San Diego Audubon has undertaken a feasibility study to look at restoring wetlands at the mouth of Rose Creek in Mission Bay and reconnecting Rose Creek to the Kendall-Frost Marsh. The Friends of Rose Creek, a community group located in Pacific Beach and Clairemont, support Read more…
I spent Memorial Day weekend painting my kitchen cabinets. First time I have painted kitchen cabinets and it is so much work. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Every muscle in my body ached. Plus I have a big kitchen with Read more…
The Fates and Graces Mythologium: a conference for mythologists The Mytholo-what? Mytholo-gium. Think Plato’s symposium meets mythological studies. A gymnasium for the mythic mind. The Mythologium is a space where scholars of mythology can gather to share their work and spark inspiration through panels, presentations, Read more…
The 2019 American Academy of Religion (AAR) National Conference is taking place in San Diego, November 23-26, 2019. Guess who is presenting a paper? If you guessed Karin Zirk aka me, you guessed correctly. I will be presenting on a panel called “Denial in the Read more…
Dime Stories was started in South Park sometime in the 21st Century, by local San Diego author Amy Wallen, who I have known since we took a writing workshop together in the old Writing Center on Island Avenue in Downtown San Diego. Now managed by Read more…
Earlier this month I said goodbye to my long-term friend, home, traveling companion, and coolest step-van ever. I had the step-van for 22 years, which is longer than the average marriage lasts so saying goodbye wasn’t easy. I felt as if I had experienced a Read more…
Every year, the Friends of Rose Creek partners with I Love A Clean San Diego to get trash out of the creek. We’ve been doing this for fifteen years now and have averaged four tons of trash per year. Now some years it was more Read more…
I am in the process of looking for an editor for my novel Falling From The Moon. This is a bit like online speed dating. The editor I chose will help me polish the novel. I’ve talked to a few editors at this point and Read more…
On Saturday, March 2, I will be presenting a paper at the American Academy of Religion Western Region Conference at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. As part of the Religion in America section, I will participate in a panel on “Resistance and Complicity in Read more…
As an FYI, I am the Executive Director of the Friends of Rose Creek, a community group in San Diego working to protect and enhance our local creek. On Sunday, February 10 we will be teaming up with the University of California, San Diego Natural Read more…