Karen Clarkson Clay is a memoirist, poet; creative nonfiction writer, and investigative reporter. Her articles, (a review of a Bob Marley concert held at the Paramount Theater, and a report on a Nederlander Family talent hunt in Oakland, California) were published in Rock N’ Roll News. She is the author of a poetry manuscript, “I am only Schizophrenic; Love Can Make You Crazy”, a true crime memoir “To Light the Sacrificial Rite”, and a novella, “Mine That Bird; the Champion and a Dreamer.” She is currently working on a short story collection titled “Oddball Jobs; Receptionist Stints from Mortuary to Massage Parlor.”
Karen Clarkson Clay’s stories are full-blooded snapshots of a space in time, where normality and sometimes good judgement are abandoned for the adventure.