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Karen Burns

How I've survived violent crap. And dancing

Month: October 2009

As It Is

Posted on October 28, 2009 By karensburns

I hear my daughter say “Where did my Mommy go? She never sings anymore.” If I could reach out to you, I would. If it was possible to see beyond the lid that presses down my heart, I would look to you. But as it is, I stay a petulant,…

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Who Am I First?

Posted on October 21, 2009 By karensburns

A mother’s identity lost in the first cry of her child. A mother’s identity found in the first smile of her child. But years later when the novelty has worn off, who does Mom become above all? Someone’s wife? ONLY A MOTHER!!!!! A Maid. A Musician. A Dancer. A Storyteller….

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Only in Innocence

Posted on October 6, 2009 By karensburns

Only in childhood can we don a fuzzy yellow Tweedy Bird snow cap in July…in L.A. and walk into a Hallmark store to do a little browsing. Only in innocence can we wear what peaks our fancy and be thrilled with only our perception of how we look. Tea parties…

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Coffee Break

Posted on October 6, 2009 By karensburns

“Mommy, why do you drink so much coffee?” “In a word…you.”

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Karen Burns

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I live in a suburb next to an enormous Intel plant in a desert where I don't belong. My neighbors are techies, blue-collar football fanatics, gamblers, bankers, parents, sky-divers, nurses, pilots. I'm a dance, music and acting teacher, performer still, mother and wife hoping to be kind in this corner of my non-indigenous environment. I actually like living here. Most of the time.

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