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Katherine L. Holmes

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in Austin, Minnesota, The United States
December 17, 1953

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Katherine L. Holmes lives in Duluth, Minnesota, where, besides writing, she works with used books. She has an M.A. in Writing from the University of Minnesota, obtained after stints in publishing and newspaper reporting. Her first published book, The House in Windward Leaves, became a Finalist in both the 2013 Next Generation and the National Indie Excellence book awards. More about her and her other books can be found at her website: https://sites.google.com/site/katheri... ...more

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Katherine L. Holmes I will "free-write", write about characters or the next chapter. I might research or look into detail about the setting or the characters. Usually I t…moreI will "free-write", write about characters or the next chapter. I might research or look into detail about the setting or the characters. Usually I try to write as much as I can. Sometimes the problem has to do with real life, and a writer can be patient with themselves and let things go for a day or so.(less)
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The House in Windward Leaves

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REM Sunshine - my newly released poetry collection

 

Mythird book of poetry, REM Sunshine, is now released. Poems in thiscollection are reflective while unraveling their subject. They oftenexplore underlying associations or, in the terms of Carl Jung, theshadow or archetypal side of perception. Some of the poems weretriggered by sleep dreams and other poems arose from experiences orobservations that seemed as unusual as dream in memory.



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Miles Gentry Hi Katherine, it's good to be friends!

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