Katie is a cardiothoracic ICU nurse and essayist who writes about the brutal, absurd, and unexpectedly tender moments at the bedside. Her work explores burnout, dark humor, moral whiplash, and the strange satisfaction of holding life and death in one hand.
Selected work
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Print Publication ยท 2025-present
Critical Measures: Nurse Essays in Progress
A sharp, funny, and brutal essay collection on life in the ICU, motherhood, burnout, and the tangled moral chaos of helping others survive.
