Douglas Lumsden
@douglaslumsden.bsky.social
Self-Pub human author of a 7-book Noir Urban Fantasy series featuring hardboiled P.I. Alexander Southerland and a new series featuring were-cat Benedict Shade. Proud Left-Coast Boomer. He/Him. Old, but still running 🏃
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Claws of the Collector has been launched into the book world! First book of a new noir urban fantasy series. Meet Benedict Shade, a were-cat and a collector of exotic and potentially lethal magical artifacts in an alternative modern world ruled by dragons.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBRNHMTB
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBRNHMTB
I’m posting on Threads now and will be spending less time on BlueSky. Hopefully I’ll see some of you there!
October 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I’m posting on Threads now and will be spending less time on BlueSky. Hopefully I’ll see some of you there!
I saw an interview the other day where an author said you shouldn't build up a side character and make the readers like them, and then kill them off in the next chapter. Well, then, how many chapters should I wait? Fuck it, I'm knocking them off in the next chapter.
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I saw an interview the other day where an author said you shouldn't build up a side character and make the readers like them, and then kill them off in the next chapter. Well, then, how many chapters should I wait? Fuck it, I'm knocking them off in the next chapter.
My new Under the Fedora blogpost features Fundamental Advice for Writers. What?!? Are you kidding me?? Haven't we all had enough with the tired old writers advice conversation? Well, maybe. I tried to make this a little different, though. Check it out:
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/fundamenta...
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/fundamenta...
Fundamental Advice for Writers
Here we go again....
douglaslumsden.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My new Under the Fedora blogpost features Fundamental Advice for Writers. What?!? Are you kidding me?? Haven't we all had enough with the tired old writers advice conversation? Well, maybe. I tried to make this a little different, though. Check it out:
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/fundamenta...
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/fundamenta...
This Goodreads review of A Troll Walks into a Bar might be the most complimentary 3-Star review I’ve ever received 😁
amazon.com/dp/B081LVHHLF
amazon.com/dp/B081LVHHLF
October 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This Goodreads review of A Troll Walks into a Bar might be the most complimentary 3-Star review I’ve ever received 😁
amazon.com/dp/B081LVHHLF
amazon.com/dp/B081LVHHLF
My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's called The Honorable Boxer, and it may or may not be an allegory. Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-45...
Drabble #45: The Honorable Boxer
A drabble is a fictional story comprised of exactly 100 words (excluding title).
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October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's called The Honorable Boxer, and it may or may not be an allegory. Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-45...
Rita and I dropped by our local No Kings Day demonstration. Biggest turnout I've ever seen for a demonstration in our sleepy little town!
October 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Rita and I dropped by our local No Kings Day demonstration. Biggest turnout I've ever seen for a demonstration in our sleepy little town!
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Still sick and just landed in Florida, but it’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a perfect read for the season: darkness, magic, ghosts, violence, a floating cow head, and monsters. 👻
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
October 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Still sick and just landed in Florida, but it’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a perfect read for the season: darkness, magic, ghosts, violence, a floating cow head, and monsters. 👻
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
When asked about the all-time great hardboiled private detective characters, it's easy to bring up Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. But what about Tex Murphy? What about Nick Danger, Third Eye? Truth is, those two have stuck with me as much as anybody😎
October 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
When asked about the all-time great hardboiled private detective characters, it's easy to bring up Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. But what about Tex Murphy? What about Nick Danger, Third Eye? Truth is, those two have stuck with me as much as anybody😎
I prompted Word Copilot to write a 100-word noir fiction. This is what it came up with. I'm thinking best-seller!
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I prompted Word Copilot to write a 100-word noir fiction. This is what it came up with. I'm thinking best-seller!
Yesterday I got the double jab of flu and covid shots, both in the same arm. Pretty much painless, and absolutely no problems today beyond the tiniest bit of stiffness in that shoulder. Actually no worse than some stiffness in my other shoulder from being 73 years old.
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Yesterday I got the double jab of flu and covid shots, both in the same arm. Pretty much painless, and absolutely no problems today beyond the tiniest bit of stiffness in that shoulder. Actually no worse than some stiffness in my other shoulder from being 73 years old.
I watched Season 1 of Supacell and enjoyed it a lot. Superhero blaxploitation in a London setting. Terrific neo-noir elements. Over-the-top in a good way. I wanted to slap the lead character upside the head for not being upfront with his girlfriend, but that’s what people do.
October 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I watched Season 1 of Supacell and enjoyed it a lot. Superhero blaxploitation in a London setting. Terrific neo-noir elements. Over-the-top in a good way. I wanted to slap the lead character upside the head for not being upfront with his girlfriend, but that’s what people do.
I'm for this.
Instead of seven months with thirty-one days, they should take six days away to make them an even thirty. The extra days would go to October for a new week-long Halloween.
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm for this.
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This series is called GUNmetal Gods for a reason. There are guns! But did you know there are also elephants? And GUNS on top of ELEPHANTS?
Art by Hazem Ameen for the Elder Epoch Ultimate Edition, which has now raised $99,000!
Art by Hazem Ameen for the Elder Epoch Ultimate Edition, which has now raised $99,000!
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This series is called GUNmetal Gods for a reason. There are guns! But did you know there are also elephants? And GUNS on top of ELEPHANTS?
Art by Hazem Ameen for the Elder Epoch Ultimate Edition, which has now raised $99,000!
Art by Hazem Ameen for the Elder Epoch Ultimate Edition, which has now raised $99,000!
Great book!
Morning Funny People ☕🙃
This Week's Tuesday Title: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
As Halloween approaches, Snuff the Dog and his fellow familiars search through a tiny Hamlet in the countryside to determine who the players in the great game are...and where their allegiances lie.
This Week's Tuesday Title: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
As Halloween approaches, Snuff the Dog and his fellow familiars search through a tiny Hamlet in the countryside to determine who the players in the great game are...and where their allegiances lie.
October 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Great book!
I really enjoyed Nero the Assassin. Nicely layered dark fantasy, and Nero is a terrific amoral in-it-for-myself antihero. I really hope there's a Season 2.
October 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I really enjoyed Nero the Assassin. Nicely layered dark fantasy, and Nero is a terrific amoral in-it-for-myself antihero. I really hope there's a Season 2.
My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blog. I call it "Traffic Jam" even though no cars are directly involved. Check it out if you have a spare 30 seconds:
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-44...
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-44...
October 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blog. I call it "Traffic Jam" even though no cars are directly involved. Check it out if you have a spare 30 seconds:
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-44...
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-44...
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It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
October 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
I did 90 pushups this morning! I've been doing 3 sets daily (one set before breakfast, lunch, and dinner) of 80 pushups every day of the week except Saturday (my no-exercise day). Up from 3 daily sets of 50 at the beginning of the year. I'm hoping to hit 100 by the start of 2026.
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I did 90 pushups this morning! I've been doing 3 sets daily (one set before breakfast, lunch, and dinner) of 80 pushups every day of the week except Saturday (my no-exercise day). Up from 3 daily sets of 50 at the beginning of the year. I'm hoping to hit 100 by the start of 2026.
I saw it again in a TV show last night, and it drives me crazy! CPR heart massage will NOT force water out of a person's lungs or restore their breathing! It won't (except in rare cases) restart a heart, either. CPR is a stopgap measure used while waiting for a defibrillator.
October 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I saw it again in a TV show last night, and it drives me crazy! CPR heart massage will NOT force water out of a person's lungs or restore their breathing! It won't (except in rare cases) restart a heart, either. CPR is a stopgap measure used while waiting for a defibrillator.
Last night’s October supermoon rising and shining through the tree outside my bedroom window. It’s possible that I might be a little obsessed by the moon.
October 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Last night’s October supermoon rising and shining through the tree outside my bedroom window. It’s possible that I might be a little obsessed by the moon.
My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's a bit of noir called "One Night in a Motel." Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds:
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-43...
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-43...
Drabble #43: One Night in a Motel Room
A drabble is a fictional story comprised of exactly 100 words (excluding title).
douglaslumsden.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's a bit of noir called "One Night in a Motel." Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds:
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-43...
douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-43...
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You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
Check out this sale of a special anthology--It Takes a Village. This is a story collection for our times, and my short story, "Addie" is a part of it. I'm not only proud of the story, but proud to be included in such elite company!
amazon.com/Takes-Village
www.amazon.com/Takes-Villag...
amazon.com/Takes-Village
www.amazon.com/Takes-Villag...
October 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Check out this sale of a special anthology--It Takes a Village. This is a story collection for our times, and my short story, "Addie" is a part of it. I'm not only proud of the story, but proud to be included in such elite company!
amazon.com/Takes-Village
www.amazon.com/Takes-Villag...
amazon.com/Takes-Village
www.amazon.com/Takes-Villag...
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Thanks, Gabino! Honored to remind you that my story BAD MAN DOWN pubbed by The Yard: Crime Blog has made it into BAMS 2025 edited by
@stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social from @marinerbooks.bsky.social Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P #bams2025
@stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social from @marinerbooks.bsky.social Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P #bams2025
October 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thanks, Gabino! Honored to remind you that my story BAD MAN DOWN pubbed by The Yard: Crime Blog has made it into BAMS 2025 edited by
@stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social from @marinerbooks.bsky.social Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P #bams2025
@stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social from @marinerbooks.bsky.social Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P #bams2025
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Thanks Gabino! Tales From Cemetery’s preorder is live now! Out 10/7 and will be KU! A horror short story collection just in time for the spooky season!
books2read.com/u/br8AgE
My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too!
A little dark. A little spooky
books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l
books2read.com/u/br8AgE
My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too!
A little dark. A little spooky
books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l
October 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Thanks Gabino! Tales From Cemetery’s preorder is live now! Out 10/7 and will be KU! A horror short story collection just in time for the spooky season!
books2read.com/u/br8AgE
My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too!
A little dark. A little spooky
books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l
books2read.com/u/br8AgE
My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too!
A little dark. A little spooky
books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l