Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Jan 10
Secret Fear of a Grammar-Fiend
If you’re going to operate on people’s brains, you don’t need to know how to use an apostrophe. If you’re going to drive a race car, you don’t need to know how to use an apostrophe. If you’re going to write signs, you need to have that apostrophe business down cold, damnit. If your store needs …
Jan 09
Winter Trees Switchplate
This is a purchased piece of bisqueware that I ordered online. I would like to make some of my own, but calculating the shrinkage is too much fuss for my taste. One of the things I wanted to try with this kiln was how the black wax worked. I’ve seen some lovely tiles that use …
Jan 07
Book Review: The Canterbury Tales, a Retelling by Peter Ackroyd
The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd I took a class in Middle English in college, and quickly realized that it was about as comprehensible as Dutch. Unlike Shakespeare, Middle English has to be translated. Too bad, because what I read of The Canterbury Tales seemed interesting. So when I saw this at the …
Jan 06
Tiny Smiley Balls 2
Here are two more smiley balls, ready to give away, once I file off the pits left by the stilts. Astute observers will note that the colors of glaze are the same as on the “thorny pot” from December.
Jan 05
Book Review: Evolve, Vampire Stories of the New Undead
Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead by Nancy Kilpatrick Do you like vampires? No, do you REALLY like vampires? This is a collection of 24 short stories, all dealing with vampires and how they have changed in modern fiction. Editor Nancy Kilpatrick is a little obsessed with vampires, and her prologue is worth reading. …