PGH writer, antifa, ENM, queer, cat dad. He/they. Author of literature flavored by mysticism, inc. award-winning visionary sci-fi and new adult LGBTQ novels. 🙏🕉️☮️💖 www.karunadaswriter.com NSFW (sex worker profile): bsky.app/profile/thegalengrace.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mrsbde6jvc2fJust got a poem accepted! #writingcommunity29 Jul 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsbde6jvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mr6erfgyns2cHonored to have received my first rejection from The Paris Review today. I'm holding out for the even more prestigious @tacobellquarterly.org anyway. I have a different poem on sub there.21 Jul 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6erfgyns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mqjl6lnyyc2bI survived - so far at least - an aortic dissection in October 2022. I live in a perpetual state of gratitude for that. 🙏🕉️☮️💓 #aorticdissection #gratitudeattitude https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5964972-sen-lindsey-graham-death-cause/amp/13 Jul 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjl6lnyyc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mqewam3ngc2lA must-read article, especially for those of us who write. #writingcommunity #authorlife #reading #books #literacy https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/?gift=Ryp0ySHUpGjD9CDq9vMHvyu00pl-0qU-uC-SuanuXBQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share11 Jul 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqewam3ngc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mpvkc4yaa22g"Wordclown" Toby Morton outdid himself with this new website, launched yesterday. (No, he's not dead yet.) Pointed satire at its best. www.thetrumpobituary.com https://www.thetrumpobituary.com/05 Jul 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvkc4yaa22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mpoo62meis2bI was passing through the Milwaukee area, so I stopped in at the offices of Orange Hat Publishing and met with Michael Braun, owner and editor-in-chief. I'm grateful to have my novels on the shelves through their Ten16 Press imprint!02 Jul 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoo62meis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mpnuwcujok2g"When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace."02 Jul 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnuwcujok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mnkm3sbgzs2eHappy Pride! Identifications I celebrate: queer, polyamorous, kinky, and sex worker. My novel "Sex, Drugs & Spiritual Enlightenment (but mostly the first two)" - a fictionalized account of my young adulthood - won awards for LGBTQ & New Adult Fiction. The eBook price is now only $4.99! (Nook, too.) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G76FBQVB05 Jun 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkm3sbgzs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mnkm3sbgzs2eHappy Pride! Identifications I celebrate: queer, polyamorous, kinky, and sex worker. My novel "Sex, Drugs & Spiritual Enlightenment (but mostly the first two)" - a fictionalized account of my young adulthood - won awards for LGBTQ & New Adult Fiction. The eBook price is now only $4.99! (Nook, too.) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G76FBQVB05 Jun 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkm3sbgzs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mlvdhvf75s2eI'm back to work on BODIE'S SATTVA. Currently reading for inspiration V for Vendetta. It's so much richer than the film (of course) and eerily prescient, right down to the phrase "Make Britain Great Again." Other influences on my novel: The Bhagavad Gita and George Bernard Shaw's play Major Barbara.15 May 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvdhvf75s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mlfbqzow222wSpot on. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/excerpts-from-chief-justice-john-roberts-high-school-english-essays09 May 2026 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfbqzow222whttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mkqvcvgrv22xIn solidarity with James Comey, here's a pic from last May. #nokings #impeachandremove #eightysixfortyseven #resist #antifa #iamantifa #fucktrump #wethepeople #defenddemocracy #freedomofspeech #restaurantlingo #peacefulprotest01 May 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqvcvgrv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mjwmnghryc2c@tacobellquarterly.org Happy 4/20! Might this be the day many of us are awaiting?20 Apr 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwmnghryc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mimbt7gkv22vI had such fun talking about my writing and life journey and sharing excerpts from my novels with a terrific group of supporters at Pittsburgh's Stay Gold Books last night. Much gratitude to everyone who helped make the event so delightful! 🙏🕉️☮️💓 #authorlife #writingcommunity #booksigning #authortalk03 Apr 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimbt7gkv22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3miamktmrtc2cRe-release celebration for my award-winning novels! Thursday, April 2, 7 PM, Regent Square neighborhood of Pittsburgh! #authorlife #writingcommunity #bookrelease #scifi #scifibooks #visionaryfiction #lgbtqfiction #newadultfiction #consciousness #evolutionarybiology #psychedelics #spiritualawakening30 Mar 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3miamktmrtc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3miamktmrtc2cRe-release celebration for my award-winning novels! Thursday, April 2, 7 PM, Regent Square neighborhood of Pittsburgh! #authorlife #writingcommunity #bookrelease #scifi #scifibooks #visionaryfiction #lgbtqfiction #newadultfiction #consciousness #evolutionarybiology #psychedelics #spiritualawakening30 Mar 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3miamktmrtc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mi2ungcz5c2tSubmitted without comment. #fuckice https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-0084845827 Mar 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ungcz5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mdocm6kqls2g https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-dismisses-murder-weapons-charges-against-alleged-unitedhealth-ceo-killer-2026-01-30/30 Jan 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdocm6kqls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mdnjg2g7l223Nole!30 Jan 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnjg2g7l223https://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mdjbmztpss2jhttps://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=5Fb4TirRmsBLzbO728 Jan 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjbmztpss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mcztj6ksks2eWith no disrespect to Jimmy Stewart, Frank Capra, and the rest of the creative team, I'm finding this remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington even more engaging than the original! #jacksmith #americanhero #impeachandremove #lockhimup #jan6insurrection #stolenclassifieddocuments #releasethefiles22 Jan 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcztj6ksks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mcqb7to5ek2lPatriots vs Seahawks Super Bowl rematch?18 Jan 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcqb7to5ek2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/karunadaswriter.bsky.social/post/3mcntdvy53k2x'Bout time, I'd say. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/17/tim-walz-mobilizes-minnesota-national-guard-amid-protests/88235378007/18 Jan 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:w4owgsixdvqlggngo7nlho2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcntdvy53k2x