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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
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this was a good week (and an announcement!)
this was a good week (and an announcement!)

Featuring a paper samurai, apple mug cake, and a sea shanty that is a joyful earworm.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 22, 2021Comment
my word of the year practice
my word of the year practice

How I operationalize my word of the year.

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 18, 2021 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring chalk art, self-portraits and bubble wrap oil paintings.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 16, 2021Comment
you are who I love
you are who I love

Words from the talented poet Aracelis Girmay. You are who I love, friends.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondJanuary 14, 2021 Comments
this was an insane week
this was an insane week

Lord, what a week.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 8, 2021 Comment
we're all here to do what we're all here to do
we're all here to do what we're all here to do

How will you make light this year?

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how to make lightKaren WalrondJanuary 5, 2021 Comments
happy new year!
happy new year!

Wishing you an amazing new year, friends. Let’s do this.

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 1, 2021Comment

keep making light

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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
"Lower your expectations, but not your standards." These wise words were given to me as dating advice years ago, but they work for professional and, yes, even electoral relationships, too. I write about it in this week's Substack. Go take
Many years ago, when our old neighbour had moved out of their home and our new neighbour hadn’t yet moved in, Marcus stole … er, I mean, adopted … an abandoned amaryllis plant from their back yard. He planted it in a large pot, a
 

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