William "My Gray" Shunn
@shunn.net
Writer • Puzzlemaker • Hugo/Nebula Nominee • Author of THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST • That Manuscript Format Guy • @sbsolver.com • @tylogr.am • NYC • He/him/Bill • https://lnk.bio/shunn
In observance of Friday the 13th, I posted an old short story of mine on Substack. shunn.substack.com/p/a-strong-p...
A Strong Premonition of Death Struck Me This Morning
Some days, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t shake that sense of impending doom. Fiction for a Friday the thirteenth.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
In observance of Friday the 13th, I posted an old short story of mine on Substack. shunn.substack.com/p/a-strong-p...
When I lived in Denver, I met a group of federal employees who embodied what it means to labor for a better nation. The Trump administration has tried to erase them and their work. dogb.us/mint
Mint Conditions
A display of United States quarters brings back memories of an extraordinary group of federal employees in Colorado.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
When I lived in Denver, I met a group of federal employees who embodied what it means to labor for a better nation. The Trump administration has tried to erase them and their work. dogb.us/mint
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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Watching that video of ICE breaking the windows of those observers (Mother Jones thing I reposted) and I just . . . there are so many things fucked up about all of this, but it's still jarring that they just bust people's windows and drag them from their vehicles. WTF. Happens all the time! WTF!
January 24, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Watching that video of ICE breaking the windows of those observers (Mother Jones thing I reposted) and I just . . . there are so many things fucked up about all of this, but it's still jarring that they just bust people's windows and drag them from their vehicles. WTF. Happens all the time! WTF!
When Metamucilini finally kicks it, the riderless horse should have a pair of bonespurs braces backwards in the stirrups.
January 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
When Metamucilini finally kicks it, the riderless horse should have a pair of bonespurs braces backwards in the stirrups.
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In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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We lost David Bowie ten years ago today. This is what I originally posted the morning the news broke. dogb.us/bowie
Planet Earth Is Blue and There’s Nothing I Can Do
David Bowie has been gone now for ten years. As an artist he was always conscious of his mortality, even if we were not. I remember those illusions fondly.
dogb.us
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
We lost David Bowie ten years ago today. This is what I originally posted the morning the news broke. dogb.us/bowie
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This is really a moment where anyone who 1) has ever said they would have resisted the Nazis in Germany and 2) watches these videos and tries to justify the shooting should look in the mirror and realize how full of shit they are.
January 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This is really a moment where anyone who 1) has ever said they would have resisted the Nazis in Germany and 2) watches these videos and tries to justify the shooting should look in the mirror and realize how full of shit they are.
What happened today in Minneapolis is horrifying and disgusting. This is what happens when unchecked rules with, and is ruled by, hate and fear. Take a $50,000 signing bonus, lose your soul. Fuck ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
What happened today in Minneapolis is horrifying and disgusting. This is what happens when unchecked rules with, and is ruled by, hate and fear. Take a $50,000 signing bonus, lose your soul. Fuck ICE.
What’s a young departing Mormon missionary supposed to do with his secret stash of vinyl? dogb.us/shelves
The Scouring of the Shelves
Facing two years of forced asceticism, a prospective missionary contemplates an exorbitant offering as proof of his devotion. Or maybe as self-flagellation.
dogb.us
December 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
What’s a young departing Mormon missionary supposed to do with his secret stash of vinyl? dogb.us/shelves
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1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
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December 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
If Trump Derangement Syndrome exists, then Trump is patient zero.
December 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If Trump Derangement Syndrome exists, then Trump is patient zero.
At Substack, a new poem-ish thing about dumb stuff parents say. dogb.us/la
Los Angeles
A father’s angry prophecy inspires a poem about the things we do despite those telling us not to. Who wants to turn it into a rock anthem?
dogb.us
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
At Substack, a new poem-ish thing about dumb stuff parents say. dogb.us/la
Another favorite photo from when we lived in Inwood. Even Mister Softee needs to stay cool. August 2021.
December 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Another favorite photo from when we lived in Inwood. Even Mister Softee needs to stay cool. August 2021.
Any time anyone anywhere gets arrested for a bomb threat, I can count on someone I know sending me the news story. This morning it was my little brother. #accidentalterrorist
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Any time anyone anywhere gets arrested for a bomb threat, I can count on someone I know sending me the news story. This morning it was my little brother. #accidentalterrorist
Amateur hour. My bad example continues to echo down the decades. #accidentalterrorist www.businessinsider.com/man-made-bom...
A man called in a bomb threat to New Orleans airport after he couldn't pay for parking, an affidavit says
An affidavit says a 35-year-old Louisiana native is accused of making the threat in early November, telling a phone operator: "We have the bomb."
www.businessinsider.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Amateur hour. My bad example continues to echo down the decades. #accidentalterrorist www.businessinsider.com/man-made-bom...
Going through my photo roll, I found this shot from my old neighborhood of Inwood in 2020. Eerie the mix of emotions it brings up. Those were hopeful days. I hope we’ll have them again.
December 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Going through my photo roll, I found this shot from my old neighborhood of Inwood in 2020. Eerie the mix of emotions it brings up. Those were hopeful days. I hope we’ll have them again.
Liquid Glass? More like Liquid Shit.
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Liquid Glass? More like Liquid Shit.
Some thoughts on trying to find a better health insurance plan. shunn.substack.com/p/feeling-si...
Feeling Sick About Feeling Sick
With expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies about to expire, what options do affected Americans have for safeguarding their families’ health? No good ones.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Some thoughts on trying to find a better health insurance plan. shunn.substack.com/p/feeling-si...
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Next time one of my Republican relatives wants to argue politics or morality with me on Facebook, my only response will be: “Quiet, quiet, piggy!”
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Next time one of my Republican relatives wants to argue politics or morality with me on Facebook, my only response will be: “Quiet, quiet, piggy!”
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HERO!
Heading to the Cutting Room tonight to see a @michaelianblack.bsky.social comedy special taping. The last time I attended one was almost exactly ten years ago. I will try not to raise my hand this time, because stealing the show twice would just be bratty.
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
HERO!
Heading to the Cutting Room tonight to see a @michaelianblack.bsky.social comedy special taping. The last time I attended one was almost exactly ten years ago. I will try not to raise my hand this time, because stealing the show twice would just be bratty.
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Heading to the Cutting Room tonight to see a @michaelianblack.bsky.social comedy special taping. The last time I attended one was almost exactly ten years ago. I will try not to raise my hand this time, because stealing the show twice would just be bratty.
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Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly
One of my instrument panel watchwords for understanding politics is that all...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...