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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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cheltenham
cheltenham

Sometimes coming home surprises you.

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Karen WalrondMay 26, 2023Comment
bradford-on-avon
bradford-on-avon

This might be the inspiration for the setting of every fairy tale.

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places, familyKaren WalrondMay 25, 2023 Comments
return to the uk
return to the uk

Hello from Bath!

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placesKaren WalrondMay 25, 2023Comment
hopepunk
hopepunk

A reminder that hope is totally punk rock.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 20, 2023 Comments
heather armstrong, 1975-2023
heather armstrong, 1975-2023

An early blogging inspiration and colleague is gone.

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friendsKaren WalrondMay 11, 2023Comment
time to re-emerge
time to re-emerge

It’s in the living, man.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 23, 2023 Comments
photography is more than a pretty picture
photography is more than a pretty picture

We should all use our cameras, now more than ever.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 8, 2023 Comments
it might be time to bring back the life (light?) list
it might be time to bring back the life (light?) list

On being a person who at least tries.

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big plansKaren WalrondMarch 10, 2023 Comments
on the problem and logic of not feeling old
on the problem and logic of not feeling old

Maybe what you feel is brand new.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondFebruary 13, 2023 Comment
that spark when ...
that spark when ...

No, really, it could be you.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondFebruary 8, 2023that spark whenComment
some thoughts on black history month
some thoughts on black history month

We need to go deeper.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondFebruary 6, 2023Comment
a rebellious little list of good things
a rebellious little list of good things

Some joy in a good week.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 3, 2023 Comments
that spark when ...
that spark when ...

At least it’s cute.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondFebruary 1, 2023that spark whenComment
how yuh keepin'?
how yuh keepin'?

Consistency over intensity.

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how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondJanuary 30, 2023 Comments
a rebellious little list of good things
a rebellious little list of good things

Some joy-as-rebellion goodness.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 27, 2023 Comments
that spark when ...
that spark when ...

Sometimes a simple kindness works.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJanuary 25, 2023that spark when Comments
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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.

Just a
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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