It’s 2019! My God, the last time I posted here was during the Obama years. It’s been a wild ride all around, my friends. Hope you’re happy and healthy and hanging in there. I’ve updated the design for katienaum.com and added new links and content. Have a look around, kick the tires a bit, let…

I don’t know your political opinions, but mine are about what you’d expect from an overeducated New York woman. I can imagine you’ve seen a lot of animosity and divisiveness in this strangest of election seasons. Unfortunately, I know I have. That’s why I was really proud and delighted to participate in the below video. There’s…

It’s been some time! 2015 was quite a year. I’m still writing, and I’ll be adding more here soon. For anyone who’s in the NYC area, I’m also doing a reading of some recently published fiction at Cake Shop on the Lower East Side, 8 pm tonight (2/15). Here’s the Facebook page for details. More…

At first, it wasn’t thought that they were real. The name graptolite reflects this mistaken belief, translating to “written rock.” Linnaeus gave this name to the curious marks found in ancient shales and limestones. They looked like enigmatic scribblings in pencil, and he dismissed the idea that these scratches were actual fossils. But it turns…