Katy Kelleher

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Writer and Editor at Freelance

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things is out now, and I implore you to buy a copy or two (or three!)

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Articles

How this endangered Mexican gray wolf is inspiring conservationists

2 weeks ago | nationalgeographic.com | Katy Kelleher

Asha is circling the perimeter of her pen. She’s pacing, moving with that long, rangy gait that all Mexican gray wolves have, her body graceful and liquid, motions smooth and purposeful. She stalks around jagged rocks, behind juniper bushes and yucca plants. She runs from the humans in her pen, anxious and hyperaware. For my part, I’m awestruck.
Albuquerque's Toasted Mobile S'mores Truck Deliver the Campfire Experience

2 weeks ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Katy Kelleher

“FOOD IS MY PASSION,” says Ashley Trebitowski, founder of Toasted Albuquerque. “I travel for food, I cook for food, I live for food.” But until last summer, Trebitowski wasn’t in the business of food. Even while running the software development company Pixegon with her husband, Brandon, Ashley always had another dream: to open a coffee shop or food truck. One night while in Portland, Oregon, for work, she had a craving for dessert.
Shop Albuquerque's And Stuff Retail Collective

1 month ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Katy Kelleher

“BACK IN THE 1980s AND 1990s, Nob Hill was the local retail destination in Albuquerque,” explains Jacob Fox. “But brick-and-mortar retail hasn’t been a super viable business option for a lot of people.” With the neighborhood’s history in mind and a desire to serve as an anchor space for the community, Fox opened the quirky And Stuff Retail Collective on Central Avenue in 2019.
The New Maine Landscape Painting

2 months ago | midcoastvillager.com | Katy Kelleher

There is nothing so boring as a bad landscape painting — I know, I’ve produced dozens of them during my experiment-with-watercolors phase. Yet the reverse is also true: There are few images as sublime as a soulful and skillfully executed nature scene. Although painters have been capturing Maine’s sea, sky, forest and mountains for hundreds of years, the genre still hasn’t gotten stale. It’s a marvel, a testament to the varied topography and beauty of this place.
High Noon General Store Elevates Everyday Life in Santa Fe

2 months ago | l8r.it | Katy Kelleher

MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, Hannah Humpheries left her home in Wales and traveled, first by boat, then by train, finally by carriage, to the booming city of San Francisco. There, she made her living by running a general store. “I wasn’t quite as brave as my great-grandmother,” says Emily Warner, owner of High Noon General Store in Santa Fe. “But I did do something wild with no safety net and no help.” Warner was inspired to make a move after visiting the City Different in 2020.
High Noon General Store Elevates Everyday Life in Santa Fe

2 months ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Katy Kelleher

MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, Hannah Humpheries left her home in Wales and traveled, first by boat, then by train, finally by carriage, to the booming city of San Francisco. There, she made her living by running a general store. “I wasn’t quite as brave as my great-grandmother,” says Emily Warner, owner of High Noon General Store in Santa Fe. “But I did do something wild with no safety net and no help.” Warner was inspired to make a move after visiting the City Different in 2020.
Lineage Seeds Is Reviving Seed Sharing

Mar 18, 2025 | newmexicomagazine.org | Katy Kelleher

THE FIRST THING MOST people learn when they begin gardening or farming, Jared Hagood laments, “is to open a catalog and order your seeds.” But it wasn’t always this way. People used to share their prized seeds with neighbors, relatives, and friends. Thanks to Lineage Seeds, that tradition is making a comeback. The company encourages what Hagood calls a “symbiotic relationship” between plant and person. “We’re not just the domesticators of these plants,” he says.
The making of the Kumbh Mela, the largest religious festival on Earth

Feb 19, 2025 | nationalgeographic.com | Katy Kelleher

The Ganges River in India is awash with brilliant color as millions of Hindu pilgrims dressed in tangerine, fuchsia, and watermelon wade into the green waters, dropping marigolds in their wake as a sign of devotion. At dusk, chiming, mesmerizing music floats out over the crowds, and each day at dawn, the chanting begins anew. Across the labyrinthian tent city, the sound of chanting and the scent of ritual fires fill the air in equal measure.
three zesty color combos that summon spring energy

Feb 9, 2025 | themolehill.net | Viv Chen |Katy Kelleher

Today’s newsletter is sponsored by Freda Salvador. I remember being 20-something and coveting a pair of oxfords from their infamously cutthroat San Francisco sample sales…so it’s a dream that they wanted to partner on an issue of The Molehill color combo series! Here are thefalland winterissues if you’re new :)This also means I’m giving away 25 month-long subscriptions—just drop a comment with your favorite current color combo and I will select winners at random by Friday.
Elevate Your Self-Care with Organic Products from Bison Star Naturals

Jan 15, 2025 | newmexicomagazine.org | Katy Kelleher

WHEN JACQUELENE MCHORSE became a new mother, she and her husband, Angelo, often found themselves frustrated in the pharmacy aisle. “In Taos, there aren’t a ton of options for buying stuff,” she says. The products they did find had too many ingredients, too many chemicals, and too many unidentifiable fragrances. “Once I learned what kind of chemicals were in those products…” Angelo says, shuddering. “That’s when we founded Bison Star Naturals,” adds Jacquelene. It was 2018.