Karen Rose Smith
@karenrosesmith.bsky.social
USA Today Bestselling author—112th novel release April 2026—Mom, wife, cat-lover, gardener—Have 5 rescued cats.
https://karenrosesmith.com/
https://karenrosesmith.com/
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I have seen this play out with conservative friends and family. I wish it weren't true, but from what I've experienced, it is.
February 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I have seen this play out with conservative friends and family. I wish it weren't true, but from what I've experienced, it is.
My mother taught me the best way to enjoy a snow day is to bake #bread. #cinnamonswirl
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
My mother taught me the best way to enjoy a snow day is to bake #bread. #cinnamonswirl
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He was an ICU nurse just like me and they fucking executed him while he was trying to do what is right.
I am at work in the ICU as I type this and am seething with rage.
I am at work in the ICU as I type this and am seething with rage.
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
He was an ICU nurse just like me and they fucking executed him while he was trying to do what is right.
I am at work in the ICU as I type this and am seething with rage.
I am at work in the ICU as I type this and am seething with rage.
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"Children see magic because they look for it." ~ #ChristopherMoore
January 23, 2026 at 10:58 AM
"Children see magic because they look for it." ~ #ChristopherMoore
January 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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I am at a vigil for Renee Good at St Mark's in the Bowery.
They handed out cards bearing the names of people killed by ICE in this second Trump era.
There are a lot of cards.
They handed out cards bearing the names of people killed by ICE in this second Trump era.
There are a lot of cards.
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I am at a vigil for Renee Good at St Mark's in the Bowery.
They handed out cards bearing the names of people killed by ICE in this second Trump era.
There are a lot of cards.
They handed out cards bearing the names of people killed by ICE in this second Trump era.
There are a lot of cards.
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Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.
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A new Florida bill would pave the way for schools to remove any book that mentions sex, from the Brave New World to The Bluest Eye.
Literary, scientific, artistic merit would be stripped from consideration when deciding if a book should be accessible to someone younger than 18.
Literary, scientific, artistic merit would be stripped from consideration when deciding if a book should be accessible to someone younger than 18.
Florida lawmaker says literary merit doesn’t matter if books mention sex
The big story: The Florida Legislature’s years-long push to add restrictions to school library books hit a bump in 2025, when the Senate rejected a measure to delete consideration of “literary merit” ...
www.yahoo.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A new Florida bill would pave the way for schools to remove any book that mentions sex, from the Brave New World to The Bluest Eye.
Literary, scientific, artistic merit would be stripped from consideration when deciding if a book should be accessible to someone younger than 18.
Literary, scientific, artistic merit would be stripped from consideration when deciding if a book should be accessible to someone younger than 18.
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
2025 is in the past…we hope! #catsofbluesky #cats
January 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
2025 is in the past…we hope! #catsofbluesky #cats
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Maybe writer’s block isn’t real. 🤷♂️
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Maybe writer’s block isn’t real. 🤷♂️
December 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The paper or the catnip mat he got for Christmas? The paper won! #cats #catsatchristmas
December 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The paper or the catnip mat he got for Christmas? The paper won! #cats #catsatchristmas
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I wholly concur.
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I wholly concur.
Hoping your day is filled with hope and peace. #cats #catsofbluesky
December 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hoping your day is filled with hope and peace. #cats #catsofbluesky
Zander is waiting for Santa. Happy #Christmas Eve! #catsofbluesky
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Zander is waiting for Santa. Happy #Christmas Eve! #catsofbluesky
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Santa knows Physics…
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Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.
Santa knows Physics…
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Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.
December 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Santa knows Physics…
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Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.
Santa knows Physics…
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Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.
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Why I became a teacher.
December 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Why I became a teacher.
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“I have lived in Providence for nearly a decade—first as a Brown student, and then when I returned to make it my home—and I have never seen it like this, the energy sucked out of it by fear.”
Read this moving piece by @h-lev.bsky.social on the shooting aftermath www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read this moving piece by @h-lev.bsky.social on the shooting aftermath www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Watching Providence retreat into itself after the Brown shooting
What it's like when this uniquely American horror arrives in your city.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“I have lived in Providence for nearly a decade—first as a Brown student, and then when I returned to make it my home—and I have never seen it like this, the energy sucked out of it by fear.”
Read this moving piece by @h-lev.bsky.social on the shooting aftermath www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read this moving piece by @h-lev.bsky.social on the shooting aftermath www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
December 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Holidays & Homicides: A Short Story Collection by Numerous Favorite Cozy Authors, Book and Author Information + a Giveaway!
www.themysteryofwriting.com/2025/12/12/h...
www.themysteryofwriting.com/2025/12/12/h...
Holidays & Homicides: A Short Story Collection - The Mystery of Writing
Holidays & Homicides, a short story collection by best selling authors. Book and author information plus a giveaway!
www.themysteryofwriting.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Holidays & Homicides: A Short Story Collection by Numerous Favorite Cozy Authors, Book and Author Information + a Giveaway!
www.themysteryofwriting.com/2025/12/12/h...
www.themysteryofwriting.com/2025/12/12/h...
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My vintage #sled used as an outdoor decoration. My son rode on it too. #memories #nostalgia #christmas
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My vintage #sled used as an outdoor decoration. My son rode on it too. #memories #nostalgia #christmas