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The Art of Being Dave πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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Vegan | Essentialist | Storyteller | Author | Poet No DMS unless you ask nicely. Kindness. Empathy. Truth. Fluent in Snark, Sarcasm, and Vulgarian. #WritingCommunity #Authors https://goodreads.com/telforddw https://substack.com/@theartofbeingdave

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He's not too tall. He's too Trump.

04.03.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We know who the antichrist is. And the Harlot of Babylon. Is the seven headed beast the cabinet? The 144,000? Names in the Epstein Files?

04.03.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Copy and paste the message into a text to speech tool without reading it. Then listen to it. The tool will keep a neutral tone so all you hear are words. Then judge. If the words are awful on their own. Delete the message and don't respond. You don't need to break up with them again.

03.03.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sarah is not trying to be a goddessβ€”but to Pax, she is.
Not a siren calling himβ€”but hers is the voice he seeks.

When she goes, a void opens.

Her voice reminds him: love isn’t a fire that consumesβ€”it’s a flame you share.

And slowly, that void fills.

The Sound of You

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02.03.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So I see now... He wasn't saying he wants a Board of Peace. He was saying he's "bored of peace."

And when someone shorthands and says "Release the EF" that means Epic Fury, not Epstein Files.

It's all starting to make more and more nonsense now.

#HeLiesWeRise
#ImpeachRemoveConvict

02.03.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Pax.

He thinks he’s searching for what he lost.
He thinks he's looking for her.

He’s wrong.

Loss doesn’t hollow us out.
It reveals the space where something new can grow.

The Sound of You

Available online, where you find books you love.

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26.02.2026 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will be writing. Maybe w/ maybe w/o bourbon.

I would rather have a wide awake root canal and simultaneous colonoscopy than watch that babbling disaster.

24.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My thought exactly. He was trying so hard to fit in. I'm surprised they didn't convince him to let them knock his incisors out.

24.02.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And big, and strongly, and "like never before"

23.02.2026 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😐

Glad I didn't ask.

17.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Any actual, real, work of any kind will be a novelty.

15.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Will we ever see a day where we don't say, "What in the hell is wrong with these people? "

12.02.2026 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not mutually exclusive

11.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to be Laurie Ann.

Since my parents didn't use it, my mother's best friend did.

Also no imagination. Seemed to be going around southern Ontario back in the 60's.

11.02.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And she deserves contempt of Congress charges. Do it.

Do it.

11.02.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My parents were expecting a girl so they hadn't picked out a boy's name. My name was picked out of the air in the delivery room.

But it's good to be a Dave.

11.02.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And by "go" you mean "go to jail" right?

11.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not mutually exclusive

11.02.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Completely agree. I had to step away for a bit because it was getting in the way of my own writing. But I think I'm ready to get back at it.

11.02.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

11.02.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just bros sharing their favorite borscht recipes, yo.

08.02.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Lara.
Her perfume brings Pax a flood of memories.

She's a calm, steady connection. Love without romance. What he had with Tomas: consistency, honesty, compatibility.

Exactly what he needs, exactly when he needs it.

The Sound of You
Available now.

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03.02.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heh heh. Heh heh heh.
You said socks.

Yeah yeah, henh henh... That thing on your left foot. It... socks.

Heh heh.
Henh Henh.

Shuddup Beavis.

03.02.2026 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Kat.
She and Pax weren’t looking for each otherβ€”but found something real anyway. Not perfect. Not complete. Just honest.

Two people, different worlds, one shared language.

The Sound of You
Available online now in eBook & paperback.

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01.02.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The coffee mug says it all. Haven't seen this much snow in 24 hours since I left the Finger Lakes. Certainly never in South Carolina!!

01.02.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I say that about "physicality". I only use it in a sentence to describe how much I dislike it, like...

I blame Michael Jordan for making people want to use the word "physicality."

If it were a drinking game word, everyone would be drunk before half-time.

#BanPhysicality

29.01.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You don't have to rig it completely. Just rig it enough to make it appear rigged, so you can question the results and cause a ruckus that stretches out for years.

29.01.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no, Sharon! Are you trying to figure out how old Audra is from a photo? 😢

I know for me it's hard to tell when I look at younger people. My youngest daughter turns 40 this year. She doesn't look anything like what 40 looked like when I was on the other side of it.

29.01.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Audra.
Not a replacement. Not a remedy. A spark.

She helped Pax healβ€”but some wounds aren’t meant to be fixed, only understood.

Healing isn’t always about repair.
Sometimes it’s about discovery.

The Sound of You
eBook now β€’ Paperback Feb 1, 2026

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29.01.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stephen Miller is Heinrich Himmler but with social media. Himmler was probably taller. And had a better haircut.

28.01.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0