Kate Laack | Author

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  • Catching Magic – How a 2016 vacation became the setting of my 2021 manuscript

    Catching Magic – How a 2016 vacation became the setting of my 2021 manuscript

    In 2016, I sat on the rocks in Vernazza’s harbor and told my husband, “I don’t even know how I’d describe this place to someone. It’d have to be a book.” In 2021, I wrote the manuscript for a story that wasn’t yet in my head on that 2016 trip but aimed to capture and […]

    Kate

    January 27, 2022
    Uncategorized
    Best of Life, Books, Italy, Reflection, Travel
  • The impossible task of “hanging in there”

    The impossible task of “hanging in there”

    Harald Riise is the man who holds the world record for longest dead hang from a pull-up bar, and his story is pretty incredible. Riise has cerebral palsy and has been in a wheelchair since childhood. He started wheelchair athletics when he got his first handcycle at twelve years old. Later, he became known for […]

    Kate

    January 20, 2022
    blog, Thoughts
    Inspiration, Motivation, Reflection, Thoughts
  • Dissent

    Dissent

    Wine recommendation for this post: In raising a glass to toast the late, great Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg I might suggest a kosher wine representing her Jewish heritage. Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon from the Golan Heights winery is a 91 point standard bearer for excellent, imported, Israeli red wine. Actually, there’s nothing to suggest RBG strictly […]

    Kate

    September 19, 2020
    blog
    Politics, Reflection, Thoughts

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