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Once Upon a Hill in Tacoma
A film, a parked car, and the arithmetic of us
Aug 6
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Karen Lunde
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“Where’s Your Boy?”
Parents can imagine all too well.
Jul 29
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Karen Lunde
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The Dead Guy on the Stairs
A family story about death, dignity, and a pair of shoes
Jul 21
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Karen Lunde
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Betty Crocker and Broken Kids
Chocolate frosting, an ABC After School Special, and the girl I almost wanted to become.
Jul 16
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Karen Lunde
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Counting Satellites
Some inherit their mother's eyes. I inherited something else.
Jul 9
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Karen Lunde
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All Come to Look for America
A family portrait, fifty years apart
Jun 29
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Karen Lunde
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"Who Told You That?"
How one question unraveled a story I'd believed since childhood
Jun 24
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Karen Lunde
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Juneteenth with Johnny
A heated exchange on a hot day that lives in my memory rent free
Jun 15
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Karen Lunde
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F*cked Up and Beautiful
Sometimes life gives you an unexpected redemption arc
May 28
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Karen Lunde
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I'm Sorry I Couldn't Sing for You
I only sang when you weren't listening. I still don't quite know why.
May 19
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Karen Lunde
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Finding Your Matzo Ball Soup | Writing Prompt #15
Sometimes silence is the sound of being known
May 1
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Karen Lunde
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I Stood Accused of Assault with a Deadly Pillow
The path toward ending my marriage... and ditching my 30-year-old pillow
Apr 29
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Karen Lunde
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