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The Moor's Last Sigh 09/16 Katherine is currently reading:
The Moor's Last Sigh (Paperback)
by Salman Rushdie
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The Deptford Trilogy 09/16 Katherine is currently reading:
The Deptford Trilogy (Paperback)
by Robertson Davies
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Anna Karenina 09/16 Katherine is currently reading:
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
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October 02
The Year of Living B... Katherine gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible (Hardcover)
by A.J. Jacobs
bookshelves: humour, memoir-biography
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September 16
The Moor's Last Sigh Katherine is currently reading:
The Moor's Last Sigh (Paperback)
by Salman Rushdie
bookshelves: currently-reading
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The Deptford Trilogy Katherine is currently reading:
The Deptford Trilogy (Paperback)
by Robertson Davies
bookshelves: canadian, currently-reading
my rating:
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Anna Karenina Katherine is currently reading:
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
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August 19
Moral Disorder: and... Katherine gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Moral Disorder: and Other Stories (Hardcover)
by Margaret Atwood
bookshelves: canadian
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Jack and Mr. Grin Katherine marked as to-read:
Jack and Mr. Grin (Paperback)
by Andersen Prunty (Goodreads author!)
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August 15
A White Girl Lynchin... Katherine marked as to-read:
A White Girl Lynching (paperback)
by Elizabeth P. Glixman (Goodreads author!)
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An Unadorned Life Katherine marked as to-read:
An Unadorned Life (Paperback)
by Curtis Smith (Goodreads author!)
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August 14
Going Down South: A... Katherine marked as to-read:
Going Down South: A Novel (Paperback)
by Bonnie Glover (Goodreads author!)
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August 10
The Collected Storie... Katherine is currently reading:
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter (Paperback)
by Katherine Anne Porter
bookshelves: currently-reading, short-stories
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Katherine's favorite quotes

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"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue."
Dorothy Parker

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"Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté. "
Margaret Atwood

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""When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?""
Eleanor Roosevelt

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"Time ticks by; we grow older. Before we know it, too much time has passed and we've missed the chance to have had other people hurt us. To a younger me this sounded like luck; to an older me this sounds like a quiet tragedy."
Douglas Coupland (Life After God)




Katherine's groups (recent posts)

1020 Fiction and Poetry Contests — 183 members — last activity 30 days ago, 05:38AM
A place to post deadlines and guidelines and purses and questions and encouragement re: contests and awards for fiction and poetry.
610 Social Change & Activism — 369 members — last activity 1 day ago, 08:14AM
People interested in progressive social change for advancing social justice and the environment. Exploring issues, ideas, solutions, organizing, metho...more
Groups_nophoto-25x33 Flash Fiction — 78 members — last activity 11 days ago, 10:28AM
Flash is a short-short story characterized by brevity and intensity of the language. It borderlines poetry and some people call it “prose poem.” H...more
Groups_nophoto-25x33 The Smoking Poet — 56 members — last activity 08/27/2008 12:44PM
The Smoking Poet is an online literary magazine that averages about 7000 hits per month. It is currently hosting its first annual short story contest,...more




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from Jeremy
12/25/2007 01:45AM

630905 Hi Katherine!

Here’s wishing you a yippee-filled Yuletime overflowing with yard-long yams, yapping yoyo-yanking yetis, yak-milk yeast-cakes, and yellow yarn-yielding year-end yard-gnomes.

-Jeremy :)

from Jeremy
12/16/2007 05:55PM

630905 Thanks for the friendship, Katherine!

If you don't mind sharing--I'm curious, what are some of your most favorite novels?

Also, I was wondering if you'd do me the honor of reading about my debut novel, Vacation. Your support would mean a lot to me. If you'd like to do me this honor, feel free to click here:
http://www.hauntedhousedressin...

Here’s wishing you a fantastic day filled with fabulous fates, fanciful festivities, and frolicking phantom footstools.

-Jeremy :)

from Katherine
06/22/2007 06:43PM

147062 As do you, sweetie pie, with your glass of wine. Cheers!


from GC
06/22/2007 02:57PM

142699 You're looking hot with that pint of lager.

















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