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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 25/09/2026

"What's a movie less than 60% on rotten tomatoes that you consider to be a perfect movie? like not a bit, genuinely perfect film." Izo.

RT score of 33% for Takashi Miike's Izo.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 04/09/2026

It gets me every time.

Dialect map giving away that I'm a Rhode Islander.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 28/08/2026

I love IEMs but my god does the waifu stuff remain cringe.

Package for the Moondrop Chu III with an anime girl on the cover.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 26/08/2026

AI is really the future.

AI generated news headline claiming Dolly Parton is still alive linking to a video of her family confirming her death.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 18/08/2026

The funniest thing about slop posters is they're so bad at slop posting. What a cool local business! Barf.

Look, real talk here, I'm not gonna retype all of this AI slop.

A post for Desert Sky Cafe in Albuquerque that includes the prompt then AI text.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 11/08/2026

See? That graph has bloated bass, entirely too much eargain and is way too bright with a wild rolloff in the upper air region.

A frequency response graph of the Sennheiser HD650.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 04/08/2026

No cheating, post your lock screen.

Lock screen. Boris Flood with notifications.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 12/07/2026

Ah, the American Experience. Do people actually search for this?

Google query on if Mitch McConnell is alive showing a search if he's a Democrat or Republican.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 10/06/2026

I dunno what data set this is, but I demand a recount @andy.wrestlejoy.com.

5star wrestling game screencap showing Rey Bucanero vs. Great Sasuke being one star.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 10/03/2026

What celebrity death hurt you the most (also a tie)? ... 2016 was a year, lemme tell ya. My twin boys were born and their middle names are Prince and David.

David Bowie holding a book with a black star on it.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 02/12/2025

Also, here's 2023's graph. $500-$1k was like 15 books. Anyone else see a trend here? www.writtenwordmedia.com/survey-resul...

Bar graph from the 2023 Written Word Media Indie Author survey. Can be read here: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/survey-results-the-state-of-indie-authorship/.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 02/12/2025

Every year, Written Word Media releases their author survey findings, and here's the thing. The amount of books released per author has skyrocketed, and the amount earned has gone down. In 2024 under 20 books was $1k/mo. Now it's 30 books. That's fucking wild.

Chart from WWM on books published vs. monthly earnings. Can be found here: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/2025-indie-author-survey-results-insights-into-self-publishing-for-authors/.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 25/11/2025

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 20/11/2025

Remember when we heard from Bannon's former landlord in Florida about how Bannon completely fucked their jacuzzi up and they found acid and organic matter in it?

“[E]ntire Jacuzzie bathtub seems to have been covered in acid,” Bannon’s landlord wrote in a February 2015 email. “I’m out of town, is there any way u can talk with Diane and sort things out ??” Bannon replied.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 18/11/2025

I've never done an eligibility post before. Be gentle. Share and share alike. Any consideration when it comes time for awards is greatly appreciated.

Dave Walsh 2025 award eligibility.
Short fiction.
Champ - Feb. 2025, Typebar Magazine Issue 5
Look for the Helpers - July 2025, Phano issue 7.
Novel
Iconoclast; or, the Death and Resurrection of Lazarus Keaton.
May 2025, Powerbomb Press.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 07/11/2025

You can pick up Iconoclast right now for 40% off via Kobo's 40% off November sale with the code NOVEMBER40. There are other books, too, but you know. You should buy mine if you haven't already. It's Kobo and DRM-free, so you can just download it and take it anywhere. www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Iconoclast on sale Nov. 7-17.
40% off via Kobo* with code NOVEMBER40.
*DRM free ebook. Read on any device.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 22/10/2025

Are these weirdos even trying anymore?

"Stephen King" rates "Fuck I Married the Mafia" five stars on GR.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 15/10/2025

According to SCFL Pro rules, I'm basically the US (Uncle Sledding) Champion.

A mug with a character on it that reads "Uncle Sledding."

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 30/09/2025

That was perhaps me lol

Sez 145 people + You for Kickstarter campaign at $7,339.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 14/09/2025

What poster did you have hanging in your room as a kid? So, this show got like one season and the toys were in the clearance aisle, so my dad bought me all of them. They came with these posters and made a big ole image. Had it up until we moved when I was 15.

Image of a Bravestarr poster. Space sheriff and a metal horse with guns.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 13/09/2025

I cleaned up my feed a while ago.

Screenshot of Bsky mute list of WWE and UFC phrases.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 25/08/2025

A lovely signed version of @thomasha.bsky.social's Uncertain Sons from @undertow.bsky.social has made it to my mailbox today. Have you ordered your copy yet? It's stellar.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 25/08/2025

I dunno what you're trying to sell me on here, but I don't need that specific number of words in my inbox, random spammy thing.

Email that reads 'Word Smarts - 14 Words that Reveal Where You're From in the U.S.'

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 22/08/2025

Kids are back in school. I'm unencumbered. That means I'm back on my bullshit in the mountains.

White dude in a hat, sunglasses and backpack taking a selfie on a mountain trail.

Sun shining down on some mountains and rock formations. Ample trees around.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 06/08/2025

Original quote in the front of Iconoclast was Gkar. Changed it because I don't trust WB (not that anyone will notice, but still), and swapped to Carlin as my old band quoted Carlin clips and his estate's response to our request was "who gives a shit? Do whatever you want."

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 02/08/2025

I'm not letting this one go. Almost 2am, dark room, headphones. Gotta do it.

Image of a DAP screen reading Boris - Missing Pieces.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 31/07/2025

Okay, it's probably time to up the difficulty. I haven't had a failed run in a few days now. I had the advanced edition off for a while because the boss ship has four shield bubbles, but even with it on I'm doing really well.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 30/07/2025

Add a Kestrel victory for number four.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 29/07/2025

You think we're done? Victory number three comes two days later while I should be working.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 29/07/2025

The #discourse around Murakami has only intensified with time. Is he problematic? Is he aloof? Is he overrated? Are his translations specifically guided by western publishers to appeal in a certain way? This book felt like his most earnest about himself and his work. I love it.

Cover of Haruki Murakami's The City and Its Uncertain Walls.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 28/07/2025

I don't think this is many's favorite Philip K. Dick, and I loved this book when I was younger. The older I get and more I know about the author, the more I view his books differently. That being said, this book is madness and blurs lines between reality and fiction so well.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 28/07/2025

I've always liked STJM's books, but they've never really stuck with me until this one. Weaving in parts of Station Eleven and Glass Hotel together into a daring narrative made for one helluva book.

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel cover.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 28/07/2025

A strange, touching book that's such a great meditation on grief. I was so upset that Saunders hadn't released another full length, so I'm very pumped he's got one coming out soon.

Book cover for Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 28/07/2025

There's so much in this book. I failed at reading it when I was younger, but came back to it in 2023. Just an immense achievement. Progressive, hilarious, weird, gross, thoughtful, and so many other superlatives.

Cover of Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 28/07/2025

I'll recommend this book until I'm blue in the face. The writing is staggering (by proxy, so is the English translation). It's an unflinching look at poverty, bigotry and how complicated extreme poverty is. Each chapter is just one glorious, massive sentence. It's like being on a rollercoaster.

Cover of Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 28/07/2025

I won't lie, I've had a weird two days, but a few weeks ago I picked up playing FTL again. Today I got my second victory, the first was probably over ten years ago when the game came out.

'VICTORY!' Congratulations! You've defeated the Rebel Flagship and ensured the victory of the Federation. SCORE: 2906.'

Screenshot from game FTL.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 25/07/2025

I'm reading this book right now and this passage feels relevant. No one makes Brew honey. He makes himself horny.

Passage from La Medusa by Vanessa Place. Reads "As the snakes in her head roil in fear, MEDUSA desperately tries to get PERSEUS to look at her. Perseus, face set in determination, trains his eyes on the mirrored shield.

MEDUSA
Why have you come to kill me?

PERSEUS
You turn men to stone.

MEDUSA
No! They look at me and turn to stone!

PERSEUS
So Gorgons don't kill people, people kill people?"

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 25/07/2025

I'm a goddamned Renaissance doof.

Movie covers for Vagabond, Fire Walk with Me, Izo, and Road Warrior.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 24/07/2025

This is the only Goa I recognize.

Image of a pro wrestler in a red and black mask.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 21/07/2025

Iconoclast; or, the Death and Resurrection of Lazarus Keaton is available now. A ridiculous, near-future cyberpunk neo-noir explores what happens when the ultra-wealthy get to do whatever they want. Of course, regular people need to fight back. And they do. links.dvewlsh.info/oyl6dzs9v9

"Filled with moments of discovery and underlying questions about feelings and what it means to be alive, Iconoclast is a powerful story for modern times. It uncovers the goodness in adversity and angst and introduces a powerful story of genetic experiments, survival tactics, and what it means to be (and stay) human."

- Midwest Book Review

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 12/07/2025

My kid running up to me with his tablet proudly asking for me to approve him downloading another awful F2P game. #AllIn @rjcity.bsky.social

Man in a too large white suit jacket, holding a microphone in one hand, and proudly holding a tablet in the other, browsing merchandise.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 08/07/2025

I just don't care about sports, man.

Some quiz thing saying I'm a goth nerd. Don't worry about it.

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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 05/07/2025

I think about the Takashi Miike movie Izo all the damned time. Definitely around now while it sounds like my neighborhood is blowing up knowing the kind of shit being passed by our gov't.

A boy standing in a classroom saying Democracy is a by-product of human civilization; an illusion.

A girl standing in a classroom saying A nation is a vicious delusion [sic] exists only in human minds.

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