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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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Giving Up the Privilege of Disbelief to Find Creativity Again

Karin Kallmaker 10/16/2020 Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE, Resources 0 Comments

After 7 months of stay-at-home, and watching the failures of things I took for granted, I’ve had to conquer my own disbelief that any of this could happen here.

#CreativityandCovidFor WritersWriter Self-Care
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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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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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