Karen Anderson
Essays by Karen AndersonKaren Anderson is a writer who lives and works in Traverse City, Michigan. She was a columnist for the Traverse City Record-Eagle for 30 years and published two collections.
Since 2005, she has contributed weekly essays to Interlochen Public Radio. An illustrated collection of her essays was published in 2017, “Gradual Clearing: Weather Reports from the Heart.”
Karen has a master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Michigan and is retired from Northwestern Michigan College where she was director of marketing and public relations. She enjoys camping, canoeing, reading, writing, listening and learning.
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A to-die-for brownie and a reflection on having too much. -
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My mother had a beautiful singing voice and majored in music at college, hoping to become a performer.
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A reflection on survival and joy, while glimpsing turtles on a log.
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Here's the thing about lists: they fool me into thinking I’ve already done what I only wrote down.
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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.
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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.
