Karen Walrond

1 week ago | alicebradley.substack.com | Alice Bradley |Karen Walrond

A couple of faithful blog readers have been requesting this one, so here you go. It is not for the squeamish but people seem to like it, the sickos. (’s husband Marcus still knows me as the “one who mooed.” ) I wrote this when Henry was three, and now he’s 22. He watched me perform this at a reading when he was 12. I don’t think it scarred him too much. It was fourteen days exactly before the baby was due. I was at my weekly midwife appointment, and I was leaking.

2 months ago | alicebradley.substack.com | Alice Bradley |Karen Walrond

I am a woman of some years, and I’m not one to say you automatically decline as you get older (if I did, would come after me with her army of vibrant elders) but holy hell—my body seems to be disintegrating? I’ve been battling this unfortunate turn of events with nutrition and exercise and hormones and so on, as I am determined to go down fighting. My body thinks these attempts are adorable.

Apr 26, 2024 | brenebrown.com | Karen Walrond |Suzanne Barrall

Ten years ago, Brené started the Daring Interview series on her blog. It quickly became one of our favorite features. Now, we are relaunching the series and adding in a few new questions, including some from the late James Lipton, host of Inside the Actors Studio, and Smith Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir. Vulnerability is . . . For me, talking about racism. Writing about it isn’t any easier. I feel I ought to have understood this massive crime earlier in life and how I’m implicated in it.

Feb 17, 2024 | loublaser.substack.com | Lou Blaser |Karen Walrond

Hunting around for something to watch the other day, I discovered that an old favorite was now streaming on Netflix. Jackpot. Ignored was the long list of new and unwatched shows on my list. I settled in to hang out with these familiar characters for old times’ sake.

Oct 29, 2023 | audiofilemagazine.com | Karen Walrond

"Growing older is more expansive than the world would have us believe," says Houston attorney, author, and Trinidad native Karen Walrond in this refreshing audiobook about reclaiming your life. In a clear timbre and lower register, she delivers inspiring stories about aging with the timing and resonance of an assured voice pro.