HeyJaredKaren's Occasional Communiqué
News, thoughts, and recipes from Karen Ullo, novelist and editorial director of Chrism Press, an imprint of WhiteFire Publishing devoted to fiction from Catholic and Orthodox Christian voices
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What makes Catholic fiction Catholic? (opens the original)
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Happy September, bibliophiles!I hope those of you of the pumpkin spice persuasion are enjoying its annual pollen-like explosion across the land. I’m one of the rare people who falls into the “neutral” category regarding its proliferation; I’m fine with pumpkin spice whatevers, but I don’t actively seek them out. Mostly, I just sit around waiting for it to disappear into peppermint season, wondering why in the world I can only get a peppermint milkshake at Chick-fil-A in December. I want them in
The Battle of Baton Rouge, then and now (opens the original)
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Happy August, bibliophiles!My eldest son started back to school on Monday—yes, already—for his senior year. We were very excited that, for the first time ever, the school was offering a bus. A bus! My children have never had access to a school bus because they’ve attended private and/ or charter schools that did not offer one. A bus means I don’t have to drive him…and we don’t have to buy him a car to drive himself! Finally, a break from carpool! At long last! At no cost to us!Yeah…not so much.
Very American Adventures (opens the original)
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Happy Semiquincentennial of the U.S.A., bibliophiles!I’m writing this late in the evening of the Fourth of July while theoretically on vacation—but in the tradition of our pioneer ancestors, one of the kids has, er, gastric issues, so I’m in the cabin where we’re staying in Georgia while the more able-bodied members of the family go to the fireworks and live music. And by “cabin,” I mean a two-bedroom, two-bath, air-conditioned place at a resort that happens to look cabin-ish outside. Very pione
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