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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Come join The Carrock Smial in September to talk about your favorite minor character from the legendarium! Dying to explain why you love Radagast or Bill the Pony (how DARE I call Bill minor)? We want to hear it! More info in the link in our bio.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hope to see all you Carrock Smial members tonight as we focus on the villains of the legendarium

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Come join The Carrock Northern California Smial on Tuesday August 18 to discuss the villains of Tolkien's legendarium! link in bio for info on our mailing list and Discord

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hope we will be "lucky" enough to have you join us tomorrow at The Carrock July meeting where we will be discussing luck in Tolkien's legendarium

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

At our July meeting, The Carrock Smial will be discussing the idea of luck in Tolkien's legendarium. Come and join us! If you have never joined us before, we are always accepting new members. Link in bio for mailing list and Discord information.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Come see everyone's cool Tolkien stuff tonight at the Carrock Smial meeting! Info below!!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Come show off something cool from your Tolkien collection at the June meeting of The Carrock Northern California Smial on June 23rd from 8:00-9:00 PM PST on Zoom! Link in bio for email list and Discord link

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Hope to see everyone tomorrow! Looking forward to some good Tolkien talk!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Join The Carrock : Northern California Smial on May 19 as we talk about our favorite of the peoples of Middle-earth! Sign up for our mailing list or Discord at the link in our bio.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Join us tomorrow as we talk about the cozy side of Tolkien's Legendarium!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

We hope you will join us on April 21st as we talk about the cozier side of Tolkien's works! Clock through the link in our bio to sign up for the mailing list or Discord to get the Zoom link.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Join The Carrock Smial for our (the day before) Tolkien Reading Day Meeting on Tuesday March 24 from 8:00-9:00 on Zoom, where we will be talking about the Unlikely Heroes of Tolkien's Legendarium. Link in bio for our email list and Discord link

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Hope to see folks at the next Carrock Smial meeting. Click the link in our bio to sign up for our mailing list and Discord!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Come join the Carrock Smial for some Tolkien talk on Jan 20! Link in bio to sign up for our mailing list and Discord!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Hope to see all you Carrock members for our meeting on Tuesday! More info below. And any new folks who would like to join us, please sign up at the link in our bio and you will be sent the link for the Zoom!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Please give us the GIFT of your presence at our December Smial meeting!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving, Carrock Smial! Thankful for the community we have built together and the fellowship we have enjoyed this year. Wishing you all a great day, however you are spending it.

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Ker-bloom! Zine @kerbloom.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Braved public transit to Pleasanton to meet up with some Bay Area Carrock Smial folks at the Inklings cafe. A bit of a trek, but worth it for Tolkien or Lewis fans to check out. @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Come join us with as we discuss feasts and food in Tolkien's legendarium at our next Carrock Smial meeting.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

We had a really great discussion last night at our October meeting. The theme was "terrifying Tolkien." We read some poetry, had a really interesting talk about Tolkien's use of the word "horror" vs. "terror," the different types of horror, and the Watcher in the Water.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

The Carrock Smial hopes that you will join us for our October Smial meeting on Oct 21. More info below. And also use the link in our bio to sign up for our mailing list and Discord!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We hope to see you all tomorrow at the September Carrock Smial meeting!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Come join The Carrock Smial at our September meeting! Join our mailing list or Discord at the link in our bio.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Join The Carrock Northern California Smial on August 26 to talk about the role of estel (or hope) in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Link in bio to join our Discord or get on our email list.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

A reminder that our July meeting is coming up this Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Information in repost below.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Hey all! We hope you will join the Carrock Northern California Smial for our July meeting. Info below, and use the link in our bio to sign up for our mailing list and Discord!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Thanks to everyone who made it to our meeting tonight! It was such a great talk from @clarelmoore.bsky.social and I'm so glad so many folks came to hear it. Our next meeting will be on July 22 on Zoom and our theme will be "women and Tolkien." More details to come soon!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Just a few days until our June meeting. This is going to be a great one, with guest speaker Clare Moore.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Come join us at The Carrock Smial for our June meeting, where we are very excited to welcome guest speaker @clarelmoore.bsky.social ! Clare is awesome, so you don't want to miss this one. Sign up for our mailing list or join our Discord at the link in our bio!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

It was so great to see everyone at our Carrock meeting last night. It is always a blast, and I look forward to our next meeting on June 24, when we will have our first guest speaker, the amazing @clarelmoore.bsky.social !!

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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 26/05/2025

Tomorrow is the next meeting of the Carrock Smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social! It is on Zoom from 8-9 PM pacific, all are welcome to join! Please sign up using our Google form so we can send you all the deets. tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSi... We also have a fun Discord! discord.gg/8DxzAhvPVn

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

By the way, I (Rob) will have Carrock stickers and buttons to hand out at Westmoot, so if you see an Asian dude with long hair and a beard wearing a large Carrock button, that's me! Hit me up for Carrock swag! #westmoot #westmoot25 #intothewest

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Both Stef and Rob will be attending Westmoot this weekend! Hope to meet a lot of you there! There should be a meetup for the Carrock there. Details will come out on Discord and email later today or tomorrow. Sorry we haven't gotten that together yet. It's been a busy week for both Stef and Rob

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Our Carrock Smial meeting theme for May is “Tolkien and memory.” We would would love to have you join our fellowship, and come talk Tolkien with us on May 27, 8:00-9:00 on Zoom. Sign up through the link in our bio to get on our email list for the Zoom link

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Another great Carrock Smial meeting last night. Thank you to everyone who showed up. Our next meeting will be on May 27, with the theme of "memory." If you would like to join us, please sign up at tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSi... so we can email you the zoom link as the date approaches.

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Welcome to the Carrock!

Use this form to join the Carrock Smial! Please provide your name, pronouns, and email address. This information will only used for Smial business. Meeting information and zoom links will be shared...

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Our meeting is tonight from 8:00-9:00. If you signed up before now, you should have gotten an email with the Zoom link. If you would still like to join us, I will check for new additions around 7:00 tonight and send out the link to new members. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSi...

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Welcome to the Carrock!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The second meeting of The Carrock Smial will be on April 22. Since it's Earth Day, we will be discussing Tolkien and nature. For more information or to join our smial, use the link in our bio. Hope to see you all there!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

The Carrock's second meeting will be on Tuesday April 22 and will feature the theme of "nature." Use the form below to sign up for the Carrock mailing list and get updates plus the Zoom URL for the meeting. tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSi...

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Carrock members Rik, Owen, and Rob at a theater showing of Return of The King tonight!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who was able to attend our first meeting. It was great to meet everyone and talk about Tolkien. We look forward to more fellowship with you all. Our next meeting will be April 22 8-9 pm PST with the theme of "Tolkien and Nature." More info to come, but save the date!

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Happy Tolkien Reading Day! The theme of "Fellowship and Community" is particularly relevant for us here at The Carrock, as this is the day of our first smial meeting! We would love for folks to join us. Information on how to get in touch with us is in the linktree in our bio.

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

One last reminder that the first Carrock Smial meeting will be tomorrow on Zoom from 8-9 pm PST. Hit up the link in our bio to get in touch for zoom info! #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkiensociety #lordoftherings #lotr #tolkiensocietysmial

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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 20/03/2025

I’m really looking forward to our first meeting on #TolkienReadingDay All are welcome to join, even if you are not a California baby! 😎

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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Just over one week until our first online meeting on Tolkien Reading Day (March 25)! Northern California Tolkien fans (although honestly we're open to anyone who would like to join) we hope you'll join us for a fun evening of reading Tolkien.

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