David A. Ek
@ekdavid.bsky.social
Organic novelist, author & blogger (& former geoscientist). Books include: Lizard People: Death Valley Underground (mystery), Pedro's Pickles & the American Dream (darn good story) & Nowhere Bound (the climbing experience for everyday spuds). #BookSky
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David A. Ek
@ekdavid.bsky.social
· Oct 1
The latest Amazon 5-star comment for my book, "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground":
"For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns."
"For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns."
Historically, Mark Twain once said that sagebrush country is a "forest in exquisite miniature." However, in modern times, the American West loses 1.3 million acres of sagebrush steppe a year. #NatureLovers
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Historically, Mark Twain once said that sagebrush country is a "forest in exquisite miniature." However, in modern times, the American West loses 1.3 million acres of sagebrush steppe a year. #NatureLovers
An undisclosed spirit spiral
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
An undisclosed spirit spiral
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“He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide.” —Blaise Pascal
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide.” —Blaise Pascal
The one and only boot that lifted itself up by its own boot-straps (but couldn't figure out how to get down)
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The one and only boot that lifted itself up by its own boot-straps (but couldn't figure out how to get down)
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” ― George Washington
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” ― George Washington
Spirit Mound, reported home of little people
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Spirit Mound, reported home of little people
The people at this Las Vegas swimming pool on July 17, 1955, look so casual. I guess if you've seen one nuclear mushroom cloud, you've seen them all... Note: I did not take this photo.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The people at this Las Vegas swimming pool on July 17, 1955, look so casual. I guess if you've seen one nuclear mushroom cloud, you've seen them all... Note: I did not take this photo.
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Brother Warnock lays it plain.
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brother Warnock lays it plain.
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Fish in Michigan are getting smaller.
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
Researchers studied fish from 1,497 lakes in Michigan. What they found is concerning — BBC Wildlife Magazine
Since 1945, many of Michigan's lake fish species have reduced in size, new research finds. November 6, 2025 A new study has revealed that changes in climate are causing fish in Michigan’s inland lakes...
apple.news
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Fish in Michigan are getting smaller.
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition experienced their highest number of grizzly bear encounters along Montana's Musselshell River.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition experienced their highest number of grizzly bear encounters along Montana's Musselshell River.
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This serves as an illustration of how racism can be subtly woven into policy.
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This serves as an illustration of how racism can be subtly woven into policy.
A recent "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground" 5-star review: “For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns.”
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A recent "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground" 5-star review: “For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns.”
“Freedom begins between the ears.” ― Edward Abbey #AmericanAuthors
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Freedom begins between the ears.” ― Edward Abbey #AmericanAuthors
I enjoy watching the antics of the yellow-billed cuckoo. I look forward to its spring return to the E. woodlands. I haven't watched it as much out West, partly due to its rarity. Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Threatened listing of the Western race. Someday, the W race may too return.
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I enjoy watching the antics of the yellow-billed cuckoo. I look forward to its spring return to the E. woodlands. I haven't watched it as much out West, partly due to its rarity. Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Threatened listing of the Western race. Someday, the W race may too return.
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Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff | grist.org/cities/droug...
Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff
Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.
grist.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff | grist.org/cities/droug...
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I am so ashamed of my country’s representatives.
The sheer ignorance is staggering.
The sheer ignorance is staggering.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I am so ashamed of my country’s representatives.
The sheer ignorance is staggering.
The sheer ignorance is staggering.
“No American should go through life without knowing a river, some river, and the wilder the better.” —Wallace Stegner
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“No American should go through life without knowing a river, some river, and the wilder the better.” —Wallace Stegner
There's no easy escape for us either...
October 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
There's no easy escape for us either...
“The best thing about graduating from the university was that I finally had time to sit on a log and read a good book.” ― Edward Abbey
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“The best thing about graduating from the university was that I finally had time to sit on a log and read a good book.” ― Edward Abbey
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The DOI is planning mass firings of more than 1,500 public servants at the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management, which manages nearly 23 million acres of federal public land in Utah. Below is a statement from SUWA Legal Director Steve Bloch.
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The DOI is planning mass firings of more than 1,500 public servants at the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management, which manages nearly 23 million acres of federal public land in Utah. Below is a statement from SUWA Legal Director Steve Bloch.
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...