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Delilah S. Dawson

@delilahsdawson.bsky.social

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NYT-bestseller, Stoker and Thriller award finalist, writer of horror, fantasy, YA, MG, romance, and Star Wars. Cowriter of the Tales of Pell. Also comics. Olympic lifter, MTB. She/her. aka Lila Bowen.
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Okay, but hear me out: Joseph Quinn as Mr. Darcy.

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What does that mean? But what does it mean, though? No, what? Like, is it ever a yes? Why are you so angry? I'm just trying to be friendly. I can already hear it. Ad nauseum.

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This post brought to you by the fact that the post-holiday gym was too full, someone was vacuuming, a guy nearly gave me a heart attack offering to spot me because I had in earbuds because it was too loud (and obvi didn't need a spotter), and then I bruised my hand dodging a careless lifter.

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Sometimes I wanna print a shirt that says HI, I'M NOT MEAN; I'M AUTISTIC AT THE GYM SO PLEASE DON'T TRY TO HELP ME OR GET IN MY PERSONAL SPACE, but very people who keep killing the vibe would stop and spend two minutes staring at my chest to read the shirt and then ask me more questions about it.

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And before someone comes for me, this is SARCASM. I am really sad about my dog going deaf and blind. I want him to live forever. He is the goodest boy.

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The great thing about your elderly dog going deaf is that the fireworks don't terrify him and make him cower against you, whimpering.

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5 people have sent this to me, and I have honestly never felt so seen! I WANT IT.

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Welp, once someone brings a nuke to my tea party in a way that is clearly going to make me feel like shit, I block them. Spoon thieves don't get access.

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Welp, that post got deleted. I did not expect to get thrown into the virtual wood chipper on my post about My Little Pony and joy, but here we are. Remember when social media was... nice??

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This post brought to you by the fact that I lost most of my My Little Pony girls in a fire when I was a kid and wasn't able to replace them because the 80s. Now I'm rebuilding my collection, and every time I look at those boxes in their colorful stacks, it brings me joy.

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Groundbreaking idea: Fitness watches need a setting for 'my tummy hurts' or 'I am clearly chummy with shark week' or 'I'm obviously ill, you aggressively upbeatbutthole' so that when you can't just get up and move, the watch instead says something soothing, like, "You're doing your best, sweetie."

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When I tag you, your name comes up as Invalid Handle. That seems wrong. YOU ARE VERY VALID.

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Writers are like vampires-- we only go where we're invited. * Have a local con? Ask the concom! * Want a signing near you? Talk to your local indie. See if they tour. Some writers will Zoom with a book club! * Local lit fest? Request an author! We love invites, but travel is $, so we need support.

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Next update: A very kind person from the post office called today and was genuinely sorry and trying to figure the whole thing out. I could tell she was shocked and wanted answers. Wish I had more details to share with her. So, honestly, I was not expecting that, and I appreciate it.

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Um, could someone please invite me to a literary event in New York in July so I can go to Life and Trust? I hunger.

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Need a quick Sunday read? I have a new release today—yeah, a Sunday release, I know, right? But it should scratch an itch for you. And I am curious if you would make the same decision the protagonist makes at the end, because I go back and forth on it myself. Please enjoy THE HERMIT NEXT DOOR.

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These are the best gluten free chocolate chip cookies in the world. I'm sharing my recipe in my July Gnusletter. I send out this newsletter approximately once per month and it includes recipes, sales, announcements, events, recommendations, and Plant of the Month. You can sign up at whimsydark.com.

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Hello, fellow person. I see by your words that you are also a person and that you are mad because a thing happened. That thing should not have happened. That is someone's fault. The thing that happened will not happen again. We both have feelings so we know this is upsetting. Human regrets, USPS

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Update: After emailing them a complaint, I got the most milquetoast, say-nothing, please-go-away email I have probably ever received in my entire life? Pretty sure they have no idea what happened and that zero prevention has occurred.

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I spend way too much time thinking about how a wealthy woman like Martha Wayne would've been wearing real pearls, which are always worn with knots between the individual pearls. So if the pearls went spilling all over the alley, that necklace was FAKE.

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I'm a sucker for a nice signed edition and had to grab this one from the fantastic @delilahsdawson.bsky.social when I saw it at Forbidden Planet today

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Does everyone have all the prices of their regular groceries memorized and walk around Publix angry at how much higher the prices are? I go there for prescriptions and shop to save a trip, but DANG. The meats are $$$. My gf frozen tenders are $10.79, whereas they're $7.49 at Target for the same bag.

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Yeah, I love my old Osprey-- 2015ish, maybe? But nothing has appealed for the past few years. The little, like, belting straps don't work for me? It's weird how they go in cycles of 'this is my style' and 'I cannot carry that'.

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Does anyone have a carry-on sized backpack they adore? Requirements: * fits under all plane seats but as big as possible * padded 13" laptop sleeve * outside pockets for doodads * trolley sleeve * exterior water bottle holder * will look fly as hell with my red/green Boba Fett rollerboard * STURDY

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Trad. Looks like it's 50% off on the author portal, but I'd hoped for a better deal, for some reason.

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Authors, where's the best place to buy author copies to sell at cons? And how long does it take to get the books? I am very new to this part of the biz.

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omgomgomgomgomgmogomgmogomgogmgomgmg YELLING WORKS BULLYING UR GOVT WORKS LET'S GOOOOOO

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They're free for people to take, but the societal understanding is that people shouldn't be jerks. If I went to the park with my kid and took a box of popsicles to share and said, "Who wants a free popsicle?" the understanding is 1 per kid, not 1 mom takes the full box and resells them for $2 a pop.

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Yep. Will def never leave anything in an LFL without scribbling out the bar code and writing on the side again. I'm just so sad that people can ruin something as wonderful as sharing free books.

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Not to be 'that guy', but I actually covered this in Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade. I mean, Iskat also lost a chunk of her scalp, but whatever.

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I'd like to thank the USPS for giving a random woman my address so that she could show up at 2:50pm on a random Wednesday to ask about a package of hers that was supposedly delivered here. It wasn't, or I would've dropped it off for her. This seems like really bad customer service??

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Instagram fashion influencer: Okay, girlies, so here are three fun ways to dress up that retro graphic tee. Layer it with a jean jacket, layer it with a cardigan, and tuck it into a satin wiggle skirt. me, in Georgia, where it is hitting 100 degrees every day:

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My husband puts capsaicin cream on his messed up spine and I'm calling it PEPPER TOOTHPASTE and I'm not accepting notes.

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Also, I have this weird, bone-deep belief that underwear should last FOREVER, and I am always deeply resentful when I have to buy new ones. So I ask this question like every six months.

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Adding to the Enemies List: Anyone who responds to the question, "What's the best brand of undies for a big butt?" with JUST WEAR A THONG, THEY'RE MORE COMFORTABLE.

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Getting older is just standing outside, staring up at the sky, saying, "It wasn't this hot when I was a kid, right? RIGHT?" over and over again until the AI and bitcoin crashes all the power grids and we all die of Too Hot in our Smart Homes.

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Like, where is the part about 'search out the cat and befriend it', 'find a nice, dark, calm place where you know you can quietly disappear and breathe a bit, if need be', or 'scope out the bathroom that looks like it can handle your body if you get glutened/panicbarfy'.

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Tell me you're neurotypical without telling me you're neurotypical.

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The great thing about a writing career is that you're almost always waiting on tenterhooks for something. At any moment, your Inbox could drop a cubic crapton of dopamine into your system. The terrible thing about a writing career is that you're almost always waiting on tenterhooks for something...

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Thank you so much! I'm so glad it worked for you!

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Advice needed! I've been in the writing business for over a decade, but I've only tabled once. Looks like I might be tabling soon! Does anyone have recommendations for how many books to bring, where to order banners, the best POS system, and anything else a noob might need to know?

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If it's Everyday Dose, then I regret to inform you it only gets worse, fam. ✨

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Because 2024, I have a subscription for my morning drink. I like the product, but I HATE the marketing. 6 emails from 'about to ship' to 'delivered', each one more 'hey, fam ✨!' than the last. Please. Don't. I am not your fam or bestie. The fact that you have shipped my product is not 'amazing news'

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