Rey Katz

Rey Katz writes and publishes Amplify Respect, a newsletter to inspire less anxiety and more hope about being trans. Their essays are published in HuffPost, etc.

244 posts

Events & Announcements

Write your compelling true story in community

Memoir writing classes coming up

Rey Katz Jun 26, 2024 4 min read

Creative Mindset & Culture

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Extra breathing room at work

Minimum effort, maximum effect in our capitalist dystopia

Rey Katz Jun 15, 2024 8 min read

Trans & Nonbinary Life

Wearing the wrong clothes

A Pride story from the archives

Rey Katz Jun 7, 2024 5 min read

Creative Mindset & Culture

Extra breathing room

The Japanese word yoyuu, applied to daily life

Rey Katz Jun 2, 2024 2 min read

Would you get into a car with a stranger?

Travel & Outdoors

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Would you get into a car with a stranger?

How martial artists travel

Rey Katz May 23, 2024 6 min read

Travel & Outdoors

Hello from Japan

Aikido, sightseeing, and living a happy life

Rey Katz May 16, 2024 3 min read

Creative Mindset & Culture

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Writing about physical joy

Is aikido like a mosh pit?

Rey Katz May 9, 2024 4 min read

Burned out from organizing everything? You’re not alone

Creative Mindset & Culture

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Burned out from organizing everything? You’re not alone

Why does packing my belongings feel like burnout?

Rey Katz May 2, 2024 3 min read

How can you write anything new after you go viral?

Creative Mindset & Culture

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How can you write anything new after you go viral?

The secret to reliably create more when success is intimidating

Rey Katz Apr 25, 2024 4 min read

Travel & Outdoors

A big travel plan

And how I think about writing about vacation photos

Rey Katz Apr 18, 2024 3 min read

How do I deal with edits to my personal stories?

Creative Mindset & Culture

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How do I deal with edits to my personal stories?

A writer known for being "surprisingly calm" gets angry

Rey Katz Apr 11, 2024 3 min read

Why did I come back to martial arts practice?

Creative Mindset & Culture

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Why did I come back to martial arts practice?

My aikido origin stories

Rey Katz Apr 4, 2024 4 min read

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