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How to identify Systemic Racism

Editor's Note: We continue to feature the voices of Blacks during this decisive time in our nation's history. We are fortunate yet again to feature the voice of Ralph Mitchell. Ralph is a veteran, a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army Reserves. He is CEO[..]
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20 06 , 2020 1 Comment
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Burning Libraries

When author Susan Orlean sat out to write her latest book - The Library Book - she typed in libraries burned into the search bar. She was surprised to find that Wikipedia had a whole list on libraries that had been destroyed with intent. The most[..]
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20 02 , 2020 No Comments
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Prayers of a Decade

“I have been in Sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.” ~ Zora Neale Hurston There was a time when I took decades for granted. They[..]
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31 12 , 2019 No Comments
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My Friend Bob

Bob Hollis was my friend. We first met at Navarre United Methodist Church in Florida. He had read a book I'd written titled Will Jesus Buy Me a Doublewide? (Zondervan) and may have encouraged his pastor to read it as well. I received an invitation[..]
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25 11 , 2019 5 Comments
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Sisters Festival of Books- Paulina Springs Books

When: Oct 18-20th Where: Paulina Springs Books, 252 W Hood Avenue, Sisters, Oregon Karen will join with 40 authors from across the country for the debut of the Sisters Festival of Books. Mark your calendar now and join us for this weekend of storytellers swapping[..]
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18 10 , 2019 No Comments
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Painted Sky Center for the Arts, Canyon City

When: Thursday, Oct 10th, 5:30 p.m. Where: Painted Sky Center for the Arts, 120 S. Washington Street, Canyon City, Or Join Karen as she shares the inspiration for her Appalachian series - Mother of Rain, Burdy, and Christian Bend. How does one make the leap[..]
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10 10 , 2019 No Comments
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When You Are Not a Famous Author

I was in Seattle this weekend. Sunny Seattle. There wasn't one speck of snow on the ground. Flowers were blooming. It was blissful. Only I wasn't really in Seattle. I was in a suburb of Seattle. Once you get past Olympia, it is all Microsoft[..]
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05 03 , 2019 No Comments
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The Writer’s Life: An Interview with Shepherd U

Editor's Note: The following is an interview conducted by Shepherd University staff as part of the Appalachian Writers in Residence award. You can learn more about this program at shepherd.educ I am honored to have been selected Shepherd U's AHWIR for 2018. I will visiting[..]
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15 08 , 2018 1 Comment
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We Were Never Better Than This

There I was at my desk working my way through some pretty awful crime scene photos. A girl I once knew splayed out on the floor in a pool of blood. They aren't the first crime scene photos I've seen. I've witnessed a bloated[..]
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19 06 , 2018 1 Comment
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