The archive

Every musing that has ever made it off my notes app and onto this site, sorted by month like a well-kept shoebox of letters. Skim freely — no one is checking whether you read them in order, least of all me.

October 2026

  • On the lost art of doing absolutely nothing on purpose

    I spent forty minutes watching steam curl off my coffee and called it productivity. Hear me out.

    7 min read

  • Things I pretended to understand at a dinner party

    I bought the fancy olive oil. The fancy olive oil changed nothing. Discuss.

    4 min read

  • Every walk is a meeting I scheduled with myself

    The leaves turned. I did not. A chronicle of seasonal denial.

    6 min read

  • My sourdough starter and I are in couples therapy

    It collapsed twice. We ate it anyway. A metaphor, allegedly.

    5 min read

  • In defense of the 7 a.m. armchair

    An argument for chairs near windows and against checking your phone first.

    3 min read

Written slowly, published eventually.

© 2026 Karolyn with a K. The K stands for kindness. And Karolyn.