Katherine Karch

@karchwrites.bsky.social

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#Teacher, #Author, #AudiobookNarrator. Collector of hobbies. Mostly harmless. Probably human. Definitely a Nerd. Member #CodexWriters. Stories in Metaphorosis, Uncharted, MetaStellar, Radon Journal, Unnerving... www.katherinekarch.com

Photo of eleven books stacked on top of each other with a participant name badge next to it.
Screenshot showing the following information: Generative vs Depressive Criticism Salon C-D,Duration: 60 mins Saturday, July 11, 2026 12:00 Building a Seven Stories Mountain Create - Collaborate,Duration: 60 mins 19:00 Will We Know Intelligent Life If We See It? Salon C-D,Duration: 60 mins Sunday, July 12, 2026 12:00 The Robot Indifference Spectrum Salon A-B,Duration: 60 mins 14:00 Things Everyone Likes But You Salon E,Duration: 60 mins
A screen shot from the Submission grinder showing statistics for four stories (titles not shown) with orange and red "Pending Response" statuses, all ranging from 23 to 51 days past the average notification day listed for the (unnamed) markets they're currently at.
Night vision video from a trail cam showing a raccoon attempting to climb up the corner of a house, then climbing back down after reaching a place where automotive grease had been (generously) applied to the siding. The date, time, and temperature of the evening are (incorrectly) displayed in the bottom right edge of the video.
Cover of the book, Elisha Barber the Dark Apostle. Image is of a man in a linen shirt and leather apron standing behind a table upon which is laid out an assortment of medieval surgical tools.
A single serving container of plain Skyr Icelandic yogurt lies on a wooden cutting board in front of a steel pot filled with milk.
Photo of a snow covered window with a formation that looks uncannily like a face.
Me (a blonde haired Caucasian woman with glasses), looking at the camera from behind a Stellar X2 Vintage microphone with a slightly smug expression. Moving blankets decorated with fairy lights cover the walls behind me.
Screenshot of the White House account’s new BlueSky account with a popup window that reads “Block Account? Blocked accounts cannot reply in your threads, mention you, or otherwise interact with you” Hell yes, I’m blocking this account.
Screenshot form MarioKart 8 showing a three-way tie for first place. Toad, Bowser, and Yoshi all have 37 points.
An all black XLR large diaphragm condenser microphone positioned on a boom arm with a pair of black headphones hung over the same boom arm. The desk and walls beneath and behind it are all covered in dark moving blankets. The entire space is illuminated with a clip-on desk lamp.
The Salem Willows fishing pier at sunset, crowded with 50+ people all fishing for squid.
Salem Willows/Beverly harbor at low tide. Lots of Moore’s boats stud that still water’s surface.
A very DIY home recording space with a laptop, iPad, microphone, and audio interface surrounded by moving blankets.
Photograph of an ocean pier stretching away to toward the ocean's horizon with a moored sailboat visible in the distance and a hazy outcrop of land even farther away behind it.
Photo of me grinning proudly as I hold up a black bodied microphone with CAD GLX 1800 written on it.
Folks sitting in various spots, chatting and eating food, in a hotel suite common room.
Image of the partially assembled guts of a microphone. A green circuit board, two different sized microphone capsules, a couple of wires, and a black microphone capsule saddle lie atop a gridded yellow crafting mat.
Box for the GAX1800 side address studio connector microphone purchased on Amazon.
Me crouched in front of a hot water tank with the guts hanging out of it and a Tupperware filled with rusty water on the floor.
Photo of a Bei Fei Li large condenser mic wired into a zoom H6 with a set of over-ear headphones sitting on a desk with a laptop, an iPhone camera tripod, and a science fiction anthology collection titled, ENTANGLEMENTS.
Low angle photo of black acoustic foam squares glued to thin sheets of corrugated plastic.
Photo of a double sheet of corrugated plastic with six 12 by 12 inch black foam sound panels glued to in a tight 2 by 3 orientation
Shot of a sunrise with clouds lit up in brilliant pinks and oranges.
Low angle photo of a High school gym scoreboard controller.
Photo of audio equipment. A Zoom H6 with a fuzzy wind muffler, a Blue Yeti with a pop screen, a mounted pair of Clippy mics, both with fuzzy wind muffs, and a set of Sony MDR-7506 headphones.
Photograph of someone holding a pair of wired apple earbuds next to a box displaying a picture of Sony MDR 7506 headphones
Selfie style photo of a woman with straight blond hair and glasses. Her face is half hidden behind a the festive looking travel cup from which she is sipping.
Three high school students posing in their Halloween costumes (characters from the show One Piece)
Sunday times best seller. “The best book on the craft of storytelling I’ve ever read.” - Matt Haig The science of Storytelling – Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better, by Will Storr
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Photo of a lupine plant growing in soil next to a low retaining wall. Some of the leaves look normal, but most are curled and ruffled. All the leaves are a healthy green color.
In little less than an hour, I’ll be doing my VERY FIRST live reading event with two other authors via #RadonJournalAnd #SpaceCowboyBooks. It’s a FREE live stream event. Hope you’ll join me!
List of panel titles for ReaderCon: READERCON 2024 • WHAT SEPARATES ADULT & YA SFF: FRIDAY 7/12 (12PM SALON 3) WRITING FOR, WITH, ABOUT, & AROUND CHILDREN FRIDAY 7/12 (5PM SALON 4) • MAD SCIENCE 0 & A FRIDAY 7/12 (9PM SALON B). • MEET THE PROSCE) FRIDAY 7/12 (10:15PM SALON 3J READING! SUNDAY 7/14 (10:30AM BLUE HILLS)
My ReaderCon33 Schedule: Friday, July 12, 2024 12:00 PM What Separates Adult and YA SFF? Salon 3,Duration: 60 mins 5:00 PM Writing For, With, About, and Around Children Salon 4,Duration: 60 mins 9:00 PM Mad Science Q&A Salon B,Duration: 60 mins 10:15 PM Meet the Pros(e) Salon 3,Duration: 60 mins Sunday, July 14, 2024 10:30 AM Reading: Kathy Karch Blue Hills,Duration: 30 mins
Photograph of two sea kayaks pulled high up a sand and rocky beach. The waters of a coastal inlet with moored sailboats in the distance comprise the background.
Screen shot of the Scrivener project target window. Draft target reads 11,620 of 80,000 words. The session target reads 1,983 of 991 words
Photograph of a woman sitting at a shaded outdoor patio table, staring with focused concentration at her laptop screen. A notebook and water bottle lay on the table at her elbow.
Photograph of an open laptop with blurred text on the screen, sitting on top of a patio table with a stone retaining wall in the background. Potted flowers sit on the retaining wall.
A pharaoh’s curse to end the war. By Katherine Karch. Image is a drawing of a WW2 plane emerging from a bank of clouds. The image is colorized in tones of hot pink and purple.
Title page of the Metaphorosis Magazine Best of 2023 Anthology, edited by B. Morris Allen.
photo of a blond-haired woman in glasses, smiling at the camera while holding a laminated name badge that reads "Kathy Karch" with a read ribbon beneath it that reads "Program Participant."
Woman sitting on a bench at an outdoor train platform, smiling at the camera.
animated gif of a flock of seagulls from the movie, Finding Nemo, shouting "Mine" repeatedly.
Screenshot from the video game Civilization Six showing a completed campus district built on top of an extant barbarian outpost located within a player’s territory
Awards Eligibility Post 2023: "A Wielder Does Not Know Regret," Metaphorosis Magazine. "Between the Mountain and the Sea," Metastellar Magazine. "The Colony Ship's Companion," Radon Journal. "The Portal in Andrea's Dryer," Uncharted Magazine.
A seemingly normal-looking Christmas tree, with a human skull subtly nested amongst the branches.
Picture of a rejection email with certain identifiers crossed out
Welcome notice from the sfwa.
A coffee table completely covered in piles of cards from the game magic the gathering.
Blank notebook page with “chapter 24”. (Draft) written at the top. A red Lamy safari fountain pen lies across the blank page. Some printed notes with a few words, blacked out lay to the left of the notebook. A cup of hot Ramen noodles, and a cold can of Diet Coke sit just above the notebook.
Cover of Ellen Datlow’s monstrous horror anthology, “Screams From the Dark.” 29 tales of monsters and the monstrous.