SFR Features Kate McCahill alongside Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Senator Ben Ray Lujan, and Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber

Posted: June 19, 2024/Under: News/By: K M

SFR Features Kate McCahill alongside Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Senator Ben Ray Lujan, and Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber

To celebrate 50 years of the SANTA FE REPORTER, Editor-in-Chief Julia Goldberg worked with staff writers to collect fifty-word visions of the City Different – fifty years from now, in 2074. Kate contributed fifty words alongside high-profile leaders from all around New Mexico.

“Kill your iPhone” is so 2030s, and Santa Fe loves old-fashioned things: hand-churned ice cream, writing letters, neighborhood picnics, reading out loud. Meanwhile, we’re still funky and busy and mellow and kind. (There’s a baby asleep in my arms as I type this, and I have no choice but to hope.) 

—Kate McCahill, Associate Professor of English, Chair of English and Communications at Santa Fe Community College

About Kate

Hi! I'm a writer, a reader, an editor, and a teacher. When I was young, I travelled alone from Guatemala to Patagonia, making the trip mostly overland, by bus. I learned Spanish, taught English, and wrote my book, PATAGONIAN ROAD, which was published in 2017. After that, I started teaching at the college-level and took up the role of Editor-in-Chief for the SANTA FE LITERARY REVIEW, an annual journal of arts and letters published by the Santa Fe Community College. I'm at work on another book, due for release in 2027 - and I'm raising a family here in the sunny Southwest.

I stumbled and fell a whole bunch of times, but in the end, I'm here, surrounded by books and words, my days filled with writerly discussions, editorial decisions, and lots of scribbling. Here's what I've learned along the way: Don't listen to those who try to talk you out of your dreams. You're the master of your ship, so let those doubters doubt. Focus on figuring out how to get to where you want to go in life, and then just do one thing at a time to make that dream happen. The creative risks you take might scare other people, and living according to your values and goals takes real courage. But you have what it takes. You do! All is possible, as they tell you in India. Drop me a line if you want to chat more. Happy reading!