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Douglas Lumsden

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Self-Pub human author of a 7-book Noir Urban Fantasy series featuring hardboiled P.I. Alexander Southerland and a new series featuring were-cat Benedict Shade. Proud Left-Coast Boomer. He/Him. Old, but still running 🏃 douglaslumsdenauthor.com

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · Oct 19

Claws of the Collector has been launched into the book world! First book of a new noir urban fantasy series. Meet Benedict Shade, a were-cat and a collector of exotic and potentially lethal magical artifacts in an alternative modern world ruled by dragons.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBRNHMTB

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 4h

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 7h

At worst, you got a nice refreshing burst of saline water😁

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 7h

I hear about people getting reactions to covid and flu vaxes, but it's never happened to me. Maybe I'm getting placebos.

Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 7h

I've had every covid jab that's come down the pike, and never had an adverse reaction. I'm disappointed, though. I heard that the covid vax would make me magnetic. I keep waiting for it, but it never happens.

Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 7h

Yesterday I got the double jab of flu and covid shots, both in the same arm. Pretty much painless, and absolutely no problems today beyond the tiniest bit of stiffness in that shoulder. Actually no worse than some stiffness in my other shoulder from being 73 years old.

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 8h

I watched Season 1 of Supacell and enjoyed it a lot. Superhero blaxploitation in a London setting. Terrific neo-noir elements. Over-the-top in a good way. I wanted to slap the lead character upside the head for not being upfront with his girlfriend, but that’s what people do.

Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 1d

I'm for this.

D.N. Schmidt, sci-fi novelist🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 1d

Instead of seven months with thirty-one days, they should take six days away to make them an even thirty. The extra days would go to October for a new week-long Halloween.

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Zamil Akhtar @zamakhtar.bsky.social · 1d

This series is called GUNmetal Gods for a reason. There are guns! But did you know there are also elephants? And GUNS on top of ELEPHANTS?

Art by Hazem Ameen for the Elder Epoch Ultimate Edition, which has now raised $99,000!

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 1d

Great book!

Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 1d

Morning Funny People ☕🙃

This Week's Tuesday Title: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

As Halloween approaches, Snuff the Dog and his fellow familiars search through a tiny Hamlet in the countryside to determine who the players in the great game are...and where their allegiances lie.

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 2d

I really enjoyed Nero the Assassin. Nicely layered dark fantasy, and Nero is a terrific amoral in-it-for-myself antihero. I really hope there's a Season 2.

Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 2d

My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blog. I call it "Traffic Jam" even though no cars are directly involved. Check it out if you have a spare 30 seconds:
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-44...

Cars congested in a multi-lane roundabout.

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 3d

That’s a good idea 🤔

Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 5d

...and takes the strain off the shoulders. I've also slowed down my reps, going for quality rather than quantity. It's almost like starting over. So now I'm doing fewer reps (25 this morning and 30 before lunch), but better ones. I recommend doing some online research before mapping out a routine.

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 5d

Since I posted my pushup results, I've learned two things: my form needed adjusting, and 100 pushups in one set is not a healthy goal for most people. After watching some videos, I pulled my elbows in from perpendicular to my body to a 45 degree angle. That allows the chest to do more of the work...

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 5d

Check out the complete Alexander Southerland, P.I. urban fantasy series.

"Imagine a world where detectives dodge troll punches, witches curse over whiskey, and demons lurk in Yerba City's neon glow" -- Mark Atley, author of the Tulsa Underworld series

amazon.com/dp/B08G59X63...

Alexander Southerland, P.I.

Visit Amazon's Alexander Southerland, P.I. Page and shop for all Alexander Southerland, P.I. books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Alexander Southerland, P.I.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 5d

It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 5d

Three sets of 100 each, one before breakfast, one before lunch, one before dinner. I did 90, 85, and 80 today.

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 6d

I did 90 pushups this morning! I've been doing 3 sets daily (one set before breakfast, lunch, and dinner) of 80 pushups every day of the week except Saturday (my no-exercise day). Up from 3 daily sets of 50 at the beginning of the year. I'm hoping to hit 100 by the start of 2026.

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 7d

I saw it again in a TV show last night, and it drives me crazy! CPR heart massage will NOT force water out of a person's lungs or restore their breathing! It won't (except in rare cases) restart a heart, either. CPR is a stopgap measure used while waiting for a defibrillator.

Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 8d

Last night’s October supermoon rising and shining through the tree outside my bedroom window. It’s possible that I might be a little obsessed by the moon.

Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 8d

It hurt me in the tail to write it😆

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 9d

My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's a bit of noir called "One Night in a Motel." Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds:
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-43...

Drabble #43: One Night in a Motel Room

A drabble is a fictional story comprised of exactly 100 words (excluding title).

douglaslumsden.substack.com

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 10d

There are worse things to be addicted to.

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M.E. Proctor @meproctor.bsky.social · 11d

You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...

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Douglas Lumsden @douglaslumsden.bsky.social · 11d

Check out this sale of a special anthology--It Takes a Village. This is a story collection for our times, and my short story, "Addie" is a part of it. I'm not only proud of the story, but proud to be included in such elite company!
amazon.com/Takes-Village
www.amazon.com/Takes-Villag...

On Special - Oct 3-11! Ebook $0.99! Splash promo for It Takes a Village. Blurbs include the following: Utopian and Dystopian Futures. Assorted Gods (old and new). A Criminal Trial. Shadowy Government Agencies. The meaning and merit of Care. Artificial Intelligence (of various flavors). Fantasy Social Justice. Tangible Benefits of Compassion. Colony Ships and Interstellar Travel.

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