One year ago today, my wife, my baby, my spicy Picante, commenced Sparkling On into her next, post-earthly adventure. She had been...

"I hope I don't cheapen it by saying it so much but I do love you and want you to get through this too. We walk through the dark forest...

Note: Please don't jump to the bottom, but read straight through... for a Very Special Bonus from the Queen of Sparkle! Two Thursdays...

Three weeks ago, I threw a small party for Kara's fifty-fourth birthday. I organized the tasks in a Google Sheet, invited a handful of...

After a five-week hiatus, The Adventures of Kara Picante is back! Off and on, I have debated with myself over whether I should keep...

Hello, everyone! In the midst of a brief hiatus, I am back on Kara's blog to celebrate May 4, the informal holiday that commemorates the...

Earlier today I was doing a gratitude exercise online. I was lying in bed with my eyes closed. And as I listened to the teacher guiding...

Confession: I have become that grief-stricken person who reads books and listens to podcasts about the afterlife. Kara and I always...

As of today it's been six months since Kara sparkled on. It even happened on the same day: A Thursday. With the help of her mushroom...

Kara started this blog on Nov. 5, 2019. Five months after she was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. According to her LinkedIn...

If you've followed Kara's blog since I started writing it, you might recall a serial essay I began in October called "Crazy Like That,"...

Photos are here! Click the link below to access a complete gallery of Sparkle Celebration pictures taken by Kara's Mad Max photographer,...

(Yes, that is a Rob Zombie reference) Plans... Professional video from the Sparkle Celebration is on the way. I am pondering how to make...

For over three months, I worked on planning Kara's celebration of life. Every morning, in my bullet journal, I wrote down my latest...