Katie Krueger’s Snippets of Gratitude

A fellow writer, Frank Bures, let me know today that a story of mine was listed in the back of this year’s Best American Travel Writing 2009 under “Notable Writing.”  Sweet!   Grateful for surprise good news.

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Yesterday’s interview on WORT was really fun. It was great to see the brain of WORT, where so many of my favorite radio programs are recorded and broadcast.  The people were awesome - very welcoming, cool folks.   I love talking about Senegal and my book, so all in all it was great.  Then I get […]

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Writing can be a solitary profession; hours spent alone with a keyboard are a must for the work.  This is certainly something I enjoy about writing, not only for the alone solitude but for the way that it makes interactions with others more meaningful.  I had a great breakfast this morning with another writer, lingering […]

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Tomorrow, Wednesday July 22, I will be interviewed on WORT’s “In Our Backyard” program at 6:30pm.  You can listen in Madison at 89.9 on the radio dial or online at www.wort-fm.org
Grateful for my poor, neglected blog that has been relegated to events announcements lately but who will soon be breathing with new life.

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A perfect day:

Getting out of a meeting 2 hours earlier than planned
Picking up my sweet new Schwinn Collegiate (an August 1969 model) from the bike shop and going for the first ride.  Telling anyone who will listen the story of how I found it abandonned behind my parents’ garage, as though it had been transported […]

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One evening this week, I dedicated a few hours to doing exactly what I wanted.  Here’s how it went down.

stop at the office supply store to get some sweet, luxury, pens
order take-out vegetarian sushi and buy a new book at the bookstore while waiting
buy a bottle of wine - pick out exactly what I wanted […]

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