DareToEatAPeach
@karmabennett.com
I'm Karma: Word wrangler, spin doctor, agitator. I'm all about books, street art, politics, writing, web design & your new favorite band. Mod for San Francisco Writers Conference Discord, web mistress cwc-berkeley.org. Writing a memoir, like everyone else.
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@karmabennett.com
· May 19
My publishing starter pack is nearly full...that means it's time to expand my lists. I never start with enough lists and have to go back and add people I already follow. If that's you, ping me about a list of mine you should be on. For now here's the starter pack.
go.bsky.app/QPLs7sv
go.bsky.app/QPLs7sv
W00T! We got Rachel's book into the Top 10 for medical fiction!
It's #8 but I would lose my mind if she got to #1. If you think this book sounds even a little bit intriguing, do me a favor and get it today while it's 99 cents. In a small category every sale makes a huge difference!
#books #booksky
It's #8 but I would lose my mind if she got to #1. If you think this book sounds even a little bit intriguing, do me a favor and get it today while it's 99 cents. In a small category every sale makes a huge difference!
#books #booksky
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Only retail job I've ever worked is the fab and famous Berkeley Hat Company. If you need a hat you don't find a better place to get one, do get down there because they're closing forever in January
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/16/b...
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/16/b...
Berkeley Hat Company on Telegraph Avenue to close after 50 years
Along with hats, the Berkeley Hat Company on Telegraph Avenue was long a best bet for Burning Man tickets or Halloween costumes.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Only retail job I've ever worked is the fab and famous Berkeley Hat Company. If you need a hat you don't find a better place to get one, do get down there because they're closing forever in January
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/16/b...
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/16/b...
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OAKLAND ‼️Our friends at Anti-Police Terror Project + @bayresistance.bsky.social are organizing to get Flock out of Oakland & currently being met with resistance from city council members despite overwhelming community opposition to this tech that’s fueling illegal ICE deportations.
December 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
OAKLAND ‼️Our friends at Anti-Police Terror Project + @bayresistance.bsky.social are organizing to get Flock out of Oakland & currently being met with resistance from city council members despite overwhelming community opposition to this tech that’s fueling illegal ICE deportations.
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McSweeney’s Internships. - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A 2016 interview with Scott Simon, in which Rob Reiner and his son Nick talk about a film they made together based on Nick's struggles with addiction.
www.npr.org/2016/04/30/4...
www.npr.org/2016/04/30/4...
Rob And Nick Reiner Say 'Being Charlie' Is 'Drawn From Our Lives'
Being Charlie is a new film about addiction in a Hollywood family. It's a story director Rob Reiner and his son, writer Nick Reiner, say they know well because of their own family's struggles.
www.npr.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A 2016 interview with Scott Simon, in which Rob Reiner and his son Nick talk about a film they made together based on Nick's struggles with addiction.
www.npr.org/2016/04/30/4...
www.npr.org/2016/04/30/4...
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
Hosting a write-in today at the Oakland Museum of California. I'm case you're in #Oakland and need to get some #writing done. 👀
#writers #events #writersky
#writers #events #writersky
December 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hosting a write-in today at the Oakland Museum of California. I'm case you're in #Oakland and need to get some #writing done. 👀
#writers #events #writersky
#writers #events #writersky
Know anyone who'd be interested in reading about life in an emergency room in 1978? Grab them a copy of Rachel Callaghan's Pain Killers. It's .99 til the 17th.
www.rachelsfiction.com/pain-killers...
I built her website. I know she could use more reviews! Help an author out!
#books #booksky #KU
www.rachelsfiction.com/pain-killers...
I built her website. I know she could use more reviews! Help an author out!
#books #booksky #KU
Pain Killers: A Year in an ER - Rachel's Fiction
Pain Killers: A Year in an ER “A delightful medical drama that’s infused with gallows humor.” –Kirkus Reviews Mary Grace Kelly moves to a new city, carrying a few sets of nursing scrubs and a dark sec...
www.rachelsfiction.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Know anyone who'd be interested in reading about life in an emergency room in 1978? Grab them a copy of Rachel Callaghan's Pain Killers. It's .99 til the 17th.
www.rachelsfiction.com/pain-killers...
I built her website. I know she could use more reviews! Help an author out!
#books #booksky #KU
www.rachelsfiction.com/pain-killers...
I built her website. I know she could use more reviews! Help an author out!
#books #booksky #KU
💯 It irks me also that the admin's language stresses that despite the strike everyone should model polite respectful behavior. Implying that opposing admin is somehow potentially hurtful to kids.
This is how we've come to be a society that thinks the only form of protest is quietly holding signs.
This is how we've come to be a society that thinks the only form of protest is quietly holding signs.
@richmondconfidentl.bsky.social
#WCCUSD
“I’m writing in response to the transportation notice sent to us parents. The repeated line that “the District did not call this strike” and the suggestion that parents contact the unions is not neutral—it clearly attempts to pin families against teachers.”
#WCCUSD
“I’m writing in response to the transportation notice sent to us parents. The repeated line that “the District did not call this strike” and the suggestion that parents contact the unions is not neutral—it clearly attempts to pin families against teachers.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
💯 It irks me also that the admin's language stresses that despite the strike everyone should model polite respectful behavior. Implying that opposing admin is somehow potentially hurtful to kids.
This is how we've come to be a society that thinks the only form of protest is quietly holding signs.
This is how we've come to be a society that thinks the only form of protest is quietly holding signs.
During the #teacherStrike, schools will be in the lockdown mode made for preventing school shootings.
Curious what #union folks think of this. Seems to me locking out teachers isn't what lockdown is intended for.
@thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social
#WCCUSD #UTRstrong
Curious what #union folks think of this. Seems to me locking out teachers isn't what lockdown is intended for.
@thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social
#WCCUSD #UTRstrong
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
During the #teacherStrike, schools will be in the lockdown mode made for preventing school shootings.
Curious what #union folks think of this. Seems to me locking out teachers isn't what lockdown is intended for.
@thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social
#WCCUSD #UTRstrong
Curious what #union folks think of this. Seems to me locking out teachers isn't what lockdown is intended for.
@thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social
#WCCUSD #UTRstrong
Admin says lunch will be served, I wonder by who. Teamsters are definitely striking in solidarity. And they claim they didn't know about strike as recently as Monday.
#union #UTRStrong
#union #UTRStrong
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Admin says lunch will be served, I wonder by who. Teamsters are definitely striking in solidarity. And they claim they didn't know about strike as recently as Monday.
#union #UTRStrong
#union #UTRStrong
Texts this week from #WCCUSD. I guess school admin didn't think parents would actually want to know their students will be in "classes" of 200 students.
It's NOT feasible to believe admin didn't know the strike starts today. I've known for at least a month, and I'm not even a teacher.
It's NOT feasible to believe admin didn't know the strike starts today. I've known for at least a month, and I'm not even a teacher.
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Texts this week from #WCCUSD. I guess school admin didn't think parents would actually want to know their students will be in "classes" of 200 students.
It's NOT feasible to believe admin didn't know the strike starts today. I've known for at least a month, and I'm not even a teacher.
It's NOT feasible to believe admin didn't know the strike starts today. I've known for at least a month, and I'm not even a teacher.
Who could have guessed that a group that is maligned enough to be concentrated away from society would be neglected?
Besides anyone who understands the history of #concentrationcamps, natch
Besides anyone who understands the history of #concentrationcamps, natch
A new Amnesty International report on conditions at “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome North Service Processing Center details how human rights violations at the two facilities amount to torture in some cases.
New Report Exposes Torture, Abuse, and Medical Neglect in Florida Migrant Jails
An Amnesty official noted that the abusive conditions the organization observed at the facilities “are not isolated.”…
truthout.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Who could have guessed that a group that is maligned enough to be concentrated away from society would be neglected?
Besides anyone who understands the history of #concentrationcamps, natch
Besides anyone who understands the history of #concentrationcamps, natch
It's official! West #ContraCosta School District teachers go on strike Thursday.
Admin emailed all the parents that they are "heartbroken for our students" to have to experience a strike. Boo hoo! Students are old enough to learn how to fight back against greedy admins.
#Richmond #Hercules #union
Admin emailed all the parents that they are "heartbroken for our students" to have to experience a strike. Boo hoo! Students are old enough to learn how to fight back against greedy admins.
#Richmond #Hercules #union
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It's official! West #ContraCosta School District teachers go on strike Thursday.
Admin emailed all the parents that they are "heartbroken for our students" to have to experience a strike. Boo hoo! Students are old enough to learn how to fight back against greedy admins.
#Richmond #Hercules #union
Admin emailed all the parents that they are "heartbroken for our students" to have to experience a strike. Boo hoo! Students are old enough to learn how to fight back against greedy admins.
#Richmond #Hercules #union
I don't know you @mercymercury.bsky.social but if @jan-steckel.bsky.social follows you I trust that you're legit. Following back!
Have you been to any of the women's-only backyard readings that Jan and others host? I went to one and want to get back!
Have you been to any of the women's-only backyard readings that Jan and others host? I went to one and want to get back!
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I don't know you @mercymercury.bsky.social but if @jan-steckel.bsky.social follows you I trust that you're legit. Following back!
Have you been to any of the women's-only backyard readings that Jan and others host? I went to one and want to get back!
Have you been to any of the women's-only backyard readings that Jan and others host? I went to one and want to get back!
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"turns out we can take notes too"
Show up to the interview, take the names of every FBI employee there, and explain to them that every one of them will personally go on a “collaborator” list of people unfit for participation in a free society when the wheel turns
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"turns out we can take notes too"
Big win for not allowing cops to surveil citizens last night in #oakland. This morning city council trying to sneaky reintroduce proposal this morning while folks are at work. Call to stop them.
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Big win for not allowing cops to surveil citizens last night in #oakland. This morning city council trying to sneaky reintroduce proposal this morning while folks are at work. Call to stop them.
Renee Swindle asks us to discuss: how do you know your writing is honest?
I have my own answers but what do you guys think? 👀
#writers #authors
@cwc-berkeley.org
I have my own answers but what do you guys think? 👀
#writers #authors
@cwc-berkeley.org
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Renee Swindle asks us to discuss: how do you know your writing is honest?
I have my own answers but what do you guys think? 👀
#writers #authors
@cwc-berkeley.org
I have my own answers but what do you guys think? 👀
#writers #authors
@cwc-berkeley.org
@generousmuse.org suggests finding an author voice by getting so into the head of your narrator/protagonist that they are writing the story.
- Finding Your Author Voice with Renee Swindle for @cwc-berkeley.org #writing #writers
- Finding Your Author Voice with Renee Swindle for @cwc-berkeley.org #writing #writers
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
@generousmuse.org suggests finding an author voice by getting so into the head of your narrator/protagonist that they are writing the story.
- Finding Your Author Voice with Renee Swindle for @cwc-berkeley.org #writing #writers
- Finding Your Author Voice with Renee Swindle for @cwc-berkeley.org #writing #writers
Finding your author voice: identify your particular themes and obsessions. That's part of your voice.
#writing #writers @cwc-berkeley.org
#writing #writers @cwc-berkeley.org
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Finding your author voice: identify your particular themes and obsessions. That's part of your voice.
#writing #writers @cwc-berkeley.org
#writing #writers @cwc-berkeley.org
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Mark your calendars! swamp pink's annual prizes in fiction, poetry, & nonfiction will open on January 1! $2,000 & publication awarded per genre. $20 fee. All entries considered for publication.
#writingcontest #writers #litmag
#writingcontest #writers #litmag
The swamp pink Prizes in Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction
The 2026 swamp pink Prizes will be open to fiction, essays, and poetry during the month of January. $20 fee. $2,000 awarded per genre.
www.newpages.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Mark your calendars! swamp pink's annual prizes in fiction, poetry, & nonfiction will open on January 1! $2,000 & publication awarded per genre. $20 fee. All entries considered for publication.
#writingcontest #writers #litmag
#writingcontest #writers #litmag
My plans for Sunday... if you want to go but are feeling shy, @ me; I'll be your buddy.
#writers #EastBay #BayArea #Events #MeatSpace #writing #publishing #StuffToDo #Berkeley #SanFrancisco #Oakland
#writers #EastBay #BayArea #Events #MeatSpace #writing #publishing #StuffToDo #Berkeley #SanFrancisco #Oakland
If you don't know the CWC, it's completely run by volunteers, authors helping authors. They could really use your help in boosting this to author communities.
#signalBoost @authorspublish.com @paulcormanroberts.bsky.social @wgawest.bsky.social @authorsguild.org @authorsalliance.bsky.social
#signalBoost @authorspublish.com @paulcormanroberts.bsky.social @wgawest.bsky.social @authorsguild.org @authorsalliance.bsky.social
Our speaker series starts up again in a few weeks! Get your tickets now and save the date for the third Sunday in September.
On Zoom! Attend in your underoos from afar!
#writerSky #writers #writingEvents #indieAuthors #ZoomEvents #writingSupport
bit.ly/indie-author...
On Zoom! Attend in your underoos from afar!
#writerSky #writers #writingEvents #indieAuthors #ZoomEvents #writingSupport
bit.ly/indie-author...
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My plans for Sunday... if you want to go but are feeling shy, @ me; I'll be your buddy.
#writers #EastBay #BayArea #Events #MeatSpace #writing #publishing #StuffToDo #Berkeley #SanFrancisco #Oakland
#writers #EastBay #BayArea #Events #MeatSpace #writing #publishing #StuffToDo #Berkeley #SanFrancisco #Oakland
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