A newsletter about being creative, being stuck, and what to do about it.
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Back to School Vibes!! 🪑
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Ass in Chair // August 2026
August is the Sunday of the year, am I right?
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Let's Read a Poem Together!
Happy Sunday!
Every week for the last few years, I’ve read poems to end the yoga classes I teach. It was a little gesture toward being a writer in a space that’s about movement and breath and basically being a wretched animal with conscio...
ASS IN CHAIR // JULY 2026
Sit your ass down.
Last Monday in Ass in Chair, Katie wrote in the chat:
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I like to say the quiet part loud. Making space to talk about being creative, being stuck, and what to do about it. Creativity isn't science, it's magic.
obsessed with making space for writing in a busy life & helping you do that, too. newest \ud83d\udcda: THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH, St. Martin's 2025. essays in Slate, Romper & other places. author of Pocket Universe & The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood.
author of THE FALLS & FEED, writing about creativity, mindfulness, and motherhood, co-hosts The Ass in Chair Collective & teaches for the Madwomen in the Attic
I'm a neurodivergent writer exploring burnout and sustainable writing. My debut YA novel, Rabbit and Juliet, is out now from Quill Tree Books, a Harper Collins Imprint. My next novel, The Ending You Deserve, comes out in September 2026!
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