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Karen Good Marable

About

Karen Good Marable is a writer raised in Prairie View, Texas. Her essays, music journalism, and stories have appeared in several books and publications including the New Yorker, Seventeen, and Essence. After a lifetime of living in Brooklyn, she and her family now reside in Atlanta.

Articles

Issue 104, Spring 2019

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By Karen Good Marable
Issue 109/110, Summer/Fall 2020

Joyride

These joyrides have become a ritual, one of those beautiful things that bloom when one is in the midst of a global pandemic.

By Karen Good Marable
Issue 115, Winter 2021

Overnight Scenario

The DJ is taking us higher and we raise our hands, surrender to the get-down, laugh and give dap like we’ve known each other forever even though we just met today.

By Karen Good Marable