Karen Mahoney, Neighbor

<b> Karen Mahoney</b>

<b><i>email: karenamahoney&#64;gmail.com</i></b>

<b><i>Phone: 262-843-8132</i></b>

<b><i>Hometown: Salem</i></b>

<b><i>Birthdate: March 14, 1960</i></b>

<b><i>Catholic Press Association Member<br></i></b>

<strong>I live with my husband Blaise and 16 year-old son, Erin. We also share our home with two Parakeets and a very spoiled Bichon Frise named Argyle.</strong>

<strong>Next to my husband, my 5 children and 4 grandchildren are most important to me. In addition to writing, I love photography and often take pictures that are used with my stories and articles. I enjoy gardening, biking, movies, birdwatching, sewing and a bit of knitting</strong>

<strong> I have worked as a freelance journalist for the past 18 years in a variety of media--newspapers, magazines and have a couple of chapters in a Catholic homeschooling Treasury.</strong><br><b><i><br><strong>In addition to the Caledonia Patch, some of my publications include: At the Lake Magazine,</strong><br><strong>Burlington Standard Press,Catholic Faith and Family,</strong><br><strong>Catholic News Service,Catholic New World,</strong><br><strong>Catholic Parent,Deacon Digest, Delavan Enterprise,</strong><br><strong>Kenosha News, Madison Catholic Herald, MetroParent,</strong><br><strong>Milwaukee Catholic Herald, Panache Magazine,</strong><br><strong>Prime Magazine, Reminisce, She Magazine,</strong><br><strong>Superior Catholic Herald, Sursum Corda,</strong><br><strong>The GreenBay Compass, The Twin Lakes Report,</strong><br><strong>Westofthei.com, and others</strong><br><br><strong>When I have time, I continue to work on about 4 books, and do a bit of sewing and quilting.</strong><br></i></b>