JK Burke

The Only Way Out of the Maze is Up

On our trek to the closest Methodist church we ran into a group of bikers that were trying to occupy DuPont Circle. There were only about 20-30 bikers there. And a whole lot of pro pot peeps across the street. We stepped into a Krispy Kreme to get a coffee and found myself in lineContinue reading “The Only Way Out of the Maze is Up”

What to do instead of the Inaguration

We weren’t sure what we wanted to do so we did a little soul searching and decided we want to do a service for others. Calling the local Methodist headquarters to see if they know of anything we can help with today. Giving and serving is part of who I am and what I believeContinue reading “What to do instead of the Inaguration”

Made it to D.C.!!!

We didn’t have any trouble getting here. Before we made it to our garage we were stopped by some dudes in the car beside us. I rolled down the window, with some trepidation, until they raised their fist and yelled “My wife made me a sign that said-‘This is what a feminist looks like!’” WeContinue reading “Made it to D.C.!!!”

Made it to PA

So far uneventful but full of great conversation. We did see a dude take our picture – for good or ill, your guess is as good as mine. I wanted to smile and wave but he quickly fell behind so I didn’t. But I did take his photo. We almost stopped in PA and grabbedContinue reading “Made it to PA”

Road Tripping

First, I’d like to say I am not worried in the least about our march being dangerous. I mostly posted my tear gas article because I thought it was funny that I’m packing these things. But I have faith things will go as they should. I really do. So no fretting for me, just beContinue reading “Road Tripping”

In Case of Tear Gas

I’m not going to D.C. to look for a literal fight, but I’ve heard there may be groups there trying to instigate violence. Lovely James O’Keef and his lot among others. So I’m prepared. Visine, bandana and subglasses. Even though a former special forces dude assured me tear gas isn’t that bad- I’m going toContinue reading “In Case of Tear Gas”

Got My Swag

My D.C. Swag came in today. Now it’s time to start packing! I’m starting to get excited, but with the running around for kids-I’m feeling a bit rushed. I’ll try to get my packing started tonight while listening to Betsy DeVos– I can only hear it-but I know there has been a concern of herContinue reading “Got My Swag”

Getting Ready for D.C.

Hi friends and family! Some of you may know I am planning to attend the D.C. Women’s March next week. I decided to use this platform to help you follow along. I’m going to start blogging about our planning and process and micro-blogging our road trip and march experience. It likely will not be eloquent-Continue reading “Getting Ready for D.C.”

Writing by the Seat of my Pants

Writing has always been a passion of mine. I clearly remember the first story I wrote as an elementary student. It was a high drama romance with a hero, heroine and bad guy that had kissing, kidnapping and a happy ending. It was three pages long and featured some popular kids from my school. YearsContinue reading “Writing by the Seat of my Pants”

Story Starters

It’s October and that means it is time to start thinking about NaNoWriMo! If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, check out this post. This year I’m spending October working with some Middle School students who are going to try their hand at writing a book during NaNo and one of our sessions is Story Starters.Continue reading “Story Starters”