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Karen Leslie

Name It — A Writing Exercise for Travelers

I’m perched on Elk Rock — or Moonlight Ledge, depending on the position of the sun, circa 2005. We’ve climbed the mountainside behind my…

Sep 11, 2023

Karen Leslie on Moonlight Ledge, Evergreen, Colorado. 2005

Sep 11, 2023

Karen Leslie

HOW TO QUICKLY OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION AND START WRITING WITH 2 MINUTES A DAY

I’ve been away from writing for awhile: four whole noisy, long, life-filled weeks. While I’ve enjoyed every moment of family time and…

Jan 3, 2021

E. B. White quote on writing

Jan 3, 2021

Karen Leslie

The Collective ~ We Carry On in the Time of Corona

Sometimes some of us travel to get away. That space-that distance-from our home life offers perspective and breathing room. We get a…

Mar 29, 2020

Tale of Despereaux, Rise coffee cup, safer at home, coronavirus, community, we will rise

Mar 29, 2020

Karen Leslie

Slow Down, Time, and Give Me Some Slow Travel

When is enough enough? I’m talking about travel, by the way. We travel away from the comfort of our homes for a change of scenery, a…

Apr 2, 2019

Slow Down, Time, and Give Me Some Slow Travel

Apr 2, 2019

Karen Leslie

How (and Why) to Write a “Love List” as Self-Care

PUT ON YOUR OXYGEN MASK FIRST: IT’S NOT SELFISH TO EMBRACE WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY AND WHOLE-ER, IT’S “SELF-CARE”

Feb 14, 2019

How (and Why) to Write a “Love List” as Self-Care

Feb 14, 2019

Karen Leslie

Do it. Do it. Do it.

Do what you’ve dreamed. You won’t out dream it. Do it. Do it. Do it. I believe there’s a reason you’ve dreamed it. The world needs what…

Jan 30, 2019

Do it. Do it. Do it.

Jan 30, 2019

Karen Leslie

It’s Called Hope

You’re alive. You’re breathing. You’ve gathered together the remnants of your life — beautiful fragments meant for a new piece of art…

Jan 19, 2019

It’s Called Hope

Jan 19, 2019

Karen Leslie

Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Celebration Still “Wow’s”

Where else can you watch the “Daddy of ’em All” rodeo and choose from over 100,000 free flapjacks? Cheyenne Frontier Days, the U.S.’s most…

Jan 10, 2019

Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Celebration Still “Wow’s”

Jan 10, 2019

Karen Leslie

The Hills Are Alive With Music — Visit the Trapp Family Lodge

A Trip Down the von Trapp Family Lane

Aug 2, 2018

The Hills Are Alive With Music — Visit the Trapp Family Lodge

Aug 2, 2018

Karen Leslie

Packing List—20 Things to Pack for Warm Weather Travel

I love lists, especially when I’m packing for a long-anticipated bucket list trip. I’m a kitchen sink kind of packer. Making a list helps…

Mar 25, 2018

Packing List—20 Things to Pack for Warm Weather Travel

Mar 25, 2018

Karen Leslie

Karen Leslie

Fiction & Travel writer, Marketing Specialist, Writing Instructor/Mentor, Readthenwrite.org, MFA Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing. Based in Nashville

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