Archive - Creative non-fiction of The Blog of KSCHatch

To the U.S. Customs & Border Agent

To the US Customs and Border agent. To the US Customs and Border agent who badgered me. To the US Customs and Border agent who badgered me on the day my…

Oct 26, 2022 •

June 2022

The Gift of Diagnosis

It was a sports massage therapist who told me there was a name for the particulars of my body. I was twenty-five, used to seeing massage therapists who…

Jun 15, 2022 •

April 2022

Let's Say You Want to Go to a Restaurant...

Let’s say you want to go to a restaurant… You might ask friends for recommendations, or maybe you already know exactly where you want to go. Depending…

Apr 27, 2022 •

December 2021

Good For Practice

A story about the sounds of a silent meditation retreat

Dec 1, 2021 •

October 2021

The following piece was written during a class by memoirist and athlete, Emily Rapp Black called ‘Reading and Writing Disability’. The prompt for this…

Oct 27, 2021 •

September 2020

The Writer, in Three Parts

Part 1: In 2019 I read over a hundred books. The year prior my count was eighty-five. This number has been increasing steadily for years, but always…

Sep 23, 2020 •

September 2018

Free From Ignorance

an encounter with racism in a dharma community

Sep 18, 2018 •

June 2018

An Open Letter to Imposter Syndrome

Dear Imposter Syndrome, I realise you’ve been with me a very long time—since we were twelve or so, I think—and at times you have been the most dominant…

Jun 26, 2018 •

A Question of Gender

I’m sitting in on a college course on the criminal justice system. I’m a high school student, there as a guest to speak about a website I volunteer…

Jun 1, 2018 •

May 2018

Questions for Politicians

"Oh hey, you are a profound and wise person," they say. "What question would you ask a potential politician?" I am unprepared for the request and ask…

May 11, 2018 •

4:50 am: Alarm goes off. Launch out of bed, shower, get dressed. Turn on kettle. Brush teeth while water boils. Make tea in thermos. Grab bag. Layer up…

May 2, 2018 •

February 2018

It’s Never Too Late…

A musical journey through love and relationships

Feb 12, 2018 •

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