Karen Osborne

I'm a writer & creative type living in Orlando, Fla.

Coming of Age for Catholic News Service:

• Making friends and being proud of what you believe
• What we should do when we realize we have the power
• Making the impossible happen: it's not rocket science
• Myth of overnight success
• Be part of ultimate in-crowd
• Stray cat, stray people
• No fast-food fix for faith
• In this presidential election year, where do you stand?
• Even with best of maps, ask lots of questions
• Stranger than fiction: One-hour fixes versus real life
• Breaking artificial lines

Videos for Capital Videography:

• Bride's Prep: Karen -- original footage only
• Finale: Country-western couple -- original footage & editing

I run Third Order, a little webmagazine publishing speculative and mainstream fiction having to do with matters of faith and religion.

For the Florida Catholic:

• High prices put squeeze on food aid
• Blog: Choirgal
• Ministry summit-goers see diverse leadership as a key to church's future -- but don't see it in themselves
• Long-Sleeve Shirt Drive -- why not try this in your own town?

For The Evangelist, Albany, N.Y.:

• Five years of news and features.
• Catholic school day filled with study, fun and prayers -- first place, best reporting on children, catholic press association awards 2006
• Survivor of genocide: 'I was lucky', honorable mention, 2003 Eileen Egan Journalism Awards

My first short story, "Retirement," will appear in Aoife's Kiss in December '09. There will be more.

Artist Steve Dismukes drew a great picture of me in my favorite coat of all time. See it here!

I've directed and produced a number of original plays by Kit Goldstein for the Niskayuna Acting Troupe in Niskayuna, N.Y.

You can find me on the internet:
kaosborne at gmail dot com
MySpace
Facebook
LiveJournal

And finally, things I like this week: words | writing | speculative fiction | swing dancing | acoustic music | loud guitars | Catholicism | catholicism with a small c | books & talking about books | farmers' markets | eyeliner | electric violins | espresso | feminist theology | changing worldviews | community theater on a shoestring | harmonizing | metropolis | muse | musicals | silent films | steampunk | collaboration | expanding horizons

Last updated 8/8/08