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KAREN WALROND
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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
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this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring comfort food, post-apocalyptic miniatures, and joyful song.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 20, 2020Comment
kindnesses, and failures thereof
kindnesses, and failures thereof

Wise words from writer George Saunders.

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family, how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 18, 2020Comment
on rage, compassion and boundaries
on rage, compassion and boundaries

It’s not my job to love my oppressor. But it might be yours.

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random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 12, 2020 Comments
this *was* a good week.
this *was* a good week.

Finally.

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how to make light, a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 7, 2020 Comments
this was a good week …?
this was a good week …?

Still waiting …

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2020 Comments
some words to get you through the next 48 hours
some words to get you through the next 48 hours

Breathe, friends. We’ll make it.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 2, 2020Comment

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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