Out of Practice
Kat StoddardA newsletter for the process nerds, late bloomers, and writers who like writing.
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Endings, Beginnings
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It’s been a difficult month. I said goodbye to one of the great loves of my life a few weeks ago. Phoebe, twelve years old (give or take), one eye blue and one eye brown, fur white and grey and black in patches. Best bud...
Midwestern Jam-Making Throuples
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Summer is in full swing and, somehow, almost over. I’m preparing to send S back to school (first grade!), getting the house in order after a year of living here (hanging art! in every room!), staying hydrated (my current...
On Showing Up
Between S graduating kindergarten and starting summer camp, a very busy season at work, and some assorted personal shit last month’s newsletter did not happen, so this newsletter will cover both May and June. Thanks for bearing with me.
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Adaptation
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Welcome back to Out of Practice! Thanks for being here.
I had a delightful and productive research trip earlier this month. More on that below. I’m considering setting my next book farther afield, so I’d have an exc...
Under the Wire
Alphonse Mucha, The Four Seasons (1897), hanging in my home office/guest room.
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Queer, parent, novelist. Writing contemporary fiction in Baltimore. Debut WASP'S NEST June 30, 2026 (Celadon/Macmillan).
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