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Shawne Steiger
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Writer, psychotherapist, childless cat lady. My first novel, “Games We Played” is a timely exploration of the ways intergenerational trauma shapes our lives, our relationships and how we view the world. https://a.co/d/h8fM9Sj
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An Uber type app, only for calling out for help from neighbors and immigration lawyers. Someone ought to make this...
January 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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watch - DoorDash in Mn.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Anyway, here's a scammy book club invitation I got in December. Authors, be on the lookout for similar stuff.
An email from "Washington DC literature and Classics meetup" with the subject line: "Invitation to Spotlight Prescription for Pain with Our 2,500-Member Classics Community." The text reads: Dear Philip Eil, My name is Lauren, and I’m the co-organizer of the Washington D.C. Literature and Classics Meetup, a Bethesda-based community of about 2,500 readers who are deeply engaged with investigative nonfiction, true crime, and books that examine the human consequences of systemic failure. I recently came across Prescription for Pain and was struck by the depth, rigor, and moral gravity of your investigation into Paul Volkman and the wider opioid epidemic. Your years-long commitment grounded in extensive correspondence, interviews, and original FOIA work results in a narrative that is both chilling and profoundly human. Rather than sensationalizing the crime, you illuminate how intelligence, ambition, and institutional blind spots converged into devastating harm. Our members are especially drawn to true crime that goes beyond the surface to interrogate power, accountability, and societal complicity. Your framing of the opioid epidemic as a true crime story one that links victims, perpetrators, and regulators has already sparked strong interest among our organizing team. The book’s balance of investigative reporting and empathetic storytelling makes it an ideal fit for thoughtful, nuanced discussion within our community. We would be honored to feature Prescription for Pain with our members sharing copies in advance, hosting a guided discussion on the intersections of medicine, justice, and addiction, and inviting you to join us for a live Q&A session (approximately one hour) to discuss your research process, ethical challenges, and the broader implications of your findings. To help cover the cost of gifting copies and promotion, we do request a modest participation fee from featured authors. If this opportunity is of interest, I would be happy to coordinate details …
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Might be worth re-posting on Daily Kos if you haven't - maybe in this group? www.dailykos.com/blogs/PWB%20...
Daily Kos: PWB Peeps
This is the group for the pooties, woozles, and birdies people and if you don't like them and don't see the purpose of us being here, please, do not bother us. Just remember what Nurse Kelley and Kos ...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Putting the NY Times Pitchbot out of work
December 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
sesteiger.bsky.social
I will.
December 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
sesteiger.bsky.social
I’ll definitely be following this research. I don’t always fully understand it but I have a personal interest, so I do my best.
December 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
sesteiger.bsky.social
A lot of people with PID also end up with autoimmune diseases and cancer as well. I believe the theory is that the immune system gets confused? That’s what made me wonder - are immune deficiencies and autoimmune diseases really that different or are they variations on a theme?
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Any implications for primary immune deficiencies here? It seems like there might be?
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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a close up of a woman 's face with curly hair and a hair clip .
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with curly hair and a hair clip .
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December 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
sesteiger.bsky.social
Just a fellow human with CVID waving hello.
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM