Archive - I'll Go First

Writing Prompt #10: Finding Your Exhale

Leaving, arriving, and learning to breathe again

Mar 27 • Karen Lunde

Seed Catalogs Are a Gateway Drug

One seed catalog under Grandma's bathroom sink sparked an addiction

Mar 24 • Karen Lunde

Writing Prompt #9: I Got Fired for Being Fat

On shame, stirrup pants, and the radical act of being comfortable

Mar 20 • Karen Lunde

I Fell in Love in an Online Game at the Turn of the Century

But make no mistake, this is not a love story

Mar 17 • Karen Lunde

Writing Prompt #8: Why I Don't Let People Come Over

It's not because I'm ashamed, but there's an adjacent reason...

Mar 13 • Karen Lunde

The Night My Childhood Ended

A treatise on go-go boots, thunderstorms, and growing up too fast.

Mar 10 • Karen Lunde

Writing Prompt #7: I Didn't Stand Up, and It Haunts Me

Silence can feel safe, but the weight of regret is even heavier

Mar 6 • Karen Lunde

How One Lone Voice Became One Hundred

Love and community helped me find my musical voice again

Mar 3 • Karen Lunde

February 2026

Writing Prompt #6: What If You Got Curious?

In a world full of judgment, curiosity is the antidote

Feb 28 • Karen Lunde

Living Out Loud in a World Full of Whispers

A treatise in defense of oversharing from a chronic oversharer

Feb 24 • Karen Lunde

Writing Prompt #5: The Things You Leave Unfinished

Why it's (sometimes) OK to suck at finishing things

Feb 20 • Karen Lunde

The Man Who Wouldn't Stop Looking For Me

A meditation on the things we carry—and what carries us

Feb 17 • Karen Lunde

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