Karen Douglass, Author

Karen Douglass, Author: Prose & Poetry

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  • If It Works for Gawande

    Recently I caught a TED talk by one of my favorite authors, Atul Gawande. He spoke about the positive effects of having OR teams use a checklist before starting a procedure. He had gone to airline pilots to help him and his team design the list. Flyers have long used pre-flight checklists. The surgical results were dramatic in terms…

  • Woman on the Move

    I’ve wrapped up many of the things on my to-do list and on Wednesday I fly east for three weeks. My luggage is packed with the usual things–clothes, books, a couple of writing projects. What will be left behind in Colorado? My Colorado family and friends, my dog, computer, car, reading chair and favorite coffee cup. Important…

  • Envy, Jealousy & Covetousness

    Okay, this is, sort of, the blog I posted by mistake earlier in the week. I pushed publish when I meant save. The piece had not yet been sauced and seasoned, not yet ready for consumption. Once it had left my hands, I saw no option but to discard the whole thing. So I’m trying to…

  • OOPS!

    The internet is a hungry beast and if you hit the publish button before you’re ready, it’s no use. The beast has already swallowed and digested the draft of a post you meant to save. In a vain attempt to battle this Beowulfian monster, I deleted the offending text. So there is no Jealousy, Envy,…

  • Keep the Pen Moving

    If you could see my desk, you would think that I’m a shopaholic. Well, you might be right, given the three dozen or so pens in the holder. All the same kind, albeit with different colors of ink. These are what Natalie Goldberg calls “fast pens.” They are Pentel Energels, and they fit my hand…