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Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania-based freelance journalist Karen Hendricks

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Turning Over a New Leaf

March 22, 2023 Karen Hendricks

I spent the first full day of spring (March 21) outdoors in nature, doing some reporting for my next climate change story (photo above). There was a babbling brook, tall trees Continue reading Turning Over a New Leaf

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Unsung Heroes, Revealed

February 26, 2023March 22, 2023 Karen Hendricks

Hi Friends, Are you loving this year’s “winter” weather? Secretly loving the warmer temps but feeling guilty because you know climate change is behind it? Or longing for some actual snow? (Yes, yes, and I guess yes would be my answers!)

Questions can be great conversation-starters. Continue reading Unsung Heroes, Revealed

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Change: My 2023 word of the year

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Karen Hendricks

Happy New Year, dear readers! In 2022, I went into the heart of Pennsylvania’s woods (“Penn’s Woods”) in pursuit of climate change stories, which are now beginning to publish as we turn the calendar to 2023. Continue reading Change: My 2023 word of the year

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Merry Merry: December Writings

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 Karen Hendricks

Hi Friends, Wishing you a warm and wonderful holiday season! This is my first monthly newsletter, a wrap-up of my published freelance pieces for the month of December. I’m grateful to have you in my life as a friend, reader … Continue reading Merry Merry: December Writings

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New Perspectives

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 Karen Hendricks

A deadline forced me to finish writing a story from an airplane. But it gave me tremendous new perspectives and insights that flowed into the story. Continue reading New Perspectives

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Milestones, Mementos

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Karen Hendricks

Despite any given day in 2022 feeling like the world could explode at any given moment, I’ve experienced some sweet milestones that *kind of* offset the current state of things. Continue reading Milestones, Mementos

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There’s a Catch, 2022

December 20, 2021August 17, 2022 Karen Hendricks

It feels like a case of December Déjà vu. The holiday season is once again a backdrop for COVID-19 complications. Dare we dream about an end to the pandemic? Continue reading There’s a Catch, 2022

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Meet Jeff: Homeless no more

July 26, 2021July 28, 2021 Karen Hendricks

I attended a memorial service for a homeless friend today. His death didn’t make headlines, or the footnotes for that matter, in any local newspapers. And that’s one reason I’m writing about him. Continue reading Meet Jeff: Homeless no more

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Hello Baltimore

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 Karen Hendricks

Baltimore is a fantastic new focus for my writing! I’m honored and blessed to have the opportunity to write for Baltimore Style–and I was surprised and humbled that my first two stories of 2021 became cover stories. Continue reading Hello Baltimore

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Awards, Rewards

May 3, 2021October 29, 2021 Karen Hendricks

I’m starting this week backwards.

Let me explain… Today is World Press Freedom Day. And I have to take the opportunity to share some news. Continue reading Awards, Rewards

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