Karen Multer
@karenmulter.bsky.social
Literary fiction Writer, essayist, speaker, voice over, composer/arranger, traveler, foodie, mom to 2 Gen Z daughters, wife, and eternal optimist!
My thanks to @keithlesmeister.bsky.social and Cutleaf Journal for publishing my short story, In Between.
"It was 1971. No one was surprised at anything anymore. When you've seen brains splashed across the evening news, surprise seems terribly old-fashioned."
cutleafjournal.com/content/in-b...
"It was 1971. No one was surprised at anything anymore. When you've seen brains splashed across the evening news, surprise seems terribly old-fashioned."
cutleafjournal.com/content/in-b...
In Between - Cutleaf Journal
By the time St. James Elementary rang out the midday Angelus, three things were evident: The pothole at the corner of Rose and 2nd still hadn’t been filled,
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August 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My thanks to @keithlesmeister.bsky.social and Cutleaf Journal for publishing my short story, In Between.
"It was 1971. No one was surprised at anything anymore. When you've seen brains splashed across the evening news, surprise seems terribly old-fashioned."
cutleafjournal.com/content/in-b...
"It was 1971. No one was surprised at anything anymore. When you've seen brains splashed across the evening news, surprise seems terribly old-fashioned."
cutleafjournal.com/content/in-b...
I was so happy to be with @writersread.bsky.social this past January! A fantastic organization for all you writers of first person narratives- you should check them out!
#writerslife #writer #citywinerynyc
#writerslife #writer #citywinerynyc
Karen Multer reads "I Was a Courtesy Girl"
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March 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I was so happy to be with @writersread.bsky.social this past January! A fantastic organization for all you writers of first person narratives- you should check them out!
#writerslife #writer #citywinerynyc
#writerslife #writer #citywinerynyc
See you tomorrow, NYC! @writersread.bsky.social hosts its fantastic reading series of some of the best 1st person essays you'll hear. Hope to see you there!
#citywinerynyc #readings #storytelling #writerslife #creativewriting #eventsnyc
TICKETS HERE: tinyurl.com/4kjhyy89
#citywinerynyc #readings #storytelling #writerslife #creativewriting #eventsnyc
TICKETS HERE: tinyurl.com/4kjhyy89
January 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
See you tomorrow, NYC! @writersread.bsky.social hosts its fantastic reading series of some of the best 1st person essays you'll hear. Hope to see you there!
#citywinerynyc #readings #storytelling #writerslife #creativewriting #eventsnyc
TICKETS HERE: tinyurl.com/4kjhyy89
#citywinerynyc #readings #storytelling #writerslife #creativewriting #eventsnyc
TICKETS HERE: tinyurl.com/4kjhyy89
Excited to be included in the upcoming special @WritersRead event, “The Supermarket” @CityWineryNYC Sunday 1/26! Link to tickets here.
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#readings #storytelling #tellastory #iamwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #literature #eventsnyc #nycevents #nycevent
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#readings #storytelling #tellastory #iamwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #literature #eventsnyc #nycevents #nycevent
January 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Excited to be included in the upcoming special @WritersRead event, “The Supermarket” @CityWineryNYC Sunday 1/26! Link to tickets here.
citywinery.com/new-york-cit...
#readings #storytelling #tellastory #iamwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #literature #eventsnyc #nycevents #nycevent
citywinery.com/new-york-cit...
#readings #storytelling #tellastory #iamwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #literature #eventsnyc #nycevents #nycevent
Next up! NYC friends, I'd love to see you at my next reading on January 26th at City Winery, Pier 57 right next to Little Island.
QR code on poster links to tickets- Hope to see you there!
#writersread #writerslife
QR code on poster links to tickets- Hope to see you there!
#writersread #writerslife
January 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Next up! NYC friends, I'd love to see you at my next reading on January 26th at City Winery, Pier 57 right next to Little Island.
QR code on poster links to tickets- Hope to see you there!
#writersread #writerslife
QR code on poster links to tickets- Hope to see you there!
#writersread #writerslife
Just spent 4 intense writing workshop days with this incredible man. My head is spinning with new ideas, inspiration, deeper insights. Today I rest, as advised, but tomorrow it's back to the page.
#writerslife #shortfiction
#writerslife #shortfiction
Home | Tom Jenks
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January 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just spent 4 intense writing workshop days with this incredible man. My head is spinning with new ideas, inspiration, deeper insights. Today I rest, as advised, but tomorrow it's back to the page.
#writerslife #shortfiction
#writerslife #shortfiction
Reposted by Karen Multer
Reminding myself this week that I don’t sit down to write because I feel inspired. I sit down to write so I’ll be there, working & ready to go when inspiration shows up.
December 3, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Reminding myself this week that I don’t sit down to write because I feel inspired. I sit down to write so I’ll be there, working & ready to go when inspiration shows up.
Question for you #shortstory writers out there: How many stories do you think makes up a good collection and approximate word count t? Any insights are appreciated. Thanks! #writingcommunity 📚💙
November 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Question for you #shortstory writers out there: How many stories do you think makes up a good collection and approximate word count t? Any insights are appreciated. Thanks! #writingcommunity 📚💙
In addition to my family and friends, I'm so grateful to these publishers and organizations that saw fit to support my writing this year. On days when the words don't come easily, I have to remember this is a journey. Keep writing, friends! #writingcommunity
November 29, 2024 at 3:34 PM
In addition to my family and friends, I'm so grateful to these publishers and organizations that saw fit to support my writing this year. On days when the words don't come easily, I have to remember this is a journey. Keep writing, friends! #writingcommunity
Do yourself a favor and get a copy of @kristintenor.bsky.social's recently published chat book, This is How They Mourn. A beautiful collection of writing from a fellow Wisconsinite:)
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstories 📚💙
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstories 📚💙
November 20, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Do yourself a favor and get a copy of @kristintenor.bsky.social's recently published chat book, This is How They Mourn. A beautiful collection of writing from a fellow Wisconsinite:)
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstories 📚💙
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstories 📚💙
November 19, 2024 at 6:18 PM
My "mostly true" essay can be found in this lovely publication. Thank you to River & South Review! 4th grade was rough, friends!
📚💙 #writingcommunity #shortstories
📚💙 #writingcommunity #shortstories
May Day - River & South Review
by Karen Multer
I wrote the new word in the back of my blue notebook, carefully copying out the correct definition: malinger—to feign sickness or injury in order to avoid duty or work. I read it to m...
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November 18, 2024 at 4:16 PM
My "mostly true" essay can be found in this lovely publication. Thank you to River & South Review! 4th grade was rough, friends!
📚💙 #writingcommunity #shortstories
📚💙 #writingcommunity #shortstories
My thanks to Cutleaf Journal for publishing my short story! So happy to be included among these fine writers.
#writingcommunity #writerslife 📚💙
#writingcommunity #writerslife 📚💙
The Special Ones
We were special and we knew it, the six of us. We’d been selected to participate in a Revolutionary Educational Experiment,…
cutleafjournal.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:33 PM
My thanks to Cutleaf Journal for publishing my short story! So happy to be included among these fine writers.
#writingcommunity #writerslife 📚💙
#writingcommunity #writerslife 📚💙
My beloved city of Chicago never fails to inspire me. You can read my essay, The Yelling Man, in this great publication - #BlackForkReview. Anyone else here a Chicago-based writer?
Karen Multer — The Black Fork Review
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November 16, 2024 at 4:07 PM
My beloved city of Chicago never fails to inspire me. You can read my essay, The Yelling Man, in this great publication - #BlackForkReview. Anyone else here a Chicago-based writer?
My thanks to Great Lakes Review for publishing my short fiction piece!
#writingcommunity #writerslife #shortstories #litfic
#writingcommunity #writerslife #shortstories #litfic
Sunfish Days, 1985
The sweat was leaving a stain in the small of her back and the sequins of her sleeveless gown were rubbing her armpits raw with every movement. A small group of children crowded around her while sh…
greatlakesreview.org
November 16, 2024 at 2:11 AM
My thanks to Great Lakes Review for publishing my short fiction piece!
#writingcommunity #writerslife #shortstories #litfic
#writingcommunity #writerslife #shortstories #litfic
How is anyone supposed to get any writing done when surrounded by such grandeur? The #Danesfieldhouse in Marlow-On-Thames, UK is so beautiful- someone bring me my cognac and slippers!
November 14, 2024 at 3:01 PM
How is anyone supposed to get any writing done when surrounded by such grandeur? The #Danesfieldhouse in Marlow-On-Thames, UK is so beautiful- someone bring me my cognac and slippers!
Nothing like that great feeling of wrapping up the latest draft!
#writerslife #writingcommunity #shortstories
#writerslife #writingcommunity #shortstories
November 13, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Nothing like that great feeling of wrapping up the latest draft!
#writerslife #writingcommunity #shortstories
#writerslife #writingcommunity #shortstories
New here on Bluesky- I'd love to read some of your short fiction. Here's one of mine published recently in the wonderful @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social.
The Whistling Elevator | Fahmidan Journal
www.fahmidan.net
November 12, 2024 at 3:21 AM
New here on Bluesky- I'd love to read some of your short fiction. Here's one of mine published recently in the wonderful @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social.
New here! I'm a Chicago-based writer, though I've never been able to shake my Wisconsin roots growing up on the back waters of the Mississippi River. I writes stories and essays and although I can be acerbic, I strive to be just congenial enough to hopefully be mistaken for a Canadian.
November 12, 2024 at 2:47 AM
New here! I'm a Chicago-based writer, though I've never been able to shake my Wisconsin roots growing up on the back waters of the Mississippi River. I writes stories and essays and although I can be acerbic, I strive to be just congenial enough to hopefully be mistaken for a Canadian.