KATHARINE STRANGE is an author, storyteller, and activist based in Seattle. She's told stories for The Moth Mainstage, Storycollider, and Bawdy Stories, among others. Her writing has appeared in such places as Huffington Post, The Seattle Times, and ScaryMommy.

Her debut novel, Manly Man of God, a dark comedy set in a Seattle megachurch, is available October 1st, 2025. It’s The Mighty Gemstones meets Mean Girls. You can preorder it on Amazon, at ManlyManofGod.com, or get a serialized version by subscribing to her newsletter (HereticHereafter.substack.com) or by searching for “Heretic Hereafter Podcast” on Apple or Spotify.

Whether she’s reporting on educational equity or penning a satirical take on The Bachelor, she hopes her work will lead readers to examine prejudices, expand empathy, and at least once, laugh hard enough to pee themselves.