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Kate Hamer

Kate Hamer is a writer inspired by nature, music and Celtic mythology, who also reads avidly. She discovered the magic of storytelling when she was very little and her Dad would read her bedtime stories. When not immersed in a book, she writes short fiction and poems, and is currently writing her first novel. Find her at her blog katiehamer.com (Born Again Writer) or on Twitter @katiehamer1. 

Check out these stories by Kate Hamer:

  • Fear of the Dark
  • Is This Where I Belong?
  • To Skate or Not to Skate
  • The Light of the World
  • Writer’s Block

Top Stories

Going Away

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Honorable Discharge

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Fickle Desires

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The Ruins

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The Ghost

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