Daniel DiFranco
@danieldifranco.bsky.social
Writer. Musician. Teacher. | Novels: PANIC YEARS (2018), DEVIL ON MY TRAIL (2024)| lover of books, cats, records, and cemeteries | sub. editor @SmokeLongQuarterly | knows his profile pic is pretentious
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Issue 89 with new CNF by Aimee Bender, our first featured author in our Master Series, is live! Work by established writers and those new to the form rubbing elbows in this issue. All rare gems by writers from around the globe. So proud of everyone in this issue. www.smokelong.com/issue-eighty...
September 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Issue 89 with new CNF by Aimee Bender, our first featured author in our Master Series, is live! Work by established writers and those new to the form rubbing elbows in this issue. All rare gems by writers from around the globe. So proud of everyone in this issue. www.smokelong.com/issue-eighty...
Easy like, uh, Saturday morning or something @barrelhouse.bsky.social Writer Camp
June 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Easy like, uh, Saturday morning or something @barrelhouse.bsky.social Writer Camp
Good morning from @barrelhouse.bsky.social Writer Camp
June 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Good morning from @barrelhouse.bsky.social Writer Camp
I’m starting a gofundme to put on a production of Hamlet this Saturday at the Capitol. All senators and Trump are invited.
March 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I’m starting a gofundme to put on a production of Hamlet this Saturday at the Capitol. All senators and Trump are invited.
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He “whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”
— The Declaration of Independence
— The Declaration of Independence
February 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
He “whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”
— The Declaration of Independence
— The Declaration of Independence
Can we fast forward to the part in the bunker?
February 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Can we fast forward to the part in the bunker?
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PSA! General submissions will be open for another few days! From Feb 15 to May 10 we'll be reading for The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction. Grand Prize $2500! We'll be open for paid feedback subs throughout, reading for the Sep issue. We're rooting for you!
February 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
PSA! General submissions will be open for another few days! From Feb 15 to May 10 we'll be reading for The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction. Grand Prize $2500! We'll be open for paid feedback subs throughout, reading for the Sep issue. We're rooting for you!
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Eagles Score On 99-Yard Tush Push theonion.com/eagles-...
February 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Eagles Score On 99-Yard Tush Push theonion.com/eagles-...
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Breaking News: Tom Robbins, whose comic novels drew a cult following by blending pop philosophy and absurdist comedy, has died at 92.
Tom Robbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92
He blended pop philosophy and absurdist comedy in best-selling books like “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Skinny Legs and All.”
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Breaking News: Tom Robbins, whose comic novels drew a cult following by blending pop philosophy and absurdist comedy, has died at 92.
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I'm really excited about this one: my Qanon story is up at @identitytheory.bsky.social! This is the one that kept on getting the good rejection, but rejection nevertheless, and it's what I think is probably the anchor of my alien invasion collection, and I'm so glad it wound up where it did.
We don't publish much non-micro fiction anymore, but this story from @housleydave.bsky.social is big-time worth your read: "Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming."
Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming - Identity Theory
God I was asleep for so long.
www.identitytheory.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I'm really excited about this one: my Qanon story is up at @identitytheory.bsky.social! This is the one that kept on getting the good rejection, but rejection nevertheless, and it's what I think is probably the anchor of my alien invasion collection, and I'm so glad it wound up where it did.
180 years old and still kicking.
Discover Why 'The Raven,' Edgar Allan Poe's Narrative Poem About a Distraught Lover and a Talking Bird, Remains an American Classic
Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a dark and melancholic tone
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
180 years old and still kicking.
That’s a solid lineup!!
January 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
That’s a solid lineup!!
Truth
if i were Helly i would simply shit my pants at the end of every day before i got in the elevator
January 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Truth
Happy Burns Night to you. May your haggis be warm-reekin’ and rich!
January 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Happy Burns Night to you. May your haggis be warm-reekin’ and rich!
I’m putting together a workshop centered around music. What’s your favorite work (fiction or non) that uses music as a catalyst, theme, or whatever? Bonus point if you slide a link over 🤙🏻
January 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I’m putting together a workshop centered around music. What’s your favorite work (fiction or non) that uses music as a catalyst, theme, or whatever? Bonus point if you slide a link over 🤙🏻
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Looking for workshop leaders with at least 5 years of teaching experience, knowledge in the field of the flash narrative, and a connection to the flash community! Do you have something new and exciting to share with our workshop participants? www.smokelong.com/work-with-us/
January 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Looking for workshop leaders with at least 5 years of teaching experience, knowledge in the field of the flash narrative, and a connection to the flash community! Do you have something new and exciting to share with our workshop participants? www.smokelong.com/work-with-us/
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HEY! @danieldifranco.bsky.social's book is out! Another banger from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social Check it out! www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/devil...
DEVIL ON MY TRAIL — Unsolicited Press
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. Marc's hand slipped and he played the secret chord that summons the Devil—the same chord Jimi Hendrix and Robert Johnson knew. The one Keith Richards’ ghost showed him years a...
www.unsolicitedpress.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:18 PM
HEY! @danieldifranco.bsky.social's book is out! Another banger from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social Check it out! www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/devil...
Started novel #3 today. 100 words in. No turning back now.
January 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Started novel #3 today. 100 words in. No turning back now.
GREAT FUN!! (Even if you’re not made of rocks)
Will throw in DEVIL ON MY TRAIL by @danieldifranco.bsky.social, a rock and roll fantasy quest mystery with a little bit of everything, including the ghost of Keith Richards, who is also still alive in the book. Just great fun, especially for rock people. www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/devil...
DEVIL ON MY TRAIL — Unsolicited Press
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. Marc's hand slipped and he played the secret chord that summons the Devil—the same chord Jimi Hendrix and Robert Johnson knew. The one Keith Richards’ ghost showed him years a...
www.unsolicitedpress.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:21 PM
GREAT FUN!! (Even if you’re not made of rocks)
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It’s our October sign-up window! Weekly story inspiration! An amazing community of writer friends to workshop and celebrate your publications! Webinars and online reading events! Contests, book clubs, space to workshop longer work! Craft teaching from SmokeLong editors! A talking squirrel! #NotACult
September 24, 2023 at 1:41 PM
It’s our October sign-up window! Weekly story inspiration! An amazing community of writer friends to workshop and celebrate your publications! Webinars and online reading events! Contests, book clubs, space to workshop longer work! Craft teaching from SmokeLong editors! A talking squirrel! #NotACult
A little suntan booth for your non window arm, eh? That’s my first million right there.
September 2, 2023 at 8:33 PM
A little suntan booth for your non window arm, eh? That’s my first million right there.