Hot Seattle Writer – Kerrie Houston Reightley, Freelancer

After a Father’s Heart Attack, A Well-Meant Lie Backfires on the Playground

My husband had a heart attack in Singapore, and I got on a plane without telling our son. My most recent piece, featured in the NYT.

New York Times Tiny Love Stories: ‘What Will You Miss if You Leave Him?’

What Would I Miss? After witnessing my parents’ divorce, I swore my life would be different. When I got divorced in my late 30s, I saw a psychologist to deal with the guilt of leaving[…]

I Told My Stepkids I Was the Backstreet Boys’ Dance Teacher

And then watched as the fib spiraled out of control. I started off newlywed life on the wrong foot, as it were, by telling an innocent lie. If there is such a thing. My first[…]

I’m Still Mad at the 13-Year-Old Who Broke My Son’s Heart

You’re going to do that to my son at the eighth-grade dance? Seriously? When Lola, a veritable 13-year-old fille fatale (think: highlighted, long hair; large, black faux reading glasses; cropped T-shirt; short shorts, etc.) chose[…]

There Are People Who Are Really Angry With Women Who Dare To Determine Their Reproduction Choices — Let Alone Run For President.

The state of women’s rights in America—exacerbated by the results of the presidential election—recalls a science-fiction scenario, from Ray Bradbury’s, 1951, “The Other Foot.” This masterpiece, of eighteen short stories contained within the award-winning “Illustrated[…]

The Nasty Women Project: Voices from the Resistance

American Women. Their Stories. Their Resistance. The despot is perched in his tower, threatening democracy with every tweet. Vultures of big business occupy his cabinet seats, while empty-headed puppets tie the Senate to a string.[…]

Why a Seattle Teen Disclosed Her Abortion Decision for Her Senior Class Project

By the luck of the draw and, perhaps, by the grace of God, too, I don’t have a teenage abortion to whisper about, let alone shout. If I did, I secretly wonder if I would[…]

Are You Catholic Curious? If so, What One Question Would You Ask the Pope?

I confess: I’m Catholic curious. Sort of. I’ve always been fascinated–and, admittedly, frightened–by this notion that Catholics can slip behind a closet door, confess any kind of sin, from the monumental to the mundane; and,[…]

How and Why I Wrote My Husband onto a Tennis Reality TV Show

“Tennis is never about tennis, Kerrie,” my tennis coach said. “It’s about people dealing with their issues… lots of issues.” We both laughed — but that was before I wrote myself onto a reality-television show[…]

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