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A few of Karin Kallmaker’s favorite people, places, and things.

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Reading Romance to Escape – From What? To What?

Karin Kallmaker 07/10/2020 LIFE + STYLE 0 Comments

When we crave to escape into a romance story, what are we escaping to? What gets left behind? Who gets left behind?

#BigQueerTent#HallmarkSoWhite#mylesbianfreespeech#weneeddiversebooksLesbian Romance
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We’re Not Children Anymore, Right?

Karin Kallmaker 06/26/2020 LIFE + STYLE 4 Comments

Why is it so easy to look away from evil? I’ve been asking myself that question and pulling apart answers for myself because #BlackLivesMatter.

#BlackLivesMatter#BLM#mylesbianfreespeech#WhitePeopleMakeMeSoTired
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The New Normal Includes Sleep Loss – Resources that Might Help

Karin Kallmaker 04/10/2020 LIFE + STYLE, Resources 0 Comments

I’ve always had trouble sleeping, but for many of my friends, running short on sleep night after night is a first. And there’s little advice about sleep loss during a prolonged crisis. Ad free site.

#COVID-19#grief#nightmares#sleep#sleep lossFor Readers
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Why, How, and When to Use the New Off-Facebook Activity Privacy Tool

Karin Kallmaker 01/29/2020 LIFE + STYLE 2 Comments

Use Facebook’s own tool to disconnect secret links between your profile and news you read, what you buy, where you travel, and everything else. Ad-free site.

#facebook#facebookactivitytool#privacy#security#TheseModernTimes
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Hallmark Uncaves, Says All the Right Things

Karin Kallmaker 12/16/2019 LIFE + STYLE 6 Comments

Any ally for inclusion should take a long hard look at Hallmark Channel’s entire representation. Is a movie or two with LGBTQ leads enough to overlook the oh-so-white Christmas?

#Hallmark#HallmarkSoWhite#mylesbianfreespeech#Zola
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Okay Lesbian Boomer – Diaspora and Other Rewards

Karin Kallmaker 11/15/2019 LIFE + STYLE 5 Comments

We left our closet homeland, struggled toward equality, and now we see what we set in motion. Diaspora, #TheseKidsToday, and #OKBoomer Lesbian style.

#BigQueerTent#mylesbianfreespeech#okboomer#thesekidstoday
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Arting Your Heart Out – Introvert Writer Self-Care

Karin Kallmaker 08/11/2019 Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE, Resources 1 Comment

Enjoying local people art their heart out is one of my favorite self-cares for the solitary writer lifestyle. It’s also a great balance to the times we’re living through.

#writeradviceArting Your Heart OutFor WritersIntrovert WriterWriter Self-Care
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    The turkey cookery in Painted Moon is entirely the result of Karin watching her mother and grandmother cook for the holidays. Years later, she does have a Turkey Brine recipe to share, stolen adapted from Alice Waters and Alton Brown.

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    Karin Kallmaker heats up the lesbian romance genre...
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    This book was like a fantasy come to life. All my life I have had the hots for librarians.

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