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Katie Songer

Backpacking Part 3: The Enchanted Valley

August 5, 2020

After a year of prep, we went on our “warm-up” trip.

Backpacking Part 2: The Prep

July 10, 2020

By “The Prep,” I mean “The Dehydrating of My Special Food.”

3 Reasons To Be Civil…To Someone Who’s Not Being Civil

July 3, 2020

It’s not about fairness. It’s about communication.

Showing Up for Racial Justice Amidst Chronic Illness

June 6, 2020

If I can’t show up in person, I can in other ways.

A sweeping view of green chai (tea) fields arrayed on rolling hills, with a blue sky and fluffy white clouds.

What AIDS Education Taught Me About “Plandemic”

May 11, 2020

People everywhere believe conspiracy theories. The antidote is education—and compassion.

Katie holding her hat and smiling in front of a beautiful alpine lake, snowy slopes rising above it and green trees surrounding it.

Backpacking Part 1: The Dream

May 1, 2020

A year after my hospitalization, I fulfilled a dream and returned to the wilderness.

My Thoughts On The Shutdown Protests

April 20, 2020

I feel a mix of anger and sympathy.

Madison's Lake Monona as viewed from Katie and Ron's apartment, in early spring. The ice is breaking up over the lake, a blue ribbon of open water appearing in the middle of it. Snow is still on the ground onshore, and above is a bright blue sky.

Trying My Hand At (Amateur!) Film

April 8, 2020

I made a little film about a lake. I hope you enjoy it!

Katie wearing a nylon net over her thin hair, looking nearly bald, in a wig store--wigs are lined up on a shelf behind her.

When I Lost My Hair, My Invisible Illness Became Visible

February 24, 2020

In a way, I felt more authentic when I was bald.

A woman stands mostly in shadow, looking out the window at a scene bathed in sunlight.

In This Fight, We Must Be Large

February 9, 2020

We have to be bigger than Trump. Choose love, not fear.

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