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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
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a journal about making light by karen walrond

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checkpoint
checkpoint

Something new this way comes.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMarch 28, 2021 Comments
meaning
meaning

Who knew that Bruce Springsteen’s words would get me?

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMarch 25, 2021 Comments
a little list of good things
a little list of good things

Featuring friendly manatees, a lost tourist, and free trainings on how to intervene when you witness bigotry.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMarch 21, 2021 Comments
how to exorcise a funk
how to exorcise a funk

I’m feeling better now.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMarch 18, 2021Comment
sunup :: sundown
sunup :: sundown

God bless science.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMarch 15, 2021 Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring global masks, Yukon dancing, and bowling alley drones.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMarch 12, 2021 Comment
random thoughts: signs of hope
random thoughts: signs of hope

Things are slowly starting to look up.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMarch 8, 2021 Comments
this is 17.
this is 17.

Already?!

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familyKaren WalrondMarch 3, 2021 Comments
random thoughts: staying in the game
random thoughts: staying in the game

Some thoughts on a quieter few months.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMarch 1, 2021 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring craftivism, designing happiness, and an uncommonly Caribbean happy hour (join us!)

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 26, 2021Comment
lessons from the cold
lessons from the cold

Something to remember the next time it’s cold and dark.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondFebruary 22, 2021Comment
this was a week
this was a week

This was a challenging week here in Texas. But there was still some good.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 19, 2021 Comment
still in it (and how you can help)
still in it (and how you can help)

How you can help those suffering from the winter storm in Texas.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 17, 2021 Comments
the ice storm cameth
the ice storm cameth

Brrrrr.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 15, 2021 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring pop instruments, art on tea bags, and happy Bhutan.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 12, 2021Comment
the lesson of the steups
the lesson of the steups

Finding familiar in the foreign.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 10, 2021 Comments
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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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