Kate Laack | Author

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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