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Cameos in Captain of Industry and more Q&A

Karin Kallmaker 07/03/2016 Captain of Industry, Readers and Libraries 7 Comments

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So much mail, so many posts, tons of comments. I’m thrilled at the reception that Captain of Industry is getting! There have been some questions that I didn’t foresee, so I’m going to answer them in a quick post. Read More

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Captain of Industry – Now Available

Karin Kallmaker 06/16/2016 Book News, Captain of Industry 6 Comments

It’s finally here, finally available.

  • 93,000 words
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  • 2 women setting the terms of their own lives

Available in eBook and paperback exclusively from BellaBooks.com. Read More

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Reblog: The Lucky Ones by Lise MacTague

Karin Kallmaker 06/15/2016 LIFE + STYLE 2 Comments

Pride Flag in the wind

Aprofound and lyric essay by Lise MacTague that resonated with me and I think will with many of you.

We know we’re the lucky ones because we’ve survived. It could be worse. But many of the things we feel “lucky” for are things no one should have to endure. Read More

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Tweets are Cheap, Talking is Hard

Karin Kallmaker 06/12/2016 LIFE + STYLE 1 Comment

Pride Flag in the wind

The past few weeks have been full of fierce debate about #BuryYourGays. Disposable people in art are too often disposable people in real life. I can’t unsee the tragic irony. Read More

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Reblog: KG MacGregor “We aren’t afraid of you”

Karin Kallmaker 06/12/2016 LIFE + STYLE, Sisters of the Pen 2 Comments

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I have few coherent words. KG MacGregor has words and they are all, as usual, very coherent. Please read. Read More

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