Sophie A. Katz, Writer

Sophie A. Katz Writer, Storyteller, Collaborator she/her/hers For business inquiries, please contact me at [email protected]. Click here for my Linktree.

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This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much," we spoke with with Lena Barkin, also known as The Fanthropologist, who loves her blorbos - the fictional characters that she finds uniquely fascinating. Find out the whole story by tuning in at the link above or wherever you listen to podcasts!

If YOU have something you love so fricking much you want to tell me all about it, use the guest submission form linked in the bio to join the show!

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This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much," we spoke with Jules Cort, an actor and producer who loves Broadway star and AIDS activist Larry Kert. Find out the whole story by tuning in at the link above or wherever you listen to podcasts!

The Being Alive: Remembering Larry Kert cabaret discussed in this episode has been rescheduled! The new date and time will be Wednesday, July 1st at 7pm EST. You can find more information about this show, including a livestream link, in the episode description.

If YOU have something you love so fricking much you want to tell me all about it, use the guest submission form linked in the bio to join the show!

Picture credit: Nox Wong

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Luke Skywalker put away his targeting computer to destroy the Death Star so I don't need AI to help me write an email.

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This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much," we spoke with Ilana Gilovich-Stossel, who loves designing experiences - from birthday parties to immersive shows! Find out the whole story by tuning in at the link above or wherever you listen to podcasts.

If YOU have something you love so fricking much you want to tell me all about it, use the guest submission form linked in the bio to join the show!

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 30, 2026 - What now?

Poem text below the cut. Happy NaPoWriMo to all - and happy birthday to me :)

I enjoyed thirty. But now thirty is done, so – On to thirty-one! S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 29, 2026 - Precious gems

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I say – the moon is a diamond. She needs external light to shine, as gemstones do, But we do not judge her for it. We treat her as a goddess, invoke her name in poetry, and know that she is always there – one steady hand on the ocean, sculpting our months, even when we cannot see her in that deep sapphire sky. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 28, 2026 - Fairy tales

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It’s an old story – let’s tell it again, About how kindness brings you fortune, And how youth can come with wisdom, And how the world is full of wonders, And how hardship ends, eventually, And how love can be yours, if you search for it, And how good we are at finding patterns, And creating miracles, And fostering hope, And transcending time through stories. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 27, 2026 - Bleeding

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I find no beauty in my bleeding. Some may call this un-feminist – But it’s just a thing some bodies do, Like double-jointedness, or snoring. It’s a sign that I am neither young nor old, I guess, and that a system’s working properly, whether I use it or not. It’s no more beautiful than peeing. I didn’t do it, and now I do, and someday I will no longer, and some women never do. You can write poems about it. But you can write a poem about anything. That doesn’t make it more beautiful, or less, than anything. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 26, 2026 - Sunrise

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I saw the sun rise twice, First over the airport in Tel Aviv, And second on our way across the ocean, As though it too had gone back to sleep And woken in the darkness of the in-between – Between travel and home, Between ancient and now, Between my people far and close… How good to know that I will find you everywhere. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 25, 2026 - Apple of my eye

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Apple of my eye, though life gives others lemons, we shall make cider. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 24, 2026 - What was left behind?

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What was left behind? Only footprints in the earth, Only temporary marks that changed the path of worms and ants For days to come. What was left behind? The sources of a hundred lessons, The questions that inspired a thousand answers, actions, choices I still live with. What was left behind? The color of their eyes, The quirk of his smile when he made light of my concerns, The full impact of her silence. What was left behind? Only what I can no longer carry, Only what it turns out I had grown beyond needing, anymore, When it was time to say goodbye. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 23, 2026 - Zealotry

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I am grateful to those who carried the torch forward – Who loved their path to the point of burning, Though it seemed strange or impractical, Unnecessary or irrational. I am grateful to those who carried the torch forward – Though conformist winds would have blown it out, Though other lights arose over time, And tried to supersede it. I am grateful to those who carried our torch forward, So that I, today, may choose what flame to hold, May choose which lights will guide my life, My community, my way. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 22, 2026 - Heart strings

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Let me make you a melody. Let me strum it on the strings of my soul, Let my breath be the woodwinds, my lungs the brass; Let the pounding of my heart provide the percussion – A steady beat, inspired by the syllables, My Love. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 21, 2026 - Do you promise?

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You will meet amazing people You will see amazing things You will make surprising choices And you’ll see what good they bring You’ll explore the world around you You will learn what has been known You will follow those before you And you’ll make the path your own You will bring a new perspective And you’ll take in others’, too I promise – you will matter As you walk this world anew S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 20, 2026 - Favorite color

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My bedroom walls were Sunshine Day, And it fit my personality – Explosive, celestial – To declare my love for yellow But now I’ve flown across the color wheel, With Royal, Navy, Sapphire, Azure – Above the horizon, and below the surface of the sea – I find my peace S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 19, 2026 - Irises

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I see myself in your eyes. My own face, caught in that central bloom, That ring of petals that controls the light – It let me in. You let me in, And I see you. S.A.K.

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NaPoWriMo prompt by @trickstersaint - April 18, 2026 - Bronze

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You don’t have to be the best Or even second best You just have to do your best And the world will see – They may not cheer, but they will see – That the work is complete And you stand proud In what lesser crowds would call defeat S.A.K.