Wordsmith & Grammar Fiend

“You wrote that better than I could have said it myself.”

While Kate’s career has spanned education, theatre, and marketing, the common thread has been storytelling. Peers describe a superpower of taking verbal ramblings and transforming them into succinct, relevant, and compelling statements. She is published in a variety of online outlets, ranging from humor essays to parenting reflections, professional motivation and theatrical reviews. And, when she can get someone to watch her quirky offspring, she performs original comedy at local clubs.

Published Favorites

  • QUIZ: Said During Intercourse Or While Shopping At Target With Kids?

    in Slackjaw

    1. Let’s see if we can get this done without killing each other.

    2. I could definitely use a few more bottles of wine.

    3. Should we get candles?

    4. I really don’t think we need a toy today.

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  • 5 Baby Registry Must-Haves in Today's Climate Crisis

    in Points in Case

    Oh, baby—you did it! You’re expecting! You have countless exciting moments to look forward to: First steps. First words! And first therapist, because they’re going to need help coming to terms with the fact that they probably have thirty years to enjoy this world before it all melts or burns.

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    Screenshot of published piece on Points in Case

  • The Lonely Child

    in Cincinnati Mom Collective

    I am trying to focus on the words coming out of the therapist’s mouth, trying to mentally record everything so that I can bring it home and do better and be better and make everything better. But all I can do is cry under an alarmingly crushing realization: My child is so lonely.

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Original Comedy & Storytelling

Performing stand-up at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop in October 2022

Promo excerpt of seXmas Cards, which debuted at 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Filmed in front of live audience in December 2019.

Pro-Am night at Go Bananas Comedy Club in Cincinnati, OH. April 2023.

In marriage, if you keep score, you both lose. In dating, if she’d kept score, only Kate would have lost. She tells the epic saga of how badly she played the game of dating. Performed live in April 2014.