Posts by Karen
No-ing your Boundaries
Recently, my husband and I were enjoying a cup of coffee together. Yes, we each had our own coffee mugs. This was not like the scene from Lady and The Tramp where we are sharing a spaghetti noodle or slurping coffee through a communal straw. Ron mentioned noticing a change in me that has blossomed…
Read More5 Must-Do’s for your short NYC Trip…if you like reading, the arts, & food
Disclosure: For 100% transparency, I do not receive compensation for the product or business recommendations mentioned in this post. These recommendations are based solely on my personal experiences and research. Below is my longform narrative of an April 2024 quick-trip to NYC. Ron and I drove from Baltimore to The Big Apple on a weekday…
Read MoreQuick & Easy Ways to Recharge Your Creativity
On a recent weekend, I popped into The Walters Art Museum for a B-12 creativity injection. I was welcomed by a bevy of cheerful volunteers and staff that informed me of the drop-in art event, Monument to a Memory, that was in progress. I meandered into the sun-dappled atrium of the Sculpture Garden. With marble…
Read MorePersonal Essay – Lessons Learned in Online Dating
I met my husband on Match.com. Our story has a fun & quirky Hallmark-meets-I-Love-Lucy vibe. But before our encounter, there were some…well interesting circumstances that I feel is my duty to share. *** Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang Airline Pilot Guy and I met for dinner at a restaurant on the outskirts of Baltimore. Conversation rolled easily, we chatted…
Read MoreA Baltimore Fairy Tale
Note: When the Maryland Writers Association celebrated their 30 year anniversary, they launched a writing contest. The submissions had to be Maryland-themed and under 3,000 words. The winning stories were published in their 2019 Anthology. This story, A Baltimore Fairy Tale, was one of the winning contest entries. Outside Baltimore’s 19th century Marburg mansion, while…
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