Karen Palmer
@karenpalmer.bsky.social
Writer, editor, teacher, karenpalmer.com. Memoir coming in 2025 from Algonquin Books. NEA, Best American Essays, Pushcart Prize. If I had to choose between reading and eating, I'd be dead in a week. She/her
Super strange, though, to be signing books at a family party.
November 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Super strange, though, to be signing books at a family party.
That sounds ... less than yummy.
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
That sounds ... less than yummy.
Happy thanksgiving, Alex, to you and your dear ones.
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Happy thanksgiving, Alex, to you and your dear ones.
I don't know this show. Maybe I should?
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I don't know this show. Maybe I should?
Anything for profit, always and forever, amen.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Anything for profit, always and forever, amen.
Same to you, my dear.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Same to you, my dear.
Eff them, Jen, whoever the eff they are.
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Eff them, Jen, whoever the eff they are.
Yes! Loved Somebody Somewhere.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Yes! Loved Somebody Somewhere.
Correction: It's Norwegian, not Swedish. Sheesh.
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Correction: It's Norwegian, not Swedish. Sheesh.
It gave me some of the same feeling I had watching RESERVATION DOGS, though of course the shows are very different. I think it's what you point out, that "people are good."
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It gave me some of the same feeling I had watching RESERVATION DOGS, though of course the shows are very different. I think it's what you point out, that "people are good."
Every character is flawed but decent, sometimes frustrating, always interesting. The situations, especially at Pernille's job, are realistically difficult. Oslo is lovely. Highly recommended.
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Every character is flawed but decent, sometimes frustrating, always interesting. The situations, especially at Pernille's job, are realistically difficult. Oslo is lovely. Highly recommended.
Oh, I will look up your write-ups, Michael. You have never once steered me wrong. (I am honored to be on that list, as well.)
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Oh, I will look up your write-ups, Michael. You have never once steered me wrong. (I am honored to be on that list, as well.)
What did you think of the film, Matt? (I love the novel so much, I doubt anything could stand up beside it, but I do like Edgerton, and it was beautiful to look at.)
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What did you think of the film, Matt? (I love the novel so much, I doubt anything could stand up beside it, but I do like Edgerton, and it was beautiful to look at.)
