Karen on August 5th, 2009

I was recently named the Gulf Coast Writers Association’s Featured Writer and was asked to submit a poem or short story for their website.  I decided to share “A Southern Baptist Courtship,” a true account of how I met my future spouse.  I wish I could say that the story is filled with romance and [...]

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Karen on May 31st, 2009

I had a wonderful time last night at the Gulf Coast Writers Association’s May meeting.  And not just because I was there to pick up a plaque for winning first place in the “Let’s Write” Literary Contest (although that was pretty special!).  The meeting was held at Barnhill’s on Highway 49 in Gulfport, Mississippi.  Typically, [...]

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Karen on May 5th, 2009

At my last post, I mentioned (boasted, gushed…so sorry) that I won first place in the annual “Let’s Write” contest sponsored by the Gulf Coast Writers Association.  My winning non-fiction entry, “The Privacy Curtain,” has recently been published on their website.  To view it, click here, go to the “Let’s Write” Literary Contest portion of [...]

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Karen on May 4th, 2009

A few months ago, I decided to submit an excerpt from my unpublished book, Nathan:  A Heart, A Storm, A Prayer, to the Gulf Coast Writers Association’s annual writing contest, “Let’s Write!”  I’ve never entered a writing contest before, so I had it in my mind that I would be thrilled to place.
Well, guess what!  [...]

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