Dana McSwain
@danamcswain.bsky.social
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2025 Pushcart Prize Nominee
Bear Witch Project
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2025 Pushcart Prize Nominee
Bear Witch Project
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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every day I think about the comms strategy of the korean opposition party in the wake of the coup and I get so burningly resentful that other countries have legislators who are awake
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
every day I think about the comms strategy of the korean opposition party in the wake of the coup and I get so burningly resentful that other countries have legislators who are awake
Had a blast talking Rust Belt Gothic, big books, and Björk with L.C.Marino
open.spotify.com/episode/6nJO...
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Ep. 34 - Dana McSwain and the Gothic Depths of Roseneath
The Suspense is Killing Me · Episode
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February 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Had a blast talking Rust Belt Gothic, big books, and Björk with L.C.Marino
open.spotify.com/episode/6nJO...
open.spotify.com/episode/6nJO...
Who are these people playing chicken with megafauna
January 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Who are these people playing chicken with megafauna
A super chatty cashier in rural New Hampshire just told me she's a fan of a guy named RFK JR who is "running for president with that Trump guy" and she really hopes they win in November's election. ONE WEEK AFTER THE LITERAL INAUGURATION. I want to be this oblivious.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A super chatty cashier in rural New Hampshire just told me she's a fan of a guy named RFK JR who is "running for president with that Trump guy" and she really hopes they win in November's election. ONE WEEK AFTER THE LITERAL INAUGURATION. I want to be this oblivious.
I'm with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
January 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
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You do not have to consume every single tiny piece of bad news in order to be a good person. It’s ok to miss things. Traumatizing yourself isn’t the same as activism. Bearing witness to the point that you’re paralyzed with fear and horror and fury isn’t going to help us get through this.
Remember their goal is to terrorize us. And social media is a fantastic way to spread terror. We don’t have to help them.
Based on the vibes of my timeline today I’m feeling like the next two weeks are probably gonna be a really good time to reduce social media use as much as possible. Because YIKES.
January 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You do not have to consume every single tiny piece of bad news in order to be a good person. It’s ok to miss things. Traumatizing yourself isn’t the same as activism. Bearing witness to the point that you’re paralyzed with fear and horror and fury isn’t going to help us get through this.
Being playfully shamed for my broken Mandarin on Rednote is an unexpected delight of 2025.
January 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Being playfully shamed for my broken Mandarin on Rednote is an unexpected delight of 2025.
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Far too often, people in politics use the term “working class” and mean white men.
The single mom working two minimum wage jobs is working class.
The server at a restaurant is working class.
The working class is diverse. It’s damn near everyone.
The single mom working two minimum wage jobs is working class.
The server at a restaurant is working class.
The working class is diverse. It’s damn near everyone.
January 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Far too often, people in politics use the term “working class” and mean white men.
The single mom working two minimum wage jobs is working class.
The server at a restaurant is working class.
The working class is diverse. It’s damn near everyone.
The single mom working two minimum wage jobs is working class.
The server at a restaurant is working class.
The working class is diverse. It’s damn near everyone.
Proust had his madeleines but give me a smooshed PB&J in a sandwich baggie and I'm in third grade at the zoo and I'm literally going to die bc the teacher is making us walk up the hill to the primate house and I dressed myself today which means I'm dressed as practically as ET hiding in the closet.
December 31, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Proust had his madeleines but give me a smooshed PB&J in a sandwich baggie and I'm in third grade at the zoo and I'm literally going to die bc the teacher is making us walk up the hill to the primate house and I dressed myself today which means I'm dressed as practically as ET hiding in the closet.
Superman trailer made me homesick for Cleveland in the best possible way❤️
December 19, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Superman trailer made me homesick for Cleveland in the best possible way❤️
You can't dehumanize millions of people and then be surprised at their utter lack of sympathy for you.
December 5, 2024 at 4:17 PM
You can't dehumanize millions of people and then be surprised at their utter lack of sympathy for you.
The Ent wives had the right idea.
November 18, 2024 at 3:51 PM
The Ent wives had the right idea.
Last week I did an interview and they asked why I chose to write horror. Dude, I'm a woman, I'm surprised when women DON'T write horror.
February 9, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Last week I did an interview and they asked why I chose to write horror. Dude, I'm a woman, I'm surprised when women DON'T write horror.
Former Clevelander here. I am a middle-aged woman who has never watched a football game, my hobbies include doll houses, poodles, and sad songs. 100% sure I could be a better team owner than the Haslams. They are one of the worst things to happen to Cleveland and that's really saying something.
February 8, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Former Clevelander here. I am a middle-aged woman who has never watched a football game, my hobbies include doll houses, poodles, and sad songs. 100% sure I could be a better team owner than the Haslams. They are one of the worst things to happen to Cleveland and that's really saying something.
I would pay extra moneys if the touchless car wash played the SpongeBob Jellyfish Rave song on a loop while my station wagon was getting sprayed with confetti colored soaps and massaged with giant foam pompoms.
February 7, 2024 at 5:47 PM
I would pay extra moneys if the touchless car wash played the SpongeBob Jellyfish Rave song on a loop while my station wagon was getting sprayed with confetti colored soaps and massaged with giant foam pompoms.
There's a reason why authors have headshots- You are never getting a good candid pic of me- I've got several loose screws and a lazy eye. My headshot is the result of eleven billion pics of me blinking or looking like I just learned Santa isn't real.
January 31, 2024 at 8:18 PM
There's a reason why authors have headshots- You are never getting a good candid pic of me- I've got several loose screws and a lazy eye. My headshot is the result of eleven billion pics of me blinking or looking like I just learned Santa isn't real.
I have an interview for a newspaper in my home tomorrow, my friend S. said " Do a quick doll house count, sister, and whatever that number is, cut it in half because you are creepy enough as it is." I feel seen, but I will not be doing this.
January 31, 2024 at 3:35 AM
I have an interview for a newspaper in my home tomorrow, my friend S. said " Do a quick doll house count, sister, and whatever that number is, cut it in half because you are creepy enough as it is." I feel seen, but I will not be doing this.
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Jon Stewart is coming back to “The Daily Show” after nearly a decade.
Paramount Global announced Wednesday that Stewart, who hosted the talk show during its most impactful and popular years, will take up hosting duties on Monday nights beginning on Feb. 12 — the Monday after the Super Bowl.
Paramount Global announced Wednesday that Stewart, who hosted the talk show during its most impactful and popular years, will take up hosting duties on Monday nights beginning on Feb. 12 — the Monday after the Super Bowl.
Jon Stewart returns to ‘The Daily Show’ for 2024 election cycle
Jon Stewart, the longtime talk show host for Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” will return as an executive producer.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Jon Stewart is coming back to “The Daily Show” after nearly a decade.
Paramount Global announced Wednesday that Stewart, who hosted the talk show during its most impactful and popular years, will take up hosting duties on Monday nights beginning on Feb. 12 — the Monday after the Super Bowl.
Paramount Global announced Wednesday that Stewart, who hosted the talk show during its most impactful and popular years, will take up hosting duties on Monday nights beginning on Feb. 12 — the Monday after the Super Bowl.
Final draft is due to editor 2/1 and I'm at the point where I'm making decisions of expediency. As a compulsive manuscript petter, not sure that's a bad thing.
January 16, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Final draft is due to editor 2/1 and I'm at the point where I'm making decisions of expediency. As a compulsive manuscript petter, not sure that's a bad thing.
Coming in 2024
Relict, the sequel to the four time award winning Gothic horror novel, Roseneath.
It's about time.
Relict, the sequel to the four time award winning Gothic horror novel, Roseneath.
It's about time.
January 15, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Coming in 2024
Relict, the sequel to the four time award winning Gothic horror novel, Roseneath.
It's about time.
Relict, the sequel to the four time award winning Gothic horror novel, Roseneath.
It's about time.