The other day, I was chatting with a fellow mom/writer, and what started out as an embarrassing admission on my part about the state of my house, turned…
Like many socially liberal parents in upper-middle-class suburbs, I’ve lost sleep fretting over diversity. Is our hometown diverse enough? Am I scarring my daughter for life by selecting…
I hesitated to write a piece titled “F*cking Persist,” but f*ckng persist with it is what I did. Why? Because the message is too damn necessary to avoid…
Romantic relationships are a chosen partnership. We gravitate towards a person and decide that we are willing to put up with their shit because the sweet outweighs the…
Being married is a shitload of hard work. You walk down the aisle and commit yourself to someone for life assuming everything will feel like it does at…
With summer vacation in full swing, I decided a little cathartic decluttering was in order. I walked through the kitchen scooping up some papers that had been sitting…
The minutes on the hospital clock dwindled as I swaddled my infant daughter one last time before she was permanently placed in the arms of her adoptive family.…
It’s no secret our world is hurting fierce. Violence, oppression, pain, loss, suffering. I don’t think a day passes without a new headline. A new blow. My heart…
The Pacific Northwest is home to many things: Orca whales, eight different species of salmon, and, of course, the original Starbucks. You may not know this about us,…
Hey Karen, Someone said you were looking for the “manager” of this current shit show we are living through. I have read through your email of things you…