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About Katelyn The Journalist

Katelyn Avery is a Connecticut based writer, born in 1993. She graduated from Central Connecticut State University in May 2016. As someone who has enjoyed writing since childhood Katelyn is very excited to see where her passion will take her.

There’s Something in the Soup

In college (Central Connecticut State University) I was confined to canned soup, and the hope for a 4 for $5 sale at the Stop & Shop on the Newington and New Britain border. Homemade soup wasn’t an option while living … Continue reading

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Little Things Deserve No Time

Sometimes life hits you with a thirst so strong you just can’t live until you quench it. The pain in your throat just won’t go away, and you can’t imagine having one clear thought until your lips touch water. This … Continue reading

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Connecticut, January 2016 [Video]

Connecticut’s 2016 winter is practically snowless, but I still enjoyed filming. -Katelyn Avery

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Flipping the Phone Closed

Just before the dawn of 2016 I made the big switch from the flip phone life to being a smart phone user. I could call myself a complete millennial, but even my middle aged mother had a smartphone before I … Continue reading

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Maintaining the Innocence of Little Girls

“Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?” writes 8 year old Virginia in her famous 1897 letter to Frances Pharcellus Church. Santa Claus is a staple of childhood for most people. Regardless of religion many children still … Continue reading

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The Night They Saved Christmas is the Film with Two Hearts

The Night They Saved Christmas (1984) could easily be dismissed as a dated 80’s Christmas TV movie, but millennials can actually get something out of this film. Now one of the many 80’s family TV movies to be lost in … Continue reading

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Sober Road

Photo by Katelyn Avery. Judgement is the last thing I’m going for on my sober road, but people driving by seem to think it appropriate to cast their own opinions on me. Drinking just never appealed to me, or if … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween

As a child I lived for the day when I could walk the street for candy. I even participated in mall trick or treating one year. In a flashback I remember it all. Well, at least I assume this photo … Continue reading

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Writing Time Slips Away

As the semester finds the fifth week ending, I find my blog activity dwindling. It’s a tough thing for any writer, balancing work with fun. School work, my job, and other extra curriculars’ have bumped this blog out of my mind. … Continue reading

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Snowfall…..I Miss You

I was never one to complain about the cold, I actually enjoy it, given the right circumstances. As a child raised in a Connecticut suburb, I learned to love the snow. At age 7 I would look out the living … Continue reading

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