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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · 15h

🍍 Happy bday pineapple ~ brûlée w coconut, fleur de sel, and lime 🍍🥥🌴🌸🍋‍🟩

Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · 21d

Surf event for locals with cocos for locos 🥥 🌊🏄🏝️
#coconutaesthetic
#surf
#locosonly

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Aug 22

It’s going off
#surfstoke
#erin

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Aug 21

Swell swells from Erin 🌊
#surfstoke
Images by Paul Dabill Photography

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Aug 21

Moondance woke me this morning pawing at my surfboard like he was channeling incoming swells from Erin.
Way too strong undercurrent though with shorebreak.
#surfstoke 🐈‍⬛🌊

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Aug 12

Here’s one of my little peaches-in-progress, entitled “Peach Portrait” :))
Come join my Peach Party 🍑
⤵️
karenobrienphd.substack.com/p/a-peach-is...

Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Aug 7

A peach party of a post on creating art and generative writing
~ a summer quencher 🍑

A Peach is Just a Peach

Summer Abstractions

open.substack.com

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Jul 6

Boom.

#NaomiShihabNye

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Jul 5

Happy Independence Day!
My recent Substack post is about freedom.
What does freedom mean to you? 💙

karenobrienphd.substack.com/p/a-poetic-s...

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · May 31

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - a giant of African literature - dies aged 87 - BBC News

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

www.bbc.com

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · May 31

“Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87” (BBC)

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s works are a testament to the power of prose and poetry

I was fortunate to have been a student of Ngũgĩ's. I learned much from him about writing and the politics of performance

May he rest in peace
~ ~ ~

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · May 9

Hi Friends!

In Rhythm Writing ~ to spark creative flow, awaken authentic voice, and ease self-expression 🖊️

Read about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/karenobr...

#InRhythmWriting #ElevatetheArt #WildOut
🌼✨🤩

Invitation

In Rhythm Writing

open.substack.com

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Apr 30

I'm facilitating an in-person In Rhythm Writing circle at Spirit Well Sensory Lounge in Stuart, FL in May! See event deets and registration info below. ✨

Give yourself the gift of slowing down, self-expression, and writing in community. 💛

DM your email for upcoming online session offerings. ✨🖋️

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Jan 20

Celebrating MLK’s Admirable Legacy ~
"A list of #MLK speeches and sermons in which he courageously speaks truth; shares about Kingian nonviolence; and expounds on issues of injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be.“
#MLKDay
@berniceaking
www.instagram.com/p/DFDQH3WR4zo/

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Jan 20

MLK (Remastered 2009)

YouTube video by U2 - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Jan 6

“The timing was pure coincidence.” I doubt it.
How do we detox hypermasculinity?

Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Dec 19

~ Merci, Gisèle!
“Gisèle Pelicot is a symbol of
female strength around the world” NYT
~
Credit: Clement Mahoudeau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Dec 11

Peaceful passage to a gifted poet and intellectual ❤️

When Nikki Giovanni Was Young, Brilliant and Unafraid

The poet set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by staying true to her vision and herself.

www.nytimes.com

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Nov 28

~
From “One or Two Things” by Mary Oliver:

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For years and years I struggled
just to love my life. And then

the butterfly
rose, weightless, in the wind.
"Don't love your life
too much," it said,

and vanished
into the world.

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Nov 28

Anybody relate creatively?
h/t writerlife

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Nov 25

Fluff without fluffery
#Moondance 🐈‍⬛
#FurNoFaux

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Nov 21

Nat'l Organization for Women
Purpose: To take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life.
now.org/

National Action Campaigns - National Organization for Women

The National Action Program (NAP) is NOW’s set of action priorities for activists around the country.

now.org

Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Nov 20

Girls Just Want To Have Fundamental Rights Fund ~ Mission: To support efforts that advance the fundamental rights and health of all women and girls.
cyndilauper.com/cyndi-lauper...

CYNDI LAUPER ESTABLISHES ‘GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS’ FUND AT TIDES FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND HEALTH – Cyndi Lauper

cyndilauper.com

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Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Nov 20

Equality Now is an international organization founded with the mission of using legal advocacy to protect and promote the human rights of women and girls.
Equality Now is dedicated to achieving gender equality.
equalitynow.org

Equality Now - We use the law to change the world. Join us.

At Equality Now, we believe in creating a just world for women and girls through the law.

equalitynow.org

Karen O’Brien @karenobrienwriter.bsky.social · Nov 20

Nature releasing with ease and flow ~
a beautiful reminder
in these uncertain times

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