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Author, Dad, Husband, Reader, ICU Doctor, SPSFC Finalist WIP: Dark Theory 2 https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J21FNRI
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“It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.” All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque

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It's Friday. Do you even #writerslift bro? Tell us what self-published author we should be reading. Explain your reasoning. Earn extra credit if it's science fiction.

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I have been given permission to reveal the upcoming cover of Bee Speaker, book 3 of the Dogs of War series, coming this June. Mad Max futures, Martian invasions, mad lizards, fungus witches and embattled monks, none of which are quite what they seem.

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Oh hey my novel made it to the next round!

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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fantasizing about a world where an opposition congress responds to trump’s attempts to usurp legislative power by defunding the entire white house staff

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An SPSFC 4 judging team lost in the annals of time chose Mercy Rising by @bowengreenwood.bsky.social as a quarterfinalist. www.sffinsiders.com/blog/spsfc4-... A rogue telepath is caught between rebels and an Archon seeking to recruit her or kill her. Don't even get us started on the Hogs. #shudder

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The team Peripheral Prospectors has made Afterburn by @dandrewsauthor.bsky.social an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. onereadingnurse.com/2025/01/13/s... onereadingnurse.com/2024/11/10/s... One judge called this tale of psychological manipulation across space the "most compulsory read of the group."

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The Space Girls have selected On Impulse by Heather Texle as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. www.lecari.co.uk/2025/02/spsf... A cop shoots her ex-partner in self defense and asks her tech-genius BFF to investigate. Now he's dead and she's a fugitive. Judges loved the pace and the protagonist.

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Bisection by Sheila Jenné has been chosen as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist by the Red Stars team. eclectictheist.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/r... www.amazon.com/Bisection-Sh... Two beings who share the same brain make first contact with an advanced alien species.

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Innie’s lives are just so sad. Outtie’s too though.

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The #1 reported reason people avoid doctor’s appointments is because they’re afraid of finding out they have a serious illness. If you have that fear, that’s normal and you’re not alone. Also remember, there is basically no serious illness that isn’t less serious if you catch it sooner.

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A thing I wish I could teach people is that the vast majority of very rich people are deeply stupid. They did not get where they are because of ingenuity or talent. They got there because of compound interest on hereditary wealth and being tax cheats.

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Current read. These people really think they’re saving the world.

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Person: “Why are you so cynical all the time?” Me: [Holds up History book]

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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