The day was spent on the coast, near a place called Christmas Bay, spent by the ocean, under a tarp we set up. The coast is brown, acorn and ivory, with seaweed the color of coffee grounds. The sea is… more →
Karleen Koen — writing lifeKarleen Koen wrote 6 days ago: The day was spent on the coast, near a place called Christmas Bay, spent by the ocean, under a tarp … more →
Nollaig wrote 1 week ago: Synopsis from Amazon: The Demons have woken, the Dreaming has begun… When a young man goes mi … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 2 weeks ago: When I was a younger woman, I read Colette’s two Cheri novellas and was so disturbed by them I … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 3 weeks ago: Honey, I didn’t come here to stay. That rock solid wisdom lessens the wistfulness of last week’s … more →
glowsinthedark wrote 4 weeks ago: We just got back from a 5 day, 4 show tour that went amazingly well. This was our first time out, a … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 1 month ago: My mother is a fine old clock wound up by the Infinite’s touch once and only once, and the hour han … more →
outonbluesix wrote 1 month ago: Well, you just can’t joke about it, can you? Satire may be the biggest weapon we have against … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 1 month ago: Well, I’ve gone and done it, really finished the manuscript, after two weeks of literally rewr … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 1 month ago: There’s a fairy tale about a princess and a frog in the pond in the royal garden. The frog res … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 1 month ago: May I step in peace upon the earth….I bow to you, a flower…..it’s a Sufi heart-ope … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 2 months ago: Rachel Alexandera has made me so happy. She’s a filly who just won the Preakness, the first f … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 2 months ago: Walking down the street in this hot evening, aware of Confederate jasmine in full bloom everywhere w … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 2 months ago: How did this novel I’m working on come about? What sparked the creative urge to write it (othe … more →
maplesyrupandrew23 wrote 2 months ago: Packed in a class with three guys and way more girls, my insecurity did not do wonders for me. So I … more →
Charlotte wrote 2 months ago: Twice in two weeks I have heard public readings from Gabrielle Carey’s new memoir, Waiting Roo … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 2 months ago: She still smiles at most everything, but she is losing more cognitive ability, more and more assoc … more →
Just Another Film Buff wrote 3 months ago: Werckmeister Harmóniák (2000) (aka Werckmeister Harmonies) Béla Tarr Hungarian “And now, we’l … more →
sharlr wrote 3 months ago: First of all, Bill, I’d like to say thanks to you for agreeing to this interview. My pleasure. Y … more →
Karleen Koen wrote 3 months ago: That crack in the narrative I talked about blog before last….the story isn’t going wher … more →