• Silver-haired writer Kat Rae smiles while typing at her laptop in a cozy, cluttered home office. Her black cat Luna watches from the windowsill, while Lillibeth Scales, a dinosaur dressed in a denim jacket and leopard-print skirt, stands among books, papers, and craft supplies. A dusty Angel Who Swears folder emerges from the clutter.

    Let Them Eat Cake

    Six years, three forced job changes, and one ridiculous pre-employment assessment later, I rediscovered something I’d buried under a doom pile of misplaced priorities. I’m a writer, dammit. And apparently, I’m also responsible for Fake Brian’s birthday cake.

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  • A silver-haired Kat dressed as the Bride of Frankenstein reclines in a laboratory, reaching toward Lillibeth the dinosaur. Benson the skeleton stands beside her, with Lucy, Luna, hydrangeas, and assorted Angel Who Swears memorabilia surrounding them.

    It’s Alive! Again.

    They said it couldn’t be done. Actually, nobody said that. But after six years of silence, a little technological necromancy, and a questionable amount of caffeine, Angel Who Swears is alive. Again. And this time, I brought friends.

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  • Painterly illustration of an auburn-haired woman wearing a navy cardigan, standing beside an open office filing cabinet and staring into a drawer with a bewildered, disgusted expression. The drawer's contents remain hidden.

    The Wind Beneath My Wings

    Cleaning out some secondhand filing cabinets at work led to an unexpected archaeological discovery: a stash of ancient sanitary napkins. Were they emergency supplies, the remains of an elaborate office prank, or relics from the Dark Ages of feminine hygiene? Naturally, I had questions. And apparently, now I have to throw a period party.

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Hi. I’m Kat.

I’m a recovering good girl, professional overthinker, enthusiastic user of the F-word, and despite my best attempts at EVERYTHING ELSE, a writer. I write about marriage, family, getting older, music, work, and the everyday absurdities you just can’t make up.

Angel Who Swears is what happens to all of it.