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D.K. Sanz

@dksanz.bsky.social
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I write literary fiction, poetry, and dark fantasy with gothic themes. My writing explores complex and relatable family dynamics, providing readers with the opportunity to feel, laugh, love, hope, heal, and escape from the mundane. dksanz.com

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 04/07/2026
Born into poverty during peak Jim Crow, Ray Charles stood against the system that sought to keep him destitute. He famously fought against segregation until the state that banned him apologized & made his song their state anthem. Brother Ray loved America & made her better as a result.
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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GOOD GOD WE ALL NEED COPING SKILLS!
My two cents… As we are all aware, life comes with loss, grief, disappointment, disillusion, heartache, pain, illness, etc. It comes with a lot of joy and fulfillment as well, moments of fun and ha…
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Amy Henry @amylh.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
To defeat the darkness around us, we must come out and embrace the light. amyhenrybooks.com/2026/04/01/s... #MondayBlogs
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Spring Cleaning of the Mind
The days are getting longer. The skies are growing bluer. The sun is shining brighter. Time to muck out those dark corners of the mind, vanquish the cobwebs, let in the light. And the joy. Accordin…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I am 30 years sober/clean today. My thoughts, for what they are worth, are in this blog. Your comments are welcome. 🤗❤️ kyrianlyndon.com/2026/01/17/t... #recovery #12-step
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
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The Truth About Twelve-Step Programs in Recovery
Memoirs appeal to me because I believe in the value of shared experiences. It’s one of the ways we can help one another.  To that end, I love a good recovery story, and Charlie Sheen’s memoir,…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
kyrianlyndon.com/2025/12/27/i... #newblog #holidays #holidayconversations #funnyfamily
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Great blog by @amylh.bsky.social , the perfect read for these times. It will lift your spirits. amyhenrybooks.com/2025/11/01/l...
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LIVING with Uncertainty
I love to travel but I’m always happy to return home. Back to my hood and my wonderful neighbors. Back to my town with its progressive vibe and happy inclusive sense of community. This past Oc…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
JUST TO GET THIS OFF MY CHEST kyrianlyndon.com/2025/09/07/j... #newblog #empathy #unity #humanity
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
#anxiety
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
😂 #lmbo #funnymeme
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
amyhenrybooks.com/2025/08/01/b... Great blog by @amylh.bsky.social #stayinthemoment #bepresent #inspiration
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Be Where You Are
Our memories are made up of the sights, the sounds, the smells, the emotional feel of a moment in time. And, of course, the presence—or absence—of people around us. A sunny day at a beach with a gr…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
#create #amwriting
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
#victoriaerickson #beautifulwords #sensitivity
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
#books #booklovers #reading #lovereading #empathy
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Fun and interesting blog by @amylh.bsky.social amyhenrybooks.com/2025/07/01/n... #London #History #Travel #Theatre #Shakespeare
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Nevertheless We Persisted
One of my great loves is the theatre, so when Ed and I visit London, I spend an entire weekend several months before, sifting through the city’s 241 theatres for “what’s on”: dramas, comedies, musi…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
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Katara Kamen @katarakamen.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🐟#NewRelease🐠 #FREE #KindleUnlimited The Axolotl Familiar Graphic Novel Part 2 🧙🏻‍♀️80 full-color #manga #comic pages 🧹A grumpy, sarcastic Axolotl 🧜🏻‍♀️Serina, a merwitch who likes performing mad experiments 🧜‍♂️ Finn, a clumsy merman & Artificer amazon.com/dp/B0FFMQ3YWQ Part 1 #FREE! #Fantasy #Romance
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
@kurokonekokamen.bsky.social Thank you for reposting!
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
@muchechops.bsky.social Thank you for reposting! x
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
@wolfyness.bsky.social Thank you for reposting! x
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Creating Authentic Badass Characters in Writing #writing #amwriting #writerscommunity #readers #avidreader kyrianlyndon.com/2025/06/24/c...
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Creating Authentic Badass Characters in Writing
As a writer, I know all too well how difficult it is to let go of what you want for your story and your characters. Tunnel vision has cost me years in projects that finally made their way to public…
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Amy Henry @amylh.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Beautiful poem! Passionate and powerful! kyrianlyndon.com/2025/05/20/s...
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SHE REMEMBERS
He languished,And the bond weakened.He’d wither away slowly or quickly,But certainly.Chaos engulfed moments that might have been cherished,As the raging storm prevailed.After some time,It was gone.…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
#poetry #grief #loss #anxiety #abandonment #healing #trauma
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A must-read blog for these times by Amy Henry @amylh.bsky.social amyhenrybooks.com/2025/04/01/y...
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YES WE CAN!
The Martian is a sci-fi film starring Matt Damon, adapted from the novel by Andy Weir. It was released in the U.S. in late 2015, but I would first see it in the winter of 2017, after He-Who-Sh…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Another great blog by @amylh.bsky.social amyhenrybooks.com/2025/03/01/w...
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We Are All In This Together
Eight months after I got my BA in Literature, and two months after I returned to the Midwest from Arizona—having discovered: 1) I do NOT like dry heat, and 2) I NEED green trees, green grass, seaso…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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WHAT I KNOW ABOUT COMPLIMENTS AND FLIRTING
Every time I see nonsensical comments on a post about harassment of women, I’m here shaking my head. One particular woman in a video clip said she made a practice of handling harassment with grace,…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
A blog to commemorate my 29 years of sobriety. 🥰 kyrianlyndon.com/2025/01/11/m... #recovery #addiction #soberanniversary #love #trust #healing
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MAYBE I DIDN’T LOVE YOU
This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.― William Shakespeare, Hamlet On January 17, I …
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
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Don’t Leave Happiness to Chance
In response to my December blog Keep Walking, long-time reader and fellow blogger Neil replied: Excellent essay. We should fight the good fight with our heads held high. And, simultaneously, we sho…
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K.R.Rowe Author @krrowe.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Happy Winter Solstice!
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Merry Merry! #gothic #gothchristmas #christmas
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
#poetry #poet #poetrylovers
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
#poetry #poets #poetrylovers
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Beautiful blog by Amy Henry @amylh.bsky.social amyhenrybooks.com/2024/12/01/k... #motivation for the weary and the wary 😊
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Keep Walking
The only journey is the one within  (Rainer Maria Rilke) December, the holidays—whatever one celebrates: Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, the Solstice—are traditionally a time of peace, fam…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
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a pumpkin with a candle and leaves on it and the words happy thanksgiving i hope your day is full of love and joy .
ALT: a pumpkin with a candle and leaves on it and the words happy thanksgiving i hope your day is full of love and joy .
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
#writers #writerscommunity #writing
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
My first real Bluesky post. I had to speak my mind on what happened on Nov. 6. #politics #trump #election #woke kyrianlyndon.com/2024/11/17/g...
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GRATEFUL FOR “WOKE” LOVE AND STAYING AWAKE
“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” — James Baldwin Actress/filmmaker, Justine Bateman said that with Donald Trump winning the 2…
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Mike L. @mikel19.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
"Real alpha males are not the loud, greedy, arrogant and entitled men who shut down everyone. They are those who would sacrifice almost everything to protect the vulnerable!" - yours truly! #fridaythoughts #signalboost #motivation
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Mike L. @mikel19.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
A weird way weak men try to prove themselves as strong is by embracing cruelty! #signalboost
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
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In The Face of Hate, Love Is A Powerful Weapon
“If we withdraw into our grief and abandon those most threatened by Trump’s win, history will never forgive us.” (D.D. Guttenplan, “Welcome To The Fight”, The Nation, Nov. 10, 2016) [NOTE: This pos…
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D.K. Sanz @dksanz.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Bluesky, I love you.
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Amy Henry @amylh.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
The signature of love is social justice. The signature of hate is revenge. I want to fight hate with all the love in my heart. amyhenrybooks.com/2024/11/09/i...
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In The Face of Hate, Love Is A Powerful Weapon
“If we withdraw into our grief and abandon those most threatened by Trump’s win, history will never forgive us.” (D.D. Guttenplan, “Welcome To The Fight”, The Nation, Nov. 10, 2016) [NOTE: This pos…
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