Karen Zacharias | Karen Zacharias

Christian Bend

"Literary fiction worth its salt should speak to the human condition. CHRISTIAN BEND does not disappoint and will leave you on your feet, tears streaking your face, cheering for more."...
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BURDY

"Prepare to be captivated" Karen Karbo, author of Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life
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Benched

Benched: The Memoirs of Judge Rufe McCombs (Mercer Univ. Press), 1997. Nominee: Georgia Author of the Year
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After the Flag has been Folded

"I adored this book. It is told with such grace and humor and wisdom." Jeannette Walls, author of the NYT Bestseller THE GLASS CASTLE
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Where’s Your Jesus Now?

"Witty, intelligent and a poignant analysis of organized religion today." -- Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump
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Will Jesus Buy Me a Doublewide? ‘Cause I need more room for my plasma TV

“I love a writer that’s not afraid to walk with real people and speak the truth of their lives. Keep shining your light Karen!” -- Jeff Foxworthy
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Mother of Rain: A Novel

"A brilliant gem of a novel. Zacharias is a wonderful writer." --Lee Smith, author of MRS. DARCY AND THE BLUE-EYED STRANGER
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Karly Sheehan: True Crime Story Behind Karly’s Law

"A must read. Compelling and heartbreaking. ANN RULE/ New York Times bestselling author
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We Have to Lead Each Other Out

I never liked Science Fiction as a genre. My brother was a Star Wars and Star Trek fan. Not me. I never wanted anything to do with people dressing alike. I dropped out of Brownies and later ROTC for those very reasons. You might have[..]
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04 08 , 2020 2 Comments
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The Ring of St. Simons

She gave me a ring; rose gold, with a Celtic Cross made of turquoise, a diamond at its center, this woman whose name I can no longer remember. I saw her sitting there, on a bench in a dark corner of a popular eatery in[..]
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02 08 , 2020 2 Comments
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There’s a Choice We are Making

My granddaughter had not yet woken up from her morning nap. Her mother wanted to go for a run but needed to wait for the baby to finish her nap first. "Why don't you wake her up?" I asked. "Because she will be crabby,"[..]
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30 07 , 2020 No Comments
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Can’t Let Nobody Turn Me Around

Do you know the names Viola Liuzzo or Joan Mulholland? If you know of these women, I applaud you. I had never heard of either one until this past week when I fell down the rabbit hole in research and learning. I wish I had[..]
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21 07 , 2020 No Comments
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Praying to the Wizard God

My friend's son is hospitalized. This boy who was in and out of my home as a teenager, laughing with my daughter, doing homework, making plans for the future, always, always intentional about his actions. He grew into a young man who married a fierce[..]
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17 07 , 2020 2 Comments
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Q & A with Terry Kay: Book Giveaway

Editor's Note: The following is an interview I did with author Terry Kay upon the release of his latest book - The Forever Wish of Middy Sweet (Mercer Univ. Press). Set in rural Georgia, the story contrasts the present with the past and the ways in[..]
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13 07 , 2020 4 Comments
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If Only Trump Would Learn

I am married to a teacher. I have an education degree myself and have spent 30 years in and out of classrooms. I have four school age grandsons. Not surprisingly, I take this directive from Betsy DeVoss and Donald J. Trump that schools must be[..]
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08 07 , 2020 1 Comment
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A Fallen Brother

Editor's Note: The following is an article I wrote for the VVA magazine that ran shortly before the publication of my memoir AFTER THE FLAG HAS BEEN FOLDED (Wm. Morrow). While working on that memoir, I searched for the men who served with my father.[..]
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01 07 , 2020 2 Comments
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Riding Shot-Gun

I came across this photo while looking for another. Everyone in this picture has gone on to be with God except for me and the babies. The two I'm carrying and the one sitting at the table. That's Mama, the baby of her family,[..]
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30 06 , 2020 No Comments
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