David Allen
@davidallen909.bsky.social
Columnist, Southern California News Group
"Inland Empire bard" -- Los Angeles Times
"Ur a joke" -- dumb reader
"Inland Empire bard" -- Los Angeles Times
"Ur a joke" -- dumb reader
What I read in October: Golden Age science fiction from a woman (best book of the month!), 1940s short stories, Inland Empire history by Joe Blackstock and interviews with Lou Reed. How about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
November 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
What I read in October: Golden Age science fiction from a woman (best book of the month!), 1940s short stories, Inland Empire history by Joe Blackstock and interviews with Lou Reed. How about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
What I read in September: Octavia Butler stories, a Philip K. Dick biography, a first-time novel by a local nonagenarian and a one-volume history of California. What about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
October 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What I read in September: Octavia Butler stories, a Philip K. Dick biography, a first-time novel by a local nonagenarian and a one-volume history of California. What about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
Ready to root, root, root for the @stlouiscardinals.bsky.social in SF tonight, one of the last games of the season. Go Cards!
September 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Ready to root, root, root for the @stlouiscardinals.bsky.social in SF tonight, one of the last games of the season. Go Cards!
Make Aspirin Great Again
September 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Make Aspirin Great Again
What I read in August: Calvin Trillin, Sax Rohmer, Charles Hillinger and the manuscript for the upcoming North of Foothill by Orlando Davidson. What about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
September 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What I read in August: Calvin Trillin, Sax Rohmer, Charles Hillinger and the manuscript for the upcoming North of Foothill by Orlando Davidson. What about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
Here at Dodger Stadium representing @cardinals.com, somewhat subtly
August 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Here at Dodger Stadium representing @cardinals.com, somewhat subtly
What I read in July: a comic novel about a man who works for very niche magazines, short stories by a Golden Age SF writer, essays about pop songs and articles + photos about the Mojave Desert. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
August 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What I read in July: a comic novel about a man who works for very niche magazines, short stories by a Golden Age SF writer, essays about pop songs and articles + photos about the Mojave Desert. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
A Starbucks is under construction in my hometown of Olney, Illinois, population 8,500. Nearest Starbucks? 44 miles away.
July 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A Starbucks is under construction in my hometown of Olney, Illinois, population 8,500. Nearest Starbucks? 44 miles away.
What I read in June: 3 local history books, a 1946 novel, a memoir by Janis Joplin's road manager and an exploration of T.S. Eliot's pathetic love life (in which he led on a Scripps College prof for years). www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
July 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What I read in June: 3 local history books, a 1946 novel, a memoir by Janis Joplin's road manager and an exploration of T.S. Eliot's pathetic love life (in which he led on a Scripps College prof for years). www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
Seen in Houston ❤️
July 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Seen in Houston ❤️
What I read in May: Carey McWilliams, Elizabeth Strout (@lizstrout.bsky.social), Malcolm Gladwell and a photo book from Joshua Tree. How about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
June 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What I read in May: Carey McWilliams, Elizabeth Strout (@lizstrout.bsky.social), Malcolm Gladwell and a photo book from Joshua Tree. How about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
What I read in April: Mysteries by Rex Stout, John Dunning and Ray Bradbury, interviews by Denis Brian and a tie-in novel to TV's "The Prisoner." www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
May 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What I read in April: Mysteries by Rex Stout, John Dunning and Ray Bradbury, interviews by Denis Brian and a tie-in novel to TV's "The Prisoner." www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
What I read in March: local history books about Milford Zornes and Fairmount Park, two original tie-in novels from TV's The Prisoner and a short story collection by a science fiction master. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
April 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What I read in March: local history books about Milford Zornes and Fairmount Park, two original tie-in novels from TV's The Prisoner and a short story collection by a science fiction master. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
What I read in February: nonfiction by Jonathan Lethem, Eve Babitz, Juanita Mantz and Mikel Jollett, and fiction by Alice Munro. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
March 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What I read in February: nonfiction by Jonathan Lethem, Eve Babitz, Juanita Mantz and Mikel Jollett, and fiction by Alice Munro. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
What I read in January: nonfiction about Greater LA museums, a famous James Brown concert (by @douglaswolk.bsky.social) and books themselves, and science fiction stories from the Golden Age. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What I read in January: nonfiction about Greater LA museums, a famous James Brown concert (by @douglaswolk.bsky.social) and books themselves, and science fiction stories from the Golden Age. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...