by Katie Wacek | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have I mentioned I hate the dentist? About a week prior to leaving for LA, I had a crown come off of a molar and part of the remaining tooth beneath broke off as well. My dentist stated I had a large amount of decay; the tooth could not be saved and would have to be... 
by Katie Wacek | Jun 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The hardest funerals to attend are the ones for people who are still living. I found myself studying all of the empty graves lined up inside of my heart—graves that had no bodies to fill them, only the memories of people I loved very much and the ghosts whispering... 
by Katie Wacek | Jun 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Happy Mother’s Day in heaven to my Mom and my Grandma, who we lovingly called Nonnie—the women who raised me. Upon their arrival, I’m sure heaven had a little more laughter, and the earth, especially the part I occupied, was definitely lacking some after their... 
by Katie Wacek | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
“**Trigger Warning** I wish I could say you were the only one, but monsters have cohorts. Monsters also have a powerful ability to create mutant deviations of themselves—so the malignity multiplies. I was a little girl. I believed in Miss America, the Brady... 
by Katie Wacek | Dec 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Queen has returned from a long sabbatical. Do I have a story? Indeed, I do. Don’t we all? After being in treatment for 3 years for the ongoing sexual abuse I suffered as a child and the subsequent addictions I developed as a result of that unhealed trauma, I was...
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