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Me and my kitty are synced to the max. I heard him trying to throw up overnight, I leapt out of bed, got him off the carpet, but then he was fine. Rubbed my leg and went back to bed. Amazing progression!

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 27/09/2026

Studies show this song drastically improves the fast-twitch musculature of even novice combat fighters. Boxers can carve holes in a heavy bag. Jujitsu practitioners can bend steel.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 27/09/2026

Studies show that playing this song on repeat for ~15 minutes increased VO2 max in even the most undertrained runners. Treadmills were replaced once test subjects soared beyond 20MPH

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 27/09/2026

Studies show that playing this song over 70dB increases your lifting and pushing output by 500% Toddlers have been observed lifting their parents as early as year 3

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 25/09/2026

This video gave me lead, asbestos, and microplastic poisoning all in one. youtu.be/YwmJTP5X1c0?...

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How are people reading so many books?

YouTube video by Hidden Rabbits

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 25/09/2026

Yesterday, I wrapped up my genre-bending, apocalyptic novel, MEAT DEPOT, and gave it a colophon. It took me just under 3 years to get here from literally nothing. Had a fat steak burrito to celebrate. It was also a nice anniversary. Happy 65th heavenly birthday, Mom.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 24/09/2026

Widows: wrangle your orphans Orphans: search for your widows

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 24/09/2026

Big week for cover designs and editing (done by me)

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 23/09/2026

A new book review in Afterimages! Shelli Rottschaefer reviews Ashley Howell Bunn's book, "burning breaking building". Some fantastic poetry and analyses here. Read it now and consider purchasing a copy. thirtywest.substack.com/p/book-revie...

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Book Review: burning breaking building by Ashley Howell Bunn’s

Book review by Shelli Rottschafer. The poems collected in burning breaking building, written by Ashley Howell Bunn, address how we can reform, reframe, and be reborn.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 22/09/2026

10 years ago, I read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. My findings: 1. Always chew your food into mush. 2. It's really cold in Russia. 3. How to build a cmu wall. 4. Smuggling. 5. Never piss off the guy standing between you and your food. Just wait your turn.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 22/09/2026

Gouda Buddha: a giant smoked wheel of cheese filled with bacon and other goodies to make you fat and laughing like the namesake deity

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 22/09/2026

Lazy Susan implies the existence of Ambitious Mildred

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 21/09/2026

I lost one of my black hubcaps driving home from AWP 2026 in Baltimore down some farm roads due north did anybody find it?

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 21/09/2026

At some point, you must drive straight to a nature area after work and scream. Highly recommend.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 21/09/2026

HBD Stephen King, the Tony Iommi of horror. Reading The Stand in 10th grade simply because “oo big book must outshine classmates” totally changed my brain.

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 21/09/2026

Not enough lit mags these days take into account the cheer-ability of their name. Try getting 20k ppl to chant Big Dumb Unserious Quarterly in unison.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 21/09/2026

🎸 HOOOOLD MEHHH NOWWW IF I GO CRAZY THEN WILL YOU STILL CALL ME SUPERMANNN NOW MAYAAAAYAAAABAYY I DID NOT MEAN TO TREAT YA BAAAD

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 21/09/2026

Everyone’s gangster until a gravely-voiced white boy that looks like this drops a power chord circa 2001

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 20/09/2026

4 years ago, I brought Antcore to the extreme. Be a good ant and rate/review my novella, THE LIGHT TO NEVER BE SNUFFED. www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 19/09/2026

Table-setting for tonight’s book launch

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 18/09/2026

Step outside my office and there are food trucks?? Am I in heaven?

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 18/09/2026

Clicky clacks letters on my pooter

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 17/09/2026

Champions of the written word

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 17/09/2026

Hi friends, the 2026 annual survey for TW is now live, and we’re seeking responses. There is a mix of required and optional (all pretty easy) questions. All responses are anonymous, so we’re looking for honesty. Thank you for helping us plot our 2027 future. forms.gle/LHnUHnXmuceu...

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Thirty West Publishing House 2026 Survey

Whether you're a long-time reader, or discovering Thirty West today, we want to hear from you. Some questions are required, yet all responses are anonymous. We thank you for your time and hope to use ...

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 17/09/2026

Saw a cute cate on a neighboring window so I hurriedly woke mine up and set him down on my sill. He was there for like 20 minutes so I think they were on a cat date.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 16/09/2026

Was going to sit and ruminate my negative career but then I realized time moves on and death will come sooner being in the hole so I jogged and lifted weights instead

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undiminished somewhere 🌕 @tallesteden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You ever think about how the world has infinite spots for you to take a five minute break? Not talking about gorgeous spots, I'm thinking a bench on a foot path in a suburb or a little trail leading down to an urban beach. Minor places where you can catch your breath. I try to take comfort in that.

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 15/09/2026

A true underdog story. Witness the healing journey of @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social “You’ll only get one chance to get better,” my mother said. That line alone is worth the read. Only on Afterimages. thirtywest.substack.com/p/traveling-...

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 15/09/2026

Been a hot minute since a Thirty West meme dropped, so here’s 4 “ol’ reliable” bits of advice for your writing and spoken word ventures.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 14/09/2026

It was nice seeing all the tables at Printers Row despite not being there the internet is good

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 11/09/2026

I’ll never forget the time some “instagram poet” guy could not grasp the idea of shopping a manuscript. Calling literary acknowledgements “cosigners” and trying to bully me into taking up his little collection of aphorisms is not how it works. Still haven’t seen em on the NYT bestseller list.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 11/09/2026

Unfulfilled at work due to misaligned credentials and career aspirations where most ppl consider it an endgame is a special kind of hell

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 10/09/2026

Insanely good intro by Neurosis

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 10/09/2026

Very colorful and vibrant pictures of our BEST OF 10 YEARS anthology. For those who wish to explore the best of Thirty West, this artisanal, hand-bound chapbook is 4 U. Only $13.33 👼

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 10/09/2026

I’m looking forward to chatting about technology & the environment next month for the Uplifting Voices Project. Hoping to give you all some insight on independent publishing and our battle against AI. Makes walking around outside with a book more lucrative, yeah?

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 10/09/2026

“Soulless Private Equity Cookie” is a totally new phrase I never thought possible

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 10/09/2026

You ever open up an old novel manuscript take five minutes to read it and go fuck this is gonna be a full rewrite ain’t it?

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