Danny Alexander

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.

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@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.

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.

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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

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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...

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

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.

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

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...

Speak Truth......

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

"It's better — believe us — 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...

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

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!

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...

Musk vs. Trump: Same old WWF bullshit.

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

NEW BOOKS TODAY! June 3rd, 2025–Congrats everyone!!
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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 “misleading” 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

$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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Man, both Daredevil: Born Again AND the second season of Andor are unabashedly—maybe unavoidably—about the current political, um, “climate.” Bet it’s happening throughout media. As it should. As it can’t help but do. Art always engages the moment.

Letters From the Labyrinth 427 That Podcast You Like Is Back (and so is that movie)

This week's newsletter is live. briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...

Working on a Miracle Of Art and Liberation

A new home for my writing
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The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events.

Turn It Up: Stewart Francke Edition A tribute to our friend, featuring some special guests

Stew looked after my dad when he received the same diagnosis Stew received 6 years before. He was and is a dear soul, and how he lives on can be glimpsed through the boundless beauty in these words and this music. DA open.substack.com/pub/nofences...

Baby, we were BORN TO RUN!...