Karyn Glemaud

Karyn Glemaud along with her son, Mali Glemaud, are both Haitian-Americans born and raised in Boston, MA. Their lives have always encompassed a diversity of culture, art, music and education. As a single-mother for most of Mali's life, Karyn always made it a point to highlight the possibilities of knowledge and adventure. Every year, the two would travel together to explore new places and have even gone as far as living in northern New Zealand and Paris, France for a period of time.

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It was during their precious time together, living across several organic farms in New Zealand, that this story was imagined. Karyn crafted the words, while Mali helped to bring a breadth of the child’s perspective and spirit. Without knowing it, they were writing their own future into fruition. Nearly a year later, Karyn would introduce Mali to her “new friend,” who would later become her loving husband. Today, they all live together as an extended and blended family of seven.