KFA’s Writing, Work, & Wild Tales
Queer creature of chaos stuck in an uncooperative body on a dystopian planet. I write about politics, social issues, and all the things we aren't "supposed" to talk about with strangers in outlets like the Huffington Post, Knock LA, Women's Media Center FBomb, The Ability Toolbox, Post-Mortem, and more. The truth is worth causing trouble over - so I hope to see you fighting for it too.
Hey, I'm Kate.
Hi there, I'm Kate. Non-binary queer woman (she/they), writer, and killjoy currently living in Los Angeles and seeking an active refund on the bargain-bin body I got from the universe. Absent that refund, I'm just trying to survive like we all are. At 27 years old, I'm a weird Gen Z/Millennial hybrid who graduated from college three days after my 18th birthday and went on to work in high-level California Democratic politics for a few years, before getting disillusioned and moving into community-based activism and care instead.
My body is even more demanding than my mind: I have a connective tissue disorder (hi, Ehlers Danlos Zebra crew!) and I’m an open heart surgery survivor with POTS and MCAS. I got Complex Regional Pain Syndrome after a life-threatening, permanently disabling surgical catastrophe in late 2021.
Bloody and bruised, only sewn up thanks to a donor skin graft on my elbow, and missing part of a finger that eventually got a bone infection in 2022, I believe more strongly than ever that things can be better than this for us all. We don't need anybody's permission to build a better future than the lives we've lived.
Professionally, I work as a ghostwriter and content writer raising funds and awareness for progressive nonprofits and other organizations, and I've also freelanced on campaigns near and dear to my heart in the past. My personal writing has appeared in HuffPo, Knock LA, Women’s Media Center FBomb, The Ability Toolbox, and more. My work and organizing have focused on things that I’ve been personally impacted by or had my perspective transformed by, including sexual violence, trauma, chronic illness/disability, LGBTQ+ rights, institutional corruption, and beyond.
Storytelling and honest, authentic organizing are how I've chosen to survive and attempt to do some good on this dystopian hellscape of a planet. Storytelling can humanize our lives and to change the minds of people who otherwise would never listen. Honesty is what gives those stories their power, and perhaps more importantly, it builds a sustainable foundation for collaboration based on common understanding, vulnerability, and trust. When we're honest, we get shit done. So I hope you'll join me in seeking truth and bringing hope.
