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A.R. Bender
@arambender.bsky.social
- Multi-genre author of German heritage. Recent words in: Guilty Crime Mag, Chiron Review, Hidden Peak Press, Bristol Noir, Pulp Modern, Mystery Tribune, Thriller Magazine, Close To The Bone

- THE BLACK BOW now out on https://amazon.com/dp/B0DD6YX6FJ/
February 2, 2026 at 2:30 AM
by Jane Campion
January 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Now re-reading: The Phillip K Dick Reader. A great collection of Sci-Fi stories.

#WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks #PhillipKDick
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
and the car in Detour (1945). a '41 Lincoln Cabriolet
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
now re-listening to: an album that captured the late 60s San Francisco psychedelic folk rock scene so well.
#MusicSky #ItsABeautifulDay
September 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Green in black (Casino Royale)
September 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
RIP. I recently re-watched him in Thunderheart, with Val Kilmer. Dir by Michael Apted
September 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
that describes a used book store near my digs that I often go to: the #TacomaBookCenter You can spend hours browsing through its labyrinth of many aisles
August 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Now re-reading: William Gibson's Pattern Recognition. The first of his books set in a contemporary period (the early 2000s), as opposed to a dystopian future.
#WritingAndBooks #WritingCommunity #WilliamGibson #PatternRecognition
August 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Now re-reading: Idoru by William Gibson. The second book of his Bridge Trilogy. Published in 1996, the story contains uncannily accurate insights on the impacts of Artificial Intelligence.
#WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks #WilliamGibson #Idoru
July 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
arguably, Lady Olenna was the best character delivering the best line in GOT
July 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Now re-reading: Mona Lisa Overdrive. The third book in Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy, following Neuromancer, and Count Zero.
#WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks #WilliamGibson
June 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
great song. recently watched him co-star in this 1959 noir classic.
June 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Now re-reading: Count Zero. The second of Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, following Neuromancer
#WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks #WilliamGibson
June 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Currently reading: Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London. A memoir about his times in the early 1920s when living in the slums and working-class areas of both cities. (a repost)

#WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks #GeorgeOrwell
May 31, 2025 at 12:17 AM
got a pretty good deal on this book at a garage sale the other day
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March 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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and more
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February 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
i felt both things after reading this last year
January 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM