Karla's Chronicles

I am an avid internet user. I use it to connect with all types of different people from all walks of life. I would be lost without it, and I simply cannot fathom living in this age internetless. It is, in truth, my social lifeline. While I am eternally grateful for it, at the same time, I also find myself disgusted by some of the things I see. For one, I cannot believe some of the comments I see made about our own president. I can tolerate not agreeing with some of his policies, but must we really wish death on someone we don't even know and the people who voted for him? I voted for him, but that does not mean that I agree with everything he proposes. Does that mean we should wish ill or even death on him? I don't think so, and I find this aspect of society rather displeasing. Also.... a topic near and dear to my heart. Gay marriage and acceptance. This is a huge turn of events in today's world. We have come a long way with gay acceptance; however, having said this, we s...

I remember the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 like they happened yesterday. I remember being a young naive little 12 year old glued to the TV as the women's USA gymnastics team went on to become the first team in history to win a gold medal in gymnastics. I remember the feeling I felt when watching these women (who at the time were teenagers), flip through the air so seamlessly. I was AMAZED and since then, I have never looked back and have never once denied my profound love for the sport. In the months following the Olympic games, I 'pretended' to be a gymnast like the magnificent seven. I would do a head roll from my sister's bed using the my trundle bed down below hers as support and 'flip off' the bed landing on my butt of course because I couldn't stand. I also pretended to do leaps and jumps on my sister's bed like it was the beam. In short, I was totally and completely head over heels. Soon, there was a collection of magnificent seven books, Dominique M...

I was already a member of a blogging website, and I didn't even know it. Funny how things like that occur to you after such a long time period has gone by. I haven't posted on here in five years and wow, how things have changed! Needless to say, I never found it necessary to go back to school. I found my own inspiration in my existing writing skills, and I am now proud to call myself an independent writer. I independently write for the company Blurb books who has recently joined hands with Amazon.com, which will give me more leverage in terms of book sales with my up and coming projects. I have mustered up the confidence to independently publish two poetry books, though. They haven't done as well as I'd hoped, but that doesn't deter me from my goal, which is to keep 'rolling with the punches' as far as my future projects are concerned. http://www.blurb.com/user/store/SunlitShores You can find my latest books in my virtual bookstore,which I have just posted ...

Hello everyone, Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Karla Culbertson. I am a 25 year old woman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (The "bayou" state). Yes, there are SOME actual bayous here, but I don't live anywhere near one, much like you see portrayed in films set in Louisiana. ;) I'm like to think that I am pretty average person. However, there is one part of me that separates me from the rest; I have Cerebral Palsy, and I am bound to a wheelchair. Before everyone immediately feels the need to feel sorry for me, let me say that it is actually not that bad. Sure, it is annoying and frustrates me, but I was born this way, and there's nothing that can be done to cure this condition. Don't worry, I handle it to the best of my ability and do my utmost best to stay headstrong. Even though my disability may stand in the way of what would consider everyday life activities, I certainly do not let my disability stand in the way of achieving my dreams. In December of ...