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Karla J. Strand

Karla J. Strand
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Farewell Alarms

10 Tips for a More Comfortable Long-Haul Flight

Headed out for a long-haul flight overseas soon? Use these tips to make it more bearable!

Feb 10, 2020

Photo by Emiel Molenaar of clouds and engines outside an airplane window.

Feb 10, 2020

Karla J. Strand
in
Farewell Alarms

Top Nelson Mandela Sites to Visit in South Africa

Visit one site or all, you will find the spirit of Madiba graces every corner of South Africa and lives on in the people who will never…

Feb 10, 2020

A mural of Nelson Mandela in the Maboneng neighborhood of Johannesburg. Photo by Karla J. Strand. All rights reserved.

Feb 10, 2020

Karla J. Strand

A Cure for What Ails You

A Review of Stephanie Allen’s Tonic and Balm

Dec 20, 2019

Photo by Matt Briney of many glass medicine bottles lined up across three shelves.

Dec 20, 2019

Karla J. Strand
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PULPMAG

Statutory Rape Is Rape. And We’ve Ignored It For Long Enough

You may think I was just a slut, that I deserved what I got. You may even believe when I say I felt in control.

Dec 12, 2019

Statutory Rape Is Rape. And We’ve Ignored It For Long Enough

Dec 12, 2019

Karla J. Strand
in
Ascent Publication

Want to Reach Your Goals? Set Smaller Ones

Dream big but act small.

Nov 4, 2019

Photo by Daniel Cheung of a Lego Stormtrooper walking through the sand with footsteps behind him.

Nov 4, 2019

Karla J. Strand

Why I’m No Longer Observing Thanksgiving

And what I’m doing instead.

Oct 29, 2019

Photo by Noah Silliman of a still river surrounded by tall trees, some evergreen, some turning colors in the autumn.

Oct 29, 2019

Karla J. Strand

My life was changed by a purple pencil

…and the person who believed in me more than I did myself.

Sep 22, 2019

Photo by Robert Horvick of a triangular pattern of glass, purple and pink and reflective.

Sep 22, 2019

Karla J. Strand
in
The Startup

How to survive as an interim anything

So you are asked (or told?) to take on interim duties at work. How can you make this an opportunity instead of a burden?

Sep 21, 2019

How to survive as an interim anything

Sep 21, 2019

Karla J. Strand
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Invisible Illness

When is my solitude self care and when is it avoidance?

Honoring introversion without giving in to depression and anxiety.

Sep 21, 2019

Photo by Katya Austin of legs of a person laying in a hammock in a forest, books in their lap, water bottle by their side.

Sep 21, 2019

Karla J. Strand

The role of libraries in the leadership development of women and girls around the world

Re-examines notions of traditional libraries and explores the opportunities libraries provide for the growth of women and girl leaders.

Sep 11, 2019

The inside of a library with a geometrically patterned glass ceiling and shelves, books, and tables. Photo by Pavan Trikutam.

Sep 11, 2019

Karla J. Strand

Karla J. Strand

Librarian, writer at Ms. Mag, queer settler historian researching WW’s roles in the oppression of Indigenous peoples. Also: all the books. She/her. Views=Mine

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