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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On the value of having a default cause: something to blame, something fairly blameless, neutral, available. -
When the opportunity came to pledge a sorority, I seized it.
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We all know that “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are listed in the Declaration of Independence as “inalienable rights.” But why? Why that?
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Karen Anderson reflects on being told to "slow down" in retirement. (She'll let you know when she does.)
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When my daughter was 24, she was diagnosed with cancer and given a grim prognosis.
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I’m having lunch with a friend and ask about a man we both know. She answers matter-of-factly. “Oh, he died of a heart attack a few years ago.”
