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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring lessons from comedy, winding roads, and Daryl Hall & Kenny Loggins.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondSeptember 28, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring rugs, trombones and terrifyingly realistic masks.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondSeptember 21, 2018Comment
on the formation of global view, and honouring heritage
on the formation of global view, and honouring heritage

Between dolls and DNA tests, my worldview has always been global.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 19, 2018 Comments
get ready for the light
get ready for the light

Hang in there, friends. Light is coming.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondSeptember 14, 2018 Comment
make light, season 3, episode 15:  lessons from Harvey
make light, season 3, episode 15: lessons from Harvey

It’s been a year since Hurricane Harvey. Here’s what I learned.

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the make light showKaren WalrondSeptember 11, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Chromophobia, accidental murals, and I’m lovin’ it.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondSeptember 7, 2018 Comments
make light, season 3, episode 14:  pivoting
make light, season 3, episode 14: pivoting

What to do when you know it’s time to make a change, but aren’t sure what that change should be.

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the make light showKaren WalrondSeptember 4, 2018Comment
a riot of colour
a riot of colour

Because sometimes wild colour is how you get the best peace.

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placesKaren WalrondSeptember 3, 2018Comment

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daily light

Been a minute since I’ve been on the grid, so I thought I’d share proof of life! Enjoying some quick downtime reading @jenpastiloff’s brand new book Proof of Life (out this week, congrats, Jen!) and I think you should, too.

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Hey lovelies! One for the grid:

@barnesandnoble is having an amazing sale on preorders -- if you haven't yet preordered my book (or even if you have, I don't judge), now's a great time to do so! Simply use the code PREORDER25 at check out. I'll shar
SO EXCITED FOR THIS.

@shannonrwatts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, is a DELIGHT — and her new book, Fired Up, is a manual for Lightmakers everywhere. The world looks bleak right now — join us to learn how you can find your light aga
HEY BOSTON! 

I'll be speaking this week at the Brown Forum for Women in the Law -- an activist-forward law school with impressive alums. This year's theme is "Generations of Justice : Sharing Experiences Across Ages," and I'm honoured to b
 

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