Carolina Blue left this world on December 20th, 2009 and a large wave of sorrow around the site followed. As a tribute, several of us captured the sunrise on the 29th in our parts of the world.

I haven't known Ken for an awfully long time, and most of our exchanges were short. Most often very much in agreement. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever disagreed with anything he wrote. I found him highly intellectual with a ton of common sense and a true, beautiful, non-judgmental faith. It's hard not to be drawn to such a person.

And then I read his short fiction. I'm of the opinion he was one of the all-time best writers on this site. His words flowed easily and lovingly, with clarity and thought and compassion. He made me want to better my own writing and soothe the way I put out my own opinions.

Now I find myself wishing I had followed his work and his thoughts more closely and hope they will stay up on the following sites so I have time to catch up, and to learn.

Along with his WDC port, you can find Ken's words here:
http://open.salon.com/blog/carolinablue50

A sunrise for Ken: