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Why I resigned from Penn Press (or was I fired?)
On Wednesday, I wrote a letter of resignation to the board of Penn Press, but the decision to remove me may have been made already.
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Karen Christensen
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MIT to build Great Barrington campus (April Fool's!)
World-renowned academic institution heads for the hills
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Karen Christensen
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Auld Lang Syne: a salute to old friends
New Year's Eve greetings from Great Barrington
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Karen Christensen
4
Hard truths about publishing
Publishing has become a zombie business, but I'm wondering if it can be brought to life in the post-pandemic era.
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Karen Christensen
8
My hillbilly elegy
Rural-urban connections, #thanksfortyping, a free China eBook, & (yes!) a poem
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Karen Christensen
3
Is your coffee shop a third place?
Coffee shop, diner, or café - these special places help us get through the day
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Karen Christensen
I was an antivaxxer
This is a confession my children don't want me to make.
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Karen Christensen
The American Lake District
Years ago I came from London to a part of western Massachusetts called “The Berkshires.” I had never heard of it, and had trouble pronouncing it…
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Karen Christensen
3
Do you have a third place? And why do you need one?
Examples from around the world, a couple of lists, and a favorite London pub
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Karen Christensen
5
Know when to fold 'em
The lesson I'm finding hardest right now.
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Karen Christensen
4
A Du Bois Discovery
Newly arranged as the author intended: The Autobiography of W E B Du Bois, Great Barrington Edition.
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Karen Christensen
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Talking to Strangers
We have to start talking, and listening to people who don't agree with us.
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Karen Christensen
4
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