Author: K. Fowler
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My Father’s Home
Not a never, as I have been there. Many times. I used to live within the walls that he altered with spackle and paint and wood trim to create his own safe space. I was a cherished decoration in the house of a man who had finally found himself. A house now owned by unknowns.…
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Spring is Here and So is the Existential Dread
Never experienced 80 degree weather in April before, but here we are. As the air warms so does the stress of life. Through the winter, we hunker down, keep stock of what we have to survive off of, and plan for the warmer days. This is good in theory but difficult when you never get…
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Muffins with Endless Flavor Options
Like anyone else, I love a versatile recipe that can be adapted to the seasons and ingredients on hand. This vegan muffin recipe is one I have used for years as it starts you with a good base to add-in any flavor combination you want. There will be a ton of “ifs” in this recipe…
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Vegan Chicago & Milwaukee
For the month of October, my husband was at Naval Station Great Lakes for training. During the last two weeks he was there, Olga (my cat) and I drove out to visit him. While there we visited: Easy to say that we saw and ate a lot! Not a single restaurant listed above was a…
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WTF 2025
Hi. Hello. How are you? It’s been almost a year since my last post reflecting on “how wild 2024 was” but the old me had no idea what a shit storm 2025 was about to go down. I lost my father very unexpectedly in January. Then my soul dog, Sly, in February. Then my best…
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Little Things: Routine
In trying to stay true to my first ever list of New Year’s resolution, one of which writing something everyday, if I feel that there may be something remotely close to being good enough to share, I will. I want to talk about routines and how the lack of one gives me almost as much…
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2025…
New year, same busy ass life. It is currently 5:57pm on December 31st, 2024. I hate to name some cliche like “oh what a year it has been”, but damn…what a year it has been. My house flooded due to a burst pipe. I went to Japan and had an amazing time being able to…
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Introduction to Literature- Sylvia Plath
Death by Domestication By Kacie Fowler November 2024 Sylvia Plath’s life, and subsequent death, demonstrated the many of the struggles with societies norms, questions, and shortcomings that are bestowed upon women who find themselves living the ‘American Lifestyle’. Lady Lazarus is a poem that shows us just how mind-numbing and soul-damaging domesticity can be for…
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Find You Van Gogh
When I think what is it I want to write about, many things pass through my mind. I want to write to share experiences, to hear other people’s experiences, to teach, to learn, to express, to make an impression, to create conversation, and most importantly, I want to write to… That’s always the question. I…
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