Memoir

Becoming a Homeowner on $2800 and a Dream

The story of finding and buying the home I'm desperately trying to keep

Apr 21 • Karen Lunde

My Life as a Series of Dogs

The ones who raised me, stayed with me, and waited for me

Apr 14 • Karen Lunde

Enabler to Embers

My mom's fiery farewell

Mar 31 • Karen Lunde

Seed Catalogs Are a Gateway Drug

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

Mar 24 • 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

The Night My Childhood Ended

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

Mar 10 • Karen Lunde

How One Lone Voice Became One Hundred

Love and community helped me find my musical voice again

Mar 3 • 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

Writing Prompt #4: The Moment You Felt Yourself Shrink

On old wounds, slammed doors, and the child who still lives inside us

Feb 14 • Karen Lunde

My Second Grade Classmate Died in a Motel Fire

It was the day I learned that sometimes comfort isn’t safe.

Feb 10 • Karen Lunde

Writing Prompt #2: The Power of "No"

It's hard to say "no" sometimes. But it's also essential to know how.

Jan 31 • Karen Lunde

The Most Powerful Writing Prompt I Ever Gave

The prompt broke participants in my in-person writing workshop wide open.

Jan 23 • Karen Lunde

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