by Karen Ullo | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have a confession to make: I’ve been Catholic all my life, and I had never heard of a St. Joseph Altar until about ten years ago, when I married a man of Sicilian descent. He’s as much an American from South Louisiana as I am, but my cultural heritage is French,... by Karen Ullo | Mar 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Update 4/24/17: I won! Will wonders never cease? Last night, I happened upon this contest from Korrektiv Press to turn a pop song into a sonnet. I’ve had way too much fun writing this, so I thought I’d share and invite you to join in! Feel free to post... by Karen Ullo | Feb 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every day, we in the twenty-first century turn on our TVs or open our internet newsfeeds, and we are bombarded by outrage. This group trampled on the rights of that group. This politician said and/ or did something genuinely despicable – again. A lot of innocent... by Karen Ullo | Jan 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’m gearing up to be one of the presenters at the Catholic Writers Guild Online Conference, February 17-19, 2017. It’s three jam-packed days of writing wisdom and fellowship, and it will only cost you 40 bucks! I’ll be one of the many fonts of writing knowledge from... by Karen Ullo | Dec 14, 2016 | books, Uncategorized
It’s not exactly news that many, if not most, of the traditions we associate with Christmas have absolutely nothing to do with the Birth of Christ. Trees. Stockings. Cards. Eggnog. Fruit cake. Reindeer. An argument can be made for Santa, or at least St. Nicholas,... by Karen Ullo | Dec 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I wrote a vampire novel, I assumed – naturally enough – that the entire concept of the undead was fictional. Silly me. Because now I have a zombie living (existing? un-living?) in my house. It all started back on Labor Day, when I finally broke down and...
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