Writer StageDirector EcoSprite ~ WildOut: substack.com/@wildoutwithkarenobrien #StokedonStoryandSustainabilityhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3mtcjvvir7k25Moondance Hanging Five for National Black Cat Appreciation Day 🐈‍⬛🏄‍♂️🌊 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcJ4D4KiRoA/17 Aug 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcjvvir7k25https://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3mrsnwqqnxk2cAnybody else feeling the call? 🌊⭐️🌸 #StoryStoke #WildOut karenobrienphd.substack.com29 Jul 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsnwqqnxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3mrpwt6dmdk2w“Either your delusional optimism is going to pay off or your delusional optimism is going to pay off.” — Case Kenny 😂🦄✨ ⭐️ Write with Wild Delusion. Join me in Wild Writing and Story Circles at “Wild Out” this August! https://substack.com/@karenobrienphd/note/c-301037058S #StoryStoke #WriteOn #WildOut28 Jul 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpwt6dmdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3mpoql7vvzk2q“I am more of who I think I’m meant to become.” — Sara Bareilles #AlchemyOfGrief #StokedOnStory #ElevateTheArt https://substack.com/@karenobrienphd/note/c-286123146?r=tpuvy&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action02 Jul 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoql7vvzk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3mfd73ud7z22bIf you’re into words and signs, come join me on my Substack 🤩✨⭐️💫 https://open.substack.com/pub/karenobrienphd/p/its-a-sign20 Feb 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfd73ud7z22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3m47j3dyufk2uWho could use some pineapple vibes right now?🍍 I’m sharing slices of pineapple poetry. I warmly welcome you in true pineapple fashion to my Substack. Come subscribe (for free). I’d like to build community & a hospitable place for self-expression and creativity🍍 https://open.substack.com/pub/karenobrienphd/p/pineapple-poetry27 Oct 2025 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47j3dyufk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lztpp3gpdk27Surf event for locals with cocos for locos 🥥 🌊🏄🏝️ #coconutaesthetic #surf #locosonly27 Sep 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztpp3gpdk27https://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lwyoqribds2qIt’s going off #surfstoke #erin22 Aug 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyoqribds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lwwf6t3unc2xSwell swells from Erin 🌊 #surfstoke Images by Paul Dabill Photography21 Aug 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwf6t3unc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lwwf4mq5xc2xMoondance woke me this morning pawing at my surfboard like he was channeling incoming swells from Erin. Way too strong undercurrent though with shorebreak. #surfstoke 🐈‍⬛🌊21 Aug 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwf4mq5xc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lw6hlsp22s2aHere’s one of my little peaches-in-progress, entitled “Peach Portrait” :)) Come join my Peach Party 🍑 ⤵️ https://karenobrienphd.substack.com/p/a-peach-is-just-a-peach12 Aug 2025 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw6hlsp22s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lvsc7skyv22oA peach party of a post on creating art and generative writing ~ a summer quencher 🍑 https://open.substack.com/pub/karenobrienphd/p/a-peach-is-just-a-peach07 Aug 2025 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvsc7skyv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3ltb64f6kdk26Boom. #NaomiShihabNye06 Jul 2025 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltb64f6kdk26https://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3ltaa5ka5jc2pHappy Independence Day! My recent Substack post is about freedom. What does freedom mean to you? 💙 https://karenobrienphd.substack.com/p/a-poetic-spark/05 Jul 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltaa5ka5jc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lqhzhxvx4k26“Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87” (BBC) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s works are a testament to the power of prose and poetry I was fortunate to have been a student of Ngũgĩ's. I learned much from him about writing and the politics of performance May he rest in peace ~ ~ ~31 May 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqhzhxvx4k26https://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lnz2w2ic3c2vI'm facilitating an in-person In Rhythm Writing circle at Spirit Well Sensory Lounge in Stuart, FL in May! See event deets and registration info below. ✨ Give yourself the gift of slowing down, self-expression, and writing in community. 💛 DM your email for upcoming online session offerings. ✨🖋️30 Apr 2025 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnz2w2ic3c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lg6ws2yfq223Celebrating MLK’s Admirable Legacy ~ "A list of #MLK speeches and sermons in which he courageously speaks truth; shares about Kingian nonviolence; and expounds on issues of injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be.“ #MLKDay @berniceaking www.instagram.com/p/DFDQH3WR4zo/20 Jan 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6ws2yfq223https://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lg6utjhr3k27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlyZ0YGi9nM20 Jan 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6utjhr3k27https://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lf3zu7ys3s2r“The timing was pure coincidence.” I doubt it. How do we detox hypermasculinity?06 Jan 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3zu7ys3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3ldo2i436ts2p~ Merci, Gisèle! “Gisèle Pelicot is a symbol of female strength around the world” NYT ~ Credit: Clement Mahoudeau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images19 Dec 2024 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldo2i436ts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lcykso4nws2oPeaceful passage to a gifted poet and intellectual ❤️ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/books/nikki-giovanni-appraisal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share11 Dec 2024 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcykso4nws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lc23plrhfc2c~ From “One or Two Things” by Mary Oliver: 7 For years and years I struggled just to love my life. And then the butterfly rose, weightless, in the wind. "Don't love your life too much," it said, and vanished into the world.28 Nov 2024 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc23plrhfc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbzznsnzj22eAnybody relate creatively? h/t writerlife28 Nov 2024 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzznsnzj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbqabev66k2tFluff without fluffery #Moondance 🐈‍⬛ #FurNoFaux25 Nov 2024 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbqabev66k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbeaa644ps23Nature releasing with ease and flow ~ a beautiful reminder in these uncertain times20 Nov 2024 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbeaa644ps23https://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbaipea2nc2mWisdom from Robin Wall Kimmerer … 🍃 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/16/weve-become-distrustful-of-each-other-braiding-sweetgrass-author-robin-wall-kimmerer-on-trump-rural-america-and-resistance18 Nov 2024 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbaipea2nc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lb3wucx4ac2mDear Diary, I’m writing a memoir.16 Nov 2024 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3wucx4ac2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenobrienwrites.bsky.social/post/3lb37r7sduk2uFeel Free To Add Organizations That Advance Women’s Rights and Health https://cyndilauper.com/cyndi-lauper-establishes-girls-just-want-to-have-fundamental-rights-fund/ ~ Formed to financially support women’s issues in an inclusive way #girlsjustwanttohaveFundamentalrights16 Nov 2024 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:xajuktrcwxc34uvhgi7pgmlb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb37r7sduk2u