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Kate is author of On Harbor’s Edge, the first tale in a series of generational layered tales from 1912 to the present, against the backdrop of coastal imagery award-winning author Susan Conley describes as “so rich it is its own character.”
Kate is a freelance writer, classic model and photographer with contributions to online and print magazines, newspapers, books, and commercial advertisements. Kate is a member of Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.
Kate has raised two sons and is empty nesting with husband Ellard on a Maine island. As a child, she discovered the magic of islands when discovering a pouch that protects a shark or skate embryo – a mermaid’s purse.
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