Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is a poetry and prose writer who has lived in Prince William County since 1999. She has published six books and is working on a seventh. Learn more about her at KatherineGotthardt.com, and follow her work on Facebook by searching #KatherinesCoffeehouse.

One weekend, I went on a little trip with my sister-in-law to the beach, and after, posted this on Facebook:


Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is a poetry and prose writer who has lived in Prince William County since 1999. She has published six books and is working on a seventh. Learn more about her at KatherineGotthardt.com, and follow her work on Facebook by searching #KatherinesCoffeehouse.

I recently took an online class in strategic thinking in which the instructor asks, “How do you make time for strategic thinking?” Her response was the same one exercise gurus, life coaches and business thought leaders tout: “Make time.”


Tonight is the next coffeehouse at Chick-fil-A Bristow, a regular event that draws talent from the Bristow area to come and perform live at the restaurant.

Tonight’s artist is Amelia Reedy, 16, a lifelong resident of Nokesville. She attends Brentsville District High School where’s she’ll be a junior this fall.


Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is a poetry and prose writer who has lived in Prince William County since 1999. She has published six books and is working on a seventh. Learn more about her at KatherineGotthardt.com, and follow her work on Facebook by searching #KatherinesCoffeehouse.

“There’s no way in hell I’m going to do the same thing my parents did.”


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