by karen@prolove.com | Jul 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Unattended Intellect in the Age of Artificial Apprentices The water rises around the sleeping apprentice. He has placed the sorcerer’s hat upon his head and repeated the gestures he watched his master perform. He has animated a broom, given it arms, and conscripted...
by karen@prolove.com | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
We can’t keep pretending birth is a private inconvenience, but who is obligated to invest in leave policies for parents? American employers talk elegantly about wellness, inclusion, retention, leadership pipelines, and work-life balance. For this toothy-smile...
by karen@prolove.com | Jun 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
“How much do I cost? Like, a hundred dollars? How would you buy a ‘me’?” My six-year-old asked this after a conversation he overheard between my husband and me about medical bills. I told him the truth: “You can’t be quantified in dollars, baby. Apples to stardust....
by karen@prolove.com | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
It was hot. June beat down on the pavement, and had I been better about avoiding dehydration, it likely would have made my eyes water. My phone was even hot, but I dialed my husband’s number and put my little computer to my cheek. He answered quickly, immediately...
by karen@prolove.com | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
We have given people coping skills, but no quest. Pinocchio does not want to be affirmed as wood. He wants to become real. He can walk, speak, desire, disobey, and lie. He is only transformed after he embarks on a humanizing journey through suffering, sacrifice, and...
by karen@prolove.com | May 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Before Mackenzie Shirilla became the subject of Netflix’s number-one documentary The Crash, she was living within a broader cultural script: teenagerhood as a relatively new social category, loaded with adult privileges and stripped of adult duties. That is the...
