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Adam Renfro
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Writing stories of survival, exile, and what we leave behind.

Late Edition Press | The Night Desk | Escape from Suck City |

Future Optimist.

⛯ Posting from high atop the Meat-Packing District in beautiful downtown Fayetteville, NC. 😐

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · Nov 18
When you let your smart friend read your draft.

#WIP #writingcommunity
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Ugh. Bad news for writers.

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Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean?
The production of pennies by the U.S. Mint is ending. That means change for stores and shoppers and cash transactions. Here's what you need to know.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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November 13. It's Felix Unger Day!
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Totally worth it for the free pancakes. Thanks a lot, America!
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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If I hear or see "free gift" one more time, I'm going to lose faith in this country.
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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The Night Desk is a late-night dispatch for writers and other troublemakers. Check out the latest issue, “The Revolutionary Act of Making Something.”

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#TheNightDesk #ArtAsResistance #StoryCraft
The Night Desk (V2.1)
The Revolutionary Act of Making Something
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November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Guarding against terrorists, ambushed by triglycerides.

Rejoice! For we live in the dumbest of times.
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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I'm a bit of an expert on this topic. I followed up my BA in psychology with a BA in English, and I must say . . . wut?
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Escape from Suck City is a genre-bending bender through abuse, revenge, and hope’s last breath.

Subscribe to see what survival really looks like in this Desert Noir.

#SerializedFiction #AltFiction
October 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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A great ending shouldn’t have to explain. It should simply resonate.

End with a punch, not a recap.

#WritingAdvice #AskEditor #StoryCraft
October 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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"Unthaw" is a word, right? I've heard that. I've said it. You take meat out of the freezer and unthaw it.

Next question. Why is this a word? We already have "thaw."

This is giving me boned-deboned vibes.
October 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Mean people.
"You made a bed. Now choose it." You know, it didn't sound right coming out, but it was coming out. Those things are hard to stop with an aged brain and my metabolism. I have early onset . . . no, actually pretty-well-timed onset . . . . of George W. Bush, Jr. Vocabulary Syndrome. While there's no known cure, at least it won't derail any future plans for the presidency. Oh, and I'd like to report some bullying that went on after I said that. Hurtful. (And the call came from inside the house.)
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Grammy-winning writer and producer Alexander Grant (by.alexander) put together on Spotify the ultimate playlist for a classic New York City night. I'm only through 2 of the 524 songs, but pretty good so far.

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October 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Yes.
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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New episode just dropped on Substack!

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#EscapeFromSuckCity #DesertNoir #SerializedFiction #AltFiction #ReadThis #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity
October 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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New episode is out!

www.patreon.com/posts/129598...

#EscapeFromSuckCity #DesertNoir #SerializedFiction #AltFiction #ReadThis #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity
October 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Foster care handed Charlie over to a sociopath. Now he's neck-deep in a criminal operation he never chose. Worse: Slender Man is tracking him and there's nowhere left to hide.

S2E6: "The Geography of Luck" — Early access on Patreon tonight

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Escape from Suck City: Your Escape Starts Here | Adam Renfro
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October 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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For novelists, the best humor delivers more than a punchline. It reveals the truth. Use humor to expose fear, ego, and the quiet absurdities we’d rather ignore.

#writing #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft
October 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Making homemade Ding Dongs with tariff-free ingredients.

Everything’s about to change, y’all.
October 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Y'all need anything?

#amwriting
October 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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We don’t live in postcards, and neither do the stories that we tell. Show the roughness, the contradictions, the places polite society skips over. Because when you reveal the grit, the beauty that survives feels even more extraordinary.

#WritingTip #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft
October 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Every great aside feels like contraband . . . something you weren’t supposed to know. Used right, it makes the reader lean closer and trust the voice.

#writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft
September 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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When three killers rolled up to Charlie's house in a black Cadillac, his world ended. When the cops botched the case, his war began. Subscribe to Escape from Suck City

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#EscapeFromSuckCity #DesertNoir #SerializedFiction #AltFiction
September 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Did you see the Jets game?
September 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Chaos hooks attention, but reflection delivers meaning. Show what it costs, and your story will stick long after the noise fades.

#writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft
September 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Every writer bends the rules, but the real trick is teaching readers how to follow your version of them. Consistency builds trust, and once trained, readers will follow you anywhere.

#writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft
September 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM