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#baseball It's not applicable in the post-season, but it still bugs me: The automatic runner on second in extra innings is not a ghost runner. The only way you can call him a ghost runner is if the last batter died between innings and they made his spirit run anyway.

#booksky #poetry www.hillsboropublishing.com/meditations-... Updated website with the new book of poems.

The “I voted” is hard to read for some reason, but vote is what I did. I voted to get some decent Iowans in the House and Senate. Finally.

#8647 If the ear wax video is indeed fake, the creator deserves kudos for revealing one of life's immutable truths: Yes, it's humiliating to be caught on video eating your own ear wax, but it's exponentially more humiliating to be caught on video eating your own ear wax at a trump rally.

#booksky Have any writers here had offers from the Not Your Average Book Club to participate in (and contribute money toward) a group discussion?

#booksky #poetry a.co/d/0bYKakoq Hey, Dono, if you want people to buy your little poetry book, how about giving us a sample? Say--that does sound like solid marketing advice. How about this one?

#booksky #poetry Well, anyone who ever bet that I wouldn't put out a book of poetry has now officially lost that bet. Incuding me. a.co/d/03ux1TaO

Most men, if they're experiencing dysfunction in the, uh, erectile region, either deal with it or ask their doctors for Viagra. Oh, but not Pete Hegseth.

#booksky #writingcommunity #poetry Well, I'm going to do it. I'm releasing a book of poems sometime in mid-October, right on top of the two new novels because wotthehell, wotthehell. The title is Meditations on Death and here's the blurb:

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#icedcoffee At this stage in my life I doubt if I’ll ever be in a position to interview job applicants. But I can assure you an iced coffee wouldn’t disqualify you.

#caturday Four-week-old flufferbutt. That’s not his actual name.

#booksky Why yes, I do have some books for sale.

#booksky "I laughed, I cried, I loved this book. All of those except crying. Donovan’s humor cracked me up more than once. The plot is weird in an endearing way. And yes, there is mystery and adventure, classic literature references up the wazoo, and even a bit of sappy romance." (Amazon review)

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#booksky We interrupt our usual new-novel promotion to present this meme that sums up my six years of writing and producing sketch comedy shows in the Des Moines metro:

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#booksky Did you wake up today in the mood for a story of catfishing, unbridled lust, and vigilante justice? a.co/d/0ggz94Nx

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#nationaldogday Three pretty decent ones. Left to right: Jasper, Ruby, Chloe. Not pictured: Sam the cockapoo (sleeping).

#booksky #literaryfiction All my books in one place, including the two new paperbacks. www.hillsboropublishing.com/books

#booksky Paperback available Tuesday--Kindle version is out now at (sorry) Amazon.

#trumpsucks Yeah, sure, let’s give shock gloves to a bunch of assholes whose favorite character in Toy Story is Sid.

#booksky Kindle version available now at (sorry) Amazon.

#booksky Psst--you didn't hear it from me, but if you don't want to wait five days for the paperback, Bob Smith is available on Kindle right this very second. a.co/d/0ckk1PVS

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#booksky Available in paperback August 25

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That “u” business has a real “How do you do, fellow kids?” vibe.

#booksky Work proceeds apace on the cover of Bob Smith and I still hope to get it out in August. In the meantime, here's some back cover copy to whet your appetite.

@upbeachbum.bsky.social The UP has been calling my name since 1980-81 when I had a long-distance girlfriend in the Sault. These days I’m completely enamored with Copper Harbor and the Keweenaw—wish I were there right now. I don’t know what you’re supposed to do with this information.

#cats Nick Furry just climbed into my arms and went to sleep so today’s writing is on pause.

#booksky #poetry A snippet from one of the poems in what might or might not eventually become a collection called Meditations on Death: At the peak of the pandemic The funeral homes and cemeteries Were scrambling to keep up Like Lucy in the candy factory

#booksky Just talked to my cover designer yesterday and hope to have both Ripples in the Catfish Pond *and* Bob Smith ready to go in August. The latter includes a passage in which the title character is reading a version of The Grapes of Wrath written by Chaucer. Which I think is kind of fun.

Occasionally the Zuckbook suggests a friend and if it's someone from HS I'll at least look at their page to see if they turned into MAGA asswipes. Many have. The one yesterday had a specious post about "Kamala Harris's 25 lies" from the 9/10/24 debate. A/k/a the "they're eating the dogs" debate.

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The cool raccoon in Seattle brings to mind some doggerel I wrote years ago: So Tim is the nickname for Timothy And Jim is the nickname for James But why isn’t Jim short for Jimothy? And why isn’t Tim short for Tames?

#booksky Just a reminder that the offer I made in 2023 still stands: One of the first ten reviewers of my novel Kerouac's Ghost will be picked at random to receive a free copy of my short story collection. As of today there are only ten more reviews to go. a.co/d/0iDB65QL

Actual response from a former HS classmate to my post about Jan 6: * * * “Storming” was about as far from the description given to me by a friend I worked with who was there. It sounded a lot like a setup where Capitol police invited people in. * * * Yeah, sure looked like it on video too. 🤨

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#booksky #poetry #limericks There once was a poet named Dan Who at limericks thought he’d try his hand But you won’t have to ask Why he failed at that task Because for some reason his limericks just wouldn’t scan