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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 Chris Hemsworth, body art, and our cool new welcome mat.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 9, 2018 Comments
distracting thought #1
distracting thought #1

Focus. I gotta focus.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 8, 2018 Comments
the light of the midterms
the light of the midterms

Things are looking brighter and more colourful in Washington. And this is a good thing.

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Karen WalrondNovember 7, 2018 Comments
vote!
vote!

Go out there and do your civic duty, my American brothers and sisters.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2018Comment
beginning movement
beginning movement

Almost time to start moving again.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 5, 2018 Comments
biology sure is different from when I was a kid
biology sure is different from when I was a kid

I probably would’ve gotten a better grade if my high school biology class was like this.

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Karen WalrondNovember 4, 2018Comment
togs 2.0
togs 2.0

Dressing when you have a teenager is tricky.

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Karen WalrondNovember 3, 2018 Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a wedding in Iceland, Ed Sheeran, and 350-year-old ice cream.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 2, 2018Comment
lower your expectations, not your standards
lower your expectations, not your standards

The absence of love and light isn’t hate and darkness.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 1, 2018 Comments
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@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
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
 

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