Author Archives: katemccarrollmoore

We wake this morning to a gray uncertainty the mountain that we love, our devil mountain, has disappeared obliterated by ashes falling from a firestorm one hundred miles away

What’s the name of that strange awareness when you come across a new word and then it appears everywhere?   Petrichor is a word I hadn’t heard before at least I don’t remember it – yet here it was today … Continue reading →

He said we shoot at babies hurling rocks A bullet for a stone A show of strength, he bellowed Against a sea of brown   I ask you to examine the truth inside the lies Who are the weak and … Continue reading →

The past two days were filled with amazing connections, insights, and impressions. I’m hyper focused right now on coincidence. Jon borrowed a book off my shelf to read on the plane. A collection of sports stories. Second story in the … Continue reading →

From the wrap-around porch we step into the foyer, paying no heed to elephant tusks, Samurai swords, and heads of beasts on display Instead we turn our attention to his book-lined study, where it’s said he read a volume a … Continue reading →

At twelve, he begged his father to take in a game just the two of them lakeside watching the pitcher warm up this perfect day unfolding   A fast ball the crack of the bat ringing in his ears and … Continue reading →

I have a thing for birds. They crop up in my writing often. I am enchanted by birdsong. I sometimes imagine that they are ghosts of those who’ve passed. So, when I opened The Astonishing Color of After, Emily X … Continue reading →

You can’t possibly believe the tangled words spewing from your mouth covering up his lies inspired by @LauraPSalas 15 word poetry challenge: I don’t understand your words.