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decadaldylan.bsky.social
Making sense of the world with a pen...then a keyboard. Author of Rumble Strips. www.decadalpress.com
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The effect of our focus on STEM at the expense of civics and other soft skills can not be understated. Our tech overlords pushed STEM, it's led to GenAI and now we're struggling with our humanity thefulcrum.us/civic-engage...

Nice interactive pairing between my non-fiction and fiction reading pile, particularly the references to Victory City in Knife. #booksky

Writer's trifecta this evening. Serendipitous stop at Third Place Books in Seattle, three books purchased from wish list, Pulitzer winners appeared on my feed as I sat in the adjoining cafe. #thewritinglife #booksky

Inspired by @jonathaneig.bsky.social editorial in NYT, sharing the Birmingham Letter. library.stlawu.edu/system/files...

This certainly helps numb the headlines www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #booksky #poetry

Best single seat in Seattle. Thank you Virginia Inn. #vanishingseattle #seattle #pikeplace

Some good neighbors for Rumble Strips at my local indy bookstore. #booksky #indiebookstoreday #shopindie

From Picketty's Capital, written in 2014. I wish this was still an obvious truth - 'no one wants to empower a head of state to replace university presidents...'

I have been driving by the social security field office for years and I have mostly wondered if anyone works there. These days the parking lot is full and people are lined up around the corner. It sadly looks more like a food bank line.

Defunding libraries. This redefines April Fools' Day. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...

Great time at Folio Seattle in a masterclass with Jess Walter today. I've been in a writing rut. No longer! #thelittlethings #booksky

The Finnish must be so sickly with their liberal happiness

The growing list of women who are leading this fight against tyranny is so impressive. Men, we continue to either pick the wrong fight or drop our gloves in the right fight.

I can’t handle the news so let’s revive a good old Twitter meme contest Ruin a book or band name with one letter Lady Chatterly’s Liver

Just finished Prophet Song. This is eerily similar when I think of his wife, eight months pregnant, and what his disappearance means to her. #booksky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/n...

Answer: Yes

True on so many levels - 'we are living in the dumbest time of my life' @djjohnrichards.bsky.social. Thanks for bringing some sanity by playing Enola Gay #KEXP

Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.

🧵Quick update on the impact of the 2/28 #EconomicBlackout I find Forbes increasingly hard (physically!) to read, with all the popups & ads, so this is a thread with main takeaways. "On blackout day, Target website visitors dropped 9% compared to Friday, Feb. 14, from 5.2 million to 4.7 million.>>>

Yes, more of this.

The final line...'we still have not reckoned with all that we lost.' www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It was refreshing yesterday to convert each purchase to an exchange of value that was not just financial #boycott

My act for today. Join me. gofund.me/5562b95d

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 20 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 19 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 18 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 17 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 16 #booksky #bookchallenge

What's my bedstand telling me? #booksky

Having just published a novel that is set on a coffee plantation, this was a great morning read. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/b...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 15 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 14 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 13 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 12 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 11 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 10 #booksky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 9 #booksky #bookchallenge