Archive - The Fixtape

San Francisco, in retrospect

Aug 20, 2023 •

Katie Mansfield

July 2021

192 Hours Before Returning to Work, Ranked from Worst to Best

She protec, she attac, but most importantly she wants her vacation back.

Jul 7, 2021 •

Katie Mansfield

April 2021

From the Vault (Katie's Version)

Written while listening to "Mr. Perfectly Fine" on repeat.

Apr 9, 2021 •

Katie Mansfield

March 2021

Food, Family, and Finding Yourself

An interview with author Loan Le about her debut novel, A Pho Love Story

Mar 10, 2021 •

Katie Mansfield

February 2021

or: I'm scared of needles but if I ever got a tattoo it would be a bundle of oranges and here are my half-baked reasons why.

Feb 16, 2021 •

Katie Mansfield

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

I have a few poetry recommendations for you.

Feb 4, 2021 •

Katie Mansfield

January 2021

Can You Be My Friend For a Second?

Before Midnight and what it says about how we fight.

Jan 23, 2021 •

Katie Mansfield

Maybe She's Born With It, Maybe It's Montessori

Remembering what it felt like to love to learn.

Jan 15, 2021 •

Katie Mansfield

December 2020

Thoughts on futures and friendships, and a thank you for reading.

Dec 25, 2020 •

Katie Mansfield

Leaving on a Jet Plane

On missing musty airport terminals.

Dec 10, 2020 •

Katie Mansfield

November 2020

The Romance in Routine

In praise of boring love.

Nov 28, 2020 •

Katie Mansfield

What's the Warehouse?

On patience, the Scholastic Book Fair, and how I’m trying to make myself feel better about failing NaNoWriMo.

Nov 17, 2020 •

Katie Mansfield

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