Katie Robinson
@ktrobinson.bsky.social
writer of poetry, fiction, & creative nonfiction
sometimes surreal, sometimes flash, grappling with themes of motherhood, dystopias, mental unraveling, Southern writing, place in physical bodies, and more.
www.katierobinsonwrites.com
sometimes surreal, sometimes flash, grappling with themes of motherhood, dystopias, mental unraveling, Southern writing, place in physical bodies, and more.
www.katierobinsonwrites.com
This is my beautiful sister! The brightest light! She was snatched from us November 2. Praying for justice. Waiting for Macbeth 3.4 to unfold.
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
This is my beautiful sister! The brightest light! She was snatched from us November 2. Praying for justice. Waiting for Macbeth 3.4 to unfold.
Spent the past week with this beautiful collection! “Sugar Babies” and “Ghost Sickness” make excellent bookends for all these significant stories.
September 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Spent the past week with this beautiful collection! “Sugar Babies” and “Ghost Sickness” make excellent bookends for all these significant stories.
Been busy writing my thesis! Nine pages left! Here’s a cat picture!
September 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Been busy writing my thesis! Nine pages left! Here’s a cat picture!
Book clutter is acceptable clutter.
July 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Book clutter is acceptable clutter.
Was taking a selfie with my girl Marlowe and then she did this. 💛
May 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Was taking a selfie with my girl Marlowe and then she did this. 💛
I met this squirrel at the Grand Canyon today.
April 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I met this squirrel at the Grand Canyon today.
Worst teammate ever. “Team lift” pfffft
March 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Worst teammate ever. “Team lift” pfffft
Like I was saying…
March 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Like I was saying…
I heard somebody knocking on my window. 😱
February 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I heard somebody knocking on my window. 😱
Upon trying out new cake pans (after refusing to bake cakes for a decade).
Kt: [in a deep growl] “Cake’s back on the menu, boys!”
E (age 14) and J (age 11): …
Kt: Like in Lord of the Rings…
E and J: We know.
Kt: When the orc says—
E and J: We know.
Kt: [in a deep growl] “Cake’s back on the menu, boys!”
E (age 14) and J (age 11): …
Kt: Like in Lord of the Rings…
E and J: We know.
Kt: When the orc says—
E and J: We know.
February 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Upon trying out new cake pans (after refusing to bake cakes for a decade).
Kt: [in a deep growl] “Cake’s back on the menu, boys!”
E (age 14) and J (age 11): …
Kt: Like in Lord of the Rings…
E and J: We know.
Kt: When the orc says—
E and J: We know.
Kt: [in a deep growl] “Cake’s back on the menu, boys!”
E (age 14) and J (age 11): …
Kt: Like in Lord of the Rings…
E and J: We know.
Kt: When the orc says—
E and J: We know.
10+ inches of snow in coastal VA! Approved by the lab!
February 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
10+ inches of snow in coastal VA! Approved by the lab!
This sun catcher is giving me the happiest Beauty and the Beast vibes. The sun rises outside the kitchen window by the sink and often gives me a migraine while I do dishes, but now I get to admire this dude. Bought as a fundraiser for a local wildlife rehab group (Wild Baby Raccoon Rescue).
February 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This sun catcher is giving me the happiest Beauty and the Beast vibes. The sun rises outside the kitchen window by the sink and often gives me a migraine while I do dishes, but now I get to admire this dude. Bought as a fundraiser for a local wildlife rehab group (Wild Baby Raccoon Rescue).
That’s what I’ve been saying!!
February 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
That’s what I’ve been saying!!
I had never heard such boisterous squawks closing in our house. When I stepped outside to record their calls, I saw hundreds of geese rip across the sky like some unsettling omen.
February 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I had never heard such boisterous squawks closing in our house. When I stepped outside to record their calls, I saw hundreds of geese rip across the sky like some unsettling omen.
Spending this cold afternoon revisiting Stone Animals by @kellylink.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Spending this cold afternoon revisiting Stone Animals by @kellylink.bsky.social
Reading Erdrich’s The Night Watchman in the car during my son’s clarinet lesson.
February 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Reading Erdrich’s The Night Watchman in the car during my son’s clarinet lesson.
My house is haunted! I can’t believe I got a picture of the paranormal activity!
December 5, 2024 at 10:36 PM
My house is haunted! I can’t believe I got a picture of the paranormal activity!
Some flu hit our house this Thanksgiving, so we didn’t see anyone yesterday, but my parents kindly dropped off dinner. We managed to put up our tree today, and I gave the boys ornaments to make the day a little special. Those are the only ornaments on the tree right now. I’m going back to bed.
November 29, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Some flu hit our house this Thanksgiving, so we didn’t see anyone yesterday, but my parents kindly dropped off dinner. We managed to put up our tree today, and I gave the boys ornaments to make the day a little special. Those are the only ornaments on the tree right now. I’m going back to bed.
Took my boys’ Scout troop backpacking in the swamp.
November 24, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Took my boys’ Scout troop backpacking in the swamp.
Received my copy of Last Light: Apocalypse Poems by @brokenspinearts.bsky.social & @alanparry83.bsky.social! My 11 yo son asked to read through the poems with me. So many brilliant voices! Our favorite poem in the anthology so far is “Noctalgia” by Alan Toltzis.
November 22, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Received my copy of Last Light: Apocalypse Poems by @brokenspinearts.bsky.social & @alanparry83.bsky.social! My 11 yo son asked to read through the poems with me. So many brilliant voices! Our favorite poem in the anthology so far is “Noctalgia” by Alan Toltzis.
Most evenings in our house are a duel between bass and treble.
November 21, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Most evenings in our house are a duel between bass and treble.
Love those bookcases! Also, our cats are twins. 🖤🤍
November 16, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Love those bookcases! Also, our cats are twins. 🖤🤍
Got to enjoy the symphony with my boys, and then our tuba player asked me to teach him bass guitar so he can play his band music on it.
November 10, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Got to enjoy the symphony with my boys, and then our tuba player asked me to teach him bass guitar so he can play his band music on it.
Sharing some pieces along with the move: Two of my pieces (“Thick Shells” and “Life Shimmered in Defiance of the Night”) were included in Issue 11 of Harpy Hybrid Review. I am thrilled to be listed among such brilliant writers!
www.harpyhybridreview.org/issues/issue...
www.harpyhybridreview.org/issues/issue...
November 10, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Sharing some pieces along with the move: Two of my pieces (“Thick Shells” and “Life Shimmered in Defiance of the Night”) were included in Issue 11 of Harpy Hybrid Review. I am thrilled to be listed among such brilliant writers!
www.harpyhybridreview.org/issues/issue...
www.harpyhybridreview.org/issues/issue...
My lactose-intolerant son wanted special icecream since it’s a three-day weekend. I said I wasn’t so sure, but his bro assured me that he’d just need a “lack toad” (meant lactaid). We Googled “lack toad.” Thinking we’d misspelt “black toad,” Google gave us this guy. We got icecream & survived.
November 10, 2024 at 3:50 AM
My lactose-intolerant son wanted special icecream since it’s a three-day weekend. I said I wasn’t so sure, but his bro assured me that he’d just need a “lack toad” (meant lactaid). We Googled “lack toad.” Thinking we’d misspelt “black toad,” Google gave us this guy. We got icecream & survived.