Karalynn Rowley
Lifelong writer, animal lover, just married forever in love. Someday we'll all be plastic star cornflakes.
To Survive on $2000
When Daryl and I decided to get married, the first concern on our mind wasn't where to have it or when. It was if we should actually get married. You see at the time I couldn't remember if my type of disability was SSI (Supplemental Security Income) or SSDI (Social Security Disability Income). You'd think everyone with a disability would be in the latter, but that's not the case.
Karalynn RowleyPublished 3 days ago in FYINot part of the sky, but all of it
In 1988 at 11 at night on the 25th of January (just two days off from being a cusp with the previous zodiac, Capricorn) I was born into the world, making me the astrological center of my brothers. I never put much into astrology, but I suppose if you understand the connotations that come from being an Aquarius sun, if something exists I have to know about it, like an alien discovering a new planet and trying to fit in, so lets just get into it, shall we?
Karalynn RowleyPublished 3 days ago in Humans
Purrs and Pearls
I paced anxiously in lobby. My aunt's lawyers were as grandiose as she had been, everything was wood and marble. There were paralegals and secretaries running around, filling, every other minute someone came and delivered something that was important to someone's livelihood.
Karalynn RowleyPublished 13 days ago in Petlife
I Am What I Am
When I was little I had no idea that music had divisions. I thought the music I listened to with my father (country) was the same as when I listened to Michael Jackson with my brother or Boyz II Men with my friends, or, on the rare occasion that my mom would finally get tired of listening to country and my father wasn't in the car with us, someone like Gloria Gaynor would be her choice. When I learned there were differences, at least to other people, I tried hard to figure out what might separate out everyone’s choices. As much as I try, both as a little kid and as an adult, it’s all just music to me, so it could be said that I’m a terrible choice to write on it.
Karalynn RowleyPublished 13 days ago in Beat
History Unwritten
I don't know if you're like me, but in all of my American history classes, I don't remember learning anything about the Reconstruction period. I do remember being shocked learning about it outside of school when I'd graduated college and fighting the conspiracy-like thoughts of "what else were they hiding from me?"
Karalynn RowleyPublished 18 days ago in Education
The Not Good, Very Bad, Upside-Down Wedding
I mentioned on my article about my wedding to the love of my life that I had a short marriage with another person where the wedding and the marriage were both terrible. They stood as wonderful examples of everything I didn't want.
Karalynn RowleyPublished 20 days ago in Humans
Don't Cry Wolf
I got one of the most secluded campsites available. I was just kind of... done with people. I wanted to look at the stars and listen to the trees. I could have just slept in my Jeep, but I figured sleeping on rocks was part of the experience. I put down the tarp a distance away from the established firepit and started putting poles together.
Karalynn RowleyPublished 20 days ago in Petlife
Small Town, Olympic Hopes
I've lived one place my entire life. My family did move at one point but it was only from "old Kearns" to "new Kearns" a few miles away so we could have a slightly bigger house with a slightly smaller yard. Nothing changed but my ability to keep dogs.
Karalynn RowleyPublished 22 days ago in Wander
