"Grit" by Karen Luke Jackson

At Thanksgiving and in gratitude and love for the life of her late sister who charmed the world as “Clancey, the Clown,” North Carolina writer and poet Karen Luke Jackson shares selected excerpts from her tribute chapbook, “Grit” in this bonus episode. Karen’s writing for “That Southern Thing” appeared previously this season on July 22.

Oral history, contemplative practices, and clowning inspire Karen Luke Jackson’s stories and poems, which have appeared in numerous journals, including Ruminate, Great Smokies Review, Kakalak, ONE, Emrys Journal, Friends Journal and moonShine review. A facilitator with the Center for Courage & Renewal, Karen resides in a cottage on a goat pasture in Flat Rock, North Carolina. There she writes and companions people on their spiritual journeys. For more, visit www.karenlukejackson.com