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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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change of scenery (39/100)
change of scenery (39/100)

It was time.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 31, 2020Comment
an act of personal resistance (38/100)
an act of personal resistance (38/100)

Taking care of yourself is an act of resistance.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 30, 2020 Comments
the lightmaker's manifesto: how to work for change without losing your joy (37/100)
the lightmaker's manifesto: how to work for change without losing your joy (37/100)

We finally have a title for the book!

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big plansKaren WalrondAugust 29, 2020Comment
there was good in this week (36/100)
there was good in this week (36/100)

Featuring kindness, empathy & action.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondAugust 28, 2020Comment
how to help hurricane laura victims (35/100)
how to help hurricane laura victims (35/100)

The folks in Louisiana could use your help.

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Karen WalrondAugust 27, 2020Comment
close call (34/100)
close call (34/100)

Looks like we’re going to avoid the worst of it.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 26, 2020Comment
S I G H (33/100)
S I G H (33/100)

Time to batten down the hatches.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 25, 2020 Comments
etched (32/100)
etched (32/100)

Happy anniversary to my little love vandal.

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familyKaren WalrondAugust 24, 2020 Comments
sunday ride (31/100)
sunday ride (31/100)

Marcus’ favourite pastime.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 23, 2020Comment
change and transformation (30/100)
change and transformation (30/100)

I’ll take it, dragonfly.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 22, 2020Comment
this was a good week (29/100)
this was a good week (29/100)

Featuring vibrant stairs, flying through a German village and Snoop Dogg.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondAugust 21, 2020Comment
alex cooking dinner (28/100)
alex cooking dinner (28/100)

Because we gotta get her ready for college.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 20, 2020 Comments
democracy isn't a state, it's an act (27/100)
democracy isn't a state, it's an act (27/100)

Time to get busy.

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friendsKaren WalrondAugust 19, 2020Comment
a favourite corner of my office (26/100)
a favourite corner of my office (26/100)

One of my happy places.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 18, 2020Comment
christmas in august (25/100)
christmas in august (25/100)

Can’t stop, won’t stop.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 17, 2020 Comments
sunday workspace (24/100)
sunday workspace (24/100)

I’m so bad at taking time off.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 16, 2020Comment
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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
NEW WEBINAR SERIES! Please join me and other authors in this free webinar series, Where Do We Go From Here: Conversations About Community, Creativity, and Resistance. As headlines change on a daily—if not hourly—basis, we wonder what our
COMMUNITY + HUMANITY > AUDIENCE + FOLLOWERS

Yeah, I said it.

On today's Substack, I talk about the evolution of personal narrative online, and why I'm returning to my values. It's not you, it's Z*ck.

To that end, come join me -- this graphic sh
Sharing a couple of photos of the begonias Marcus planted in our garden (aren’t they lovely?) to let you know that the times, they are a-changin’, and my time here on the socials will be drawing nigh. I’ll explain it all in my comin
 

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