Hey there. I'm Kate and hopefully you're reading my profile only after reading and writing an amazing review to one of my writings on here. That would make me very happy! So anyways...here's some INFO!

Name: Kate Van

Age: 16

Hometown: is very small, in Ontario (that's in Canada..come on)

Favourite Books: The Glass Castle*, Marley and Me, Carolina Moon, To Kill a Mockingbird*( I'm not just trying to be impressive, I really do love the book) Tara Road, A Complicated Kindness, Daddy's little Girl, The Da Vinci Code*, Trudeau*, The Mermaid Chair, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series ( who doesn't love these books?) Love and other four letter words, The things my Mother doesn't know, The seven people you meet in heaven, Letter from Home, Angels and Demons, The Birth House* and of course there are more that I can't remember off the top of my head because that would be way too easy.

* = must read!

Other Favourites!

Movies: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Sweet Home Alabama, Remember the Titans, The Replacements, Pearl Harbour, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Friday Night Lights, She's the Man (ha, gotta love it) Cruel Intentions, Secondhand Lions, The Notebook, Thirteen...of course others I can't remember...

Food: lobster, shephards pie, crab, mussels, scallops, shrimp, (seeing a theme here ha) nachos, cheese quesadilla's (spelt that wrong for sure) ceasar salad, pumpernickel bread with spinach dip mmmm, and of course...chocolate

Music: anything country. For sure. Then the stragglers, Bon Jovi, Jack Johnson, Goo Goo Dolls, James Blunt, Barenaked Ladies, Better than Ezra, Coldplay, Fall out Boy, Lynard Skynard yeehaw, Metallica, Motion City Soundtrack, Our Lady Peace, Vertical Horizon....yeah that's about it I guess

My Stories

Something More - Okay...so I really haven't updated this in a very long time..too long in fact but I plan to finish this, so finish it I will! Be patient with me is all I ask. I have big plans for little Miss Ryleigh.

Versions of Ainsleigh Rose: Ahhh! I love Ainsleigh, even though she's fictional and I love all the other characters in this story so there is no way I could not keep writing it. Like I said with Something More fans, just be patient with me, I'm not the best updater! Sorry!. But don't fret now, when there is an update and the story gets moving along more, you'll be happy you waited. I guarantee it.

I've always said: This was definitely a fun thing for me to write. I know I said I would maybe be continuing it, but now I'm not so sure. I kind of like it as a one shot. But I don't know, I'm just the messenger who bring the words to life. Let me know what you think!

Aches and Pains: Argh...do you ever have something you write that just brings a bunch of bad things to the surface? Well this is mine. I don't regret writing it, and I do like the piece it just kind of sucks to read. Oh well. That's life right.

In my Seventeenth Summer: *trumpets blowing their announcement in the background* THIS, is my latest endeavour...I'm very proud of its progress so far and the latest update will hopefully be up before the 24th when I leave for vacation. If it's not, expect one by September 6th AT THE LATEST! Anyways please review it lots because I love feedback. (who doesnt?)