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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 18h

She made the 4 mile walk home after work every night. Why was tonight different?
#shortstory #thriller #horror
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An Unfinished Walk Home

Sally made the four-mile walk home after work every night. What made this night different?

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 2d

Forest justice.
#flashfiction #forestanimals
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Justice Be Done

The Judicial Branch

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 2d

I think you’ll enjoy this flash fiction inspired by a Lynyrd Skynyrd song and a Sean Connery movie line.
#flashfiction #lynyrdskynyd #seanconnery
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A Dance at the Sand Dune Saloon

Couldn’t he see we were just dancing?

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 3d

Jack continues adjusting to his new life.
#webnovel #serialfiction #midliferomance #secondchanceforlove
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Beyond the Mourning Tide #12

Corie Invites Herself to Dinner

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 5d

Sacrificing the leader for the good of the tribe.
#flashfiction #superstition #aboriginalpeople #tribal
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Snow, Ice, and Death

He gave everything for his tribe

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 5d

The main stream media aren't ignoring it. They are complicit. Violence generates higher ratings and more ad revenue.

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 5d

People who try to justify their cruelty by claiming the target of their assholery is "oversensetive" are usually people whose opinions are worth less than dog poop on a hot paved road.

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 5d

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Quick Tip: Do characters’ actions arise from their needs?

When editing drafts of your manuscript, examine how your characters’ motivations are presented as the story unfolds. Do their actions and decisions arise from those needs? If not, readers won’…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 7d

At Xitter and Facebook, scammers claiming to offer “marketing services” to writers are rampant – and like vermin sneaking aboard a ship they're following us here. Let’s stop ‘em with this handy moderation list! #authorsky bsky.app/profile/inventingrea...

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 7d

#grammar #writingtips #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers

Don’t be led to ruin: Wrack vs. rack

Too many writers suffer at the hands of these two words. Rack, as a verb, generally means to torture (rack my brains). As a noun, it can mean a variety of things, but the forms most often miss…

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 7d

The goal of @KristiNoem and @DHSgov is to precipitate an event that will justify @realDonaldTrump declaring martial law, cancelling future elections, naming himself President for life, and giving himself those plenary powers @StephenM wasn't supposed to mention.
#politics #fascism #antifa

DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 8d

The husband captured the spider with a glass and card and carried it outside. Releasing it, he said, “Let your leader know this must stop, or it may fuel a war.”
#flashfiction #shortstory #spiders
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Let There Be Peace Between Us

Interspecies Cooperation

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 9d

Wake up, America! #ICE agents are kidnapping children off the streets.
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Molly Ploofkins on X: "ICE kidnapping a child walking home from school https://t.co/1dv4rz054v" / X

ICE kidnapping a child walking home from school https://t.co/1dv4rz054v

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 10d

#Trump #Bondi and #Noem are follow exactly the steps for establishing a dictatorship the Nazis did in the 1930s.

DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 10d

Jack meets old-timer Earl while fishing on the pier and gets a lesson on how to move on.
#webnovel #serialfiction #secondchanceforlove #midliferomance

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Beyond the Mourning Tide #11

Life Lessons from Earl

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 11d

Surprise. DHS lied.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 11d

This photo will go down in history. #ICE agents shooting mace at an unarmed minister who posed no threat and who was peacefully protesting. If you're wondering who the #terrorists are, they're working for #Noem, #Trump, and #Miller.

DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 11d

Apparently, #Puppykiller #KristiNoem 's #ICE agents are having a hard time finding places to eat in Chicago. It seems a large number of restaurants in the Windy City have a strict no Banana Republic Death Squad wannabes policy. Way to go, Chicago Restaurants.

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 12d

#PTSD doesn’t care if you’re retired. It will still wake you up in the middle of the night with visions of the horrors you’ve seen.
CW: vivid imagery of civilian casualties of war
#veteran #sniper #bombs #death #shortstory #vividimagery
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The Morning After Retirement

Mark retired from the Army yesterday. Today’s his first day back in the civilian world.

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DW Davis @dwdavisrsl.bsky.social · 14d

don't think
@JDVance
changed his mind about #Trump. I think his owner, Peter Thiel, put JD in this position thinking either a) Trump would die shortly after taking office or, b) at the right moment, JD would invoke the 25th Amendment and get Trump removed.