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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The greatest threat to your health – worse than cholesterol, worse than obesity, worse than smoking – is Republican governance.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Well, it's that time of year again! Here's the story starter for this year's "Finish the Scary Story" contest. Remember this is for kids (sorry grown-ups) who live in Central NY. But parents and teachers anywhere are free to use it just for fun! www.syracuse.com/living/2026/...

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Bruce Coville Halloween Writing Contest 2026: When the Creature Wakes

Children’s writer Bruce Coville of Syracuse has once again written the beginning of a Halloween story - and he needs an ending.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy Autumnal Equinox to all those who celebrate. Autumn in upstate NY is one of the main reasons I live here. It's just glorious.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Haven't posted much lately because these days posting about politics is a lot like being a weatherman someplace where the forecast never changes. Except instead of being "75 degrees with a chance of rain" every day, in politics right now the daily forecast is "Stupid, with a chance of disaster."

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Been a rough week, so here's a Sunday morning treat. Link to DailyKos is NOT political (unless you consider celebrating the beauty of our world political). Winners of the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Awards. Some are simply breathtaking. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

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Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards.

Ancient Arms by William Patino, Shortlist Botanical 2026. Creatures in the Shadows by Benjamin Maze, 2026 Shortlist, Landscape Heart of the Southwest by Luke Tscharke, 2026 Shortlist…

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

In news, August used to be thought of as "the silly season" because usually there was not much of importance going on. Not true now that the Mad King is in the White House . . . now almost everyday brings not silliness but utter insanity. I really, really miss the silly season.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

You know we're in dangerous territory when it's the Secretary of Defense who needs to be court martialed.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As if this year wasn't bad enough, we just lost Dolly Parton. Why does the Grim Reaper have such bad aim?

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Rutherford County (TN) School Board just voted to put the Ten Commandments in all classrooms. Which pauses me to once again ponder this: 1/2

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

So many people who don't even live in NYC hate Zohran Mamdani. The current Sienna Poll has him at a 69% approval rate among the people who actually live there. Maybe we should listen to his actual constituents instead of the nay-sayers who don't even live there.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Actual header on an email I just received from my Discover/CapitalOne account: "Bruce, congrats on your redemption at Amazon" Who knew you could get redemption at Amazon? I think Jesus might want to have a word with them . . .

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Christopher Nolan’s film "The Odyssey" has focused attention on this classic. Full Cast Audio has a brilliant retelling from Geraldine McCaughrean, one of the UK's most beloved children's writers. All the adventure, heart, (and monsters!) are here for your delight! fullcastaudio.com/odysseus/

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Odysseus Heroes: Book 1

by Geraldine McCaughrean The Trojan War is over, and Odysseus longs to return to wife and son on his island kingdom of Ithaca. But between hero and home stands an array of dangers unlike any ever f…

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The name of this picture is "Cat with Dragon and Tissue Box." (I am posting this without the cat's permission.)

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I've come to think that second best thing about THE ODYSSEY is watching Elon Musk and his merry band of chuds and incels helplessly flailing in anger over its success. Their impotent rage is hilarious.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Well, this is the stuff of science fiction nightmares: www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It's Full Cast Audio's 25th Birthday! On this day 25 years ago I hired Dan Bostick as my Artistic Director and the company was launched. About 125 books later, we're still at it. Here's a free short story, featuring another of our innovations - using kids as kids! fullcastaudio.com/duffys_jacket/

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Duffy’s Jacket

A camping trip to an isolated and long vacant cabin, an absent-minded cousin, a threatening message on the wall … heck, what could go wrong? A funny, scary delight for listening to late at night … …

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The most logical way to read Pete Hegseth's bizarre obsession with performative masculinity is that he is deeply insecure in his own masculinity.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

For anyone questioning the appropriateness of my celebrating the death of Lindsey Graham, please understand that I am simply following the social protocols created by the munchkins.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

As we are not supposed to speak ill of the dead, I will not speak about the corpse of Lindsay Graham, only note that he was a piece of shit while he was alive. | I'll admit I am kind of hoping that the Grim Reaper was using Mitch and Lindsay as warm-ups for the big job just ahead . . .

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's "I don't want to go outside" degrees out today.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A report from my mid-70s: Like gravity, biology is becoming my enemy.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I'm not crazy about all that comes with getting older, but one thing that does give me joy is becoming a "two-generation" author. Here's a lovely photo of a young reader taking delight in his dad's collection of a batch of my books. #kidlit #youngreaders

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Jane Yolen passed away this morning and I am in deep mourning. I had the great privilige of being friends with her for over four decades. We laughed together, did panels together, edited each other, and eventually wrote a book together. She was my editor for several books . . . 1/2

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I am so stressed out by the world situation & the horrors of the Trump administration that I am contemplating writing a 600 page epic to be called THE TRANQUILIAD. It will be set in a cozy forest glen with a babbling brook and friendly animals, and nothing bad will happen for the entire 600 pages.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

If it is OK to have 5000 people in an open air venue in front of the White House, then doesn't that sort of prove that we don't need a giant ballroom for security purposes?

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

These two picture of the White House before and after Trump can be taken as a metaphor for the USA itself . . . #Trump #TheWhiteHouse

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The story of my writing life in one image . . .

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Just back from seeing THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, which is wonderfully funny, sometimes oddly wise, and occasionally quite touching. An absolute gem of a film!

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Regarding the Mac Barnett uproar: I just reviewed the 50 pages the current issue of KIRKUS allocated to Kid's & YA. Not much crud detected. I think Barnett must have misplaced the decimal point in his percent of crud comment. 9.47 would be closer to accurate than his absurd 94.7.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

1/2 Last month I was at a book event in Minneapolis. Also there was Peter Beagle, who wrote THE LAST UNICORN, a book I've loved for 50 years. On the last morning Peter and his assistant joined me at breakfast in the hotel's otherwise empty restaurant, Peter was carrying a book about Broadway songs.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

If you're in the Rochester area and looking for something to do with your kids tomorrow afternoon, I am once again co-hosting the "90 Second Newbery Festival" with James Kennedy. (Tickets are FREE!) events.ticketleap.com/tickets/90se...

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90-Second Newbery Film Festival 2026 - ROCHESTER, NY SCREENING

The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is an annual video contest in which young readers create short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery award-winning books. Creative takes are encouraged: th...

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This is the most sacrilegious thing I have ever seen. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

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Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Well, we've been distracted by war and the imminent end of civilization, but as long as we're all still here I want to remind you that tomorrow is the last day to get the pre-sale discount for the new full-color edition of SARAH'S UNICORN.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Are the republicans really going to let Tr*mp start WW III? Make no mistake about it, it is up to the GOP to stop this insanity.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

It's official . . . and we have an artist that I am very excited about!

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#unicorns #picturebooks SARAH'S UNICORN was published in b&w in 1979. Last year Kathy redid the illustrations in color and they are gorgeous! The book releases in April at $12.99 for the pb and $19.99 for hardcover. Presale prices are $8.99 pb $12.99 hc! Order at my website - link on next rock.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Last night I found out that I'm a clue in today's NYTimes Crossword puzzle. Though I have some serious issue with the Times, this is a life goal I didn't even know I had and I am still vibrating about it!

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#bookfairs If you're in the Minnesota area, this looks like it's going to be a lot of fun! They have a stellar list of authors lined up (I'm honored to be included) and they're planning to celebrate the Book Fairs of the 90's.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This was on the screen in front of my seat on my flight home from a speaking gig in Oklahoma last night. I can't decide if it's cool or if it's creepy. A little bit of each, I guess. Note: This was not in a high price seat. I was in coach.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#flying #airlines This was on the screen in front of my seat on my flight home from a speaking gig in Oklahoma last night. I can't decide if it's cool or if it's creepy. A little bit of each, I guess. Note: This was not in a high price seat. I was in coach.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

As some of you guessed, Kathy has recreated the art for SARAH'S UNICORN in full color. I think it looks sensational, but I have a vested interest. So here's the new cover, so you can judge for yourself. We'll be going to press soon. Keep watching this space!

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#AI This mind-blowing statement about the current capacity of AI from an insider is well worth a read. It's also somewhat terrifying, because the technology is already performing at levels far past what most of us understand & developing at an ever faster pace. shumer.dev/something-bi...

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Something Big Is Happening

A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Got something cool coming up. Here's a hint . . . #kidlit #unicorns

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The older I get, the more often I find myself being annoyed by the laws of physics.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

So, just to be sure I have this straight, ICE -- which is supposed to be protecting us from "the worst of the worst" -- is currently hiding and sheltering at least two cold-blooded murderers. Anyone feel safer yet? #ICE #murderers

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

At his point Karoline Leavitt is basically just Joseph Goebbels in drag.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I don't know which is more horrifying . . . the cold-blooded murder of Alex Pretti, or the government's lies telling us not to believe our own eyes. Mr. Pretti's death was the brutal assassination of a good man. The administration's response is the attempted assassination of an entire democracy.

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Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

When Trump said "the worst of the worst" we didn't realize that he was talking about who he was going to hire for ICE. . .

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