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
Back in 2019, I published this prose poem by Roger W. Hecht in The Piltdown Review, sadly still relevant today. dogb.us/toetag
Donald Trump’s Toe Tag
Poem by Roger W. Hecht. Donald Trump's toe tag will be the most glorious toe tag. It will have class like you've never seen before.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Back in 2019, I published this prose poem by Roger W. Hecht in The Piltdown Review, sadly still relevant today. dogb.us/toetag
My memoir The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary came out ten years ago today. To observe this milestone, I’ve reposted something I wrote back in 2001, when I thought I was nearly done with the book but was only getting started. Plus, the ebook is on sale! dogb.us/milestones
A Journey of a Thousand Milestones
It was ten years ago today that my memoir, The Accidental Terrorist, first appeared in print. This reminiscence from 2001 celebrates an end to the project that was really just a first step.
dogb.us
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My memoir The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary came out ten years ago today. To observe this milestone, I’ve reposted something I wrote back in 2001, when I thought I was nearly done with the book but was only getting started. Plus, the ebook is on sale! dogb.us/milestones
For Halloween, a short story of mine from 1993. shunn.substack.com/p/colin-and-...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
For Halloween, a short story of mine from 1993. shunn.substack.com/p/colin-and-...
Amen.
I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.
On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something
On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.
www.the-reframe.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Amen.
My Sunday morning services.
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
My Sunday morning services.
An acquaintance from my deep past thought it would be a fine idea to share with me a “conversation“ he had about me today with Microsoft Copilot. One of many gems:
September 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
An acquaintance from my deep past thought it would be a fine idea to share with me a “conversation“ he had about me today with Microsoft Copilot. One of many gems:
Interesting that we don’t hear the right talking about how the shooting must have been a mental health incident.
September 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Interesting that we don’t hear the right talking about how the shooting must have been a mental health incident.
Rank journalistic malpractice.
This is a straight "go out of business" moment for the New York Post.
And no, you can't put me on a "violence encouragement" list for saying that.
And no, you can't put me on a "violence encouragement" list for saying that.
Charlie Kirk assassination latest shooting committed by trans people and advocates
September 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Rank journalistic malpractice.
Sure, let’s never forget 9/11. But can we also never forget that women are dying in this country for lack of abortion care, and that a murderous mob tried to attack Congress, and that climate disasters are worsening and causing ever more destruction and death…
September 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sure, let’s never forget 9/11. But can we also never forget that women are dying in this country for lack of abortion care, and that a murderous mob tried to attack Congress, and that climate disasters are worsening and causing ever more destruction and death…
Reposted by William "My Gray" Shunn
to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
I make a decent income *and* I live in a rent-stabilized apartment in Manhattan. It’s one reason I can afford this city. I suppose Cuomo and Adams would tell me to move out too.
August 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I make a decent income *and* I live in a rent-stabilized apartment in Manhattan. It’s one reason I can afford this city. I suppose Cuomo and Adams would tell me to move out too.
I lived in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood for four months in 1995. I'd like to check out the old building when I visit Seattle next month, but I'm finding it extremely difficult to find any record of what the exact address was. (I apparently had a post office box while I was there. Huh.)
July 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I lived in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood for four months in 1995. I'd like to check out the old building when I visit Seattle next month, but I'm finding it extremely difficult to find any record of what the exact address was. (I apparently had a post office box while I was there. Huh.)
Reposted by William "My Gray" Shunn
If I worked for the government I'd be going into full on Satanic beast mode so fast they'd feel my heat across the Potomac.
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
US to allow federal workers to promote religion in workplaces
Federal employees may discuss and promote their religious beliefs in the workplace, the Trump administration said on Monday, citing religious freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution.
www.reuters.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
If I worked for the government I'd be going into full on Satanic beast mode so fast they'd feel my heat across the Potomac.
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
RIP, Chuck Mangione. You made my teenage years in a house where I couldn’t listen to rock music much more endurable.
July 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
RIP, Chuck Mangione. You made my teenage years in a house where I couldn’t listen to rock music much more endurable.
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The anchor letter is Y.
Our score is 1,467 points.
Can you beat it?
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Good luck!
#tylogram
The anchor letter is Y.
Our score is 1,467 points.
Can you beat it?
https://tylogr.am/current
Good luck!
#tylogram
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July 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is the third come-on I’ve received in the past week from folks using generative AI to try to sell me PR services. What is most offensive is that the technology used to generate this praise was built on the theft of the very text under discussion. Writers, are you getting emails like this too?
July 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is the third come-on I’ve received in the past week from folks using generative AI to try to sell me PR services. What is most offensive is that the technology used to generate this praise was built on the theft of the very text under discussion. Writers, are you getting emails like this too?
I’ve received two different emails in the past week or so from folks with unlikely names, each praising a different one of my books to the skies. I’m convinced that the emails were AI-generated, and the praise doesn’t really land anyway because the senders are trying to sell PR and SEO services.
July 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I’ve received two different emails in the past week or so from folks with unlikely names, each praising a different one of my books to the skies. I’m convinced that the emails were AI-generated, and the praise doesn’t really land anyway because the senders are trying to sell PR and SEO services.
Republicans celebrate another successful circle jerk, with Vance as the final helping hand. The rest of us get to mop.
July 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Republicans celebrate another successful circle jerk, with Vance as the final helping hand. The rest of us get to mop.
Domino’s Pizza: “Hey, let’s build product awareness by talking about how we gaslit a bunch of our customers.”
June 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Domino’s Pizza: “Hey, let’s build product awareness by talking about how we gaslit a bunch of our customers.”
Reposted by William "My Gray" Shunn
I wouldn't want to be the gas pedal on the car Andrew Cuomo drives back to his home not in New York City tonight.
June 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I wouldn't want to be the gas pedal on the car Andrew Cuomo drives back to his home not in New York City tonight.
Andrew Cuomo says that only he can protect New York City from Trump. That strongman posture is straight out of Trump’s playbook.
Andrew Cuomo won’t pronounce Mamdani’s name correctly. That racist practice is straight out of Trump’s playlist.
Andrew Cuomo won’t pronounce Mamdani’s name correctly. That racist practice is straight out of Trump’s playlist.
June 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Andrew Cuomo says that only he can protect New York City from Trump. That strongman posture is straight out of Trump’s playbook.
Andrew Cuomo won’t pronounce Mamdani’s name correctly. That racist practice is straight out of Trump’s playlist.
Andrew Cuomo won’t pronounce Mamdani’s name correctly. That racist practice is straight out of Trump’s playlist.
Certain conversations at my house require the following caveat: “I’m talking about my agent Barry, not our bunny Berry.”
June 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Certain conversations at my house require the following caveat: “I’m talking about my agent Barry, not our bunny Berry.”
We’re somehow at war with Iran and yet the cactus on the balcony is blooming extravagantly.
June 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We’re somehow at war with Iran and yet the cactus on the balcony is blooming extravagantly.
Sometimes I think, “Hey, I should write about how I grew my business!” Then I remind myself not to be a prat. I still might do it, but it would mostly be a post about blind luck.
However, I will share this series of posts about how to lose $20,000 on a book. That’s quite replicable. dogb.us/annals1
However, I will share this series of posts about how to lose $20,000 on a book. That’s quite replicable. dogb.us/annals1
The Cost of Self-Publishing, Part 1
Putting out my own book cost me plenty, both financially and personally. Was it worth it? Let's look at the numbers.
dogb.us
June 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Sometimes I think, “Hey, I should write about how I grew my business!” Then I remind myself not to be a prat. I still might do it, but it would mostly be a post about blind luck.
However, I will share this series of posts about how to lose $20,000 on a book. That’s quite replicable. dogb.us/annals1
However, I will share this series of posts about how to lose $20,000 on a book. That’s quite replicable. dogb.us/annals1
Our new floor lamp comes with a rather remarkable remote control.
May 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Our new floor lamp comes with a rather remarkable remote control.