Dale Ivan Smith
@daleivan.bsky.social
Retired librarian, now "full-time" writer/ reader of fantasy, SF and mystery. TKZ blogger. Author of The Empowered series, Meg Booker librarian mystery series, and various novellas and short stories. Avid stargazer, role-player, board gamer. Fez wearer.
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Dale Ivan Smith
@daleivan.bsky.social
· Dec 1
A Shush Before Dying is the first novel in my Meg Booker Librarian mysteries, a cozy mystery series set in the 1980s. Card catalogs, big hair, not so simple minds #cozymystery #mystery
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November 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I understand many of you are wondering if this little chaos demon has destroyed the Christmas tree yet. The answer is no, but while the Christmas tree is up, it has yet to be decorated. This will be the true test of his potential yuletide malevolence.
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I understand many of you are wondering if this little chaos demon has destroyed the Christmas tree yet. The answer is no, but while the Christmas tree is up, it has yet to be decorated. This will be the true test of his potential yuletide malevolence.
Dang, now I want one.
Up until last night I have never owned a cardigan sweater in my life, but I recently decided that sometimes I might actually want to wear something warm around the house other than a bathrobe. Here is my Very First Cardigan, and I hope you appreciate the Very Serious Author Look accompanying it.
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Dang, now I want one.
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Cyber Monday is Very Dumb. But, weirdly, I have found that Good.Store does nonetheless greatly benefit by participating.
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
Holiday Gifting Quiz
Founded by John and Hank Green with the belief that humanity can be good news. At Good Store, we’re searching the world for the best versions of the products that you use daily, like socks, coffee, or...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Cyber Monday is Very Dumb. But, weirdly, I have found that Good.Store does nonetheless greatly benefit by participating.
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
Today at TKZ I discuss how I learned to write a mystery #writing #mysteries #cozymysteries #writingcommunity
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November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today at TKZ I discuss how I learned to write a mystery #writing #mysteries #cozymysteries #writingcommunity
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What does the fox say?🦊
Today, we’re showing off our favorite pictures of culpeo foxes we’ve spotted around Cerro Pachón, home of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory. 📸
💡Fun fact: While these little guys look like foxes (and are called foxes), they’re actually more closely related to wolves and jackals!🔭
Today, we’re showing off our favorite pictures of culpeo foxes we’ve spotted around Cerro Pachón, home of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory. 📸
💡Fun fact: While these little guys look like foxes (and are called foxes), they’re actually more closely related to wolves and jackals!🔭
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What does the fox say?🦊
Today, we’re showing off our favorite pictures of culpeo foxes we’ve spotted around Cerro Pachón, home of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory. 📸
💡Fun fact: While these little guys look like foxes (and are called foxes), they’re actually more closely related to wolves and jackals!🔭
Today, we’re showing off our favorite pictures of culpeo foxes we’ve spotted around Cerro Pachón, home of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory. 📸
💡Fun fact: While these little guys look like foxes (and are called foxes), they’re actually more closely related to wolves and jackals!🔭
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Hey @bookshop.org is doing a big free shipping deal, plus handpicked books are on sale! Support your local indie bookstore while buying books online!
Many of my books are available there in paperback (and Cheddar Luck Next Time also in ebook). Here's my affiliate link:
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Many of my books are available there in paperback (and Cheddar Luck Next Time also in ebook). Here's my affiliate link:
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hey @bookshop.org is doing a big free shipping deal, plus handpicked books are on sale! Support your local indie bookstore while buying books online!
Many of my books are available there in paperback (and Cheddar Luck Next Time also in ebook). Here's my affiliate link:
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
Many of my books are available there in paperback (and Cheddar Luck Next Time also in ebook). Here's my affiliate link:
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
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[P] goddammit
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
[P] goddammit
Today’s True Crime Thursday by Debbie Burke is a Thanksgiving one #thanksgiving #truecrime #mystery
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November 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Today’s True Crime Thursday by Debbie Burke is a Thanksgiving one #thanksgiving #truecrime #mystery
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Jasper gives her fellow dog Rathfa the side eye before today’s Thanksgiving dinner.
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Jasper gives her fellow dog Rathfa the side eye before today’s Thanksgiving dinner.
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The CO₂ chart in the quote below comes from this page: www.co2meter.com/blogs/news/c...
If you browse to the text below the chart you'll find some interesting reading, including good points you can make to your employer.
If you browse to the text below the chart you'll find some interesting reading, including good points you can make to your employer.
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The CO₂ chart in the quote below comes from this page: www.co2meter.com/blogs/news/c...
If you browse to the text below the chart you'll find some interesting reading, including good points you can make to your employer.
If you browse to the text below the chart you'll find some interesting reading, including good points you can make to your employer.
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Neil Postman has always been right, and the further we get from his insight, the more correct he becomes. He makes Marshall McLuhan look basic.
AI in schools is pretty much out of Neil Postman's worst nightmares!
Neil Postman on Cyberspace, 1995
YouTube video by Ferej Alowedi
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November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Neil Postman has always been right, and the further we get from his insight, the more correct he becomes. He makes Marshall McLuhan look basic.
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Pick up my most popular space opera series right now for just $20! That's an absolute steal (in this economy!).
Follow artist Drake the ragtag crew of the freighter Trystero as they solve everyone else's goddamned problems. #scifi #scifibooks #cosmichorror #lgbtq
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Follow artist Drake the ragtag crew of the freighter Trystero as they solve everyone else's goddamned problems. #scifi #scifibooks #cosmichorror #lgbtq
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November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pick up my most popular space opera series right now for just $20! That's an absolute steal (in this economy!).
Follow artist Drake the ragtag crew of the freighter Trystero as they solve everyone else's goddamned problems. #scifi #scifibooks #cosmichorror #lgbtq
shop.dvewlsh.info/products/try...
Follow artist Drake the ragtag crew of the freighter Trystero as they solve everyone else's goddamned problems. #scifi #scifibooks #cosmichorror #lgbtq
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For me, today is about gratitude, and family, both birth and found. And of course, pies #thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
For me, today is about gratitude, and family, both birth and found. And of course, pies #thanksgiving
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Somehow my entire family was unaware of Jorts the orange cat and this family get-together let me fix that.
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Somehow my entire family was unaware of Jorts the orange cat and this family get-together let me fix that.
Both, along with sweet potatoes with maple syrup and walnuts just like mom made (marshmallows need not apply).
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Both, along with sweet potatoes with maple syrup and walnuts just like mom made (marshmallows need not apply).
I worked in public libraries for over thirty years and second this 100%. Libraries LOVE to hear from their patrons what they want the library to stock. We always gave weight to requests for purchase from our patrons #libraries
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I worked in public libraries for over thirty years and second this 100%. Libraries LOVE to hear from their patrons what they want the library to stock. We always gave weight to requests for purchase from our patrons #libraries
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If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
Wonderful post today by Vaughn Roycroft at Writer Unboxed about the importance of gratitude and how the creative process can feed your own soul #writing #writingcommunity
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A Writerly Road to Deeper Gratitude
The countdown to Thursday has begun! Well, here in the U.S. (begging the indulgence of our friends abroad, for whom Thursday is plain ole’ Thursday). I’m sure many of you are already scrambli…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Wonderful post today by Vaughn Roycroft at Writer Unboxed about the importance of gratitude and how the creative process can feed your own soul #writing #writingcommunity
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That feeling when you list the number of candidate ideas for your next novel and realize it's more than the number of pips on a six-sided die #writing #writingcommunity
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
That feeling when you list the number of candidate ideas for your next novel and realize it's more than the number of pips on a six-sided die #writing #writingcommunity
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November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Man, I’m kind of sorry for being such a smartass today but let me promise you this one thing it will happen again
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man, I’m kind of sorry for being such a smartass today but let me promise you this one thing it will happen again
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This is what our planet looks like from 1.5 billion kilometers away. The Cassini spacecraft captures the Earth as a pale blue dot beneath the rings of Saturn.
#PaleBlueDot
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
#PaleBlueDot
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is what our planet looks like from 1.5 billion kilometers away. The Cassini spacecraft captures the Earth as a pale blue dot beneath the rings of Saturn.
#PaleBlueDot
contactlight.de
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
#PaleBlueDot
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI