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Why the Y? Or, Good in Spite of the Bad and Ugly

Karin Kallmaker Events and Appearances, LIFE + STYLE, Readers and Libraries, Sisters of the Pen

Life has been so busy these last few weeks that I haven’t been sure what to blog about. Should I stay with the strictly personal, discuss the flu that’s run through our household that I may yet still not entirely escape? There’s wrestling meets twice a week and tournaments on Saturdays, and the general joys of raising children. The past tense in the statement, “My partner used to work for a really big bank” and the adjustment to her being home every day and the basic reality of dealing with this economy and the trials it is placing on all the people we know. Read More

It’s a Living Thing

Karin Kallmaker Craft of Writing, Dawning

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A tragedy occurred recently when two librarians headed home from a conference were killed by a drunk driver whose truck struck their cab. The cab driver survived, and so did the drunk driver, who had already been in court several times, and had a bizarre record of crimes. The drunk was an agent of chaos, the kind of remorseful-until-the-next-drink train wreck that strains the justice system and our mercy. Read More