David Busboom
@davidbusboom.bsky.social
Horror writer, science editor, dinosaur/bird enthusiast, husband, dog dad. Author of EVERY CRAWLING, PUTRID THING (JournalStone 2022). HWA, CSE member. Anti-fascist, anti-AI. He/him.
https://davidbusboom.com/
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Profile pic: Don Noble
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Cover art: @flancortes
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Every Crawling, Putrid Thing - JournalStone
EVERY CRAWLING, PUTRID THING “It would be accurate to say that Busboom’s fiction is a love letter to schlocky, neon horror, peppered with sticky-sweet nostalgia and loving luridity. It would, however,...
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You know what you saw. We know what we saw. It’s going to be vitally important to keep repeating this in the days and weeks and months ahead
We saw a murder and they want us to believe that we didn’t, or be frightened into silence and compliance. But we all know what we fucking saw
We saw a murder and they want us to believe that we didn’t, or be frightened into silence and compliance. But we all know what we fucking saw
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
You know what you saw. We know what we saw. It’s going to be vitally important to keep repeating this in the days and weeks and months ahead
We saw a murder and they want us to believe that we didn’t, or be frightened into silence and compliance. But we all know what we fucking saw
We saw a murder and they want us to believe that we didn’t, or be frightened into silence and compliance. But we all know what we fucking saw
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Happy birthday to the goat. This one is an instant mood lightener for me, my only complaint is “too short”
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Sound and Vision (2017 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
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January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Happy birthday to the goat. This one is an instant mood lightener for me, my only complaint is “too short”
youtu.be/Fzf0JxUW2HM
youtu.be/Fzf0JxUW2HM
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When I was 16, my conservative Boomer mom bought me a copy of Naked Lunch for Christmas without knowing anything about it other than I'd asked for it. Now she's reading it for the first time ever in a deliberate effort to broaden her horizons and challenge herself. I'm curious to see how this goes.
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
When I was 16, my conservative Boomer mom bought me a copy of Naked Lunch for Christmas without knowing anything about it other than I'd asked for it. Now she's reading it for the first time ever in a deliberate effort to broaden her horizons and challenge herself. I'm curious to see how this goes.
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Happy Birthday to one of the greatest creative minds to ever exist. Blackstar is one hell of a swan song.
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David Bowie - Blackstar (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by David Bowie
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January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest creative minds to ever exist. Blackstar is one hell of a swan song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszL...
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
We must speak plainly: January 6th was an attempted coup. It was an effort to nullify millions of lawful votes and subvert the will of the American people.
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
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that's so crazy. i'm sure you put him in prison and banned him from ever holding office again right
Five years ago today, the United States Capitol was attacked in a violent insurrection incited by the President of the United States for one purpose: to overturn a free and fair election and cling to power in clear violation of the Constitution.
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
that's so crazy. i'm sure you put him in prison and banned him from ever holding office again right
Hell yeah!!
Some good news: we're excited to announce that we've increased our payment rates for fiction. Our paid subscribers made this possible, and we are so grateful. Thank you!
January 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Hell yeah!!
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Dorothy Quick's Strange Awakening comes out in two weeks! Molly Tanzer says "Weird Tales fans and Romantasy enthusiasts alike will find something in this novel by one of our forgotten matriarchs of science fiction.”
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January 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Dorothy Quick's Strange Awakening comes out in two weeks! Molly Tanzer says "Weird Tales fans and Romantasy enthusiasts alike will find something in this novel by one of our forgotten matriarchs of science fiction.”
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
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Steve Rasnic Tem capturing in 1990 what it feels like to be on social media in 2026
Steve Rasnic Tem capturing in 1990 what it feels like to be on social media in 2024
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Steve Rasnic Tem capturing in 1990 what it feels like to be on social media in 2026
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Some excellent advice from Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles cookbook, which is equally applicable to any creative pursuit. You have to create space for inspiration to dawn and unexpected connections to reveal themselves. The foundation is always hard, frequently rote, work.
January 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Some excellent advice from Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles cookbook, which is equally applicable to any creative pursuit. You have to create space for inspiration to dawn and unexpected connections to reveal themselves. The foundation is always hard, frequently rote, work.
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It’s 1990, I’m 1 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It’s 1990, I’m 1 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state
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We are the world's bad guys.
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We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
We are the world's bad guys.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
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People need to understand the precedent here. If the U.S. claims the right to sweep in and abduct a president it accuses of crimes, what stops Russia from doing the same to Ukraine, or China claiming that authority over Taiwan?
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
People need to understand the precedent here. If the U.S. claims the right to sweep in and abduct a president it accuses of crimes, what stops Russia from doing the same to Ukraine, or China claiming that authority over Taiwan?
2026 is off to a hell of a start. Emphasis on hell.
Summarizing... We attacked Venezuela without congressional approval and kidnapped their leader. We do not have any support from our government for our health care. They are actually considering building a "Victory Arch" in DC... and our President has said it's jsut Democrats saying UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
2026 is off to a hell of a start. Emphasis on hell.
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Something something Baudrillard
Trump to Fox & Friends on the raid that captured Maduro: "I mean, I watched it literally l like I was watching a television show. If you would've seen the speed, the violence -- it was an amazing thing."
January 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Something something Baudrillard
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Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
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Goes so fuckin' hard
First #FossilFriday of 2026: here's #paleoart of Dromaeosaurus atop a half-eaten juvenile Chasmosaurus. Dromaeosaurus was no Velociraptor clone, but a relatively robust and probably hard-biting raptorial dinosaur. Painted... two years ago now, I guess, in 2024. #fossil #paleontology #dinosaur
January 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Goes so fuckin' hard
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This is an outrageous abdication of journalistic duty. Grok's apology was prompted by a human, as was its equally vehement self-defense. People are willingly hurling themselves into the AI trashbin at the bidding of oligarchs who will happily remove them from their jobs.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This is an outrageous abdication of journalistic duty. Grok's apology was prompted by a human, as was its equally vehement self-defense. People are willingly hurling themselves into the AI trashbin at the bidding of oligarchs who will happily remove them from their jobs.