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the end of all there is to say
ruminations on new year's | a collage essay
Jan 2 • Katherine Mansfield
moving quickly through molasses
journal entries from a mother mothering on the cusp of winter
Dec 16, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
it’s beginning to look a lot like bookmas
it’s the coz-coziest season of all | 2025 reading in review + a book announcement at the end of it 🎄🎉📖
Dec 4, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
mid-november gray
on how cold late-autumn walks are the heartbeat of this life
Nov 20, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
the best days of my life
unfinished thoughts from a mother's journal
Nov 1, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
linger
a poem
Oct 10, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
the gift of autumn, the luxury of motherhood
an allusion to anne, photos from the past week or so, reading recs, and a poem
Sep 29, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
every day is not the same
exploring sameness and time in two short pieces
Sep 9, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
making sense of it all
a little bit on connection, monotony, purpose, productivity, and what to expect from first drafts in the coming months
Aug 27, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
rocks and other things you carry
little boys collect rocks and things while mothers collect memories
Aug 1, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
giving up the grief
on burying grief and watching something beautiful sprout in its wake
Jul 21, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
and that's a wrap
on june <3
Jun 30, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
The Jar of Shimmering Silver
a chilling tale for this hot friday the 13th
Jun 13, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
romanticizing june
an essay of sorts, on why i love june
Jun 7, 2025 • Katherine Mansfield
first drafts
first drafts
Motherhood, fiction, and poetry, by former journalist-turned-full-time boy mom Katherine Mansfield
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