markers, paints, ink, brushes and dirty paint water. The drawing is of my own interpretation of Link, obviously done in mixed media

Your kiddo self wasn't dreaming of having hoarded art supplies gather dust in a corner, they were dreaming of using them. Let your inner kid have some joy

#art #sketchbook

05.02.2026 02:42 👍 855 🔁 124 💬 17 📌 1

Really enjoy how the angle and B&W nature of this shot reprograms us to see a scene we gloss over from familiarity. Really calls to question how to re-see these lost vestiges from our everyday lives.

04.02.2026 23:40 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Picard wearing a very stupid-looking metallic eye mask in Star Trek: TNG s7e17, "Masks"

Picard wearing a very stupid-looking metallic eye mask in Star Trek: TNG s7e17, "Masks"

When your custom character appears in a cutscene

02.02.2026 22:41 👍 1159 🔁 124 💬 29 📌 10
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a man is dancing on a rooftop with the words " freeze frame " in the background Alt: a man is dancing on a rooftop with the words " freeze frame " in the background

Just a humble #queerwriter, looking for a few more words 😭🙏 been ricocheting between 65k~66k while tightening the Plot with a big "P."

Maybe by the end of the week I'll hit 67k 👀 + a bonus reveal?? 🤞

HBU?

02.02.2026 14:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’ve read nine books so far this year holy shit. at this pace I’m liable this year to read at least ten books

01.02.2026 01:15 👍 373 🔁 13 💬 16 📌 0
A giant woman half embedded in a wall with snakes for hair and also a giant snake for an arm. She is saying "Thank you for saving me. Are you OK?"

A giant woman half embedded in a wall with snakes for hair and also a giant snake for an arm. She is saying "Thank you for saving me. Are you OK?"

Anyway this is the look I'm aiming for

01.02.2026 19:58 👍 1064 🔁 77 💬 22 📌 2

I love writing. I think what I hate now is DREAD that comes knowing I SHOULD be writing, and HAVE to write soon, but am NOT 😂

In which case, the new story for my brain needs to be, "You know, if you just do this pleasurable thing NOW, you don't have to experience THIS displeasure for hours."

01.02.2026 00:19 👍 1663 🔁 144 💬 13 📌 13

I just selected a book from my bookshelf for my next read, instead of buying a new book.

Did any of you know this is possible? I had no idea.

27.01.2026 04:06 👍 626 🔁 48 💬 73 📌 7

My bed is a magical place where I can suddenly remember everything I was supposed to do.

26.01.2026 13:55 👍 1592 🔁 153 💬 65 📌 14
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a boy wearing a black t-shirt and grey sweatpants is pointing ALT: a boy wearing a black t-shirt and grey sweatpants is pointing

Oye, not people proving your point or anything 😏 anyways, hope they took some advice 😂

22.01.2026 17:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That's a shame 'cause there's soooo many studies out there showing humans need a connection with nature. In some countries doctors even prescribe forest walks!

22.01.2026 13:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

If you still love gardening, keep it in! You never know what the future holds 🤗

20.01.2026 12:17 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I've been doom scrolling for the past two hours and, much to my surprise, it hasn't helped at all

15.01.2026 00:37 👍 2038 🔁 169 💬 69 📌 8

Yes, omg. Feeling like a yacht-ramming killer whale atm, be back when I'm at service dog levels 😂

14.01.2026 19:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So if you've already chosen your spirit animal, can you choose a spirit phylum? What about a spirit kingdom... 🤔

14.01.2026 17:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A dimly lit frame with the first four Rules of the Tenement:
RULE ONE
Under no circumstances shall anyone leave the Tenement.
RULE TWO
The Front Door is to remain shut and locked at all times.
RULE THREE
Any windows that appear are to remain closed, with the curtains drawn, and should be avoided until they disappear again. Tenants are forbidden from looking upon the outside.
RULE FOUR
These Rules, being given to us by our Landlord and passed down unchanged from the founding of the Tenement, shall be inscribed into the heart and mind of every tenant for the wellbeing of all
A mysterious photo of a woman in a dark hall and a scrap of paper are tucked into the bottom corner. The paper reads "Where is she?"

A dimly lit frame with the first four Rules of the Tenement: RULE ONE Under no circumstances shall anyone leave the Tenement. RULE TWO The Front Door is to remain shut and locked at all times. RULE THREE Any windows that appear are to remain closed, with the curtains drawn, and should be avoided until they disappear again. Tenants are forbidden from looking upon the outside. RULE FOUR These Rules, being given to us by our Landlord and passed down unchanged from the founding of the Tenement, shall be inscribed into the heart and mind of every tenant for the wellbeing of all A mysterious photo of a woman in a dark hall and a scrap of paper are tucked into the bottom corner. The paper reads "Where is she?"

TENEMENT

House of Leaves x The Giver

Inside, the Tenement is an infinite maze of halls.

Outside, there is... Nothing.

When Noah Walker's mom mysteriously goes missing, he vows to learn the secrets of his strange world. Even if it means tearing the whole thing down.

#Bluepit #Bluepit📖 #YA #M #D

13.01.2026 15:17 👍 130 🔁 70 💬 11 📌 0

Thank you so much! It's been awhile since I've picked up a pencil and am excited to draw more bickering feuds 😏

14.01.2026 17:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0