Darren Byrne 🦋
@darrengbyrne.bsky.social
Reader. Bluesky junkie. Movie Savant. Baseball fan.
Alma Mater: IU
Married
Alma Mater: IU
Married
Written in 1904, this book reveals one of the most evil men imaginable—cruel, controlling, keeping his crew in fear. Yet it shows how intelligence, the will to survive, and moral strength can overcome anyone and any obstacle.
#booksky
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#booksky
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The Sea-Wolf
Hailed by critics as one of the greatest sea stories ever written, this rousing adventure offers a fascinating combination of gritty realism and sublime lyricism in its portrayal of an elemental confl...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Written in 1904, this book reveals one of the most evil men imaginable—cruel, controlling, keeping his crew in fear. Yet it shows how intelligence, the will to survive, and moral strength can overcome anyone and any obstacle.
#booksky
share.libbyapp.com/title/1348590
#booksky
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Let @johnlangan.bsky.social and his imagination take yours for a ride. Had the same elements I enjoyed in The Fisherman. Found myself often thinking about the ending.
#booksky
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#booksky
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House of Windows
For the last few years, Veronica Croydon has been at th…
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October 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Let @johnlangan.bsky.social and his imagination take yours for a ride. Had the same elements I enjoyed in The Fisherman. Found myself often thinking about the ending.
#booksky
www.goodreads.com/book/show/65...
#booksky
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A father who regrets missing so much of his daughter’s past finds a unique opportunity to ensure her future.
#booksky #intercepts #tjpayne
#booksky #intercepts #tjpayne
Intercepts
Joe works at a facility that performs human experimenta…
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July 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A father who regrets missing so much of his daughter’s past finds a unique opportunity to ensure her future.
#booksky #intercepts #tjpayne
#booksky #intercepts #tjpayne
I thought about this book long after I finished it. I just wasn't able to put it down during the last 60 or so pages.
@stephenking.bsky.social
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@stephenking.bsky.social
#booksky
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The Institute
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet stree…
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June 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I thought about this book long after I finished it. I just wasn't able to put it down during the last 60 or so pages.
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#booksky
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@stephenking.bsky.social
#booksky
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Happy Juneteenth, Bluesky!
#juneteenth
#juneteenth
June 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Happy Juneteenth, Bluesky!
#juneteenth
#juneteenth
I’m now a new fan of @johnlangan.bsky.social The development of events in this story takes directions I would have never guessed, and my idea of what the title meant/means now is much different than initially. I never try to give too much away when I share my experience with a book. #booksky
The Fisherman
In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dut…
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June 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m now a new fan of @johnlangan.bsky.social The development of events in this story takes directions I would have never guessed, and my idea of what the title meant/means now is much different than initially. I never try to give too much away when I share my experience with a book. #booksky
Donald Trump is an example of what most have historically strived not to be. Wars were fought and thousands of lives were lost to free us from sovereignty with a very similar agenda.
June 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Donald Trump is an example of what most have historically strived not to be. Wars were fought and thousands of lives were lost to free us from sovereignty with a very similar agenda.
Having Trump give a speech at West Point is like having Hitler give a speech at a synagogue.
May 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Having Trump give a speech at West Point is like having Hitler give a speech at a synagogue.
Pete Buttigieg for President.
May 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Pete Buttigieg for President.
Don’t settle for Batman when there’s Bartman.
May 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Don’t settle for Batman when there’s Bartman.
Pittsburgh Pirates walk off game 3 against the Atlanta Braves in bottom of the 9th, win series! Way to go, Joey Bart!
#PittsburghPirates #mlb #joeybart
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#PittsburghPirates #mlb #joeybart
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Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Game Story, Scores/Highlights - 05/11/2025
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May 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates walk off game 3 against the Atlanta Braves in bottom of the 9th, win series! Way to go, Joey Bart!
#PittsburghPirates #mlb #joeybart
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#PittsburghPirates #mlb #joeybart
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Happy Mothers’ Day
May 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Happy Mothers’ Day
Maybe he died while applying for the position, and they cremated him while burning the ballots.
May 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Maybe he died while applying for the position, and they cremated him while burning the ballots.
He has no shame.
May 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
He has no shame.
He needs to be in a nursing home with mental health treatment, not the White House.
Why are the rest of us held accountable for our actions, but somehow he gets away with it because he’s delusional and vain?
Why are the rest of us held accountable for our actions, but somehow he gets away with it because he’s delusional and vain?
Takes longer for the message to reach some people than others but this is a soft, pampered baby who has never done anything for himself and has never had a real problem. He might as well be an alien
May 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
He needs to be in a nursing home with mental health treatment, not the White House.
Why are the rest of us held accountable for our actions, but somehow he gets away with it because he’s delusional and vain?
Why are the rest of us held accountable for our actions, but somehow he gets away with it because he’s delusional and vain?
“I will have a military parade for my birthday, and it will be the most beautiful parade anyone has ever seen.”
May 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
“I will have a military parade for my birthday, and it will be the most beautiful parade anyone has ever seen.”
Just kidding. I think it’s amazing Juan Soto hit 2 home runs in a single game.
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#juansoto #mlb #mets
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#juansoto #mlb #mets
May 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Just kidding. I think it’s amazing Juan Soto hit 2 home runs in a single game.
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#juansoto #mlb #mets
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#juansoto #mlb #mets
Have you ever scrolled through an email newsletter and tried to hit the like icon (that didn’t exist) when something piqued your interest? Me neither. Just checking.
April 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Have you ever scrolled through an email newsletter and tried to hit the like icon (that didn’t exist) when something piqued your interest? Me neither. Just checking.
@paultremblay.bsky.social breaks traditional writing boundaries (as if I understand what that means or even exists). Seems he writes from a combination of imagination and real life experiences (maybe everyone does, but he’s good at it).
#booksky #headfullofghosts
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#booksky #headfullofghosts
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A Head Full of Ghosts
The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New Englan…
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April 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
@paultremblay.bsky.social breaks traditional writing boundaries (as if I understand what that means or even exists). Seems he writes from a combination of imagination and real life experiences (maybe everyone does, but he’s good at it).
#booksky #headfullofghosts
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
#booksky #headfullofghosts
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Raise the Jolly Roger after beating the trolley Dodgers last night. Let it happen again.
April 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Raise the Jolly Roger after beating the trolley Dodgers last night. Let it happen again.
I suppose I often root for the underdog, especially when they are about to eat some SpaceX lunch.
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Rocket Lab USA takes aim at SpaceX with Neutron Rocket — Seeking Alpha
Look out SpaceX… Rocket Lab’s (NASDAQ:RKLB) Launch Services division is nipping at your heels to get in on the lucrative satellite launch business with its Neutron rocket, designed to compete directly...
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April 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I suppose I often root for the underdog, especially when they are about to eat some SpaceX lunch.
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So I don’t believe there should be rich people and poor people. I mean how is that actually equal?
And yes, I’m approaching an age where I’ll say what I want and not care what people think about it.
And yes, I’m approaching an age where I’ll say what I want and not care what people think about it.
April 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
So I don’t believe there should be rich people and poor people. I mean how is that actually equal?
And yes, I’m approaching an age where I’ll say what I want and not care what people think about it.
And yes, I’m approaching an age where I’ll say what I want and not care what people think about it.
Tesla stock is dropping not because Elon is not involved but because nobody likes him now that they know him better. People are boycotting his cause.
April 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Tesla stock is dropping not because Elon is not involved but because nobody likes him now that they know him better. People are boycotting his cause.