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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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should I stay or should I go now?
should I stay or should I go now?

thoughts from a black immigrant woman

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 27, 2025
power, love, kindness & justice
power, love, kindness & justice

and the potency of militant nonviolence

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJanuary 20, 2025
in defense of dabbling
in defense of dabbling

think of this as a new habit you’ll love to keep.

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 13, 2025
limbo
limbo

how slow can you go?

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family, how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondDecember 16, 2024
sgraffito
sgraffito

letting go of what doesn’t serve

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big plansKaren WalrondDecember 9, 2024
but just look at us holding on
but just look at us holding on

looks like we’re making it.

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familyKaren WalrondNovember 25, 2024
on welcoming places
on welcoming places

the healing power of refuge and welcome.

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how to make light, places, random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 18, 2024
we are still here
we are still here

this is all I’m capable of thinking right now.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 11, 2024
the joy of democracy
the joy of democracy

seriously: go vote.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 28, 2024
gentle persistence
gentle persistence

lessons from the potter’s wheel.

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how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 21, 2024
creating charm
creating charm

we need more of it.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 14, 2024
the laws of the motion of life (redux)
the laws of the motion of life (redux)

with apologies to Isaac Newton.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 7, 2024
refocus your mind
refocus your mind

do the things you love

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how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 30, 2024
on intuition
on intuition

or, a nudge from a flame skimmer.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 23, 2024
celebrate good times, come on
celebrate good times, come on

don't forget to mark the milestones.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 16, 2024Comment
both/and
both/and

Standing in the in-between.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 9, 2024Comment
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