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Welcome!

I’m an essayist and poet, as well as an occasional writer of web content, copy, and children’s nonfiction. Currently working on a memoir (learn more in the “Work in Progress” tab!) and completing my MFA in Nature Writing — set to graduate July 2026!
Praise for my book
“Dizzying intellect! Dazzling prose! Where has this woman been all our lives?!?”
—Future book reviewers, probably

Some Things I’ve Written
All pieces published as Kate Moening. (That’s pronounced like Manning.):
- “Alone Together on the Tundra,” FACES Magazine, September 2021
- “Alabama Abortion Bill: Planned Parenthood, ACLU Sues State Over Clinic Restrictions,” Mic.com, Summer 2013
- “Kansas Abortion Laws: 12 States Are Waging an Unconstitutional War Against Roe v. Wade,” Mic.com, Spring 2013
- “How Today’s Cookbooks Are Becoming Anti-Feminist,” Mic.com, Spring 2013
- “Gay Rights: A State-by-State Guide to Gay Marriage Laws,” Mic.com, Spring 2013
- Grinnell Magazine, Contributing Writer, 2012-2013
- “Animating Classic Characters,” Portland Monthly Magazine, Winter 2013
- “Tillamook to Titan,” Portland Monthly Magazine, Summer 2012
- “Music Review: La Grande by Laura Gibson,” Portland Monthly Magazine, Winter 2011