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Karen Galatz

Karen Galatz

Karen Galatz is the author of Muddling through Middle Age, a weekly humor blog. An award-winning journalist, her nonfiction and fiction essays and stories have been featured in multiple publications. She lives in Berkeley and can be reached at karen@muddling.me.

Recent Stories

Dec 29, 2020

East Bay artist celebrates her ‘Charmed Life’

Dec 28, 2020

I’ve made my resolutions, but will I be in the 8 percent?

Nov 30, 2020

Do the right thing and ‘reply to sender’ — don’t make me beg!

Nov 5, 2020

Our gardener has left — why is that making me cry?

Oct 9, 2020

My name is under attack — enough with Karen memes!

Sep 17, 2020

Fire evacuation scare had me assessing my possession obsession

Aug 12, 2020

My pandemic U-turn: Fortified, organized, full of gratitude

Jul 15, 2020

We’ve got what it takes to endure these difficult days

Jun 30, 2020

Scared I had Covid? You bet! But love has helped me heal.

Apr 22, 2020

The show will go on (again) … and I, for one, can’t wait

Mar 27, 2020

My mom’s precious old ‘housewife’ phone book is the key to my family

Mar 4, 2020

Is a piece of matzah just a piece of matzah? Everyday objects and the stories they tell

Jan 30, 2020

People of the Book, yes. But which one? Britannica? World Book?

Jan 2, 2020

With my lie, I fell into a ‘ring’ of fire for 4 years

Dec 17, 2019

Reuniting with old friends gives me a window into my past

Nov 4, 2019

Am I a Galatz from Galaţi? It would be nice to know.

Oct 16, 2019

21 years old in the USSR — that’s when I became a Jew

Sep 18, 2019

Words of remembrance for a brother I barely knew

Aug 15, 2019

My kids’ generation are the anti-clutter role models we need

Jul 19, 2019

Memorable moments from my mishmash mixed marriage

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