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Karen Galatz

Karen Galatz

Karen Galatz is the author of Muddling through Middle Age, a weekly humor blog. An award-winning journalist, her nonfiction and fiction essays and stories have been featured in multiple publications. She lives in Berkeley and can be reached at karen@muddling.me.

Recent Stories

Apr 6, 2021

Am I a Galatz from Galați? Part 2

Mar 1, 2021

An unexpected email brings joy. I’ve got mishpocha!

Jan 27, 2021

Buy yahrzeit candles in bulk? And so it goes these pandemic days

Dec 29, 2020

East Bay artist celebrates her ‘Charmed Life’

Dec 28, 2020

I’ve made my resolutions, but will I be in the 8 percent?

Nov 30, 2020

Do the right thing and ‘reply to sender’ — don’t make me beg!

Nov 5, 2020

Our gardener has left — why is that making me cry?

Oct 9, 2020

My name is under attack — enough with Karen memes!

Sep 17, 2020

Fire evacuation scare had me assessing my possession obsession

Aug 12, 2020

My pandemic U-turn: Fortified, organized, full of gratitude

Jul 15, 2020

We’ve got what it takes to endure these difficult days

Jun 30, 2020

Scared I had Covid? You bet! But love has helped me heal.

Apr 22, 2020

The show will go on (again) … and I, for one, can’t wait

Mar 27, 2020

My mom’s precious old ‘housewife’ phone book is the key to my family

Mar 4, 2020

Is a piece of matzah just a piece of matzah? Everyday objects and the stories they tell

Jan 30, 2020

People of the Book, yes. But which one? Britannica? World Book?

Jan 2, 2020

With my lie, I fell into a ‘ring’ of fire for 4 years

Dec 17, 2019

Reuniting with old friends gives me a window into my past

Nov 4, 2019

Am I a Galatz from Galaţi? It would be nice to know.

Oct 16, 2019

21 years old in the USSR — that’s when I became a Jew

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