Published Writing -

Catherine Lanser’s writing has been published in the following places:

Insider

My story of hiding seizures for 8 years before learning they were caused by a brain tumor appears in Insider.

The Sunlight Press

My review of Karen DeBonis’ Growth was published in The Sunlight Press.

Be a Goal-Oriented Writer Without Going Crazy

My take on setting writing goals was published on the Book Fox’s blog. You’ve probably heard of SMART goals. I say, set SANE goals instead.

Tiny Truths

I love #tinytruths from Creative Nonfiction – who challenges writers to craft a nonfiction story no longer than a tweet. Here’s one of mine picked up in the January 2022 newsletter.

Brevity Blog

I finally admitted that I hadn’t read The Year of Magical Thinking after I read it and learned how it did speak to me.

Bezzy Migraine

An article about why I participated in Headache on the Hill and why migraine advocacy is so important.
Migraines can be isolating. Here’s how to find your migraine community and others who support you.
Many people have migraines related to their period. Here’s an article about menstrual migraine.
Before you take a vitamin or supplement for health condition, do your research. 5 vitamins and minerals to be aware of if you live with migraine.

CafeMom

A piece about what I learned from my dad.

Ruminate

My reflection on “What Remains” is included in Readers Notes in Issue 58 of Ruminate Literary Magazine.

The #Midwessay project attempts to understand what the shape of the Midwest is in 2021. Writers from Midwestern states were chosen to write essays from their perspective. My Wisconsin-perspective essay was included.

Good Men Project

Writing from this blog is also published on the Good Men Project, a diverse community of 21st century thought leaders who are actively participating in a conversation about the way men’s roles are changing in modern life—and the way those changes affect everyone.

Why is Isolation So Noisy?

This post from this blog was added to the Madison Living History project, Stories from a Distance, as part of the podcast Inside Stories (May 2020).

Living Like Kings

This essay about growing up outside of Milwaukee on the shores of Lake Michigan is included in The Milwaukee Anthology from Belt Publishing (April 2019).

Waiting for What’s Next

This is an excerpt from my memoir and appeared on Pulse – voices from the heart of medicine which publishes personal accounts of illness and healing. It tells the story of how my family decided to have my father undergo surgery after a devastating stroke.

Without a Net

This excerpt from my memoir was a Nonfiction Finalist in the 2018 Coalition of Texans with Disabilities Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing contest.

Why I Read and Write About Illness

Women Writers, Women’s Books
Why most books I read are memoirs about illness and/or death and why I focus my writing on the topic.

4 Ways to Combat Doubt and Achieve Your Dreams

This appeared in The Kindred Voice and talks about flying the kite of your dreams and taking signs from the Universe.

Familial Food

Hektoen International
After my father’s stroke, he received nutrition through a feeding tube because he wasn’t able to swallow anymore. He never lost the hunger for real food and the connection sharing food with our family. This excerpt from my memoir tells that story.

Seeing Through Mohammed’s Eyes

Corners: Voices in Change
Tells the story of how I came to see Morocco through the eyes of the driver who sometimes had my new husband and me holding on for dear life.

Discovering Migraines

Hektoen International
Another excerpt from my forthcoming memoir: In the Absence: My Memoir of the Brain.

Without a Net

Open Thought Vortex Literary Magazine
Part of a Facing Our Fears series, this is another excerpt from my forthcoming memoir.

Maintenance

Prairie Gold an Anthology of the American Heartland
An essay of how I was unprepared to buy my first house, the unlikely source of help I found, and my heartbreak when I had to leave the neighborhood behind.

Being the Baby

Being a Grown Up: A User’s Guide to the Real World
An essay about the blessings and curses of being the baby of a family of nine. One of my inspirations for my memoir.

Costume Accessory

Seasons of Our Lives: Autumn Award-Winning Stories from WomensMemoirs.com
This story tells of the one costume my dad made me for Halloween, complete with a real pitchfork from his shed. It won Honorable Mention from the WomensMemoirs.com Memoir Contest and is also published in