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Danny Alexander

@dannyalexander.bsky.social

Writer, Teacher, author of "Real Love, My No Drama: The Music of Mary J. Blige," editor (along with Daniel Wolff) of Dave Marsh's "Kick Out the Jams."

157 Followers  |  107 Following  |  29 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2024  |  1.7431

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Urbancik: A Memoir Urbancik: A Memoir [Urbancik, John] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Urbancik: A Memoir

Today is release day for @urbancik.bsky.social's URBANCIK: A MEMOIR, which, unlike most memoirs, contains chapters written by myself, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, @nytebird45.bsky.social, @mikeoliveri.bsky.social and more. Never been a book quite like this. Paperback and eBook. amzn.to/4nzPLRf

16.09.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on a Miracle #9: Walls and Bridges and Where We Need to Go John Lennon, James Brown, Prince, Janelle Monae, Chappell Roan, boygenius, Lizzy McAlpine, Twin Wild, John Newman, and a Little Bit of Jaws

On finding ways forward--Lennon, JB, Prince, Janelle, Chappell, boygenius, Lizzy McAlpine, and more
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13.09.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on a Miracle #8, Ned Ludd, John Henry, and the Value of Our Lives The Luddite Response to AI, Marvin Gaye, The Main Squeeze, Bruce Springsteen, Folk Alliance, Hip Horns Collective, and Joy Clark

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Springsteen sings of what this hard land was, is, and... might one day be - Danny Alexander on INYO August 8, 2025I was drawn to Inyo, first, because of the apparent ways it speaks to The Ghost of Tom Joad and especially its tour. Tom Joad was a startling break from what Springsteen had released bef...

We're very pleased and honored to publish the great music writer, teacher, and activist @dannyalexander.bsky.social's deep-dive review of @brucespringsteen.net's INYO. Click below to read it.
www.letterstoyou.net/post/springs...

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Unboxing THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND
YouTube video by Brian Keene Unboxing THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND

A while ago, @stephenking.bsky.social allowed me & @cgolden.bsky.social to get some folks together to make a gift for the entire genre. Yesterday I finally got to see the finished work. Unboxing THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThnZ...

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Springsteen sings of what this hard land was, is, and... might one day be - Danny Alexander on INYO August 8, 2025I was drawn to Inyo, first, because of the apparent ways it speaks to The Ghost of Tom Joad and especially its tour. Tom Joad was a startling break from what Springsteen had released bef...

Thank you to for giving me the space. www.letterstoyou.net/post/springs...

08.08.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Them: "Don't get political. Hurts your sales."

Me: "Okay."

Them: "Don't use too much Spanglish. Readers don't like that."

Me: "Got it."

Them: "Keep violence and horror under control so it appeals to everyone."

Me: "Yeah."

Then I did what I wanted.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

06.08.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 278    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

@chipcolwell.bsky.social Do these webinars get posted after-the-fact? I have a study group I'd love to share at least the Kendzior one with.

06.08.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Europe is breaking its reliance on American science European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes, according to Reuters interviews.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

03.08.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@rinasawayama.music-social.comhttps://open.substack.com/pub/dannyalexander739329/p/working-on-a-miracle-8-the-power?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1voo6f

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Working on a Miracle #7, The Power of Simple Words and Great Music Ozzy Osbourne, Ed Sullivan, Newsletter Work, and a New T Playlist

@annaakana.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/dannyale...

03.08.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parenting For Writers (with Laurel Hightower) - Keeneversations Ep 8 | Brian Keene Get more from Brian Keene on Patreon

Parenting and motherhood present challenges. That goes doubly for writers. Brian & @laurelhightower.bsky.social discuss raising children while also raising an audience, maintaining privacy, and the balancing act. Plus bourbon and the mellow sounds of the Eagles. www.patreon.com/posts/parent...

14.07.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Time to bring back the summoning circle for writers!
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Aw man RIP to a legend

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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.

Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.

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BACK IN PRINT (and eBook and audiobook). Details here www.briankeene.com/news/kill-wh...

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Working on a Miracle 5, Like Me. Maybe Like Everyone Sarah Langan's New Offerings, Bruce Springsteen's Not Quite Lost Ones

Sarah Langan, Bruce Springsteen, and grips on hope: open.substack.com/pub/dannyale...

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Speak Truth......

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Opinion | Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms

"It's better β€” believe us β€” to name what’s happening than to look on, speechless, as your country goes to ruin." Thank you @storyevtime.bsky.social and Maria Kuznetsova for this
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This week's newsletter is a big one briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...

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With @aarondries.bsky.social @wesleysouthard.bsky.social and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social at the Lancaster showing of The Brilliant Terror.

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Neon Films released THE LIFE OF CHUCK. Because they’re small, they depended on Mark Hamil, Tom Hiddleston, and others to go on the circuit and talk the movie up. Thank you, guys. Now go bust a move!

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Working on a Miracle 2 Kelly Hunt, Sara Morgan, Samantha Crain, and That Scene in Sinners

My new one. Samantha Crain is on tour now, in KC this Thursday. A great time to catch her. open.substack.com/pub/dannyale...

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Musk vs. Trump: Same old WWF bullshit.

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Holy Water Hurts
Beast
β€’ The Ghostwriter
Meet Me at the Crossroads
β€’ Strange Houses
β€’ Kill Creatures
β€’ Be Gay Do Crime
I Can Fix Her

Holy Water Hurts Beast β€’ The Ghostwriter Meet Me at the Crossroads β€’ Strange Houses β€’ Kill Creatures β€’ Be Gay Do Crime I Can Fix Her

NEW BOOKS TODAY! June 3rd, 2025–Congrats everyone!!
@raewilde.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social

03.06.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame. The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing β€œmisleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental h...

NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.

By @maxblau.bsky.social

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$105 million trust to be built for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre reparations, city says Tens of millions of dollars will go toward repairing harms from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Good job, #Tulsa www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...

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