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My most annoying coworker
Self-employment has revealed some troubling personnel issues
Aug 25
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Karen Doak
9
2
2
Out the window
The school year needs a better ending
Aug 18
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Karen Doak
7
2
Trash hands and no croissant
I told my father I would write this and he said “go ahead”
Aug 11
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Karen Doak
15
4
1
Boot Barn
The August ritual of getting a kid out the door — and the first year nobody needed me to manage it
Aug 4
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Karen Doak
10
4
3
July 2026
Summer 2026 Bright Spots
My birthday gift to you: a scattered accounting of my summer
Jul 28
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Karen Doak
7
4
1
Walt Whitman never said that
I'm not judging, I'm just asking. (I'm judging.)
Jul 21
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Karen Doak
4
1
2
The extortion hamster
I can buy my own gold stars
Jul 14
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Karen Doak
10
1
1
Sincerely, Karen
On names that arrive as promises, and those that arrive as verdicts
Jul 7
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Karen Doak
7
3
1
June 2026
Intimidation tactics
Am I intimidating, or is it just my hair?
Jun 23
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Karen Doak
9
1
2
I am a grown-up and this is just a needle
Soft food, common faints, and other minor catastrophes
Jun 16
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Karen Doak
4
2
2
Hermit crab races
The lessons learned and the lives lost
Jun 9
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Karen Doak
5
3
2
Clear eyes, full hearts, please don’t make it close
Or: why I had to quit F1 Fantasy and I’m already worried about Mbappé
Jun 2
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Karen Doak
6
3
2
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