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Uncle Karen makes no promises, but can say with some confidence that this is a place to find some common memories, grievances, and victories, however fleeting and minor. Karen reserves the right to self-indulge, self-deprecate, glamorize, and misremember, and wax cranky about anything from streetwear and cronuts to bursitis and auto fiction. Life with Karen may also include geriatric fitness tips, tedious posts about ice cubes, and consecutive posts about magazines when they were the best game in town. But no, he would not like to speak to the manager.

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