Fiction Category
Critique 101 on the Western Slope
Posted on July 10, 2023
A big thank you to everyone who came out online and in person for my workshop, “Critique 101,” on July 8 in Grand Junction as part of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ Western Slope programming. If you’d like the slides, they’re embedded below. Keep writing! And keep sharpening your skills on other people’s rough drafts. If […]
Kate featured in RMFW video
Posted on January 4, 2023
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers produced a wonderful video about the organization and its conference. As vice president and conference co-chair, Kate was interviewed on screen, explaining why she thinks RMFW is such a valuable part of the writing community.
101-Word Fiction Contest: Finalist
Posted on January 4, 2023
Boulder Weekly hosted its eighth annual 101-Word Fiction Contest in the summer of 2022. Out of nearly 100 reader-submitted entries, the following was ranked a finalist: Four Windsby Kate Jonuska The spirits traveled as dust devils, bodies dissolved into grains fine enough to mix with sand. The four met among the monuments: a man clad […]
Boulder Weekly: Feast
Posted on October 7, 2019
Foraging for mushrooms and meaning in the Colorado mountains
Boulder Mag: Japango
Posted on September 11, 2019
Sushi has made inroads across America, but landlocked Boulder’s passion for sushi and Japanese cuisine today must be credited at least in part to Japango, the Pearl Street fixture where for the last 20 years, generations of locals have received their delicious sushi educations.
Boulder Weekly’s 101-Word Contest Winner
Posted on July 10, 2018
I took third place in the fourth annual Boulder Weekly 101-word fiction contest! I’ve received honorable mention in the past, but the placing is a huge thrill and honor. The story was inspired by a recent road trip through Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana. You know, ranching country, where I have family roots. Check out […]
Kate on KYGT’s Writer’s Talk
Posted on March 12, 2018
“Live from the center of the universe, also known as Clear Creek County…” I was guest on Writer’s Talk with Jerry Fabyanic at KYGT, an adorable community radio station in Idaho Springs, on March 10. Though no longer live, you can listen to us chat about my novel, Transference, as well as the craft of writing, […]
Restaurants: Lulu’s BBQ
Posted on September 15, 2017
Sweet and salty heaven at Texas-style barbecue gem BY KATE JONUSKA | PHOTOS BY PHIL MUMFORD Published in the Fall/Winter 2017 Boulder Magazine The change from Phillips 66 gas station to neighborhood restaurant was not as drastic as you might think in the case of LuLu’s BBQ. The pull-throughs may be the patio and the […]
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