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Originally from the Midwest, Karin Mitchell now lives, writes and skis in the Colorado Rockies with her husband and two boys. She spends her time teaching, writing, and skiing. Karin holds a Master's of Arts in Writing from Regis University and an Bachelor’s in Education from St. Louis University. Karin loves learning and school and kids and fun.

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The real me? I am afraid of changing light bulbs. I HATE feet. I hate condiments. I check behind the shower curtain of people's houses because I'm the kind of person who would hide there to scare someone. When I was six I went to school with my coat and no shirt on and made it all day without anyone finding out. When I was ten I didn't brush my hair for four months.

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Karin Mitchell I'm working on personal essays right now. The most recent is about an aunt who was very important to me and her daughter's own research on palliative …moreI'm working on personal essays right now. The most recent is about an aunt who was very important to me and her daughter's own research on palliative care.
In a few months when my son starts Kindergarten, I may be getting back to working on the second draft of the second book about Seffra. It is untitled at the moment.(less)
Karin Mitchell I don't really keep reading lists other than here on Goodreads. I don't read by season either. I tend to read what's handy. Lately that means whatever…moreI don't really keep reading lists other than here on Goodreads. I don't read by season either. I tend to read what's handy. Lately that means whatever someone gives me or what I find at the Little Free Library down the street or what I grab in a hurry at the public library. I like the serendipity of it.(less)
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Between Families

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Stop Licking That

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Gomez lost his first tooth and got his first letter from his very own tooth fairy!

Dearest Gomez the Gallant,
I am your tooth fairy, Oliwier.
I swim in magical seas from wide open Yaader Foxhaven Bay all the way through to the secret waters deep within The Hidden Fortress of Zion Rock. I am known for igniting the first spark of electric eels and setting into motion the pulse through Hydra-blue Tigers’ veins which enables their first roars. I’m also gifted at setting giggle Read more of this blog post »
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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
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Abraham Lincoln
“Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.”
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“Sometimes you brush against a truth, feeling it before you can say it, and instead of theories or conclusions, tears are the evidence it leaves.”
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“It is arguable that the success of business propaganda in persuading us, for so long, that we are free from propaganda is one of the most significant propaganda achievements of the twentieth century.”
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E.E. Cummings
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
E.E. Cummings

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