Koren deHaven

I prepared this story for The Moth's March Story Slam in DC. The theme was "green" and lots of folks were inspired to share their...

How do you title a post like this? It isn't a glowing eulogy or a sappy tribute piece. These are my memories of Robb Barwis, a...

Tomorrow, Thanksgiving day, I will wake up, walk the pups, and run a 10K Turkey Trot by myself. Around 4PM, I'll head over to my...

In October, I told this story at Tales and Ales. I debated whether I should share the video online and whether to allow Tales and Ales to...

I'm a pretty typical spiritual but not-religious Gen Xer. My version of God is more with a little "g," but when my mom was dying, her...

I wore size ten shoes in 4th grade. Guess my path would never be adorned with sparkles or rainbows. Because department stores, they...

I wrote this poem for The Luscious Legacy Project, a workshop led by Sue Ann Gleason. Our first prompt was to write our own “Where I’m...

I wrote this piece for a UUCS service on Transformation held July 2, 2017. I’m a self-help book junkie. My bookshelves are lined with...

A good friend of mine turns 40 tomorrow. On Friday, I joked that she should enjoy her last weekend in her thirties and her response made...

I don’t consider myself a Christian. Even saying that makes me shiver a little in my Methodist-raised boots. I believe Jesus did exist...