Essays by Karen Anderson

Practicing piano for popularity, with a healthy dose of youthful skepticism.

I understand the wish for privacy and I share it. But it’s a fine line—a property line—and we also have a responsibility to the people on the other side.

A reflection on poems, and whose are studied and remembered.

Reflections on the strength of a good friend.

I was with a group of friends and we started out asking, “How would you define ‘wisdom’?”

Being warm is a priority for me and I came to it early, being born in December. All my baby pictures show me in a bonnet.

Looking up a word on your phone is fine, but the dictionary brings you that plus some serendipity.

On this Flag Day, a reminder that we all have a voice and that in some places it can be heard better than others.

A moment among the lilacs.