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Rule #2 for the Win – A Femme’s Tale of a 1980s Workplace

Karin Kallmaker 04/10/2022 Cowboys and Kisses, LIFE + STYLE 6 Comments

What do I mean by Subverting the Patriarchy? Let’s travel back to the 1980s and I’ll give you an example.

#FemmePower#MeToo1980s#WomenSaveThemselves
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Why the Writer is Crying – a Meme

Karin Kallmaker 01/13/2022 Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE 0 Comments

A friend shared the Librarian version of this meme and I immediately thought of all the things writers post about that make them cry. #WritingLife

#ILoveaSpreadsheet#WriterSelfCare#WritingLife
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Inclusion, Survival, and Rainbow Unicorns

Karin Kallmaker 09/22/2021 LIFE + STYLE, Readers and Libraries, Sisters of the Pen 16 Comments

Where I stand on the Golden Crown Literary Society’s clarification of its inclusive language. Short answer: I’m 100% for it. Also, pic of my favorite rainbow unicorn.

#feminist#mylesbianfreespeech#wlw
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Sitcoms with No Laugh Tracks

Karin Kallmaker 09/21/2021 Favorite Things, LIFE + STYLE 0 Comments

My three recent favorite sitcoms all have one thing in common: no laugh tracks. Kim’s Convenience, The Good Place, and Schitt’s Creek.

#KimsConvenience#nolaughtracks#SchittsCreek#TheGoodPlace
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  • Trivia – In Every Port
    Barbara Grier wasn't sure she liked the title of Karin's first novel. But Katherine Forrest did, and In Every Port it remained.

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  • Cover Cowboys and Kisses lesbian romance by Karin Kallmaker. Woman in black dress holds a book of old folded pages and lavender. Cowboys and Kisses - Paperback $13.95

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  • 18th and Castro at In the Know
    Masterful storytelling that doesn’t get in the way of generating incredible heat.
  • Captain of Industry at Lambda Literary Review
    Captain of Industry is subtle and engaging, a Kallmaker love story with the kind of angst to which we can probably all relate.

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