Yesterday, High Desert Journal https://www.highdesertjournal.org published this essay in their most excellent online literary review: https://www.highdesertjournal.org/emergence-kathryn-wilder Yesterday, cattle rancher H. Alan Day and dude rancher Russell True interviewed me for their podcast, The Cowboy Up Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cowboy-up-podcast/id1521902050. It will air on Saturday, October 8, I’m told; I will share that link when I get it. … Continue reading →

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In 1989, my husband contracted with The Nature Conservancy to remove all the cattle off Santa Cruz Island. He had to provide all supplies except water and two relic island pickups. This included crew (cowboys, cook, drivers); sixteen horses and the saddles and tack to go with them; an abundance of lariats; hay and grain … Continue reading →

A brief post to share this news and to thank you all for your support and cheers and tears and prayers. Mahalo nui loa! Continue reading →

First, apologies for several failed attempts at posting this! I hope this one works…. Soon the winners of the Colorado Book Awards will be announced: (https://coloradohumanities.org/programs/colorado-book-awards/#). Desert Chrome: Water, a Woman, and Wild Horses in the West is a finalist in the Creative Nonfiction category, alongside Bless the Birds: Living with Love in a Time of … Continue reading →

In his final newsletter, Andy Nettell, formerly (as of last week) of Back of Beyond Books, which he just sold to David Everitt, wrote this important reminder and guide about shopping for both print and audio books (I hope he forgives me for borrowing it): Seven Ways to buy books locally and to support your … Continue reading →

This piece came out in December in the last print issue of The Gulch, and in February, while I was still under techno-duress as I struggled to get to my blog on this computer, and couldn’t, it came out online. The stunning photos are all by TJ Holmes. https://www.gulchmag.com/home/ode-to-rain Continue reading →

I am thrilled to announce that Desert Chrome is a 2022 Colorado Book Awards finalist in Creative Nonfiction! On June 25, in Denver, Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book will host a ceremony to announce the winner, while I will be on the Main Salmon River at a writing workshop with David James Duncan … Continue reading →

First I have to say that my silence here has been generated by technological challenges—it has taken me this long (since Tyler’s birthday in November!) to figure out how to access Microsoft Word on this new laptop, and then how to get into my own blog on this new laptop. Embarrassing and true. Somehow today … Continue reading →

I learned that Desert Chrome: Water, a Woman, and Wild Horses in the West was a finalist in the Best Book Awards’ “Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction” and “Nonfiction: Creative” categories. A wonderful honor! http://americanbookfest.com/nonfictionbooks/animalspets.html Continue reading →