Danny Alexander
@dannyalexander.bsky.social
Writer, Teacher, author of "Real Love, My No Drama: The Music of Mary J. Blige," editor (along with Daniel Wolff) of Dave Marsh's "Kick Out the Jams."
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Today is release day for @urbancik.bsky.social's URBANCIK: A MEMOIR, which, unlike most memoirs, contains chapters written by myself, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, @nytebird45.bsky.social, @mikeoliveri.bsky.social and more. Never been a book quite like this. Paperback and eBook. amzn.to/4nzPLRf
Urbancik: A Memoir
Urbancik: A Memoir [Urbancik, John] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Urbancik: A Memoir
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September 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today is release day for @urbancik.bsky.social's URBANCIK: A MEMOIR, which, unlike most memoirs, contains chapters written by myself, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, @nytebird45.bsky.social, @mikeoliveri.bsky.social and more. Never been a book quite like this. Paperback and eBook. amzn.to/4nzPLRf
On finding ways forward--Lennon, JB, Prince, Janelle, Chappell, boygenius, Lizzy McAlpine, and more
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Working on a Miracle #9: Walls and Bridges and Where We Need to Go
John Lennon, James Brown, Prince, Janelle Monae, Chappell Roan, boygenius, Lizzy McAlpine, Twin Wild, John Newman, and a Little Bit of Jaws
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September 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
On finding ways forward--Lennon, JB, Prince, Janelle, Chappell, boygenius, Lizzy McAlpine, and more
open.substack.com/pub/dannyale...
open.substack.com/pub/dannyale...
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We're very pleased and honored to publish the great music writer, teacher, and activist @dannyalexander.bsky.social's deep-dive review of @brucespringsteen.net's INYO. Click below to read it.
www.letterstoyou.net/post/springs...
www.letterstoyou.net/post/springs...
Springsteen sings of what this hard land was, is, and... might one day be - Danny Alexander on INYO
August 8, 2025I was drawn to Inyo, first, because of the apparent ways it speaks to The Ghost of Tom Joad and especially its tour. Tom Joad was a startling break from what Springsteen had released bef...
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August 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We're very pleased and honored to publish the great music writer, teacher, and activist @dannyalexander.bsky.social's deep-dive review of @brucespringsteen.net's INYO. Click below to read it.
www.letterstoyou.net/post/springs...
www.letterstoyou.net/post/springs...
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A while ago, @stephenking.bsky.social allowed me & @cgolden.bsky.social to get some folks together to make a gift for the entire genre. Yesterday I finally got to see the finished work. Unboxing THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThnZ...
Unboxing THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND
YouTube video by Brian Keene
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August 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A while ago, @stephenking.bsky.social allowed me & @cgolden.bsky.social to get some folks together to make a gift for the entire genre. Yesterday I finally got to see the finished work. Unboxing THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThnZ...
Thank you to for giving me the space. www.letterstoyou.net/post/springs...
Springsteen sings of what this hard land was, is, and... might one day be - Danny Alexander on INYO
August 8, 2025I was drawn to Inyo, first, because of the apparent ways it speaks to The Ghost of Tom Joad and especially its tour. Tom Joad was a startling break from what Springsteen had released bef...
www.letterstoyou.net
August 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Thank you to for giving me the space. www.letterstoyou.net/post/springs...
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Them: "Don't get political. Hurts your sales."
Me: "Okay."
Them: "Don't use too much Spanglish. Readers don't like that."
Me: "Got it."
Them: "Keep violence and horror under control so it appeals to everyone."
Me: "Yeah."
Then I did what I wanted.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
Me: "Okay."
Them: "Don't use too much Spanglish. Readers don't like that."
Me: "Got it."
Them: "Keep violence and horror under control so it appeals to everyone."
Me: "Yeah."
Then I did what I wanted.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
August 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Them: "Don't get political. Hurts your sales."
Me: "Okay."
Them: "Don't use too much Spanglish. Readers don't like that."
Me: "Got it."
Them: "Keep violence and horror under control so it appeals to everyone."
Me: "Yeah."
Then I did what I wanted.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
Me: "Okay."
Them: "Don't use too much Spanglish. Readers don't like that."
Me: "Got it."
Them: "Keep violence and horror under control so it appeals to everyone."
Me: "Yeah."
Then I did what I wanted.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
@chipcolwell.bsky.social Do these webinars get posted after-the-fact? I have a study group I'd love to share at least the Kendzior one with.
August 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
@chipcolwell.bsky.social Do these webinars get posted after-the-fact? I have a study group I'd love to share at least the Kendzior one with.
@rinasawayama.music-social.comhttps://open.substack.com/pub/dannyalexander739329/p/working-on-a-miracle-8-the-power?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1voo6f
August 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
@rinasawayama.music-social.comhttps://open.substack.com/pub/dannyalexander739329/p/working-on-a-miracle-8-the-power?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1voo6f
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Parenting and motherhood present challenges. That goes doubly for writers. Brian & @laurelhightower.bsky.social discuss raising children while also raising an audience, maintaining privacy, and the balancing act. Plus bourbon and the mellow sounds of the Eagles. www.patreon.com/posts/parent...
Parenting For Writers (with Laurel Hightower) - Keeneversations Ep 8 | Brian Keene
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July 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Parenting and motherhood present challenges. That goes doubly for writers. Brian & @laurelhightower.bsky.social discuss raising children while also raising an audience, maintaining privacy, and the balancing act. Plus bourbon and the mellow sounds of the Eagles. www.patreon.com/posts/parent...
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Time to bring back the summoning circle for writers!
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That email
🕯 or acceptance 🕯
you've been
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That email
🕯 or acceptance 🕯
you've been
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July 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Time to bring back the summoning circle for writers!
🕯 🕯
🕯 🕯
That email
🕯 or acceptance 🕯
you've been
🕯 waiting for 🕯
🕯 🕯️
🕯 🕯
🕯 🕯
That email
🕯 or acceptance 🕯
you've been
🕯 waiting for 🕯
🕯 🕯️
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Aw man RIP to a legend
July 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Aw man RIP to a legend
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
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BACK IN PRINT (and eBook and audiobook). Details here www.briankeene.com/news/kill-wh...
July 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
BACK IN PRINT (and eBook and audiobook). Details here www.briankeene.com/news/kill-wh...
Sarah Langan, Bruce Springsteen, and grips on hope: open.substack.com/pub/dannyale...
Working on a Miracle 5, Like Me. Maybe Like Everyone
Sarah Langan's New Offerings, Bruce Springsteen's Not Quite Lost Ones
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July 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sarah Langan, Bruce Springsteen, and grips on hope: open.substack.com/pub/dannyale...
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"It's better — believe us — to name what’s happening than to look on, speechless, as your country goes to ruin." Thank you @storyevtime.bsky.social and Maria Kuznetsova for this
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
Opinion | Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms
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June 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"It's better — believe us — to name what’s happening than to look on, speechless, as your country goes to ruin." Thank you @storyevtime.bsky.social and Maria Kuznetsova for this
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
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This week's newsletter is a big one briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
June 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This week's newsletter is a big one briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
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With @aarondries.bsky.social @wesleysouthard.bsky.social and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social at the Lancaster showing of The Brilliant Terror.
June 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
With @aarondries.bsky.social @wesleysouthard.bsky.social and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social at the Lancaster showing of The Brilliant Terror.
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Neon Films released THE LIFE OF CHUCK. Because they’re small, they depended on Mark Hamil, Tom Hiddleston, and others to go on the circuit and talk the movie up. Thank you, guys. Now go bust a move!
June 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Neon Films released THE LIFE OF CHUCK. Because they’re small, they depended on Mark Hamil, Tom Hiddleston, and others to go on the circuit and talk the movie up. Thank you, guys. Now go bust a move!