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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 6h

I don't think it's unfair to say that people who say things like this should not be allowed to show their face in polite society.

Kelly is ranking Fateh, Davis, and Hampton @kellyrogers.bsky.social · 8h

Shelley Madore just said a food bank and budgeting lessons is her approach to the food desert around the U 😭😭😭😭

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

neither god nor man can explain malcolm gladwell

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

When a nonfiction author writes well though...mamma mia that's the good stuff

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

non fiction writing is the art of having great ideas and terrible writing, fiction writing is the art of having terrible ideas and also often terrible writing

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

Yes that's right, your skull could sit on Boneshaker's shelves if you give us five hundr--*touches finger to ear* I'm being told I misspoke just now

Boneshaker Books @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social · 1d

You could do it right now, with a $500 donation, and a decorated skull with your name on it will sit in a place of honor in our new store location ✨💀📚🖤

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

KEEP BONESHAKER MOVIN'!!!!

Boneshaker Books @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social · 1d

We're within $500 of hitting our goal! Who's going to put us over the top?

Help Boneshaker Move to Our New Home!

After fourteen years in our current space, we have made the decision that it’s time for Boneshaker Books to move. While we treasure the time we've spent in Seward, and will miss existing as a communit...

www.zeffy.com

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Boneshaker Books @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social · 1d

We're within $500 of hitting our goal! Who's going to put us over the top?

Help Boneshaker Move to Our New Home!

After fourteen years in our current space, we have made the decision that it’s time for Boneshaker Books to move. While we treasure the time we've spent in Seward, and will miss existing as a communit...

www.zeffy.com

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

it is maybe not the most poorly written book I've ever read but it is certainly the one that made me most want to throw it across the room

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

this would prevent things like Everything is Illuminated, a book that in a more just and verdant world would not exist

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

the best fiction is written by people who have lived other, full lives before becoming authors and therefore no one under the age of 40 should write fiction

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 1d

man that's rough

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Sabres starters:
Dunne-Kozak-Malenstyn
Byram-Dahlin
Lyon

Avalanche:
Landeskog-Nelson-Nichushkin
Toews-Makar
Wedgewood

Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 6d

Oh your editor helped fix your prose and structure? My editor helped me get right before the law and God.

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 6d

The real tell of a good editor is when they consult a lawyer on behalf of the publication after reading your work.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Simple Sabotage Field Manual @simple-sabotage.bsky.social · 6d

Acts of simple sabotage, multiplied by thousands of citizen- saboteurs, can be an effective weapon against the enemy.

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 7d

business journalism

an email headline that reads International Investors Find Asia Impressive

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Leger-Felicite SCARElax 👻🇵🇸 @segatape.bsky.social · 7d

CNN CHYRON: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP 1946-2025: A NATION MOURNS

TAPPER: breaking news that has stunned and saddened america tonight,

("celebration" by kool & the gang faintly audible from the street below)

Leger-Felicite SCARElax 👻🇵🇸 @segatape.bsky.social · Aug 29

You know whenever it happens the public required mourning set against the national and international celebrations is going to be the weirdest goddamn thing

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 8d

I'm da king of da highway and da king of da marriage

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 8d

take my husband, please

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 10d

89F on Oct 4 in Minnesota, googling 'is climate change real'

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 11d

There isn't a bed in the store but purchase of any book comes with complimentary one night free stay in my spare bedroom.

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Stephanie Cranford @stephcranford.bsky.social · 12d

This bookstore is fucking awesome! Donate if you've got the money! (Also, postcard for only $5!)

Boneshaker Books @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social · 13d

The rumors are true: Boneshaker is headed to a new location! We need your help to dig up our bones and move on over to 26th and Lyndale. We're hoping to raise $15,000 total, $6k of that by 10/17. Learn more at bit.ly/boneshakermove and thank you for helping Boneshaker thrive!

Why move? While we love a lot about our current location, we’ve struggled with dwindling foot traffic, low sales, and expensive maintenance issues.

We believe our new space will offer resources that will allow us to exist more sustainably as a community organization for the long haul.

How can I help? Our goal is to raise $15,000 total to fund the move, make some improvements to the new space, and build out our inventory.

Ultimately, we need at least $6,000 by October 17th so we can reopen in our new space at 708 W 26th St. by around November 1st.

Donate and find out more about the move (and the cool perks you can get for donating!) via the QR code or URL below.
Thank you for helping Boneshaker thrive!
bit.ly/boneshakermove

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 11d

Helping with this volunteer-run bookstore has made me lifelong friendships, connected me with multiple intersecting communities within and without the Twin Cities, and scored reporting tips.

We're always on the lookout for new volunteers. Email us at volunteering at boneshakerbooks dot com!

Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 11d

BONESHAKER BOOKS IS MOVING! And we need your help! After 14 years the stalwart volunteer-run bookstore @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social is moving from Seward to Uptown* and has a fundraiser to get us across town. Perks include prints, totes, and your name on the wall!

www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Help Boneshaker Move to Our New Home!

After fourteen years in our current space, we have made the decision that it’s time for Boneshaker Books to move. While we treasure the time we've spent in Seward, and will miss existing as a communit...

www.zeffy.com

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 11d

"Dan when will you stop posting about this fundrai--"
"Never."

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 11d

*the actual location may be the Wedge, but look within yourself, Uptown lurks within your heart

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · 11d

BONESHAKER BOOKS IS MOVING! And we need your help! After 14 years the stalwart volunteer-run bookstore @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social is moving from Seward to Uptown* and has a fundraiser to get us across town. Perks include prints, totes, and your name on the wall!

www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Help Boneshaker Move to Our New Home!

After fourteen years in our current space, we have made the decision that it’s time for Boneshaker Books to move. While we treasure the time we've spent in Seward, and will miss existing as a communit...

www.zeffy.com

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