Filling the Hole
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Dear Diary, Let’s talk about fat. Let’s talk about being fat and societal expectations and fatphobia and food. I want to talk about all those things because I struggle with them on the daily. I’m currently far fatter than I’d like to be, and it’s all I can think about. Well, not all I can […]
Mama Love
![Katrina's beautiful, funny, irreverent, magnetic Mom.](https://katrinawrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/birthday-mom-4-e1643404315717-761x1024.jpg)
It is her birthday today, my Mama. And also, Elvis’s. I always have to do the math. Mom had me when she was 30… I am 43… that makes her 73 today. 73 years is a long time to be loved unconditionally, and yet my Mom has always been up to the task. We may […]
Seventy East
![Katrina with Mom and Bobby](https://katrinawrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2285.jpg)
I’ve been missing my Mom something fierce lately. It always happens around holidays. We talked on the phone for over an hour tonight. We laughed and cried… and she even cussed a little. My feelings had been hurt recently and unexpectedly, and Mama Bear had my back with a fierceness and a bit of profanity. […]
All Things in Moderation
![Katrina and Friends](https://katrinawrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_4009-1024x768.jpg)
My metabolism is on vacation. Better she than I, though. She looks much better in a bikini. I, in fact, haven’t looked good in a bikini since I was sixteen. And that, my friends, was quite a few years ago. So, I’m wishing her well, bidding her adieu until she decides to return. I hope […]