Katharine Folkes
@katylady
Used to write for kids when granddaughter was young. Now mostly write (hopefully) humorous dialogues, poems, and short stories. I have been writing for around twenty-five years, so have tons of stories.
Currently working on: I am putting together a book of poems to submit for a contest, and I am still submitting to Cricket and Spider. Mostly I write just for the pleasure of it, and now, for this wonderful site!
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How I Got Here
I have been writing since college, off and on when I had time. Began writing stories and poems for children. When granddaughter was no longer a child I began writing for adults, mostly trying to capture the humorous side of things. I "met" Rachelle Allen on another writing site and she told me about starting Collectively Write, which I was delighted to join and am enjoying immensely.
What I've Done
I've had a few stories and poems published in Cricket and Spider magazines, also Highlights for Children, and a book, Summer Shorts, by a collection of writers. Later I published a mid grade book, The worst Five Months Ever. I write every day. Love it.
A Little More About Me
I love to peruse the shelves at my library for interesting books, not by famous authors so much as intriguing plots--of course the title grabs me first. I just finished a book, titled, The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz, who I was not familiar with. Talk about a plot!!!! Loaned it to a friend and am renewing it for another friend. I would like to add that my favorite genre is humor, which I wish was a category on this site.
Nightmare Occurrence
My Inner Child
silliness
It's a Southern Thing
By the Seat of My Brain
Ars Poetica
A Gift for Elizabeth
Cool Water
Keep a'movin' Dan
Joggling Board
"Make a Joyful Noise"
Thumb Think
just kidding
Trees
Greggie and Gran - two
can't clear picture - sorry
Greggie and Gran
one
My Country Tis of Thee
a prayer nonet
Well, Damn
gotcha
When Short-Term Memory
gets shorter
Charlie, You Rascal
the things you do for love
Taco Pequeno
chef
Stranger at the Door
short story
Ma Nature's Surprise
frog defense
I am Proud to be an American
free verse
Beg Pardon?
limerick
There's Always a Clue
plagiarism
The Innovative Job Applicant
short story in dialogue
Toby Tales - chapter One
Detective Toby and the disappearing Toys
Conflagration
factual
Quirks
humor
The Blackness of Finality
flash fiction
A Smile is Everything
Choices
with a little help from a friend
Museless and Flusterated
writing last winter
The Sideways Race
with a catch
Super Heroes
a super good deed
The Princess and the Corn Cob
a funky tale
Rockin' Mockin' and Mo
a crow and mocking bird chat on a telephone wire
Secrets Overheard
lesson learned
My Grape Dane
who ate golf balls
Love in the Parking Lot
Hunger "done him in"
Sleep
an imaginary state
Der Viggly Vort
und man vonce a nobody, becomes someone to be emulated, but nein.
A Toe Story
A bit of silliness in dialogue. A doctor totally loses it with a zany patient.
Field of Weeds
an ex-ball player who thought he deserved better recognition, decides to build a sort of "monument to himself" by building a baseball stadium surrounded by weeds instead of corn. Instead of personal aggrandizement, however, he was remembered for the enjoyment of others.
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All works in this portfolio are owned entirely by Katharine Folkes. Collectively Write claims no rights to any content. Writers retain full copyright and may remove their work at any time. All writing on this platform must be original—no AI-generated content.