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Karen Gonzalez

Karen Gonzalez

About

Karen has been interested in folktales and folklore for more than three decades and has facilitated writing classes and workshops for more than twenty years .

Her poetry chapbooks include True North (Origami Poems Project), Coyote in the Basket of My Ribs (Kelsay Books) and forthcoming Down River with Li Po (Black Cat Poetry Press).

An award-winning fiction, poetry, and nonfiction writer, she has earned awards from Farmhouse Magazine, National League of American Pen Women, California Writers Association, and has been nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.

Her work has appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, North Bay Biz Journal, Australian Trade Community Journal, Verde, Potato Soup Journal, Sonoma Mandala, Big Blend Magazine, and Twisted in Time, Visual Verse, Zahir Tales as well as other magazines and newspapers.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Creative Writing and Anthropological Linguistics/Folklore from Sonoma State University in California, and her folklore research credits include “Sonoma County Scarecrows: Scarecrows as Folk Art,” which was presented to the California Folklore Society.

She is also an assemblage artist who was National Arts Program Featured Artist in 2022. Her work has appeared on the cover of several literary magazines and been displayed in several art galleries.

She lives in Northern California.

 

 
 

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

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<h2>Taliesin Weaver thought that he had saved himself and his friends when he defeated the witch Ceridwen. He was wrong.</h2><h3><i>He always thought of evil as embodied in external threats that he could overcome in combat. Soon he will discover that the worst evil has been inside of him all along....</i></h3><p>Tal’s girlfriend is in a coma for which he holds himself responsible. A close friend, suffering from a past-life memory trauma similar to Tal's, is getting worse, not better. Morgan Le Fay is still lurking around and has an agenda Tal can’t figure out. Supernatural interruptions in his life are becoming more frequent, not less so, despite his expectations. In fact, Tal learns that something about his unique nature amplifies otherworldly forces in ways he never imagined were possible, ways that place at risk everyone close to him.</p><p>Tal and his allies must face everything from dead armies to dragons. As soon as they overcome one menace, another one is waiting for them. More people are depending on Tal than ever; he carries burdens few adults could face, let alone a sixteen-year-old like himself. Yet somehow Tal at first manages to handle everything the universe throws at him.</p><p>What Tal can’t handle is the discovery that a best friend, almost a brother, betrayed him, damaging Tal’s life beyond repair. For the first time, Tal feels a darkness within him, a darkness which he can only barely control...assuming he wants to. He’s no longer sure. Maybe there is something to be said for revenge, and even more to be said for taking what he wants. After all, he has the power...</p><p> </p><h2><u>Can Tal stop himself before he destroys everyone he has sworn he will protect? Scroll up to buy a copy and find out!</u></h2>

Story Behind The Book

This book looks at the bond between seaweed and sea otters. It is a celebration of that long-established relationship and includes facts and folklore.

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<div class="separator" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;font-size:15.4px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);clear:both;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia;"><i>I am in love with the gentle rocking waves of song and delightful images that fill the pages of this sweet book.  </i></span><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia;">A mother’s lullaby sung from ancient seaweed embraces the understanding that we are all interconnected. The chain of survival continues to link all life. </i></div> <div class="separator" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;font-size:15.4px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);clear:both;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia;text-align:right;"><i>Karen's </i><i>warm voice and soothing rhythm enhances the Seaweed Song’s magical hold for people of all ages in the most primal way. </i></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia;text-align:right;">   </span></div> <div style="font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;font-size:15.4px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);color:rgb(34,34,34);"> <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-family:georgia;">Tina Deason, <em>La Bona Dea, Journal of Everyday Magic</em></span></div> </div>