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Author and editor AND have a day job! HURRICANE SEASON HUSTLE, available now!
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Jeff Tiedrich
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happy birthday, America. today we rest. tomorrow the fight to bring freedom, equality and justice to EVERYONE continues. do not let some tinpot fascist wanna-be spoil your day — the Fourth of July belongs to We the People. thank you for your attention to today's post. link is here:
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A newsletter for the holiday.
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The Twilight's Last Gleaming
American exceptionalism, the Bicentennial, and other myths
https://open.substack.com/pub/gregherren/p/the-twilights-last-gleaming?r=4ia1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Strictly 4 My Navigators
about 17 hours ago
"Let America Be America Again"- Langston Hughes
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Sex as a Weapon: Saturday morning holiday blog, in which I had a lovely day yesterday; had some things delivered; watched VANISHED and THE BIG CONN; want to do some reading and chores today; and ambivalence about the holiday.
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Sex as a Weapon
And so the nation turns 250 years old today. Yes, it’s today: the 250th anniversary of the first signatures on the Declaration of Independence after the states’ delegates ratified it…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/07/04/sex-as-a-weapon/
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Keifer
1 day ago
Taylor Swift has trapped all of the NYPD underneath the sewers of Madison Square Garden and detonated all of the bridges leading out of Manhattan. The fire rises.
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Fight It Out: Friday morning holiday paid day off blog, in which I ran some errands and did some chores last night; need to do some things and want to read some and possibly write; Essence is in town, and the war between New Orleans and Louisiana goes on.
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Fight It Out
Friday morning and the office is closed for the holiday today, so no work-at-home chores for me today. Sparky let me sleep a little later this morning and I definitely didn’t want to get up t…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/07/03/fight-it-out/
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Cabel Sasser
3 days ago
some amazing things happening over on threads — ever since they “shut down CERN”
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Ron Filipkowski
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Ted Cruz says Texas is 3rd world country.
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Angel Luis ColĂłn
3 days ago
Congrats to
@libbycudmore.bsky.social
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@leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social
, and
@nkolakowski.bsky.social
on their Shamus noms!
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The 2026 Shamus Awards Finalists
From the Private Eye Writers of America The list of finalists for the 2026 Shamus Awards, for works first published in the U.S. in 2025, have just been released. The winners will be announced at th…
https://thrillingdetective.com/2026/07/02/the-2026-shamus-awards-finalists/amp/#
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Claire Willett
3 days ago
THE VATICAN IS CALLING IT A SCHISM I REPEAT HOUSTON, WE HAVE A SCHISM
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Mark Hamill
3 days ago
He creates his own reality & expects us to believe it. The FELON's FANTASY: Meanwhile, back on EARTH 1:
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Soraya Nadia McDonald
3 days ago
It's giving gender reveal that turns into a raging wildfire
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Red Vision: Holiday weekend eve blog, in which we have a slow day at work ahead of me; a new author apparently torched her career on social media yesterday; state and city are still at war; and hoping for a productive weekend.
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Red Vision
Thursday, last day of work this week and I get to leave at two thirty. Huzzah! Holiday Weekend Eve, I suppose this is. I slept well and feel rested this morning, which is good. We’re slow in …
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/07/02/red-vision/
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A new newsletter, in which I talk about Margot Douaihy's BLESSED WATER.
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Cool Water
Margot Douaihy's brilliant second Sister Holiday mystery
https://gregherren.substack.com/p/cool-water?r=4ia1
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Le Bel Age: Wednesday Pay the Bills day blog, in which I feel rested but still recharging; the holiday weekend looms; ran some errands last night; watched MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS; and trying to acclimate to the heat.
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Le Bel Age
So, pay the bills Wednesday has somehow rolled around again, and how? Your guess is as good as mine. It’s also the first of July (rabbit, rabbit!), with a three day weekend on the horizon and…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/07/01/le-bel-age/
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It’s been how long since we’ve had a schism????
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Saeed Jones
4 days ago
Wait a minute now, we’ve still got one more hour. Plenty of queer things can happen in an hour! Don’t rush me!!!
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Dr. Damien P. Williams has to go the way his blood beats
4 days ago
So… at some point elected Democrats are going to realize that their constituents have moved left of them and want said electeds to either represent them or get the fuck out of the way, right? Right? …RIGHT???
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Leo Herrera
8 days ago
Cheers to our unmistakable softness. Words by Leo Herrera. Voice by Jake Shears. Images used with consent.
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Kashana
5 days ago
It’s really important to install an entire federal discrimination system so somebody’s cis daughter can finish 14th at her swim meet.
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Parker Molloy
5 days ago
I also want to draw your attention to a little linguistic trick that anti-trans groups have been using for years. Notice that they're not saying "men from women's sports" or "boys from girls' sports," but "men from girls' sports." This is intentional, and is meant to conjure up specific imagery.
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Neville Chamberlain had more of a spine than either Schumer or Jeffries
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Walking in the Underground: Tuesday morning last day of June blog, in which I did some chores and made groceries last night; the heat is on now, including in Europe with the usual reactions; and need to start exercising and eating better.
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Walking in the Underground
Tuesday morning and all is well in the Lost Apartment. I slept deeply and well last night, and as such, feel pretty good so far, at least. I’m alone in the clinic today and I have an almost e…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/30/walking-in-the-underground/
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Little Too Late: Sunday morning got home yesterday blog, in which we watched more CITADEL; finished rereading BLESSED WATER and started ROUGH PAGES; kind of worn out from the trip but glad I went; and it's hoooooooot here.
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Little Too Late
Home again, home again. It’s hot as Satan’s taint here in New Orleans–Alabama was cool and lovely in comparison and it was hot as fuck up there–I was drenched in sweat getti…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/28/little-too-late/
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I Want Out: Thursday morning before the trip blog, in which I feel pretty good; ran some errands; watched more CITADEL; the latest Kpop racist; Jimmy Fallon is trash; and enjoying watching the Giants continue to bury themselves in San Francisco.
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I Want Out
I slept in a bit this morning because I don’t have to leave until this afternoon for Alabama. It’s a short trip; I’ll drive home on Saturday morning, hopefully feeling refreshed a…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/25/i-want-out/
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Du-uh. Just as they stirred up the hate for HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. They have always been the New York Slimes.
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Hillary Monahan
10 days ago
Christians doing the Christian thing of refusing to let a queer teen graduate have just paid 10,000 Christian dollars in defamation fees and provided a real Christian diploma because Christian.
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A school refused to let a gay teen graduate for coming out. Now the school is paying the price. - LGBTQ Nation
The Christian school banned her from campus and threatened to withhold her diploma.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/a-school-refused-to-let-a-gay-teen-graduate-for-coming-out-now-the-school-is-paying-the-price/?fbclid=Iwb21leASqAS9jbGNrBKoA_GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHiT1SRFx-zit2kzjaR2iNvPpnWZVDF4sJ0jduSVFPuXRixZshPx8hglNB6cF_aem_0OdMVIN7RYdc9dahrns-CQ
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thoughts and prayers, bitch
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10 days ago
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Looking for a Stranger: Wednesday morning blog before the trip north tomorrow; HOUSE OF THE DRAGON is boring; slept well and feel good; and I don't understand why people are drinking raw milk...there was a reason why people didn't drink it before pasteurization.
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Looking for a Stranger
Today’s title sounds like one of my old erotica stories from back in the day, and I am really disappointed that I never used it (makes note in journal).1 Yesterday was pleasant, overall. I wa…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/24/looking-for-a-stranger/
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Steve Weddle
11 days ago
Happy Pub Day,
@curtisippolito.bsky.social
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Waves of Burden — Rock and a Hard Place Press
Curtis Ippolito’s Waves of Burden is a propulsive, breakneck thriller that examines the pull of family and the longing to create something for yourself, set against a backdrop of shady characters and ...
https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/waves-of-burden
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Kevin M. Kruse
11 days ago
I'm pretty sure journalists can locate the parents of children who died after their USAID support was taken away. Seems like the world's richest man sincerely wants to apologize for killing them!
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Saeed Jones
11 days ago
🫨🫨🫨
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Silent Partner: Tuesday morning blog, in which we had some weird power issues last night; did some chores last night and thought about the book some more; sent out a new newsletter; and excited about this book,.
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Silent Partner
Tuesday and we made it through Monday, did we not? Huzzah! Today’s weather is ungodly hot; we’re still in a heat advisory and the temperature today will feel like 106. It was ninety-nin…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/23/silent-partner/
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Jay Kuo
13 days ago
In a time of bonkers stories, this one may just take the cake. It turns out Tulsi Gabbard reportedly was little more than a puppet for a Hare Krishna sect’s guru this whole time. Read that sentence again, then read my write-up in the link in the comments.
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A new newsletter, in which I revisit the homoerotic tension in a juvenile series.
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Friends
Pride Post: The homo-erotic tension in one of my favorite juvenile series
https://open.substack.com/pub/gregherren/p/friends?r=4ia1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Tell It To Her: Monday morning back to the office blog; had a nice weekend and got some work done; need to do chores before I leave Thursday; having fun writing; and my Imposter Syndrome seems to be gone.
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Tell It To Her
Monday morning and it’s back to the office with me today. It was a lovely weekend, and I had a nice day yesterday. I wrote–working on a short story, a newsletter, and most importantly T…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/22/tell-it-to-her/
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Just Like Me: Sunday morning blog, after a lovely day writing and resting; binged the new Harlan Coben show; enjoying writing again and having free time; and getting all my notes for the book together,
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Just Like Me
And here we are on Sunday morning. It rained yesterday and was damp and humid all day. It looks like it rained overnight, too. I slept well and got up early this morning, as I had hoped I would. Sp…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/21/just-like-me/
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Take It Any Way You Want It: Saturday slept late again blog, in which I had a lovely day having down time; loving everything about the World Cup, especially the fans; USMNT won; watched more AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS; and hoping to do some things today.
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Take It Any Way You Want It
And here it is Saturday in the Lost Apartment and as far as I can tell, all is well–at least for now. WE did get some rain last night–leftovers from Arthur, best I can tell–but th…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/20/take-it-any-way-you-want-it/
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Precious Time: Juneteenth Holiday blog, in which tornados spawned by Arthur touched down yesterday; rained all day but it seems to be past; taking it easy today as a chores and rest day and playing it by ear; and so much winning.
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Precious Time
Happy Juneteenth! And to all the whining racists out there, shut the fuck up and have all the seats. Are you working today or getting paid to stay home? If the latter, you really need to fuck all t…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/19/precious-time/
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Gabino Iglesias
16 days ago
Just learned House of Bone and Rain is 55% off! That’s a very cheap hardcover, and it’s pretty, too! Get you some. Tell a friend. Get your mom a copy. Buy one to use as a weapon. Let’s party.
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Shoe
17 days ago
At some point this claim from white rurals and their advocates that "You can't get along with different people" means that they are the different people with whom we cannot get along.
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Tom Schaller
17 days ago
Somebody ought to write a book about how absurd is the idea that white rurals are more “real” than other Americans. Oh, wait,
@paulwaldman.bsky.social
and I already did—and were *slammed* for even daring to suggest that city folk are just as American as anyone else.
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Hard to Believe: Thursday morning holiday eve blog, in which Arthur is dumping rain on us and we had a tornado; didn't do much of anything last night; should make groceries on the way home; and enjoying the World Cup visitors.
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Hard to Believe
Thursday? And tomorrow’s a holiday? Praise be for a three day weekend! I only am working three days next week, too, as I am meeting Dad in Alabama. And the week after is yet another holiday w…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/18/hard-to-believe/
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That guy
18 days ago
A federal judge in Florida on Monday ordered the 16-year-old male accused of sexually assaulting and killing his stepsister aboard a cruise ship to be jailed before and during his trial.
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Florida teen accused of killing stepsister on cruise detained until trial - National | Globalnews.ca
Timothy Hudson has been free since his 18-year-old stepsister was found dead under a bed aboard a Carnival cruise ship last year.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11907586/florida-teen-accused-of-killing-stepsister-anna-kepner-detained-until-trial/
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Not the hot pockets!
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Adam Sternbergh
18 days ago
prepare to have the inside of your mouth burned to a blistering hellscape
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McDonald's Brings Back Fried Apple Pie After 34 Years
After three decades, McDonald's is bringing back their iconic friend apple pie for America's 250th birthday, but only for a limited time.
https://nerdist.com/article/mcdonalds-brings-back-fried-apple-pie-after-34-years/
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Out a Touch: Tuesday morning blog with tropical weather on the horizon; did some writing yesterday and ran an errand on the way home; MLB homophobia; MATERNAL INSTINCT; and looking forward to the holiday weekend.
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Out a Touch
Tuesday morning, after a busy and overcast Monday. I had to do my bimonthly injection yesterday morning, which went without a hitch, and this time I wouldn’t have even remembered it was comin…
https://gregwritesblog.com/2026/06/16/out-a-touch/
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I was on Susan Larson's show!!
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The Reading Life: Greg Herren, Shannan Cvitanovic
https://www.wwno.org/podcast/the-reading-life/2026-06-14/the-reading-life-greg-herren-shannan-cvitanovic
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Jeff Tiedrich
20 days ago
in a presidency full of embarrassments and new lows, Preznit Fuckwit's infantile cage match on the White House lawn was a new low in embarrassments. thank you for your attention to today's post in which I cover all the stupidity. link is here:
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