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duffdan

@theduffdan.bsky.social

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Writer. Artist. Creator. Stealing Spielberg: blcklst.com/projects/202353 Digital Sketchbook: instagram.com/theduffdan/ Art: duffdan.com Theatre: vampirefuneral.com

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If everybody’s talking, who is listening? 🤔 (Most likely answer: the algorithms. You’re talking to the algorithms.)

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Middle daughter is working on a farm just outside Chicago on the weekends. Check out this drone shot of their corn maze!

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I love this.

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Blacklist now providing social media images for reviewed scripts. Here’s mine for Stealing Spielberg. Still available, y’all. Holler if you want to read. #scriptsky

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m seeing a lot of great looking posters for film scripts today. Wondering who is making these? Are you all doing them yourselves? Go to person to recommend? I have two features I’d love to have a poster for, but don’t have that skill. #scriptsky

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cubs relievers have me like:

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Big Matthew (BM) Says 'I Can't Bro'

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yawns are like pop tarts in that if someone near you yawns you reflectively yawn as well and if someone mentions wanting a pop tart, then you wanna pop tart too.

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WWE Cora Jade Eating Pop Tart in Gym

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Raise your hand if you've ever licked your thumb, used it to clear a smudge off your laptop screen, and then used the bottom of your t-shirt to wipe off the residue. 👋

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Yeah Yep Expression

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

How I feel today: 🎶 Allergy Man, Allergy Man…suffering like an Allergy Man 🎶 (To the tune of Particle Man, by TMBG).

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Anyone else find themselves using the phrase “my goodness” a lot these days? Trying to get up from a chair: my goodness. Cleaning up cat barf: my goodness. Taking in general state of the world: my goodness.

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C-3PO Says 'Oh, My Goodness'

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just send query to big name at agency that apparently checked out my profile on LinkedIn. Coulda been an accident? Who knows. Taking my shot. #scriptsky #StealingSpielberg

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Hey There Little Performer

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pulled up to the UPS store at 9:24, no one in parking lot. In and out in less than 30 secs. In car reading email, ten cars pull in. Wierd.

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Who's the most chaotic choice to give the One Ring to?

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Mark Zuckerberg with a Mischievous Smile

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Naming contest for giant boulder unearthed at O'Hare airport. My name suggestion: Steve. #O'HARE #SteveStone

This 50-Ton Prehistoric Boulder Was Unearthed at O’Hare, Contest Is On To Name It

The Chicago Department of Aviation launched a naming contest for a giant boulder unearthed at the airfield.

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Home from hockey. Man, I miss being on the ice. Body will pay for it tomorrow, but felt so good to be back. #beerleague #hockey

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LA Kings Jeremy Roenick's Iconic Hockey Dance

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Anyone else getting this email offering query research for fee? I spend quite a bit of it of time researching who I want to reach out to. Couldn’t imagine farming this out, and paying? Nope. #scriptsky #query

Email solicitation offering to research potential targets for screenplay queries.

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Following up on BL thread. Views and downloads have slowed significantly since this post. Seems to have coincided with back to school time frame. Will likely pause hosting after current month ends. Unrelated note (maybe?), someone from The Gersh Agency checked out my LinkedIn page. 👀 #scriptsky

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I broke my glasses. 😢

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Aura Aurateur with Broken Glasses

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Solved a structural element with a new story. Now to update outline and see what impact it has.

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Scooby-Doo Mystery Solved!

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I hung 22 pictures on a client’s walls today. That’s a lot of measuring and leveling.

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How To Hang A Picture Frame

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I saw Rocky last week in Aspen, CO. He didn’t talk much.

Sculpture in a park in Aspen Colorado by John Young, titled Dolman Repair, 1981. Red granite, cable and steel. Gift of Laurie and Larry Hamilton.

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Where in the world is… Mitch McConnell?

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Carmen San Diego Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just like everything else around here, my boots are falling apart after ten+ years. Hate to have to break in a new pair. Ugh.

Sole peeling off bottom of brown work boots.

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Note to self: that seat heater you turned on to start loosening up your back on the way to the gym? Make sure you turn it off when you arrive, otherwise your 56 year old self will think he’s having a hot flash half way home. #manopause #oldguyproblems #swampy

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Old Man Sweating in Car During Heat Wave

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Worst part of travel is waiting for the shuttle bus.

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Dory Asks: Where U At??

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hey. Hey you. 👋 Don’t forget to stop and look up every once in a while. You might see something others miss. Picture taken today on Rabbit Run trail, Snowmass, Co.

View of the sky through a canopy of pine trees.

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Um, Bundt is a possible solution. You said so. So there is more than one possible solution. Why do you have to be this way @nytimes.com ? Makes me sad. I think I’ll eat a Bundt cake to feel better.

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Saw these two taking photos in Aspen and could tell they were enjoying spending time with each other, posing etc. so I snapped this shot of them as we were finishing up our ice cream. Tracked them down soon thereafter at the park and gave them this photo. Found out they are on their honeymoon. :)

A woman take a photo of her wife on cobblestone street in Aspen, CO.

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Did the Chicago Triathlon Sunday with the Mrs. and middle daughter. We did a team relay: Mary swam, I rode the bike and Grace finished up with the run. We got to cross the finish line together and they grabbed this photo of us. Great memory!

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Four ideas I’ve been outlining: a hockey story, a noir, a diamond hunt, a time-travel piece. They don’t seem to have much in common but they do: every one is about secrets, concealment, self-deception. Now the question: which to tackle first? #scriptsky

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Family Guy: Peter Griffin's Movie Dilemma

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Watcher new season of Reacher. Some classic lines being delivered!

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Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I heard this quote today: we suffer more in imagination than in reality. — Seneca. Essentially the same thing is said to youngest: worrying about something that hasn’t happened, or might not even happen, is a waste of energy. 2,000 year old advice from famous philosopher 🤝 good ‘ol dad advice.

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Good Advice Is Good Advice

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Any else watching Silo on Apple TV?? Great twist caught me off guard in Season three. Gettin’ good! #Silo #AppleTV

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Two bits of good news today: found a new knee strap that helps tremendously AND a new bike shop (new to me) with some very helpful staff/owners.

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Monty Python: And There Was Much Rejoicing

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Two weeks until triathlon and my left knee decided to remind me how old I am. 🙏🏻 if feels better by race day.

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Family Guy: Peter Griffin's Knee Pain

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Post you in a different era of your life: That’s me next to Jon Stewart after filing a bit for The Jon Stewart Show (1995).

Jon Stewart holding a Wienermobile bank while standing in front of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. By his side two members of Hotdoggers VII, Dan Duff and Jeanne Higgins.

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Happy 90th birthday to the best ride in town!!! 🎂 🎉 #oscarmayer #wienermobile

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

New jams… Reid Jarvis

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sharing this for other writers. I’ve hosted scripts on The Black List before, but this time I let one sit longer than I ever have, just to see how much attention a script pulls over time. Whole experience below, real numbers and all. 🧵 #scriptsky #theblacklist #StealingSpielberg

duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hmmm… cannot find the cat.

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Where Are You Waiting

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Fly the W! Cubs sweep Dodgers. 🧹 🧹 🧹

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Mrs. Doubtfire Air Guitar with Broom

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Cubbie Monster!

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hey #screenwriters #scriptsky #filmsky: What's your favorite film featuring an unlikable lead? Nightcrawler and Whiplash come to mind for me.

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Nightcrawler Jake Gyllenhaal's Sinister Smile

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Following up on a query email that didn't get a response. #scriptsky #donthateme #sorrytobotheryou #anyonethere

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Ferris Bueller: Please Don't Be Upset With Me

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I used to think the worst way to die was by drowning. Then I heard about death by diarrhea. I think that might be the worst way to go, because you die and then if anyone finds out about how you died I think you die again.

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Randy Jackson: That's a No From Me, Dawg

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I used to think the worst way to die was by drowning. Then I heard about death by diarrhea. I think that might be the worst way to go, because you die and then if anyone finds out about how you died I think you die again.

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Randy Jackson: That's a No From Me, Dawg

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Got a bunderful card in the mail today from Hotdogger HQ celebrating the Wienermobile’s 90th birthday. Best job ever. I ate it up. #Hotdogger #Wienermobile

Hi Hotdogger Alumni! In honor of the Wienermobile turning 90 years old, we wanted to send you our appreciation to the people who have helped make the magic for all these years. Your impact as a Hotdogger has left a lasting legacy, and we hope you relish all the memories you made on the Hot Dog Highways. Ketchup soon and have a bunderful summer! With relish, The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Crew

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Reposting for visibility because we’re getting slammed with unplanned expenses. Who wants to buy this fun spec? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

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Robin Hood Men In Tights: Let Me See The Script

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

When it rains, it pours. Hot water tank leaking. A/C stopped working. Hot tub blower burned out. Huge rotten branch fell in front yard. 😩

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I Just Want It To Stop - Makeitstop

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duffdan @theduffdan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Sept 29 seems so far away. I miss hockey season. 🏒 🥅

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Charlie Kaufman Looking Through Binoculars

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