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Dave Essinger
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Author of Running Out and This World and the Next from Main Street Rag, Faculty at U of Findlay, Editor of Slippery Elm. Wittier on Strava. https://dave-essinger.com/
After eighteen years and one month and one day: our daughter June has achieved escape velocity. Here are pics of moving her in to her Oberlin dorm room today.
August 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Wow, I slacked at PR through July, so...hey, let's let the promo prices ride through August!

My novels Running Out and This World and the Next are jailbroken in ebook and audio, cheaper than ever before on all your favorite platforms at dave-essinger.com/where-to-buy/
August 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Disappointed to find this clutch of pawpaws I'd been eyeing cut down for for trail trimming. Yeah the branches were hanging low, but we couldn't let them ripen a couple weeks?
Any suggestions to ripen a premature pawpaw? Had meh luck setting them with the bananas before.
July 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Coming soon: same deal on my first book, Running Out, in ebook & audio.
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Looking forward to reading at the Bluffton Public Library's Spring Tea in May! Tickets are on sale now.
April 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'll be signing books at #AWP25 at the Main Street Rag Publishing Company table 845 1-2pm, otherwise at the @slipperyelmlj.bsky.social table this afternoon, come say hi!
March 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Proof I'm here at AWP25 LA: Love this pic by Hank Cherry!
March 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Definitely some seasonal segments in there: www.strava.com/activities/1... #strava
January 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Oh Strava, you sweet summer child....
January 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Looking forward to reading tomorrow night at the Piqua Public Library!
January 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We're excited to welcome @lsevick.bsky.social to campus as part of the University of Findlay's Visiting Writers Series, Wed. Jan 22, 7pm, in the AMU! All are welcome to this free event, with an open mic to follow Leona's reading.
January 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Looking forward to this reading in Toledo on Saturday!

www.facebook.com/events/15905...

It's always the perfect weather for post-apocalyptic fiction.
January 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
New book This World and the Next, first book Running Out, dave-essinger.com, both are on sale now in Kindle....
December 28, 2024 at 8:19 PM
If you’re into historical nonfiction and tense action, Doyle Glass’s Swift Sword, telling the story of the Marines of Mike 3/5 in Vietnam, is both tightly researched and gripping, seamlessly blending scene with the words of the men who were there. Available now-- 💙📚
December 24, 2024 at 8:41 PM
I mean....damn.
December 8, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Thanks @danadelibovi.bsky.social & everyone at Cable Street for hosting this excerpt from my new novel This World and the Next!

cablestreet.org/issue-7-tabl...

Find the whole ebook at www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMY52XYN or in print from dave-essinger.com/where-to-buy/

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December 4, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Possum just bouncing through the center of campus....
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM
November 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Thanks everyone who came out yesterday for my launch party for This World and the Next! 💙📚 Book info at dave-essinger.com/this-world-t...
November 17, 2024 at 7:45 PM
I feel like there's got to be a science/ethics-related appointment coming for this guy, right? Maybe NIH?
November 16, 2024 at 3:08 PM