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Jack Guignol @jackguignol.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh hey, Ornamental Women got a tiktok review! It's been fascinating to see that so many different kinds of people are picking up what the novel is throwing down. Now we just have to get the cosplayers in on it www.tiktok.com/@vhs_sold_bl...

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Book Review: Ornamental Women by Jack Shear. It’s an odd blast. #booktok #bookreview #book

TikTok video by Your Ol’ Pal JP - Author

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I escaped from the quicksand to say this drops tomorrow, but preorder it now! 14 tales of false prophets, conmen, fish monsters, killer robots, Elvis wizards, and a vampire vs a sociopath! Back to the quicksand. a.co/d/0hpDXx8h

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Tales of the White Salamander: Dimwits, Dirtbags, and the Damned (The Americana Cycle)

Amazon.com: Tales of the White Salamander: Dimwits, Dirtbags, and the Damned (The Americana Cycle) eBook : Clark, JP: Kindle Store

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I actually found quicksand! Like real life quicksand out in the woods today! I’m heading out to take some video of it, I’ll post it as soon as I’m back!

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Adapting a book into a movie: Wow, this car is incredible! Lots of horsepower, handles perfect, easy to work on, the perfect car! So, like if we made it into a boat, who should be the captain?

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hey Texas, guess what? I totally forgot about the Alamo.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Shirt smells like Spirits and tastes like laundry soap. Too much again, damn cap never makes a good guide, or maybe there was leftover from the last deadbeat to use the machine. Doesn’t explain why I was licking my shirt though, and I ain’t gonna expound. Just stating. Just the facts, ma’am.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Did you know I had a Patreon? Because I sure as hell forgot.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Warning: Driver only carries $20 worth of insurance

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In honor of #indieaugust all my books are the same fuckin’ price they always are, because I sell badass punk shit. You want a deal, go to Barnes and Noble and buy some toys. Get one today, unless you’re a poser. a.co/d/0eTbCdCJ

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The eyes are the window to the soul, and this motherfucker is a rock spat out of a lawnmower, straight through the glass, laying on the dining room table of your goddamn mind! So fuckin’ preorder it. a.co/d/02nmIu8o

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

What if when someone accuses a writer of using AI, it’s them being polite? Like trying not to hurt their feelings? All, look dog, this sucked, and I know you didn’t write it, it was a boring ass robot, and you’re hella better than that, so don’t worry about it.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

There’s still time to preorder my collection of short stories. I know, short stories universally blow ass, I agree. The thing is, I wrote those, and I’m trying to buy a 1990-1997 Mercury Cougar or Ford Thunderbird. So preorder today, dipshit! a.co/d/0jcPNE8X

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I am currently seeking crowd funding to start a small business that I can then sell to private equity. It may feel like a Ponzi scheme but I assure you, it’s probably not.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sweated through my shirt pocket, wicking through the thin cardboard and into the filters, left on the dash over the weekend. 3/4 of a pack of butts, ruined. 8 bucks stained. Anyone want some smokes?

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The problem with Gen Z is that they aren’t listening to FM radio anymore. And the problem with Boomers is they don’t know how to turn off their phone flashlight. Am I doing relatable comedy right?

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I’ll say it, the Chronicles of Riddick was better than the Chronicles of Narnia. Mic drop.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

On this day, August 1st, 1989: Nelson Mandela noticed it’s actually spelled “Berenstain,” and everyone had just been mispronouncing it. He then moved on with his life.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

You know, the thing is, I’m pretty sure I AM smart enough to understand Frank Zappa. That’s why said what I said.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yeah, cigarettes are cool and all, but have you tried posting on Bluesky instead?

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

More like Ted Las-so not going to watch it.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

On this day, July 29, 1822: Clayton “Crayon” Branson founded the Branson Trade Goods and Barber Shop at a former pig farm in rural Missouri, thus founding the town that still bears his name, Branson, Missouri. Tie a yellow ribbon around that, Tony Orlando!

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Theme to Garry Shandling’s Show was, and is, a banger.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Hey, have you heard of this cat from St Louis? Goes by the name “Nelly,” he can spit some rhymes!

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The problem is we were promised a future with dastardly supervillains, and we just got this.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Preorders can still get you pregnant: a.co/d/03HVZ7os

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Blah blah preorder blah blah dolt blah blah suck it a.co/d/0bmjO43B

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Shouldn’t there be an apostrophe in the word “never?” Not ever = N’ever

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Happy Sunday! Did you know that today, and today only, Subway is doing a BOGO on all sandwiches? Just order and ask! Tell em you heard about it on Bluesky!

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

On the day, July 26, 1924: John Browning patents a fucking ray gun.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Does anyone remember the band Metallica? I never hear anyone talk about them these days.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

On this day, July 24, 1982: Merriam Gaussian Hapsburg patented the POP3 server. Yeah, the thing that makes email work! It was invented by one of the last of the famous Hapsburgs!

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I did a book signings last night. At your mom’s house. I left the TV on the lawn though, so you’re lucky. Here’s Curse of the White Salamander: a.co/d/00fJAeXa

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I had accidentally sat on it, the hot dog, and could feel the room temperature mustard and grill-hot grease soak through my underwear, polyester wicking the concoction directly to my balls; that was the day I left the priesthood. -from a new short story, coming soon.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I never learned how to use an emdash, it just straight up wasn’t taught. But thanks to making fun of AI writing slop, I’ve taught myself how to use it. Thanks AI, you’re kind useful after all.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

With the war raging again in Iran, I fear we are losing sight of the real front: the ever persistent War on Christmas. Call your congressman today and demand answers!

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

@jackguignol.bsky.social I finally finished Ornamental Women, what a delightfully dirtbaggy book! I then could finally listen to the episode, and your discussion on trad publishing put into words what had been rattling in my head for a while now. Hope you write more!

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I don’t see the point of traditional publishing. Months to years spent on the chance your book will have a boiler plate cover and a generic blurb, displayed amongst Funko Pops at a chain book store, while you still have to market it to dipshits on social media. Agents and publishers are middlemen.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Remember, if you ever need money fast, say you saw Bigfoot and have footage, or that you were abducted by aliens and have evidence, or you have an artifact from the bottom of Oak Island.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

When I read a book, especially a good one, the last thing I want to see is that book turned into a movie or series.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Might turn this into an AI slop account, just for kicks, ya know?

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Wait, Matt Damon is in the Odyssey? There’s very few things I can say I’m proud of, but having never seen a Matt Damon movie is one of them. And it ain’t starting with a remake of a TV mini-series starring Armand Assante.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Does anyone read short story collections?

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

If you’re uncertain about your next step, the best choice is the one where you bet on yourself… …with Kalshi! Kalshi, the only service that lets you bet on any dopey thing, including your dumb thing. Be a winner today, with Kalshi!

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know I couldn’t barter here, wonder how I could have been led astray by a store literally called “Trader Joe’s!” Go ahead and re-shelf my cart, I’ll be taking my catalytic converter collection elsewhere.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I’d rather die on that hill than have to walk down it (I’d prefer to skateboard).

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Unpopular opinion: walking on your hands is really easy.

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The Ghost of Verne Gagne @ghostofvernegagne.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

If you ever think you’re bad at your art and want to give up, just remember Bill Hicks was considered an influential comedian.

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