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Meme One Million Moms Boycott

One Million Moms! Look! LESBIAN Superheroes!

Karin Kallmaker 05/26/2012 Above Temptation, LIFE + STYLE

Meme One Million Moms Boycott

The One Million Moms don’t like cookies or kissing and now they’re hating on comic books. That’s right, they want to boycott DC Comics and Marvel because they have characters who are gay and shockers superheroes at the same time. Read More

#mylesbianfreespeech

Writing a Book – Mowing the Lawn

Karin Kallmaker 05/20/2012 Craft of Writing

 I  had the pleasure this year of hearing Garrison Keillor speak at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley earlier this year. Read More

#MowingtheLawnGarrison Keillor
cover, Sugar by Karin Kallmaker. Golden Crown Winner Medal. Sugar is a literary snack as delectable as the fabulous desserts created by the Seattle chef. - Book Marks Review Kallmaker stirs up another sweet and savory recipe for romance in this tale of one woman's search for Ms. Right.

Sugar – Now Available Direct to Your Device!

Karin Kallmaker 05/18/2012 Book News, Sugar

Cover, Sugar by Karin Kallmaker

My Goldie award-winning love story Sugar, about an overwhelmed cake designer courted by not one, not two, but three women, is now available direct to Nook and Kindle. Read More

#lesficLesbian Romance
Meme One Million Moms Boycott

One Million Moms – Lesbians French Kissing!

Karin Kallmaker 05/16/2012 All the Wrong Places, LIFE + STYLE

The One Million Moms are racking up the failures. Read More

#mylesbianfreespeech#wlw-prideLesbian PrideLesbian Sensuality

Pre-Order Books for GCLS 2012 – Benefit for GCLS

Karin Kallmaker 05/13/2012 Events and Appearances

Pre-Order Books for the Con - Benefit for GCLS

Meeting readers is one of my favorite things. Which is one of the reasons why I love the GCLSCon. It’s a major reader destination and having all those women in one place is a contact high. Sometimes literally, since hugs are almost always part of the fun! Read More

#GCLS#giving
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