Hello, I'm Karen. When I was old enough to climb the stairs into the attic of the colonial house I grew up in, I’d sit in front of the fanlight window and compose poems about the mysteries of the night—the moon, stars, and unseen planets. I still love all things mystical, magical, and provocative. My most inspired moments are still those spent in pondering and sharing ways to help individuals embrace and live their authentic selves regardless of their age or past history.

My love of language, coupled with my identity as an androgenous gay woman manifested an aspiration to delve into academic studies that married my innate passions. I’m a published author and hold a Ph.D. in comparative literature, within the context of women’s meditations regarding gender identity, sexuality, and the gendered body. (I also write queer erotica under Author Annie Moon and I have 800+ followers.)

When I’m not gazing at the night sky, writing or reading, I can be found meditating, cooking Italian specialties, or walking Rachel and Jasper, my two lab-mixed breed companions.

Karen’s Website, Facebook, Instagram

Karen’s Books

Paradise

The Yellow Braid

Books under Karen’s pen name Annie Moon

Late in Love

Daddy in Love

Saving Luca

Healing Luca

Touch

Halloween Matchmaking for Daddy

The Proposal coming out, September 20, 2024

Christmas Wedding, coming out, December 20, 2024

Poet Alex Murdock on Story-Power, Episode 96 aired on 3/13/24

Little Women Louisa May Alcott

The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway

Author, Anais Nin

Lilith Nikki Marmery

Hoopla and Libby library e-book apps

Damsel (2024) available on Netflix

Poet Elizabeth Bishop, The Complete Poems 1927 - 1979