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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 20/07/2026

We have a family of barred owls living in our yard. We see and hear them every day. I drew one of the young ones! Colored pencil on paper. substack.com/@kathrynhuli...

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 09/04/2026

Are you a scientist or academic? Join me next week at the APS Public Engagement Community Hour. I’m a children's book author & journalist. I'll be sharing how to make your science communication spark & sizzle! 🧪 🗓 April 16 ⏰ 12-1:30 p.m. ET Register for free: apsphysics.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Author Kathryn Hulick sitting on rocks by a lake with a pensive pose.

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 11/02/2026

I created an activity to teach science vocab! 🔬📚 Students pick a tricky science word from my book THE UFO FILES, dig into its meaning, then create a short video, reel, or poster to teach it. patriciamnewman.com?p=13207 #STEMed #LitLinks #EduSky @patricianewman.bsky.social

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 18/09/2025

I did a lot of colored pencil drawing this summer. Here are some of my favorites 🍃 open.substack.com/pub/kathrynh...

Colored pencil drawing of a tree held in hand

Colored pencil drawing of a misty morning on a lake

Colored pencil drawing of trees in front of a lake with a white dog

Yellow leaf lying on top of a drawing of that leaf

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 07/09/2025

It wasn’t even on my bucket list… but just checked off “triathlon in the pouring rain” 🌧️ 😅

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 06/09/2025

I’m here at Word on the Street until noon for an author talk and book signing! For my new book The UFO Files. Hope to see you. @quartokids.bsky.social www.quarto.com/books/978071...

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 26/08/2025

Ooh I just found out about #InverteFest - perfect time to share this oddly mutated lady crab we found earlier this summer! Folks on iNaturalist were very excited about it: www.inaturalist.org/observations... 🦀

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 09/08/2025

I’m at the Barnes & Noble in Natick signing books this afternoon! Look for the alien. @barnesandnoble.com @quartokids.bsky.social

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 08/08/2025

I'll be at An Unlikely Story in Plainville for a book launch celebration (with snacks! And a drawing activity for kids!) on Sunday at 3pm. Get free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/kathryn-hu... @anunlikelystory.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 02/08/2025

Two assassin bugs I met this summer. Such stylish, alien little dudes! 👾 #nature #insects

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 17/07/2025

Don't these look like pieces of a light saber? Actually, they are crystals scientists fabricated as a new source of blue light. Existing materials that emit this color can be toxic, so this could be a better option for displays. www.newswise.com/doescience/n... 🧪 Image: Kun Zhu/Rutgers University

A microscopic image of hybrid copper iodide crystals emitting deep-blue light developed by scientists at Rutgers University

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 11/07/2025

The year is 2033. An alien spacecraft has arrived on Planet Earth. What could be inside? It's the last day for this special offer on my new kids book THE UFO FILES. Get 25% off with code PREORDER25 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ufo-fi... @quartokids.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com #BNPreorder

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 09/07/2025

My new kids book THE UFO FILES launches (or should I say, lands?) soon! This week only, get 25% off if you preorder with @barnesandnoble.com Use code PREORDER25 here: www.barnesandnoble.com/.../the-ufo.... Then enter our preorder giveaway! www.quarto.com/campaign/The...

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 18/06/2025

How it started (a story I wrote at age 8!) vs how it’s going (my new book coming out this summer!) @quartokids.bsky.social

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 02/05/2025

Happy #NationalSpaceDay! Here's a sneak peek inside my new book for kids, THE UFO FILES. What could be inside the UFO? We're running a preorder giveaway with free activity sheets: www.quarto.com/campaign/The... @quartokids.bsky.social

Illustration of a crashed silvery-metallic UFO in the desert with jackrabbits and birds surrounding it and rocks behind it.

Book cover for THE UFO FILES: Notes on an alien encounter by Kathryn Hulick and Weston Wei. Showing a male and female investigator at night shining a flashlight onto a UFO. Flying drone-like robots hover above the space ship.

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 29/04/2025

Meet this very bold horned lizard we encountered on vacation in Arizona recently. 🦎

Greater short-horned lizard with orange-brown color among twigs

Greater short-horned lizard with orange-brown color sticking its tongue out among twigs

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 26/04/2025

Just got home from my first visit to the Grand Canyon! Here are my drawings - all colored pencil on paper.

Colored pencil sketch with layers of mountain ridges fading from brown to blue

Colored pencil sketch with a rock formation and distant ridges with pastel colors

Colored pencil sketch of the Grand Canyon

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 12/04/2025

Win prizes for preordering my new sci-fi book for kids THE UFO FILES! GIVEAWAY: www.quarto.com/campaign/The... @quartokids.bsky.social Everyone gets two activity sheets - write your name in an alien language and imagine what might be aboard the UFO. #kidlit #giveaway

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 06/03/2025

My dog Apollo was especially excited about my #neuromorphic computing and #AI story! Most of my writing is for young people (or anyone who is curious!) follow my work on Substack: kathrynhulick.substack.com/p/making-ai-...

Author Kathryn Hulick holding an issue of Science News with her story "Making AI Think More Like Your Brain" while her dog photobombs.

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 28/02/2025

Bookmarks just landed! So excited for my new book, The UFO Files, with illustrator @westonweiart.bsky.social Preorder: geni.us/UFOFiles The year is 2033. An alien spacecraft has crashed on earth. This book is an exclusive report into the ship and the beings that built it. @quartokids.bsky.social

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 06/02/2025

My new kids book the UFO FILES comes out this summer! Have you ever seen something in the sky you couldn't explain? Watch the cover reveal: kathrynhulick.substack.com/p/cover-reve... #kidlit #newbooks #scifi #UFOs #KidLitMegaFeed

Author Kathryn Hulick wearing alien eye sunglasses and antennae, standing in front of house plants, with a black sign that reads "The UFO Files: Cover Reveal"

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 22/01/2025

Ice crystals on a sewer grate ❄️

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 10/01/2025

The ice is singing! Just experienced this amazing natural phenomenon on my run this morning. Sound on - it’s like a sci-fi space battle! Wow! #nature #ice

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 20/12/2024

Happy holidays! 20 years ago today I was serving in the Peace Corps in Kyrgyzstan, happy about some snow and a tiny Christmas tree. It happens to be snowing right now also. 🌏❄️ #PeaceCorps

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 16/12/2024

From today’s run in the woods: tiny moss tree atop a mighty, old tree. 🟢

Close-up of moss on a tree’s trunk in different shades of green with blurred background of bare trees in the distance.

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 17/11/2024

Hello everyone! My favorite experience this year was the total solar eclipse, which happened to take place on my birthday. I saw it from VT, and painted this picture a few days later from memory. Where were you during the event? open.substack.com/pub/kathrynh...

Acrylic painting showing a total solar eclipse with a sunset background and stars.

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 11/05/2024

#northernlights in Massachusetts! I thought the sky looked a bit pinkish to the north, and my camera really revealed the color. Here’s the view south (left) and north (right). Wow!

Two views of the night sky. The one on the left is gray and the one on the right is pinkish purple

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 02/03/2024

Happy Peace Corps day! I served in Kyrgyzstan 20 years ago, but it feels like yesterday. Here, I'm making borsok (fried dough) with my host mother and my student Albina. I still talk to her all the time -- she's teaching English in a university now! #peacecorps #peacecorpsweek

Three people cutting up dough for cooking

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 29/02/2024

Happy leap day! Here are some lovely ice patterns I saw this morning. #nature #ice #leapday

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 06/02/2024

The new issue of Muse magazine is all about chatbots! I wrote this feature for kids about ChatGPT and education. #AI #Chatbots #ChatGPT #kidlit

Author holding a magazine story titled Chatbots in the Classroom

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 02/02/2024

Two birds of prey in one shot! The one perching is a turkey vulture (I could see its red bald head). Not sure about the one flying though.

Turkey vulture perching and a bird of prey flying through bare tree branches.

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 02/12/2023

Having a great time meeting readers and other local authors at the Writers Loft Holiday bazaar today! @writersloftma.bsky.social

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 01/12/2023

A peaceful scene from earlier today.

Two swans in a lake with a tree in the foreground.

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 02/11/2023

Just a few images from autumn walks and runs these past few weeks. #autumn #nature #leaves #trees

One red leaf with holes in it against a lake

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 31/10/2023

Happy Halloween! Great day for an intro post. I’m an author and science journalist who writes for kids and teens. I love writing about anything and everything, but especially #AI #robotics #nature #energy #technology #space #health #climate And that’s my dog Apollo who loves tennis balls.

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