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Author: Katie Baker

My work often deals with deep truths and small moments; it captures the essence of my own personal setting and invites the reader to engage in the universality of human experience. My stories have been published locally in Wellsboro's Small Towne Reader and internationally in TWJ Magazine and Adelaide Literary Magazine.

Darned. Spring. Storm.

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

The daffodils shiver in agreement.

I’m Back

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ 2 Comments

I feel ready to spread my wings--- stretch my muscles... You know, all the cliches. The problem is: I know writing shouldn't be just a muscle that I stretch, but rather it should be one I condition. I've spent my life punching clocks for a paycheck, doing work I don't even enjoy. It's time to … Continue reading I’m Back

Shining Contradictions

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

"I just wanna let you know," she says with a conspiratorial tilt to her head and a serious lift to her brows, "I'm not this person anymore---" She's said it a few times already today, as she's weaved her tales, a mantra perhaps to reassure herself more than those who listen--- Yes, indeed! The person … Continue reading Shining Contradictions

Coffee on a Frigid Morning

January 31, 2022January 30, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

The cold bites down on us with teeth like razors. I sit in my boyfriend's kitchen cradling a hot cup of coffee, and I look out the window above the sink toward the rooftops in their neat rows along the neighboring streets. The steam from the coffee tickles my chin and bears to my nose … Continue reading Coffee on a Frigid Morning

Book Review: The Fiery Cross

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

by Diana Gabaldon 🌟🌟🌟🌟&1/2 Recommend to lovers of historical fiction I always love my excursions back into the world of the Frasers. However, I downgraded this book to four and a half stars because I felt the story just wasn't as tight this time around. In fact, it's rather hard to give a synopsis of … Continue reading Book Review: The Fiery Cross

Keep a Free Mind

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

Breathe in. Breathe out. It will be okay as long as you just catch your breath. Look up into the sky. Clear blue sky. Endless blue sky. Sunshine against the side of your face. Stand for a moment and listen. The world speaks. A squirrel twitters from the tree branches somewhere behind you. The wind … Continue reading Keep a Free Mind

The Note on the Counter

January 26, 2022January 23, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

He left the note sitting on the island counter top where, by the time she woke up, it had gathered a small pool of sunlight to itself from the window above the sink. The sight of it took her breath away in a sickening whoosh when she stumbled from her bedroom. Dear Cass, it read, … Continue reading The Note on the Counter

The Return

January 24, 2022January 23, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

I had forgotten how differently paced life is when you must go into the office to work. From the moment you wake up, you feel as if you cannot catch your breath. Is there enough time to get my run in? ... Did I remember to lay out all of my clothes last night?... Meal … Continue reading The Return

Nature’s Cold Quilt

January 21, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ 3 Comments

At the corner of Hamilton and Third, we find it. The soul of the snow storm. Around us the houses are quiet and dark. Most people have gone to bed by now, but out here the world is filled with snow light and the hiss of the flakes as they sift down through the trees. … Continue reading Nature’s Cold Quilt

Conversation in a Bathroom

January 19, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

The bathroom is cold, the stalls cramped together.  Heather hears the door bang open just as she finishes, and the walls to the stall shake as the newcomer slams herself into the toilet beside Heather’s. Heather frowns as she exits and moves toward the sink. Sniffles echo from the stall that the newcomer has taken. … Continue reading Conversation in a Bathroom

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