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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How can I wear this ugly old thing? It is the most disgusting sweater on the planet and I put it on every day. -
The airline was putting me up at a nearby cheap motel and the shuttle driver said, “At least you’re next to the Mall of America.”
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The only thing better than reading a wonderful book is re-reading it. Sure, there are plenty of good books I haven’t even read once—but a new book is a risk while an old one is a comfort.
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My father wasn’t much of a cook but he always washed the dinner dishes. It was my job to dry and put them away.
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Sometimes my mother would ask, in a not-happy voice, “Who was your servant last year?” I knew the answer and she knew I knew.
