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David Powell

@dlpowell

I consider my writing suspenseful, whimsical, uncanny -some find it terrifying - find me at davidlpowell.net

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This is huge guys

01.07.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
United States Congress elections, 2026 Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

Start every day with this reality:

EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable

ballotpedia.org/United_State...

25.05.2025 01:18 πŸ‘ 14458 πŸ” 5574 πŸ’¬ 601 πŸ“Œ 389

MFFA - Make Funerals Fun Again
As cremation rates rise, funeral homes are being forced to innovate. (One home put a man’s ashes in shotgun shells and planned a hunt in his honor.) from NYT

17.05.2025 12:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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8 Writing Tips from Jeff VanderMeer - Chicago Review of Books After nine novels, here's what he's learned about process and craft.

Still some of the best writing advice ever
chireviewofbooks.com/2018/03/05/8...

16.05.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There are so many reasons that Sinners is a great film, but this is a big one. Like all great speculative storytelling, it doesn't point to a myth and say "That's history." It EMPLOYS myth to INVESTIGATE history.

10.05.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm in great company with these authors--Effigies & Incantations--out in July

07.05.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm in great company here
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07.05.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After the apocalypse, we'll be burning pianos to keep warm.

07.05.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to be part of this project

23.04.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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16.04.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Best time in history to be 73

18.02.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Superb Owl day

09.02.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

03.02.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Leanna, hope to see you at HWA Saturday.

03.02.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sentence of the Day: "Dr. Washburn's voice was rich but rough, like a thick gravy made with broken glass." from Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

30.01.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s like watching Succession

22.01.2025 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When their profit margin was tiny & they were reeling us in.🀨

22.01.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bye for now, Belize

22.01.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I can do without C.S. Lewis’ theology, but his advice on writing is quite good.

22.01.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Magazine Archive

Richard Thomas has been a great mentor in the spec fiction field. Now his superb magazine, Gamut, has put its entire online to read for free. Cutting edge writers and an amazing variety of stories and poetry. Enjoy!
buff.ly/4a8D9Li

09.01.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much! I had a blast doing it.

15.12.2024 16:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Appreciate everyone listening to β€œIf You Don’t Want a Cat, Don’t Get a Kitten” on @pseudopod.org! Link to listen here: pseudopod.org/2024/12/13/p...

14.12.2024 17:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This is my favorite post of the day

09.12.2024 00:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of The Dark, which is on sale in the US for $1.99

Cover of The Dark, which is on sale in the US for $1.99

On sale in the US for $1.99
openroadmedia.com/ebook/the-da...

06.12.2024 00:22 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the anthology Vanishing Acts edited by Ellen Datlow

Cover of the anthology Vanishing Acts edited by Ellen Datlow

On Sale for $1.99: openroadmedia.com/ebook/vanish...

06.12.2024 00:26 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They'll hit you with this ominous rationale: If the big money guys see that our own employees don't believe in the mission, they won't believe it either.πŸ˜‘

05.12.2024 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He's a cool jerk

05.12.2024 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Memorize a few definitions from Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary and sprinkle them in the conversation. Guaranteed to locate friends and foe. Example: CHRISTIAN, n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.

03.12.2024 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@sonorataylor.bsky.social Hey Sonora, I was privileged to read "If You Don't Want a Cat, Don't Get a Kitten" for Pseudopod. Great story, lots of fun to read.

28.11.2024 15:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1