Kate is back?!! Well, if that isn’t an occasion which demands the baking of hundreds of cookies in celebration I frankly don’t know what is..... Read more

I had no idea of the concept of a cookie table until I moved to Pittsburgh for college and stayed there for 15 years. What’s funny is people there assume cookie tables are a thing everywhere, so I’d hear stuff like “I went to my friend’s wedding in North Carolina and it was so strange, they didn’t have a cookie… Read more

Welcome back! How have you and the chickens been? Read more

it’s like that early Good Eats episode where Alton was making biscuits side-by-side with Ma Mae. He tried to get it down to a science, she just knew how to do it. Read more

Now I miss my grandmother’s koláče.  Wasn’t big on the walnut filled ones, but the cheese ones... Read more

Oh no! My favorite writer on this site is leaving. Kate’s articles invariably left me with a goofy grin on my face. I feel like I learned a little bit and laughed a lot. Read more

We’ll miss you, Kate. I want you to know I voted for your drafts more than anybody else’s. You have excellent tastes.
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Damn. You will be missed. Read more

Can’t wait to see what lies ahead for you, but you will be very missed over here. I absolutely adored reading your work. Read more

Well NOW I have nothing to be Thankful for!  Dammit Kate!  I wish you all the luck in the world and hope to someday run into you at a beer fest or some random hop field in the PNW.  Cheers!
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I’m just one of the quiet people in the crowd, but I have enjoyed your writing, and I hope for the best for you in all your endeavors. Read more

Congrats and good luck! Read more

Say it ain’t so!  I’ve come to think of you as family.  We’ll miss you! Read more

Kate, you’ll be missed. Loved reading your stuff. Best of luck wherever you surface. Eat and drink lots and lots this week!
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Good luck Kate. From a fellow BJCP-er. Read more

We’ll miss your writing and knowledge. I finally found some Suddenly Comfy last weekend and immediately picked it up because of your rec. Best of luck with what’s next! Read more

You once asked me to marry you after I made a Saves The Day pun. I think of our interaction often and wish you nothing but the best, hope you can Stay What You Are and am sure you will never be Through Being Cool. Read more

I’m going to truly miss reading your stuff Kate.  Bonne chance. Read more

Admit it. You’re going to prison for that songbird egg you cooked up last summer. I knew this would happen. When you get out please do something so we can find you via DuckDuckGo at your new site.  Read more

This fucking sucks fucking ass...for us...hope it works out very well for you!