David de Young
@daviddeyoung.bsky.social
American poet in Finland. Poems in Narrative Magazine, Anthropocene, Deep Overstock and more.
Substack at HTTP://daviddeyoung.substack.com
Substack at HTTP://daviddeyoung.substack.com
I saw Bob Dylan in Helsinki on show #1 of the Fall European tour, and it was transformative - open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
WTWN #107 - Concert Review: Bob Dylan at Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki – October 17, 2025.
My second time seeing Bob Dylan was nothing short of transformative.
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October 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I saw Bob Dylan in Helsinki on show #1 of the Fall European tour, and it was transformative - open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
"WTWN #106 - AI Is Gonna Kill Us All"
I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately—as I’m sure it’s been thinking about me. Or at least digesting everything I’ve ever put online. Read the piece and hear my new song "AI's Gonna Kill Us All" at the link.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately—as I’m sure it’s been thinking about me. Or at least digesting everything I’ve ever put online. Read the piece and hear my new song "AI's Gonna Kill Us All" at the link.
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AI Is Gonna Kill Us All.
Or maybe just eat us alive.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"WTWN #106 - AI Is Gonna Kill Us All"
I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately—as I’m sure it’s been thinking about me. Or at least digesting everything I’ve ever put online. Read the piece and hear my new song "AI's Gonna Kill Us All" at the link.
open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately—as I’m sure it’s been thinking about me. Or at least digesting everything I’ve ever put online. Read the piece and hear my new song "AI's Gonna Kill Us All" at the link.
open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
On my Substack this week (and over on howwastheshow.com), I offer my reflections on seeing Nada Surf on their first visit to Finland and my first time seeing a great new band out of Tennessee called The Cle Elum - daviddeyoung.substack.com/p/wtwn-105-c...
WTWN #105 - Concert Review - Nada Surf’s Long-Awaited Finnish Debut at Tavastia Club.
With The Cle Elum. September 25th, 2025
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September 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
On my Substack this week (and over on howwastheshow.com), I offer my reflections on seeing Nada Surf on their first visit to Finland and my first time seeing a great new band out of Tennessee called The Cle Elum - daviddeyoung.substack.com/p/wtwn-105-c...
What do Americans get right? On my Substack this week, I reflect on what distance has taught me about openness, innovation, and belonging in America, having lived abroad for 15 years. #expat #greenlight
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WTWN #98 - Expatriotic: What Americans Get Right (That You Notice When They’re Not Around)
What I See More Clearly from Far Away: America, Reconsidered
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July 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What do Americans get right? On my Substack this week, I reflect on what distance has taught me about openness, innovation, and belonging in America, having lived abroad for 15 years. #expat #greenlight
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open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
One of my dearest friends from high school passed away quite recently. We had been in touch up until a few months ago. I share some memories of his impact on me, especially how he helped spark my interest in astronomy, and I reflect on his passing.
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WTWN #97 - George
In memory of George Edgar Kelley, April 17, 1962 — June 27, 2025
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July 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
One of my dearest friends from high school passed away quite recently. We had been in touch up until a few months ago. I share some memories of his impact on me, especially how he helped spark my interest in astronomy, and I reflect on his passing.
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My poem "How to Defeat Entropy" appears in the "Chaos" issue of Consilience. It’s paired with a personal essay on Substack reflecting on poetry, memory, and the never-ending battle against entropy in life and art. #entropy #poetry
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WTWN #96 - How to Defeat Entropy
Most of our energy is expended to stall or attempt to defeat entropy.
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July 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My poem "How to Defeat Entropy" appears in the "Chaos" issue of Consilience. It’s paired with a personal essay on Substack reflecting on poetry, memory, and the never-ending battle against entropy in life and art. #entropy #poetry
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As I begin my holiday, I reflect on how limitations can aid creativity and productivity. As Goethe said, "It is within the limitations of the rules that the master reveals himself."
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WTWN #95 - Freedom’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
How limitation can unleash potential in life and art.
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July 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
As I begin my holiday, I reflect on how limitations can aid creativity and productivity. As Goethe said, "It is within the limitations of the rules that the master reveals himself."
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open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
What if the worst and best of times were happening at once? In this week's Substack, I use a line from Nada Surf, "The world is all flavors all the time, "as a jumping off point and explore how contradiction defines our era, from pandemic quiet to political chaos.
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WTWN #94 - All Flavors All The Time
"The Dark Ages had the same sunny skies."
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June 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
What if the worst and best of times were happening at once? In this week's Substack, I use a line from Nada Surf, "The world is all flavors all the time, "as a jumping off point and explore how contradiction defines our era, from pandemic quiet to political chaos.
open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
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My poem "How to Defeat Chaos" is in Issue #21 of Consilience Journal, out today.
Read it here: www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21-how...
Read it here: www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21-how...
How to Defeat Chaos — Consilience
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June 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My poem "How to Defeat Chaos" is in Issue #21 of Consilience Journal, out today.
Read it here: www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21-how...
Read it here: www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21-how...
On my Substack this week, I explore the shift from asking "Why am I like this?" to asking "How can I move forward?"—a reframe that shares insights from Jane Goodall and Viktor Frankl.
👉 Read the piece: "Stop Asking 'Why.' 'How' Is the Question."
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👉 Read the piece: "Stop Asking 'Why.' 'How' Is the Question."
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WTWN #93 - Stop asking “Why?" ”How” is the Question.
Asking “How?” can help you better manage anxiety. Or any problem, really.
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June 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
On my Substack this week, I explore the shift from asking "Why am I like this?" to asking "How can I move forward?"—a reframe that shares insights from Jane Goodall and Viktor Frankl.
👉 Read the piece: "Stop Asking 'Why.' 'How' Is the Question."
daviddeyoung.substack.com/p/wtwn-93-st...
👉 Read the piece: "Stop Asking 'Why.' 'How' Is the Question."
daviddeyoung.substack.com/p/wtwn-93-st...
Happy Father's Day! open.substack.com/pub/daviddey... #fathersday
WTWN #92 - A Note on Fatherhood
Happy Father's Day, to those who celebrate.
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June 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Happy Father's Day! open.substack.com/pub/daviddey... #fathersday
WTWN #91 - "Still Anxious After All These Years "
As I turn 61, I reflect on the paradox of aging: how much we change and stay the same. In this week's Substack, I explore anxiety as both a lifelong companion and a quiet architect of many of our choices.
As I turn 61, I reflect on the paradox of aging: how much we change and stay the same. In this week's Substack, I explore anxiety as both a lifelong companion and a quiet architect of many of our choices.
WTWN #91 - Still Anxious After All These Years
As I turn sixty-one, I’m almost as anxious as I was at sixteen. But maybe there’s still hope.
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June 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
WTWN #91 - "Still Anxious After All These Years "
As I turn 61, I reflect on the paradox of aging: how much we change and stay the same. In this week's Substack, I explore anxiety as both a lifelong companion and a quiet architect of many of our choices.
As I turn 61, I reflect on the paradox of aging: how much we change and stay the same. In this week's Substack, I explore anxiety as both a lifelong companion and a quiet architect of many of our choices.
Happy Mother's Day. Remember to take care of yourself, whatever that means to you. This week I explore self-care on my Substack.
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WTWN #90 - Take Care of Yourself
If you don’t, who will?
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May 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Happy Mother's Day. Remember to take care of yourself, whatever that means to you. This week I explore self-care on my Substack.
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library
Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and books on the Holocaust were among the works removed in response to an order from the office of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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April 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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This week on my Substack: We keep going by relying on rhythm, not just willpower. Meaning emerges in the small, steady beats of our days. ✨ Cadence is the Magic Maker—on the rituals that carry us forward, even when we feel we can’t.
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Cadence is the Magic Maker
How the Rhythm of Existence Creates Meaning
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March 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This week on my Substack: We keep going by relying on rhythm, not just willpower. Meaning emerges in the small, steady beats of our days. ✨ Cadence is the Magic Maker—on the rituals that carry us forward, even when we feel we can’t.
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History is full of doomsday predictions that never quite pan out. The Times They Aren’t A-Changin’ explores our obsession with the end of the world—how every generation believes it's on the brink, yet life marches on.
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WTWN #87 - The Times They Aren’t A-Changin'.
The end of the world has always been nigh.
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March 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
History is full of doomsday predictions that never quite pan out. The Times They Aren’t A-Changin’ explores our obsession with the end of the world—how every generation believes it's on the brink, yet life marches on.
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Creativity isn’t a luxury—it’s a survival mechanism that validates human freedom. Creating transforms uncertainty into power and pain into meaning. The act of making is a victory. #Creativity #Resilience #Writing
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Creative Acts as Victory
How Art Transforms, Preserves, and Empowers.
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March 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Creativity isn’t a luxury—it’s a survival mechanism that validates human freedom. Creating transforms uncertainty into power and pain into meaning. The act of making is a victory. #Creativity #Resilience #Writing
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Tom Nichols from the Atlantic has summed up yesterday's news quite well: "Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy."
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It Was an Ambush
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
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March 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Tom Nichols from the Atlantic has summed up yesterday's news quite well: "Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Is the penny past its prime? With production costs exceeding its value, many countries have ditched their smallest coin—should the U.S. follow suit? Read my essay, "Dollar Wise and Penny Foolish." open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
WTWN #85 - Dollar Wise and Penny Foolish
The case for phasing out the US Penny
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February 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Is the penny past its prime? With production costs exceeding its value, many countries have ditched their smallest coin—should the U.S. follow suit? Read my essay, "Dollar Wise and Penny Foolish." open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
I'm back to the office. And I love it!
WTWN #84 - The Art of Presence open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
WTWN #84 - The Art of Presence open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
WTWN #84 - The Art of Presence
Micro-Interactions, Visibility, and the Office Renaissance.
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February 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I'm back to the office. And I love it!
WTWN #84 - The Art of Presence open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
WTWN #84 - The Art of Presence open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
Feeling overwhelmed by the news? I have a few tips on my Substack this week for managing your news addiction, inspired by Oliver Burkeman's "Living With the News."
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WTWN #83 - The Art of Living With the News
Our news addiction is making us unhealthy
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January 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Feeling overwhelmed by the news? I have a few tips on my Substack this week for managing your news addiction, inspired by Oliver Burkeman's "Living With the News."
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“Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.”
RIP David Lynch, “Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana.”
RIP David Lynch, “Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana.”
January 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.”
RIP David Lynch, “Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana.”
RIP David Lynch, “Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana.”
My "best of" albums list for 2024, topped by David Gilmour's "Luck & Strange," Nick Cave's "Wild God," and Soccer Mommy's "Evergreen." What's on your list? open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
WTWN #81 - My Top Albums of 2024
And why putting lists like this together is a great idea.
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December 19, 2024 at 5:35 PM
My "best of" albums list for 2024, topped by David Gilmour's "Luck & Strange," Nick Cave's "Wild God," and Soccer Mommy's "Evergreen." What's on your list? open.substack.com/pub/daviddey...
As an American poet in Finland, I am honored that one of my first followers on Bluesky is a Finnish metal band from Lahti. Thanks for the follow @deaftothetruth.bsky.social !
December 4, 2024 at 10:16 AM
As an American poet in Finland, I am honored that one of my first followers on Bluesky is a Finnish metal band from Lahti. Thanks for the follow @deaftothetruth.bsky.social !