Hi,I'mKatGurley.
Poet. Novelist. National Treasure.
I'm obsessed with writing. I live it, breathe it—and yes, I've even tried to eat it. What I love most about words is their power to weave worlds. To leave you delighted, devastated, dazzled, or destroyed.
"Writing is my world. Welcome to it."
AboutMe
Born in Bangkok and raised all over the globe, I caught the travel bug early—and the writing bug even earlier. From the moment I could read, I didn't just want to follow the story—I wanted to write it. Adventure, for me, lives both out in the world and deep in the pages of a good book.
These days, I call Amsterdam home, where I spend my time crafting poems, romance novels, and silly social posts that make me chuckle. I recently finished my second novel, Teaching the Professor—a swoony, slow-burn gay romance I'm currently preparing for publication.
My first novel? Written at age 15 under a pseudonym I'll take to my grave. Let's just say it had potential—and leave it at that. (I'm rewriting it now, and it's finally becoming the book teenage me meant to write.) Whether it's heartbreak or hilarity, I write to feel—and to hopefully make you feel something, too.
Selected Writings
Echoes of Silence
In the spaces between words, I found you waiting— a whisper dressed as silence, patient as winter light...
The Language of Leaves
There is a language spoken by falling leaves that few take time to hear. It's a gentle conversation between earth and sky, a reminder that letting go is not the end but a necessary transformation...
Cartography of Memory
We map our lives not by countries crossed or mountains climbed, but by the moments that altered our heartbeats—the first time we felt seen, the words we couldn't take back, the kindness of strangers...
Thresholds
Between one breath and the next, a doorway appears— not made of wood or stone, but of possibility...
The Art of Noticing
The world speaks to those who listen. Not in grand declarations, but in subtle whispers—the way light catches dust particles, how shadows stretch and contract throughout the day, the rhythm of strangers' footsteps on city sidewalks...
Journal
Thoughts on creativity, language, and being human. A collection of musings, observations, and reflections on the writing life and beyond.
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