Hi. My Name is Karen, and I am a User (of social media)

  365 Days of Writing Prompt: How do you feel about social media, and why do you participate? I believe that I began using Facebook in 2009 (I could go to my account right… Continue reading →

The Ideal Neighborhood? Slow the Hell Down and Notice that My Kid is There, Please

March 25, 365 days of writing Prompt: Idyllic – What does your ideal community look like? How is it organized, and how is community life structured? What values does the community share? Sometime… Continue reading →

Mother Goose, Ghosts, and The King

March 21, 365 days of Writing Prompt: What was your favorite childhood book? How did it influence you? I should begin by saying that I am pleasantly surprised by how much introspection these… Continue reading →

INFP

March 20, 365 days of writing Prompt: what is your personality type There. I said it. Now you all know what I am really made of.  Now you know that I am an… Continue reading →

Never Trust Your Life to a Hungry Cat

March 19 – 365 days of writing challenge Prompt: do you have a menagerie of animals, etc. Yes. Yes, I do have a menagerie of animals. I have two dogs, nine pigeons (we… Continue reading →

My Employer Doesn’t Owe Me Anything. Or Do They?

March 17, 365 Days of Writing Prompt: Pick a contentious issue about which you care deeply. Write a post defending the opposite position, and then reflect on what it was like to do… Continue reading →

Do Plans Get in the Way of Real Life?

March 15, 365 days of writing Prompt: Comfort Zone – routine and planning, or laissez faire spontaneity? So here’s where I get weird. I love schedules. I love knowing what’s going to happen… Continue reading →

And Then My Life Took a Turn for the Better

I am writing this entry in response to WordPress’s “365 days of writing” challenge. I just ran aross it today, and thought I’d join in. I don’t blog every day, but I appreciate… Continue reading →