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CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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on collecting art
on collecting art

My top 5 tips in how to start an art collection.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 30, 2017art, art collecting Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring A-ha, animated gourds, and a haunted dollhouse.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 27, 2017Comment
#tbt:  a place to retreat (and thinking about retreating again)
#tbt: a place to retreat (and thinking about retreating again)

This time 5 years ago, I was looking for a place to host a retreat. I'm thinking about it again.

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big plansKaren WalrondOctober 26, 2017lime retreats Comments
make light, episode 13:  thanks for an amazing season !
make light, episode 13: thanks for an amazing season !
the make light showKaren WalrondOctober 24, 2017Comment
transplanted
transplanted

We're settled for now.

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chookooloonks rebuild, placesKaren WalrondOctober 23, 2017transplant Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring speeches, sausages and spinners.  And tons more fun stuff, too.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 20, 2017space, this was a good week Comment
make light, episode 12:  moving with stefania pomponi
make light, episode 12: moving with stefania pomponi

CEO and fitness enthusiast Stefania Pomponi joins me to talk about why zombies make great motivators.

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the make light showKaren WalrondOctober 17, 2017stefania pomponiComment
putting down new roots
putting down new roots

It's time to make like a Norwegian houseplant.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondOctober 16, 2017 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring fierce girls, fierce women and fierce art.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 13, 2017frances mcdormandComment
how we think about aging (or, are we complicit in ageism?)
how we think about aging (or, are we complicit in ageism?)

On aging, how we think about it, and whether we're part of the problem.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 12, 2017aging, age, ageism, ashton applewhite Comments
make light, episode 11:  storytelling with lucrecer braxton
make light, episode 11: storytelling with lucrecer braxton

Artist and storyteller Lucrecer Braxton joins me to talk about how that career as a radio DJ worked out for her.

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the make light showKaren WalrondOctober 11, 2017lucrecer braxtonComment
some big make light inspiration!
some big make light inspiration!

Hurry -- an amazing bundle of ecourses and ebooks to help you make light!

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big plans, how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 10, 2017
questions to ask when a friend is in crisis
questions to ask when a friend is in crisis

Friends asked me two lovely questions. I'm going to remember to use them

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friends, chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondOctober 9, 2017friendship Comments
there was good in this week
there was good in this week

Featuring soulful interiors, soulful postcards and soul singers.  

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 6, 2017this was a good weekComment
#tbt:  ethiopia & the magic of music
#tbt: ethiopia & the magic of music

A reminder of the connecting power of music.

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placesKaren WalrondOctober 5, 2017ethiopia, africa, music, connectionComment
make light, episode 10:  cultivating self-confidence with jess weiner
make light, episode 10: cultivating self-confidence with jess weiner

CEO, cultural changemaker and body-image activist Jess Weiner joins me to talk about how to cultivate confidence.

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the make light showKaren WalrondOctober 4, 2017jess weinerComment
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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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