Kathryn Smith : Writing

Flood Rebellion Famine

Flood Rebellion Famine

A Chapter by Kathryn Smith


F l o o dR e b e ll i o nFamineKillarney, IrelandMay 2016In the early hours of the morning, before the tourists awoke and flooded the streets, before ..
Happiness

Happiness

A Chapter by Kathryn Smith


H a p p i n e s s is just around the corner from you....The summer I returned from Ireland was a long summer.I was a miserable 24 year old girl.They s..
1992

1992

A Chapter by Kathryn Smith


I was due to be born in mid September, but was taken on purpose on Tuesday, July 21st at 5:12 PM of 1992.I was not growing.Not thriving.Struggling for..
LaCrosse

LaCrosse

A Story by Kathryn Smith


At the show you watched meMore than you watched the showMosen let out a cheer and I jumpedMaking you laughI pretended to play with the woman's hair in..
Rest

Rest

A Story by Kathryn Smith


Are you weary?Is the cold lashing your skin?Do you miss him with everything in you?Are memories eating you alive?Maybe you'relonelyBut there's someone..
2019

2019

A Story by Kathryn Smith


He told me he was done with my church.That he wouldn'tbe going anymore.I asked if I could join him at his usual church...and he declined.So I returned..
Hunted

Hunted

A Story by Kathryn Smith


An older woman approached me after church this morning. She said she remembered when I was a little girl, and went on to tell me how beautiful I..
Im still here

Im still here

A Story by Kathryn Smith


Leave me aloneStop shaming meOf my faithOf my lifeOf my loveStop attacking meI am a woman for womenBut I am not angry like youLeave me aloneI will liv..
Grip

Grip

A Story by Kathryn Smith


I speak of youand I grip the chairI dream of youand I grip my bed sheetsI miss youAnd grip my heartThe leaves changeThey fall to the groundWhere are y..