Catherine Rossi
Writer of fiction, creative non-fiction, and humorous essays
Latest News & Musings
- WonderlandIn a matter of seconds, it began. Using some unnamed criteria, human pairs were assigned to sleds. I crawled onto ours as my partner stood behind me to drive. And in a flash we were off, gliding through a pristine winter forest behind the pounding feet of 6 Alaskan Huskies. They had greeted us with … Read more
- Best Friend’s FuneralI’m honored that my essay Best Friend’s Funeral has been published in the Spring 2026 issue of Months to Years magazine. The issue is available for download and in print. (My first essay in print!) This piece was inspired by my childhood best friend, Jenny, who passed away last year. Read on if you have … Read more
- Franklin is the Big SaladSo excited to have my essay Franklin is the Big Salad published in The Hooghly Review’s Winter Weeklies (Edition 3, Nov 30, 2025) ! After 25 rejections and 5 rewrites over 2 and a half years, one of my favorite pieces has found a home! Read on if you grew up watching the antics of … Read more
Table for One
The heartfelt and humorous life story of a single woman, battling society’s expectations as she struggles to find her purpose.
Upmarket Women’s Fiction / Book Club Fiction
Quotes from Beta Readers:
“I just read your well written and enjoyable novel. In all my reading I’ve never read a unique story about the struggles and pressures on a single woman for not marrying and having children.”
(…from a former book manager at a major public library system)
“Katie was super relatable. Absolutely spellbinding.”
“Lots of clever and funny lines.“
“Finished your book and I honestly loved it.”
“Absolutely amazing. Best I’ve read in years.”
Bio
Given that her parents met in a library, it is no surprise that Catherine Rossi owned a library card at age 4. She has been reading and writing ever since.
Catherine graduated from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!), then dove headlong into the tech field where she wrangled words and people as frequently as code and data. Over her lengthy career, she published papers at conferences and authored technical documents.
A member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network, she writes fiction and creative non-fiction, essays and novels. When she isn’t writing you’ll find her volunteering in the community, performing with an oom-pah polka band, and following her beloved sports teams. She frequently writes about strong, single women, using decades of bad dates as inspiration.
Her work has been published in Months to Years (Spring 2026 issue), The Hooghly Review (Weekly feature Nov 30, 2025), The Hooghly Review (Apr. 2025 issue, page 67), Raw Lit (Issue 4, Winter 2023-2024), and Midstory Magazine (Nov. 2023).