I have seen most (maybe all) episodes of Law & Order, SVU seasons included, so I am well aware of the risks of letting a stranger in your door. As a teenager I read Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, which only graphically reinforced the lessons received in grade school about the perils of stranger danger. With…
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New friends
I was irritated that our plan was not unfolding as I had wanted it to. I was to fly back to Kansas to be with our older daughter while Robert was to fly to Palm Springs to spend a few days with our youngest; a complicated divide and conquer scenario dependent on flying stand-by. The…
Collateral Beauty
I feel privileged to share a beautiful essay by someone near and dear to me, my sister Nicole Palmer. I’ve been deep into writing about our childhood as I finish my memoir and I loved her honest perspective. I hope you find it as moving as I did. Love, Molly ONE OF THE SMART…
A New Essay
I wrote this piece last year so I decided to be brave and share it with you all. Maybe it will resonate with you… Lying to My Daughter and Other Victories “A vitamin,” I answered, before I had time to think. It was early, still dark, and I hadn’t even had my first cup of…
Cookies & Souffle
I spent many years as a pastry chef trying to figure out how to make desserts delicious. I didn’t go to culinary school, but learned so much on the job working alongside Robert. I no longer work in the kitchen, but when I heard about an idea that women bakers in Portland came up with…
Remembering My Dad on World AIDS Day
My dad, Joh Krider, died from AIDS complications almost exactly twenty years ago in December 1996. This picture of us was taken over a year before he died. There is so much I love about it, not the least of which is that it captures me rocking my favorite outfit of that era. I only…
Molly News
I saw an advent calendar for sale today. Please, not yet. To quote the writer Gretchen Rubin – the days are long but the years are short. I love this time of year and it’s a busy one, quickly slipping by, with some new beginnings for me. I’m teaching writing at the Lawrence Arts Center, which…
Special Workshop Opportunity
I am so excited to be collaborating with two creative and talented artists to host this special event! Renew & Reveal Creativity Workshop Reconnect and relax into a day of creativity! Set aside a day to rejuvenate the parts of you that often get neglected in the busyness of life. Join with others to stimulate…
May I ask you a favor?
May I ask you a favor? If you have read my novel Joy Again, would you be wiling to write a review on Amazon or Goodreads? Thank you 🙂 Also, my brother in law, Uncle Donnie made a wonderful video of my reading for Joy Again at the Lawrence Public Library. I hope your final May…
Wasabi, roses, books and great dirt.
Last Thursday I realized a moment too late that I was driving straight past my exit off of I-70 coming back from Topeka. I thought it was the second exit that puts you out on to Iowa Street when I realized that it was indeed the East Lawrence exit, my exit – the exit I have turned…
Molly Krause Creates 