If you want to truly unplug from your life and plunge into a new, intoxicating environment where you can refresh yourself as a writer, Karbohemia is the experience you want. — Return to the Tactile Participant Since 2010 we’ve been spending a month or more in the tiny village of Collioure, in the deep south…
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Inaugural Karbohemia Writing Retreat a Success!
Return to the Tactile: Books
Since becoming a tactiletarian* I’ve broken up with my Kindle. It wasn’t hard. It’s been lost under the pile of papers under my desk for months. I’m sure the battery’s dead by now, and I can’t even remember what I was reading. Most likely a self-help book I didn’t want to admit to owning. I…
Dan Berne Is a Guest at the Return to the Tactile Workshop in Collioure!
Joining us in Collioure this September – my dear friend and citizen of Karbohemia, Dan Berne! Dan is a talented novelist and poet, and devotee of this unique part of southern France. He knows first-hand how this place works magic on body, soul, and creative spirit. His writing is steeped in the tactile. Dan is…
And the Winner Is… Hôtel des Templiers in Collioure, France
I’m in Collioure, France making arrangements for the Return to the Tactile Writing Retreat coming up in October, 2018. I am pleased to report that the hotel has been chosen! Hôtel des Templiers! It’s a classic little French hotel with a phenomenal artistic history. The rooms are cozy, the beds are good (I checked!), and we’re…
Karen Karbo’s Writing Retreat in Collioure, France Announces our Chef, Emily Park
I am so excited to announce Emily Park as our retreat chef September 23-28 in Collioure, France. Emily is a Portland, Oregon–based chef with a deep interest in local, seasonal cooking and artisan bread making. She is one of two chef-owners of the Meadowlark supper club, hosting bimonthly pop-up dinners around Portland since 2014. Her full…
Return to the Tactile: Collioure, France
My shift away from the tactile, from enjoying the simple pleasures of having a healthy human body with five working senses, began with sunscreen. Did you think I was going to blame the rise in my addiction to those other, ubiquitous screens? I am. In a minute. I was a Southern Californian beach girl until…