Katherine—a Black woman with a mohawk—is wearing an orange suit and a t-shirt that says “It’s a Beautiful Day to be Black” while standing behind a green bush

Katherine—a Black woman with a mohawk—is wearing an orange suit and a t-shirt that says “It’s a Beautiful Day to be Black” while standing behind a green bush. Photo credit: Anika Spencer

ABOUT KATHERINE D. MORGAN

Katherine D. Morgan is the author of the debut chapbook No Self-Respecting Woman. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming at Huffington Post, Bitch Media, LitHub, The Rumpus, and HelloGiggles, among others. Katherine’s work has been nominated for the two Best of Net awards. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where you can find her working at Powell’s Books, and snuggling with her cat Ramona while crying during the series finale of Frasier.

Katherine in five fun facts (these change often):

  • My favorite form of self-care is getting my nails done.

  • This year alone, I will have attended five weddings. Two of them, I am in the wedding party for: one as a bridesmaid and the other as maid of honor.

  • Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Creme Dipped Pretzels are my favorite snack right now.

  • Black Cherry Merlot from Bath and Body Works is my favorite scented candle.

  • I own approximately 500 books. I have read…not even half of them, but I’m working on it.