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Reader. Writer. Up North Sconnie. The Effects of Urban Renewal on Mid-Century America and Other Crime Stories (Cornerstone Press/UW-Stevens Point, 2023) Tollund Man: Stories (Cornerstone Press) is scheduled for October, 2026.

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Note to DOJ: Time to unredact the felon-in-chief’s name, many times.

09.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Midwest Shadows: A Conversation with Mary Thorson The award-winning short story writer talks moral darkness, historical horrors, and the quiet dread lurking in everyday places.

Midwest Shadows: A Conversation with Mary Thorson
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09.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPeaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ tips its cap to the fans Cillian Murphy suits up for a return to Netflix’s gangster epic

β€œPeaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ tips its cap to the fans
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09.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Effects of Urban Renewal on Mid-Century America and Other Crime Stories Check out The Effects of Urban Renewal on Mid-Century America and Other Crime Stories - <p><strong>Honored Fiction Author, <em>Wisconsin Library Association </em>(2024)</strong></p><p></p><p>The last ...

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09.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, it’s #MondayReads time! Think of it like a key party, but you know, with books! Repost this post and tell us what you want reposted. Me, I’ve been chopping up the Epstein class for years. #BookSky

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09.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin Scuba diver Paul Ehorn's recent discovery of the Lac La Belle was nearly 60 years in the making and is part of an overall uptick in Great Lakes shipwreck discoveries.

β€œOn Oct. 13, 1872, the ship sank a couple hours after departing Milwaukee due to a leak that sprung during a storm. The ship was carrying cargo and 53 passengers. Eight people died after one of the lifeboats capsized.”
www.wpr.org/news/shipwre...

07.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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32 Novels We’re Excited About This Spring

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/b...

07.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed the hell out of The Secret Agent. The actors are so natural in the parts they play in a wicked period of history.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

07.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now Congress Is Coming for the Books A new bill would punish schools that let students read about gender identity or "lascivious dancing"

β€œAnd so, as the U.S. wages war on a vicious theocracy in the Middle East, a cadre of right-wing zealots is trying to build one here at home.”
~ Ron Charles

Let your representative know:
β€œNO” on H.R. 7661.
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06.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello all. It is again that time of year when nominations open for the Anthony Awards. For those attending Bouchercon later this year, please consider LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS for the best anthology/collection category. Nominations end April 30, 2026. Good luck to all! #Bouchercon
#AnthonyAwards

06.03.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lazar Headlines Event Alongside Member of Extremist Book Banning Group β€˜Moms For Liberty’ Lazar’s allegiance to the far-right agenda gets more and more brazen by the day

Lazar Headlines Event Alongside Member of Extremist Book Banning Group β€˜Moms For Liberty’

abetterwisconsin.org... #wipolitics

04.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, please. πŸ™πŸ»

04.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just like that, sun to fog and a 20 degree drop.

04.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good Heavens, what a cover. Thank you @frankvatel312.bsky.social. This latest collaboration between me and @meproctor.bsky.social bursts out of the stables @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social on April 17th. It's a sometimes brutal road trip for our two heroes.

04.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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5 Library Wins Worth Celebrating | American Libraries Magazine American Libraries highlights five recent victories for libraries, library workers, and their communities.

5 Library Wins Worth Celebrating americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/03/02/5...

03.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Clarification on Tough's Future Hi y'all. Just a note. I needed some time--perspective--away from short stories to get a handle on Tough for the future. During 2026 and ea...

News on Tough from @rustybarnes23.bsky.social

redneck-press.blogspot.com/2026/03/clar...

03.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Six Americans have died as conflict spurs global fallout

Six Americans have died as conflict spurs global fallout

Avoid using β€œfallout” metaphorically, especially in a front page headline, when claims about nuclear weaponry are central to the war we’re in

03.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Nah. Head’s gonna drop off first.

03.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump demonstrating his mental disfigurement by bragging about his ballroom and chuckling immediately after claiming that "we grieve" for 4 US soldiers killed in the war he just initiated

Trump does not possess empathy and does not grieve for any other person's misfortune

02.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œSend me to the front, Pops!”

02.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you’ve received your Anthony Awards 2026 nominations form, I would appreciate your consideration of my short story, β€œCaregivers,” in the Best Short Story category. It appeared in 2025 in Tough, and you can read/reread it here:
redneck-press.blogspot.com/2025/08/care...

02.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My local grapevine tells me ICE is still active in the Twin Cities.

One driver boxed in their car, which was smashed front & back.

Another impersonating a FedEx employee needing a signature to deliver a package.

02.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI was born here, and I'll die here against my will
I know it looks like I'm movin', but I'm standin' still
Every nerve in my body is so naked and numb
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from”

~Bob Dylan, β€œNot Dark Yet”
#SundaySentence

01.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On the watch list.

01.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve got Hard Rain Gonna Fall as this morning’s ear worm.

01.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wisconsin lies in the path of nuclear fallout, UW-Madison researcher's modeling shows UW-Madison’s SΓ©bastien Philippe is an expert in modeling nuclear war. He’s now working with the United Nations to research and reduce the risk of that happening, but he told WPR’s β€œWisconsin Today” th...

β€œOn Feb. 5, the last formal nuclear weapons treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired. And Wisconsin is in the path of potential nuclear fallout from more than 400 nuclear missile silos in North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana.”
www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

28.02.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anything to avoid the Epstein files. Anything to barrel America on into authoritarianism.

28.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œCould it be that I’m the absolute felon-in-chief with authoritarian tendencies?”

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