Tag: memoir
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Some Notes on the Writing Process
I don’t write too much about my writing process because I know most people don’t care. However, some visitors to my website may be wondering “Hey, how come Karen is blogging so much but she isn’t putting out any books?” If you are in this category, this post should answer your question. I’ve always been…
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ABCD, Part One
Writing Class Week One Preamble: I will write an ABCDerian piece in the first person that seems to focus on food, but the focus will really be on the narrator’s struggles with depression and OCD. A is for Arugula What is arugula, anyway? It’s a salad green, but is it one of the bland ones…
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The Sweetest of All Peas
This is a short piece I wrote about reading to my daughter. At night, it’s always Sweet Pea. During the day I call her “Sweetie”, or sometimes “Little Guppy” in the summer, because she swims a lot in the summer, but after story time, always Sweet Pea. “Good night, Sweet Pea. Have sweet dreams and…
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Grilled Cheese Meltdown
The following is a short piece I wrote on the subject of being in the hospital for a week. *********************************************************************** I don’t know how it’s possible to make a completely tasteless grilled cheese sandwich, but somehow, the hospital managed. There’s no sign of the grill, no unctuous cheese seeping out of the concoction—it’s somehow dry…
Karen L. Mead 