Karyn Beach
Bio
I'm Karyn Beach and all my life I have had a love affair with words - written and spoken. Words have the power to transport you to another time and place. Words can reach your heart, make you think, make you laugh and make you cry.
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Mom and Me
Bettye Ann Childress was born in Cleveland to John and Osceola Childress. Both parents came from the South and settled North as part of the Great Migration. Until the Great Migration, most African-Americans lived in the rural South. The Great Migration started after World War I and lasted into the 60s. During this time, Blacks left the South to escape Jim Crow (segregation) and to find a better life.
By Karyn Beach3 years ago in Humans
So, You Wanna Be a Dog Mom (or Dad)?
A dog mom isn’t a mom. A mom is the parent of a child. A dog mom is the parent of a canine, a dog. I clean up after my dog, provide him food and shelter, stay up with him when he’s sick, make sure he gets his shots. Yeah, I’m his mom.
By Karyn Beach3 years ago in Petlife
Welcome to the Nut Hut
Part of me always suspected that one day I’d end up in some sort of mental health facility. I said it jokingly to friends and family but inside part of me thought it was a bit prophetic. When I thought about it, it would be like a nice mental vacation. I’d sit in the day room and look out of the window onto the beautifully manicured lawns. On sunny days, I’d walk though those lawns. I would take in the nature, and my mind wouldn’t race. I could breathe.
By Karyn Beach3 years ago in Motivation
One Date Diva: The Trifecta of Terror
Having been born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, I was all too familiar with snow. My time in Iowa gave me a new appreciation (and dread) for wintry weather. I yearned for sun, lots of sun, year-round sun. Phoenix sounded perfect!
By Karyn Beach3 years ago in Humans
One Date Diva - Woeful in Iowa
After my college graduation, I turned down an offer I shouldn’t have been able to refuse. Full of youthful bravado, I thought if I was offered that job, then I should be able to land another job easily. Boy, was I wrong. It took me over a year to get something. I ended up taking an unpaid post-college internship just to work. I didn’t know where Guam was; but I was willing to work there!
By Karyn Beach3 years ago in Humans
