Kate Washington
@washingtonkate.bsky.social
Writer, editor, swimming hole enthusiast, author of Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America (Beacon, 2021) and Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims (coming July 7, 2026!)
Coming July 7, 2026: Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims. New title! New pub date! Same me in my same favorite river! (Taken at Hoyt's Crossing on the South Yuba.)
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Coming July 7, 2026: Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims. New title! New pub date! Same me in my same favorite river! (Taken at Hoyt's Crossing on the South Yuba.)
Coming Summer 2026! I'm very excited to be working with the fantastic team at Beacon Press again on my second book, WATERSHEDS!
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Coming Summer 2026! I'm very excited to be working with the fantastic team at Beacon Press again on my second book, WATERSHEDS!
Also a large number of dead ones, some on shore (I spotted one with a metal tracking tag) but more in the water, like the silvery spot in the lower right here
November 18, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Also a large number of dead ones, some on shore (I spotted one with a metal tracking tag) but more in the water, like the silvery spot in the lower right here
The salmon are running in the American River and watching them is a balm for the soul (for Sac locals, I spotted these and many many many more yesterday at the Upper Sunrise river access)
November 18, 2024 at 9:27 PM
The salmon are running in the American River and watching them is a balm for the soul (for Sac locals, I spotted these and many many many more yesterday at the Upper Sunrise river access)