Essays by Karen Anderson
For 30 years, writer Karen Anderson was a columnist for the Traverse City Record-Eagle. She's contributed weekly essays to Interlochen Public Radio since 2005. Listen for her essays on Sundays at 8:39 and 10: 57 a.m. on IPR News Radio.
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A trip to the mechanic is a good reminder to not be self-conscious when, in reality, most people aren't paying that much attention to you. -
I have a scar on my face, under my right cheek bone. Not very large, maybe an inch long. I never notice it because I’ve never seen my face without it.
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On the value of having a friend to share life's travails (and joys).
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Remembering a great aunt, and the lessons learned but not appreciated until after her passing.
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You can know things, and you can learn things. To essayist Karen Anderson, the latter feels more valuable.
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When I was growing up, my parents attended church every week and I went to Sunday School—which was a welcoming place but I mostly worried that no one would come to pick me up.
