Writing at Our Wit’s End

How to create when everything feels unsettled, you can’t find calm or peace within yourself, and you're not sure which path will lead to a meaningful destination

Writer In The World and katrinabarnes

Feb 18, 2026

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katrinabarnes

Katrina Barnes is a guest writer whose work explores underrepresented voices in fiction, screenplays, and poetry. An MFA graduate of Goddard College and alum of the University of Washington, she blends lyricism with social insight.