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Fire, Fracture, and the Finish Line
Writing Life, Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 3/20/26 Writing Life, Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 3/20/26

Fire, Fracture, and the Finish Line

My book is so goddamned close. And So, She Rose didn’t come together in a straight line. It came together through death, through failure, through pain, and finally, through fire. Turns out, sometimes the ending of your story doesn’t come from inspiration… it comes from impact.

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Memento Mori, Memento Vivere
Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire, Writing Life Kate Sjostrand 3/3/26 Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire, Writing Life Kate Sjostrand 3/3/26

Memento Mori, Memento Vivere

I died three times in 2022. When I came back, I stopped fearing Death and started honoring it. The Reaper isn’t my enemy, he’s my reminder to live urgently, honestly, and without apology.

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The Chosen
Personal Essays & Reflections, Faith & Meaning, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 2/28/26 Personal Essays & Reflections, Faith & Meaning, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 2/28/26

The Chosen

There’s a difference between faith and performance. Between humility and ego dressed up as revelation. I’ve stood close to death, and what I experienced wasn’t loud.

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Stop Acting Like You’re Dead
Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 12/23/25 Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 12/23/25

Stop Acting Like You’re Dead

Tragedy has a way of waking people up, briefly. But regret doesn’t come from what happens to us; it comes from how long we pretend we don’t have a choice. I don’t live that way anymore. And neither should you.

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Before Dawn
Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 12/6/25 Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 12/6/25

Before Dawn

Since dying three and a half years ago, I’ve become a morning person. Not the cute “wake up at seven with coffee” kind — the “3 A.M. because the universe shook me awake” kind. And in that silence, untouched by the noise of billions of sleeping humans, my real life began.

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Words forged in fire, ink, and steel.
© Kate Sjostrand

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