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LIFE + STYLE

You want opinions? Karin has lots of them. These posts focus on the life, style, and political realities of this Generation Jones woman-loving-woman lesbian.

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Art Doing What Art Does – Fearless Girl Makes Us Reflect, Evolve

Karin Kallmaker 04/18/2017 LIFE + STYLE 6 Comments

Fearless Girl is awesome staring down Charging Bull. Fearless Girl is completely awesome on her own. Our feelings about art evolve; that is what art is.

#ArtHasAPoint#Fearless-Girl#mylesbianfreespeech
New York at Night by Kevin Hosseini

Same Thing Just Different People – When “Fix It” Means “Kill It”

Karin Kallmaker 04/04/2017 LIFE + STYLE 2 Comments

When another group comes along and says, “your way of being should be eradicated” everyone’s alarm bells should go off. Isn’t that what conversation therapy is all about?

#AprilAutismAwareness#Austism$peaks#mylesbianfreespeech
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Reblog: Laurie R. King “Moving Forward”

Karin Kallmaker 01/21/2017 LIFE + STYLE, Sisters of the Pen 3 Comments

I am grateful to Laurie R. King for expressing beautifully how I am feeling today about moving forward. Please go read.

#WriterPrideLaurie R. King
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Songlist – Getting My Resolutions On

Karin Kallmaker 01/01/2017 Cheers & Chocolate, LIFE + STYLE 8 Comments

Artists record the times. Right now it’s songs that spur my resolve for the year about to land on us all. Songs that show these times are not new.

#2017#HoltzmannMusic be the Food of Love
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Reblog: The Lucky Ones by Lise MacTague

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

A profound 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.

#mylesbianfreespeechLesbian Pride
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  • Trivia – Making Up for Lost Time
    Pretend you're something you're not and hope for the best. After all, the lie only has to last a few days. Making Up for Lost Time started with this basic premise of a screwball comedy, with inspiration from the hilarious Christmas in Connecticut, starring Barbara Stanwyck.

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  • ‘If They Only Knew’ at the Lesbian Reading Room
    Don’t you just hate how nearly all the stories are about the youngsters? Here is a short story just for you.
  • Cowboys and Kisses Highly Recommended – The Lesbian Review
    ...Searching for a touching and steamy historical romance with fully fleshed out characters, then look no further...this is the perfect story for you!
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