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Karen Press

@kipress.bsky.social

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Mostly teach college writing and herd teenager. Four long-forgotten books of poetry including Types of Canadian Women (Gaspereau) and Exquisite Monsters (Turnstone). Originally Albertan, long time in Winnipeg.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Sep 16

Oh my goodness, that brought back memories! I had this album--my sister was living in northern Quebec at the time and gave it to me, otherwise I probably would never have heard it.

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Aug 3

I'm 50 and I still have stress nightmares about absentmindedly walking off with a button featuring the words "Go Fly a Kite" from a toy store when I was about 5.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Jul 21

“Carrots,” the handsome boy called Gilbert Blythe said. “Your hair is red, and therefore it is like carrots.”

Anne shot Gilbert in the leg.

Anne Lived in Gables. They Were Green. by Ernest Hemingway

Matthew Cuthbert was a silent man. He drove a buggy. Mrs. Rachel Lynde, a loud, fat woman, watched him drive by. - - -Matthew saw an ugly girl with...

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Jul 11

The Alberta minister in the Globe this morning responding to whether or not he's read the four books that prompted the wide school book banning: "“I am struggling to find the time to read a quarter of any book, let alone four books." They're graphic novels.

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Jun 25

It's really toeing! Expression has something to do with racer's foot and the starting line.

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Jun 13

Rode in an elevator with Shane MacGowan.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · May 3

“…beyond intentional attacks, drivers in cars, SUVs and trucks threaten the safety of our public spaces everyday but we treat the damage they do like the weather: something inevitable that just happens.”

Shawn Micallef: Vehicles have become weapons by design — and public space is in their crosshairs

A culture like ours weaponizes vehicles — from the way they are designed to the way the roads they run on are designed.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 25

The seasonal market near my house just announced it's opening on Wednesday and I had to come somewhere to post this because the change that makes to my life for 5 months of the year is too big to not comment on.

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 23

Well if we get the AI to do the reading too, problem solved I guess!

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 23

One of the saddest things about all this is how it’s revealed what an incredibly low bar many people have for anything that resembles thinking.

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 23

It’s also boring.

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 5

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 1

Duncan Storozuk looks at the phenomenon of AI translation in the world of manga: workingdraftmagazine.com/lost-in-tran...

When it comes to translating manga, generative AI makes mistakes, and, more importantly, threatens the livelihood of hard-working people. And yet, as companies continue to pour money into developing it, there are people saying “Bring on the machines!” Why? Turns out it isn’t just about money.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 1

Brielle Campbell examines the multiple barriers facing women and girls with disabilities in sports: workingdraftmagazine.com/breaking-the...

Mixed-gender teams aren’t as inclusive as they seem, especially at the Paralympic level. Alyssa White dreams of playing para hockey in the Paralympics for an official Canadian women’s team, but right now that team doesn’t exist.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 1

Matthew Frank writes about what happens to wildfire evacuees from First Nations after the news cycle has moved on: workingdraftmagazine.com/after-the-sm...

Every year there are headlines about Manitoba First Nation communities evacuating from natural disasters. For communities, the story continues long after the news cycle has moved on.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 1

Scott Maier interviews a man who has seen spirits for most of his life: workingdraftmagazine.com/when-they-ca...

Gary Baker spent his whole life keeping a secret. It was only after a heart attack and quintuple bypass surgery that he was forced to face the truth in broad daylight: he could see spirits.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Apr 1

Lots of great student writing posted recently at Working Draft magazine! Here are few

- Georgia Dyck on her first season as a wildland firefighter: workingdraftmagazine.com/chasing-fire/

Soot-covered clothes, bruised legs, and tangled hair were physical proof of my first season as a wildland firefighter, but what left a lasting mark were the lessons I learned walking through the wilderness.

workingdraftmagazine.com

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Mar 27

I just got the first for Adam; he reads Norwegian

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Emma Donoghue @emmadonoghue.bsky.social · Mar 21

91 results. That's every book I've published since 1993, in multiple languages, scraped without permission to train AI. They're robbing us in hopes of replacing us.

screenshot of search for 'Emma Donoghue' in LibGen

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Mar 21

Noah van den Berg tells his personal story of being a GameStop investor: workingdraftmagazine.com/this-is-not-...

GameStop. Hedge Funds. Short selling. I am a GameStop investor — or an ape if you’re fun — and here’s how I’m taking down Wall Street.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Mar 21

Jenna Dyck reflects on her not-too-distant experience of losing parts of her childhood to her phone: workingdraftmagazine.com/the-price-of...

Like many of my peers, I got an Instagram account at age 10. What I encountered online went beyond likes and filters.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Mar 21

Jana Giguere explains how the wind works: workingdraftmagazine.com/connected-by...

When life feels chaotic, we take a step back to see the full picture. We do the same to understand chaos on our planet — but the full picture has layers woven together by the Earth’s most ferocious force: the wind.

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Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Mar 21

I’m involved with a student magazine, Working Draft (out of Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg), and it’s in the middle of publishing its annual edition: workingdraftmagazine.com

A sampling:

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · Mar 21

If you can see the difference between New York-based and New York–based, you may be a copy editor.

Karen Press @kipress.bsky.social · Mar 17

Annual tradition, now on Bluesky. youtu.be/OCbuRA_D3KU

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