Karen Spears Zacharias grew up in several Georgia trailer parks where her brother taught her how to outrun the cops, and her mother taught her how to load cinder blocks in a hurry. A journalist and author, Karen's commentary has been featured on National Public Radio and in the New York Times. She is the author of two books: AFTER THE FLAG HAS BEEN FOLDED ,William Morrow Co., 2006, and BENCHED, Mercer University Press, 1997.
Karen is married to a pretty decent Yankee. She's the mother of four adult children and mother-in-law to a verified Sinner. She divides her time between her home in Oregon and her hometown in Georgia.