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Kate Shaffar

Kate Shaffar

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Apr 10

You Rang?

A Brief Call Back to the Old Landline

You Rang?

Kate Shaffar

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Jan 30

Inside the Hourglass

I was chatting to someone about having a baby recently. She is thirty something, financially sound and happily married. I didn’t ask — I…

Inside the Hourglass

Kate Shaffar

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Sep 12, 2025

Heart of New York

I’ve lived a good portion of my life outside of New York City, and yet, every time I see those iconic towering buildings in the distance…

Heart of New York

Kate Shaffar

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May 11, 2025

Commencement, A Mother’s Story

When I finally sat down to think it through, on plastic seats in a stadium filled with caps and gowns, my son’s face somewhere in the…

A group of graduates sitting in during commencement — all in green cap and gown.

Kate Shaffar

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Mar 21, 2025

One Eyed Charlie

An Unlikely Metaphor

One Eyed Charlie

Kate Shaffar

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Nov 1, 2024

Common Sense

An Updated Catalog for the Coming Election

Common Sense

Kate Shaffar

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Sep 13, 2024

Lilly Bell the Autoharp

I’ve always loved singing — feeling air pass through my lungs and come out as charged emotion. I did a choral stint in middle school which…

Lilly Bell the Autoharp

Kate Shaffar

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Sep 6, 2024

A Fresher Start

Announcing a New Feature

A Fresher Start

Kate Shaffar

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Jul 19, 2024

Unwanted Houseguests

I’m not a country girl by birth, though I am an animal lover. By legacy, my family jungle was, beyond a few exceptions, concrete. The…

Unwanted Houseguests

Kate Shaffar

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Jun 21, 2024

Going Fishing?

Last week I woke up on Long Island. The sun is out early in these warmer months, and I loved my Shabbat, but was ready to head home. I had…

Going Fishing?

Kate Shaffar

Kate Shaffar

Welcome to the KATE CHRONICLES, where humor meets neuroses and finds a voice. Empty nesting in Western MA; chronicling as much as I can while the sky falls.

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