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Fourth Wave

Why the Male-Dominated Reviews of The Eternals are Problematic

The male point of view overpowers female voices and shapes which movies get made

7 min readOct 29, 2021

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Why the Male-Dominated Reviews of The Eternals are Problematic

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Open Letters To

An Open Letter to the Screamo Youtubers My Kid is Obsessed With

There’s something about the pitch of your voices and the urgency of your unintelligible exuberance that I loathe and my kid loves

4 min readOct 19, 2021

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An Open Letter to the Screamo Youtubers My Kid is Obsessed With

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Invisible Illness

How a Family Dinner Helped Me Uncover Patterns I’ve Been Struggling with for Decades

Spaghetti with a side of self-sabotage

4 min readOct 15, 2021

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How a Family Dinner Helped Me Uncover Patterns I’ve Been Struggling with for Decades

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My Eight-Year-Old Plays Squid Game with His Friends at School

Let’s be clear — none of them have seen Squid Game on Netflix. Still, on a scale of Bambi to Saw. . .

4 min readOct 12, 2021

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My Eight-Year-Old Plays Squid Game with His Friends at School

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Autumn Karen

Action Over Words

This is particularly true for those of us who do this for a living. There is action for professional writers, undoubtedly so, and it’s…

2 min readOct 10, 2021

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Action Over Words

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I Miss the Smell of the NICU

Sharp and sweet. A mix of rubbing alcohol, baby powder, and immeasurable parental love. That’s what the NICU smells like.

5 min readOct 5, 2021

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I Miss the Smell of the NICU

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Fourth Wave

Breaking Free from Abuse Only Starts When You Walk Away

Even years later, survivors like me find unexpected and bright revelations

4 min readOct 4, 2021

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Breaking Free from Abuse Only Starts When You Walk Away

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Autumn Karen

Move on from Your Mistakes.

You fucked up. Big time. Welcome to being a human person.

3 min readSep 29, 2021

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Move on from Your Mistakes.

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Fourth Wave

Self Doubt and Saggy Boobs

Why can’t I stop second-guessing the way my body looks? Not all boobs are shaped like, well like this (o)(o)

5 min readSep 24, 2021

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Am I a “Woke” Parent?

Weird flex, but ok. I think punishing you for calling your brother an idiot is old-school, Andy Griffith-style parenting AND woke parenting…

4 min readSep 22, 2021

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Am I a “Woke” Parent?

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Autumn Karen

Autumn Karen

Writer | Ghostwriter | Single Mama. I teach college students to write other folks’ words & internet folks to finish what they start. autumnkaren.com

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