Category: Writing
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No Time to Waste on Haste
I find it difficult to give up on anything I’ve written. I don’t like the feeling of putting time and effort into a piece only to see it fail, so I tend to stick with crappy older work too long.…
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Combating Chaos
Too much is happening too quickly, and every day I feel sucked into the chaos. This is a bad time to be a worrier. On Friday evening into Saturday as the effects of the new president’s travel ban became apparent,…
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The Right Thing
I’ve been in a period of regrouping as of late. I’ve felt off track, or off the right track. This isn’t the first time. I have a long history of becoming deeply involved in the wrong thing. I’m actually doing…
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Evolution Revolution
I feel an evolution happening within me—a revolution really. I’m beginning to feel free in a way I haven’t before. I’m beginning to feel settled, on the inside. For decades, I’ve been trying to figure out how to live authentically.…
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Talking about Adoption in Public Spaces
My journey into the public realm of adoption discourse began with two life-changing interactions: I found and reunited with my birth mother during the time frame that I was getting to know my husband’s adult adopted son. I was in…
Karen Pickell: Between 