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Author. The Real Rachel BS on Substack. Kidney Donor. Cancer Survivor. Lover of Mother & Mathew. Housesitter. Jazzy Pescatarian. Unitarian Universalist. Union. Minimalist. Sicilian Buckeye. Volunteer. Memoir out now = linktr.ee/rachelbennettsteury

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
Requirements for becoming a private school teacher vary by state. We recently reported on a woman who pled no contest to felony child abuse charges in Florida, but was still able to open a school. Here's how you can research private schools like an investigative reporter:
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How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter
It can be really hard to get transparent, comprehensive information about private schools. Our investigative reporters share some suggestions for parents and guardians who want to collect it themselve...
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I wrote about my recent deployment to Saipan to help after a double super #typhoon. Take a gander 🌺 Mosquito Spray and Hafa Adai Super Typhoon Bavi and the Resilience of Island Communities buff.ly/lxk7Gm5
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Mosquito Spray and Hafa Adai
Super Typhoon Bavi and the Resilience of Island Communities
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As a “Partner in Purpose” my memoir/reference is listed as a resource in the directory. My experiences as a non-directed kidney donor, a donor niece and an advocate for donation introduces a real-life story behind the data. Through the power of storytelling, we can end the waitlist. Mahalo #UNOS
Author Rachel Bennett Steury 
is a founding member of the UNOS Marketplace - 
a new integrated directory of community-created solutions for organ donation and transplant professionals within UNOS One, the platform used every day by U.S. transplant hospitals and organ procurement organizations. Learn more at: 
 https://unos.org/technology/unos-marketplace/
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thank you to Midwest Book Review! “Rachel's storytelling shines brightest when she reflects on the people who shaped her life. Those moments feel genuine because they are filled with both joy and heartbreak - the kind of memories every family carries in one form or another.” buff.ly/mul5q4b
MidWest Book Review of Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor
by Rachel Bennett Steury. Full Review on MBR https://buff.ly/mul5q4b
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I’ll See You In The Streets: Remembering Bea Lumpkin “She was a matriarch of our movement, according to those who knew her best, fighting fascists, nazi’s, crooked politicians and bosses, often at the same time, all throughout her life.” #Union rachelbs.substack.com/p/ill-see-yo...
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I’ll See You In The Streets
Remembering Bea Lumpkin, A Matriarch of the Labor Movement
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/09/2026
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
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Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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Maui Now @mauinow.com · 05/09/2026
An estimated half acre of brush burned in an area between East Līpoa Street and Hale Kūʻai Street in Kīhei on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2026. The fire was reported at around 1:31 p.m., in an area behind multiple businesses. #Kihei #brushfire
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Wildland fire burns half acre of brush in Kīhei
An estimated half acre of brush burned in an area between East Līpoa Street and Hale Kūʻai Street in Kīhei on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2026. The fire was reported at around 1:31 p.m., in an area behind multiple businesses.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Grazie IAWA - Italian American Writers Association for sharing news of my memoir! ❤️ 🇮🇹 "Vulnerably told, the author leads us through tender family memories and emerges as an inspirational beacon for the power of storytelling." iawa.net/members-news/ #italy #sicily #author #books #organdonor
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thank you to the International Women's Writing Guild for including me in this anthology. 📚 💪🏽 "The Value of a Patty Melt" is my humorous and reflective account of being fired from a job in Amherst, Ohio. Read all about it! rachelbs.substack.com/p/comebacks-... #womenwriters #author #books #Ohio
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Comebacks, Resilience and Free Patty Melts
The International Women’s Writing Guild Anthology is Out
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The older I get, the more "subluxation" becomes a regular part of my vocabulary... 🥴
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Strikes, Spares and Second Chances Bringing Aloha to the Transplant Games of America "When I introduced myself in the forum for TGA, I began with a simple “Aloha y’all”. Soon after I received an invitation impossible to refuse." rachelbs.substack.com/p/strikes-sp... #DonateLife #guinessworldrecord
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Strikes, Spares and Second Chances
Bringing the Aloha to the Transplant Games of America
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Mahalo to everyone who stopped by Maui’s Barnes & Noble yesterday. Maui locals and visitors alike, if you missed the memoir signing you can still grab a copy in the medical section of the store or find it online! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/losing-my-... #maui #hawaii #books #organdonation #author
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Here we are folks, our Hawai’i stop on “Rachel’s Never Ending Book Tour”. Maui friends, come on out to Barnes & Noble (Maui Marketplace, Kahului HI) #maui #author #booklovers #OrganDonation #aloha
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My Substack trip down memory lane… Toni Morrison’s Library “To see our memoirs on its shelves left me with a feeling of comradery with all of the local writers who came before us, including Morrison.” rachelbs.substack.com/p/toni-morri... #Ohio #Authors #Sicily @lorainplsystem.bsky.social
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Toni Morrison’s Library
A Trip Back in Time to a Building Full of Mana
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On Maui this Saturday? Stop by Barnes & Noble and say hello! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006... #Hawaii #Author #KidneyDonor
Join Maui author Rachel Bennett Steury in Kahului for an afternoon of talking story and signing of her debut memoir Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor. The event takes place on Saturday, July 11 at Barnes & Noble at the Maui Marketplace from 12pm to 2pm.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Appreciation to Steelworker Randy Johnson, who wrote my Afterword to my memoir & joined me in Auburn to talk shop. And to Honeypot Books for bringing our community together. Thank U for showing up w/ love, fam! Uncle Ed would be proud. Together, we can. www.bennettsteury.com/memoir #writersofbluesky
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thank you to Honeypot Books for hosting this event in thier downtown Auburn bookstore. We look forward to seeing y'all there tomorrow from 1-3! www.kpcnews.com/thestar/arti... #Author #Indiana #DonateLife #Steelworkers #Union
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Author to hold book signing in Auburn
AUBURN — Author Rachel Bennett Steury will hold a book signing in Auburn from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, June 27.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I certainly never envisioned being a world record holder of anything. Still, here we are! Team Hawaii was well represented in Denver with both recipients and donors in the mix. www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new... #guinessworldrecord #denver #hawaii #donatelife #worldrecordholder
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Transplant Games in Denver sets Guinness World Record
It's day four of the Transplant Games in Denver, and the athletes are celebrating a special milestone, a new Guinness World Record.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I am excited to attend the Transplant Games of America, held in Denver. From June 19-21 I’ll be at the TGA Bookstore sharing my memoir with many other authors in our community. If you’re curious, come by! The public is welcome to attend and root us all on! #Denver #TransplantGames #TeamHawaii
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thanks to the @lorainplsystem.bsky.social which houses the Toni Morrison Reading Room, for having our memoirs on the shelves. Library patrons, check it out! #Lorain #Author #writing #book #Ohio
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Congresswoman Sarah McBride @mcbride.house.gov · 09/06/2026
It was wonderful to join the Building & Construction Trades Council for their annual Banquet in Newark to celebrate graduates and current participants in registered apprenticeship programs.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thank you to About Transplant Life with Miss Vinnie for this Facebook Live #FirstFridays chat about my memoir and kidney donation. www.facebook.com/share/v/1DGx... #OrganDonation saves lives!
Join Heart Recipient Miss Vinnie and her special guest Author & Living Donor RACHEL BENNETT STEURY
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"...a church from nearby Angola was planning a trip to Louisiana. They partnered with a church in New Orleans who agreed to feed and house anyone who came to work. All that was needed were the people." rachelbs.substack.com/p/mudding-ou... #substack #hurricaneseason #writing #Louisiana #Indiana
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Mudding Out and Pitching In
Hurricane Katrina and a Busload of Hoosiers
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
We are so looking forward to joining the Second Saturdays event June 13th in #Lorain! #Buckeyes, find us on Broadway Avenue and say hello! 🤙🏼 Thank you Main Street Lorain for the opportunity to reunite two Longfellow Middle School friends in the city where we first met. #booklover #author #Ohio
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College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UMass Amherst @sbs-umass.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor," the memoir by Rachel Bennett Steury '10MS (Labor Studies), details her experiences starting a kidney chain--which saved the lives of 2 people--and how her life evolved afterward 📖 www.bennettsteury.com/memoir
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bennettsteury.com - Memoir
Available by BC Books! From the beloved writer of The Real Rachel BS comes an extraordinary tale of an unconventional act of altruism. Vulnerably told, the author leads us through tender family memori...
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Sure my memoir is a story about the relocation of my kidney but it’s also about solidarity and all the ways we can and do look out for each other. Thank you to Chicago Steelworkers SOAR Chapter 31-9 for the warm welcome. www.bennettsteury.com/memoir #Union
Union author signing her book for members at a union meeting. Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Thank you @sbs-umass.bsky.social Amherst Alumni for the share of my memoir in Class Notes! www.umassalumni.com/s/1640/rd17/... #laborcenter #UNION #alumni #umassamherst #author #bookrecommendations
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The Lorain Public Library has my paperback on the shelf in the same library that's home to the Toni Morrison Reading Room! ❤️ If you don’t see this book (or another you want to read) at your library, request it! #Ohio #tonimorrison #loraincounty #library #author
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thank you to my author collegues for the collaboration! "I’ll share my memoir at the Transplant Games and participate in the Living Donor And Recipient Gathering. If you are in the neighborhood, join us in Denver!" #substack #TGA #donatelife #author #books rachelbs.substack.com/p/you-create...
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You Create Your Own Opportunities
…and Other Useful Lessons From "The Book Tour”
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Los Angeles Peeps! 🥹 Thanks to the @libbyapp.com and @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social for the love! #losangeles #books #library #author #OrganDonation #LAPL #Libby www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/
Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor available now through the Libby app for patrons of the LA Public Library.
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 10/05/2026
Barry Soper's new memoir and a cookbook with the most startling recipe of the year in the latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ books
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Bestselling books at Mother's Day weekend
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Lynn Almengor @plaidcorelynn.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I've started a new YouTube series called CANCER IS ABSURD, where I share the candid story of my experience with triple negative breast cancer. Videos like these helped me through my journey, and now that I'm in remission, I want to pay it forward. It's not over until it's over. 🧡
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It Takes Forever to Get a Breast Cancer Diagnosis (Cancer is Absurd, Part 1)
YouTube video by Crazy Ferret Lady
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
On this here National Tell a Story Day, let me tell you one... Some of the most well read people I know don’t have shelves of books at home. I don't either. This is why I have an eBook. #tellastory #author #ebook #nomadlife #minimalism #OrganDonation #memoir www.bennettsteury.com/memoir
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
April 25th is Indie bookstore day, a day to celebrate the brick and mortars in our communities. Find your copy from places like The Last Bookstore in Studio City and Honeypot in Auburn Indiana and then let’s talk about it! Can't find it at your local bookstore? Request it! #IndieBookstore
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Happy to see my memoir on the front counter at The Last Bookstore in Studio City. #LosAngeles book lovers, grab a copy there! #writing #author #donatelife
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Los Angeles book lovers, join us this Sunday at Studio Hope Boutique in Burbank to celebrate organ donor awareness month! Shop for a cause and meet authors in the donation community. www.rsnhope.org/press-releas... #Books #LosAngeles #Burbank
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
THANK YOU for showing our authors so much love yesterday during the UU Literary Jam at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. Novels, memoirs, reference, history: we had it all!
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
💙💚 Shakas & Shoutouts 💚💙 Mahalo Island Life Live and @KITV4 “Shakas & Shoutouts” right back to Davey D and Lina Girl for sharing the release of my memoir. #CANCAN youtu.be/DAeqXcVZPXE
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Pulling for a Purpose: Special Olympics Hawaiʻi Spring Fest
YouTube video by Island News
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Sharing the past few weeks of this book adventure all during #DonateLife month! "Indiana University making me cry in the car was definitely not on my bingo card, but dang it, they got me." rachelbs.substack.com/p/dispatches... #kidneydonor #organdonor #booklovers #memoir
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Dispatches From a Book Release
How It’s Been, How It’s Going and Upcoming Book Events
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A unique author event on April 26. Hear from authors: Dr. Somone Washington, Lori Hartwell and Rachel Bennett Steury. Each brings a unique perspective as organ donors, transplant recipients, and advocates for people who have kidney disease. #booksigning #LosAngeles #Burbank #memoir
Studio Hope Boutique, an artisan, vintage, and curated thrift shop located in Burbank’s vibrant Magnolia Park, invites the community to a unique author event on Sunday, April 26, from 4:00 to 5:30pm at 817 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA. The event is free to the public and offers an inspiring opportunity to "shop for a cause" and connect with authors whose stories illuminate hope, joy, and the incredible journeys surrounding organ donation.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Thank you @journalgazette.net for this review of my memoir. Humbled and jazzed to have it out in the world. #donatelife #writer #fortwayneindiana #author #bookreview #KidneyDonor share.google/O559ZGtpXQZv...
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Kidney been: Altruistic donor hopes her story inspires others
Former Auburn resident Rachel Bennett Steury shares the journey of her non-directed kidney donation.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Los Angeles peeps, we have a great line up of authors converging on Studio City April 19th. You coming? #author #booksigning #writer #losangeles
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Thank you @authorsguild.org for giving me the Member Spotlight during #DonateLifeMonth when my memoir about organ donation is out. The timing couldn't have been any more appropriate! ☺️ 💙 ❤️💚 authorsguild.org/member-spotl... #DonateLife #KidneyDonor #Memoir #Author
Author's Guild Member Spotlight: Rachel Bennett Steury. A smiling middle aged white woman with long brown hair wearing a flowered tank top. She is holding a book Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor. A Memoir by Rachel Bennett Steury. Foreword by NKDO Founder Ned Brooks. Afterword by Author J. Randy Johnson.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Los Angeles friends, join me and my fellow Unitarian Universalist authors in Studio City on April 19th. Come for the collector edition bookmark, stay for the books! #Books #writing #author #LosAngeles #DonateLife #KidneyDonor
Meet UU authors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City on April 19th. The UU Literary Jam is from 11:30 - 1pm and the public is warmly invited to attend. 12355 Moorpark St, Studio City, CA.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Thank you to @awpwriter.org for featuring my memoir on the Member Bookshelf! My experiences becoming a living kidney donor, explained. Available now! #Memoir #DonateLife #AWPWriter #AWP #NationalKidneyMonth www.awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Memb...
Association of Writers and Writing Programs Member Bookshelf. Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor A Memoir By Rachel Bennett Steury Foreword By NKDO Founder Ned Brooks  Afterword By Author J. Randy Johnson. Memoir explores the author’s experiences before and after giving away an organ to a stranger through a kidney chain, an innovative form of altruism spearheaded by the National Kidney Registry. Author(s) Rachel Bennett Steury Publisher BC Books. Available for purchase now wherever books are sold.
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
❤️💚💙 Memoir Release ❤️💚💙 The paperback and Ebook are both ready for order with the audiobook on its way later this year. You can find links to it on our website www.bennettsteury.com/memoir #Author #Writing #Memoir #DonateLife #BookstoRead2026 #BookLaunch #AuthorLife
Book cover and quote: Available Now Losing My Kidney And Finding My Voice Confessions of Living Donor to A Memoir By Rachel Bennett Steury Foreword By NKDO Founder Ned Brooks  Afterword By Author J. Randy Johnson “To be a good ancestor is to leave a few breadcrumbs out in the world for the paper trail that will be constructed long after we are gone. Thanks to BC Books, my breadcrumbs now have an ISBN number.” bennettsteury.com/memoir
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
💚💙❤️ Book Review Alert 💚💙❤️ I am thankful for all the feedback my memoir receives. It helps me to become a better storyteller and allows me to recognize when I get it right. Read the full-length review from Readers’ Favorite on my website: www.bennettsteury.com/memoir
Book cover for Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor Review “As she weighs the risk, responsibility, and solidarity of her decision, one question keeps repeating in my mind: What does it actually mean to give part of your body to someone you will never meet? Bennett Steury candidly shares what the experience taught her.  Thoughtful, practical, and sincere, I highly recommend reading it.” Readers’ Favorite 5 Star Review Available March 24 bennettsteury.com/memoir  Losing My Kidney And Finding My Voice Confessions of Living Donor to A Memoir By Rachel Bennett Steury Foreword By NKDO Founder Ned Brooks  Afterword By Author J. Randy Johnson
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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
As we recognize International Women’s Day today in National Kidney Month, I am reminded of how important milestones are. At every rotation of the sun we have an opportunity to do better, to get things right-er and to celebrate our progress. Holding my book proof in my hands is “proof” of that.
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Maui Now @mauinow.com · 05/03/2026
A proposal to establish new hotel zoning districts — a move that would allow roughly 4,500 short-term vacation rentals to survive a looming phase-out — faces an uncertain future after the measure was resoundingly rejected last month by the Maui Planning Commission.
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Future of 4,500 Maui vacation rentals uncertain following planning commission’s ‘no’ vote
A proposal to establish new hotel zoning districts — a move that would allow roughly 4,500 short-term vacation rentals to survive a looming phase-out — faces an uncertain future after the measure was resoundingly rejected last month by the Maui Planning Commission.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/02/2026
Congratulations to @lclaa.bsky.social Executive Vice President Xochitl Cobarruvias from the @steelworkers.bsky.social on being elected Chair of the LA County Federation of Labor! We look forward to working with her to continue fighting for working families in Los Angeles! #BetterInAUnion
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