Kellie Schorr works as a commissioned novelist who writes mystery genre novels for traditional publishers. Her published credentials also include: journal articles, short stories, and a two-year stint writing for a web-comic. Kellie’s fiction is represented by the Kathryn Green Literary Agency. Kellie has been practicing meditation for nearly 20 years. Her practice is housed in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. She is currently studying Vajrayana and Dzogchen as a member of the Buddhist Yogis Sangha from Ngapka International. She lives and works in rural Virginia with her partner, Cathy, and three beagles. Her favorite word is chiaroscuro. You can contact or find more about her at The Bottom Line.
The House of Sleeping Buddhas: The Challenge of Inherent Goodness in a Hurting World
By Kellie Schorr I believe all sentient beings have the nature of a Buddha, an inherent goodness that issues in compassion, joy, and equanimity, as their natural state of being. That’s how I usually answer the question, “What do you...
Right Facebook: How to End Suffering One Post at a Time
By Kellie Schorr The prime directive of Buddhism is found in the Four Noble Truths---the beautifully bulleted, clear as a bell, seed of awakened wisdom that blossomed when Siddhārtha Gautama unfolded as The Buddha. Translated over time,...
Until: The Beauty of Knowing You Really Do Have Time
By Kellie Schorr I love the story of the Buddha’s life. Every time a teacher or speaker says, “Let’s start with the story of the Buddha…” I settle in and smile. It’s better than Cinderella plays the Hunger Games and discovers...
Have You Met Karma?
By Kellie Schorr “The Buddha in the Corner” is a six-part series based on the six realms of existence in the Buddhist Wheel of Life as they are found in everyday experience. In the Bhavachakra (Wheel of Life) there is a Buddha in...
Cold Water Clarity from a Wise Warm Well: “Awaken Every Day” by Thubten Chodron {Review}
By Kellie Schorr Everyone needs that person in their life. The person who speaks with such authority and common sense they can cut through all the static and give you a blast of pure clarity. Talking to that person is like jumping into...
El Paso, The Precepts, and Me: A Search for the Middle Way
By Kellie Schorr One of the most beautiful moments I have ever seen in my life was at the El Paso Holocaust Museum where a member of the German Air Force (who trains at Fort Bliss) was sitting on a bench speaking in German and sobbing....
I Wanna Come Back as Your Cat: Lessons from the Animal Realm
By Kellie Schorr “The Buddha in the Corner” is a six-part series based on the six realms of existence in the Buddhist Wheel of Life as they are found in everyday experience. In the Bhavachakra (Wheel of Life) there is a Buddha in...
In a Handbasket: How to Carry Yourself Through Hell
By Kellie Schorr “The Buddha in the Corner”is a six part series based on the six realms of existence in the Buddhist Wheel of Life as they are found in everyday experience. In the Bhavachakra (Wheel of Life) there is a Buddha in...
Feeding the Hungry Ghosts: The Search for Gender Equality in Buddhism
By Kellie Schorr “The Buddha in the Corner” is a six part series based on the six realms of existence in the Buddhist Wheel of Life as they are found in everyday experience. In the Bhavachakra (Wheel of Life) there is a Buddha in...
Clocking Out of the Jealous God Realm: Working with Artist Envy
By Kellie Schorr “The Buddha in the Corner” is a six part series based on the six realms of existence in the Buddhist Wheel of Life as they are found in everyday experience. In the Bhavachakra (Wheel of Life) there is a Buddha in...
Everything is Awesome, But…(Dealing with “Other Shoe Syndrome”)
By Kellie Schorr “The Buddha in the Corner” is a six part series based on the six realms of existence in the Buddhist Wheel of Life as they are found in everyday experience. In the Bhavachakra (Wheel of Life) there is a Buddha in...
A Knot in the Red String: The Myths and Meaning of Family Estrangement
By Kellie Schorr “I’m free Sunday the 12th,” I said, swiping my calendar to May. “Isn’t that Mother’s Day?” My friend asked. “I have no idea,” I replied matter-of-factly. “I don’t know when that is.” She looked up from her phone,...
Avoid the Bypass: How to Be a Responsive Listener (and not a Jerk)
By Kellie Schorr “I want to quit my job, but I need the insurance,” she said. “I know the economy is bad and I’m lucky to have a job at all, but every morning I wake with a sense of dread so pervasive my coffee is ruined with the salt of...
Requiem: How Mary Oliver Taught Me to Stop Suffering
By Kellie Schorr There is a way to stop suffering. It looks odd by itself, doesn’t it? It’s usually slotted tight in 3rd place of the Four Noble Truths---like the “middle child” of Buddhism’s defining teaching. We all agree on the First...
The Echoing Madness: Anger and Liberation in Shambhala’s Continuing Scandal
By Kellie Schorr “The bell has been rung. It is echoing off every wall in my home. It is calling me to meditate. It is crushing my ability to concentrate. It may never stop ringing. It can’t be un-rung.” Those were the words I...