Personal Stories

Betty Crocker and Broken Kids

Chocolate frosting, an ABC After School Special, and the girl I almost wanted to become.

Jul 16 • Karen Lunde

Counting Satellites

Some inherit their mother's eyes. I inherited something else.

Jul 9 • Karen Lunde

All Come to Look for America

A family portrait, fifty years apart

Jun 29 • Karen Lunde

"Who Told You That?"

How one question unraveled a story I'd believed since childhood

Jun 24 • Karen Lunde

Juneteenth with Johnny

A heated exchange on a hot day that lives in my memory rent free

Jun 15 • Karen Lunde

F*cked Up and Beautiful

Sometimes life gives you an unexpected redemption arc

May 28 • Karen Lunde

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 • Karen Lunde

Finding Your Matzo Ball Soup | Writing Prompt #15

Sometimes silence is the sound of being known

May 1 • Karen Lunde

I Stood Accused of Assault with a Deadly Pillow

The path toward ending my marriage... and ditching my 30-year-old pillow

Apr 29 • Karen Lunde

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

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