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A Karen On the Beach

I took my dog for a walk on the beach. Ran into Karen and she started to preach. Plastic bags times three; filled with doggie debris. People polluting the beach she decreed. I smiled politely turning to continue on my way. Apparently, she had a whole lot more to say. I listened disinterested and mostly ambivalent. Thinking, how could anyone be so ignorant? When a seagull swooped by and did something magnificent. It was the perfect rejoinder to this entire incident. Without displaying too much emotion; I wondered, how much of that gets dropped in the ocean? Karen’s face was filled with disgust. Now a parting shot just was a must. Imagine if we tried to bag the lot of it. Could we fill our oceans with all that plastic? I tipped my hat and headed on my way. Wishing Karen, a most wonderful day.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/28/2022 2:51:00 AM

I am really sad that the name Karen is associated with ignorance and bigotry, as that is my name. Very sad to read this one.

Kenneth Cheney
Date: 4/28/2022 6:10:00 AM

It really is an unfair matter. Society co-opted your name and gave it a negative connotation. You should claim and be granted an exemption for you spell it with a C. :) To the extent I contributed to the stereo type I apologize. But the whole incident was somewhat surreal and I had to write about it. Only small poetic license taken in this one. It mostly happened the way I wrote it.