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About wendykarasin

I am complicated and seeking - joy and sorrow, country and city, competition and cooperation. After behavior of a gregarious nature, I require down time to refuel. My loves are children, family, friends, reading, writing, blogging, fitness, and health. I feel most alive when I stay true to my core values. Beauty makes me happy, pain helps me grow.

Writing is a sign,  an expression, a sharing of the soul. Today I read a creative nonfiction project that my son wrote for a writing class in college. Four years ago. It turned up randomly, accidentally, intentionally. Regardless, it was … Continue reading →

Posted on August 4, 2014 by wendykarasin | Leave a comment

Worst Is A Five Letter Word

Posted on August 4, 2014 by wendykarasin

My worst day was the day I understood with my mind, and felt in my heart, that my marriage had ended. That it was really, actually, fully, over. My wishes and hopes for my future and my children’s future, vanished. … Continue reading →

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The Problem With Prolific

Posted on August 1, 2014 by wendykarasin

Since I was a pre-teen, and emotions swept through me like the raging storm they were, I wrote. There is hardly an extended period of time I can remember, except when life was boringly easy, that I wasn’t expressing myself … Continue reading →

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Thirteen Days

Posted on July 29, 2014 by wendykarasin

Scattered and happy, I haven’t been writing much. It has been thirteen days since my last post. Yoga this morning was peaceful, invigorating and educational. This young yogi is not your typical instructor. She doesn’t look or act the part. But … Continue reading →

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Day of Reckoning

Posted on July 16, 2014 by wendykarasin

Make that days of reckoning. It feels as though I haven’t posted in ages. There is a reason for that. I’m working diligently on filling out the submission form to Balboa Press – which sounds simple. The form wants a … Continue reading →

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Flood Lights on Publishing!

Posted on June 26, 2014 by wendykarasin

Balboa – Bout One Little Miss Menopause says: June 23, 2014 at 10:44 am (Edit) Fascinating stuff — this whole new world of self-publishing. Perhaps you could write a post on how you picked this press over the others? All the … Continue reading →

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Balboa – Bout One

Posted on June 23, 2014 by wendykarasin

It is my intention to report my experiences regarding this (new to me) journey to publish my book. Last Friday I made the commitment to work with Balboa Press. They took my personal and credit card information and we discussed … Continue reading →

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