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I'm a writer in Portland, Oregon who turns a sharp eye to the foibles of humanity. I'm also getting old. These two attributes complement each other nicely. I blog here when I blog: https://karengberry.mywriting.network/
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Very proud that "Fully Grown" has found a place at Herstry. It's about motherhood, dwarfism, and how we grow. herstryblg.com/theme/2025/2...

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Correction! I have a flash fiction piece called "Monument" in this issue of Inknest! And Katrina Gould has a review! The RealDoll haiku are coming in The Offing. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ink-nest-p...

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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Today (and probably today only), my poem "A Professional Beauty" pops up first at The Ekphrastic Review! www.ekphrastic.net

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Man that sweet spot between properly caffeinated and literally vibrating with impending catastrophe seems like it gets a little smaller every day

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Where are the others, those contented with how they are known now … —Kathleen A. Wakefield

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Rose-Tu’s calf has a name! Meet Tula-Tu 💕

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Eggs seem not to be cheaper but they are at least harder to get

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Respect to everyone still out here doing Wordle every day, don't ever let them take your joy

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Wanted to share this beauty, which is everything I think a poem should be. poets.org/poem/theft-0

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I'm here, but it's just too much. Not sure if I am going to meaningfully contribute here, or even scan my feed.

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Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier! www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/20/l... @ndncollective.bsky.social @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social

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Something true and beautiful for today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Zq...

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Good morning! Happy MLK Day. "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." ~MLK Be that stone.🙂

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Just posting this picture of an iron lung at University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, for no particular reason. Jonas Salk was pretty dope. #VaccinesSaveLives

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Honestly this is just lazy writing. Another Death Star? Really? This quickly?

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anybody want a cup of nyquil

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What gave such a small body so much space for song …? —James Crews

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So did he win? I’m thinking yes. Ps, marry that man, Zendaya.

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Ooooo. Great use of the form.

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This aged rather poorly.

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Why am I so calm? I should be losing it. But I’m calm.

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"You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?" Hm.

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If you’re not surrounding yourself with people who make you feel like you’re marinating in a big ol’ bowl of your favorite soup, what are you even doing? #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writinglife #poet

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"Lake Walleye", a wonderful flash piece by Eugenie Montague. I hated for it to end. flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2024/12...

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Here's your periodic reminders: - Stop using AI, even ironically - Delete your Twitter account - Don't support Tesla - Drink your water - Take 10 minutes away from your desk to stretch - Get off Substack - Relax your shoulders, straighten your posture, and take a deep breath

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I wrote this when my dogs died during the pandemic shutdown. I miss them. karengberry.mywriting.network/2024/12/28/t...

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Gorgeous essay. I stop halfway through writing a book and write the ending, then write toward it from the middle on. This is an entirely different approach.

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I am so lucky in my friends. Or maybe it's that I'm choosey.

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They can start at my house.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge #Books Book 12 I can't post this one without commentary. It's in the comments.

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I knew that Coca Cola originally contained cocaine, but I never knew that 7Up was originally an anti-depressant. www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...

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After the revelation of a momentous "family secret" a few years ago, my brother asked me, "Is there anything else I don't know?" Now, stop and think about that. How do I know what he doesn't know? Do I just spill the entire mess on him, hoping to catch him up on how strange our family is, or what?

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Take a minute and listen.

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