Dave Goudsward
@goudsward.bsky.social
Author of 25 NF books on cryptozoology, Lovecraft studies, pop horror, and PreColumbian Folderol (some II'll even admit to). Really more a sea serpent enthusiast than general cryptid fan. Occasionally plays an expert on TV.
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A couple of little blurbs praising this book would finish the back cover.
Too bad nobody has actually read the damn thing yet.
Too bad nobody has actually read the damn thing yet.
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
A couple of little blurbs praising this book would finish the back cover.
Too bad nobody has actually read the damn thing yet.
Too bad nobody has actually read the damn thing yet.
I just had a Royal Poinciana taking down. Hated to do it, but the tree was badly placed and the roots were getting into the waterline.
Tree removal service was a ballet of efficiency. THis team never said a word, just knew what to do and when. Impressive efficiency.
Tree removal service was a ballet of efficiency. THis team never said a word, just knew what to do and when. Impressive efficiency.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I just had a Royal Poinciana taking down. Hated to do it, but the tree was badly placed and the roots were getting into the waterline.
Tree removal service was a ballet of efficiency. THis team never said a word, just knew what to do and when. Impressive efficiency.
Tree removal service was a ballet of efficiency. THis team never said a word, just knew what to do and when. Impressive efficiency.
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Periodic reminder that I've got books! You can buy 'em. Find out what Robert E. Howard thought about Mexico and marijuana! Why and how Robert Bloch didn't like Conan! Details on his correspondence with Clark Ashton Smith! And more.
www.amazon.com/Weird-Talers...
www.amazon.com/Weird-Talers...
Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard and Others
Amazon.com: Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard and Others: 9781614982586: Derie, Robert: Books
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November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Periodic reminder I have books. You can buy them. Still the only nonfiction book on love, sex, gender, H. P. Lovecraft, and the Mythos he helped create.
www.amazon.com/dp/1614980888/
www.amazon.com/dp/1614980888/
Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos
Amazon.com: Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos: 9781614980889: Derie, Bobby: Books
www.amazon.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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I considered going out for breakfast this morning, but that would've involve putting pants on.
The struggle is real
The struggle is real
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I considered going out for breakfast this morning, but that would've involve putting pants on.
The struggle is real
The struggle is real
Nothing says "you may be getting older" like tripping on a smooth flat unobstructed uncluttered surface and giving yourself a coffee bath simultaneously as you bounce off the cement
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Nothing says "you may be getting older" like tripping on a smooth flat unobstructed uncluttered surface and giving yourself a coffee bath simultaneously as you bounce off the cement
My next book is out in a few weeks and I am making a prediction.
Someone will make general statements of how it's a useful book but that the biographical appendices are probably better suited as a standalone book.
I'm not saying they're wrong or right, but rest assured, it happening.
Someone will make general statements of how it's a useful book but that the biographical appendices are probably better suited as a standalone book.
I'm not saying they're wrong or right, but rest assured, it happening.
October 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My next book is out in a few weeks and I am making a prediction.
Someone will make general statements of how it's a useful book but that the biographical appendices are probably better suited as a standalone book.
I'm not saying they're wrong or right, but rest assured, it happening.
Someone will make general statements of how it's a useful book but that the biographical appendices are probably better suited as a standalone book.
I'm not saying they're wrong or right, but rest assured, it happening.
Thanks to marketing use of AI, my pen name David Bernard is getting daily mail advising him of his medicare options (I assume that means he's 65 or older)
Today, my father-in-law got his 2nd sample issue of Conde Nast Traveler. I assume that means their primary demographic are the elderly deceased.
Today, my father-in-law got his 2nd sample issue of Conde Nast Traveler. I assume that means their primary demographic are the elderly deceased.
October 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thanks to marketing use of AI, my pen name David Bernard is getting daily mail advising him of his medicare options (I assume that means he's 65 or older)
Today, my father-in-law got his 2nd sample issue of Conde Nast Traveler. I assume that means their primary demographic are the elderly deceased.
Today, my father-in-law got his 2nd sample issue of Conde Nast Traveler. I assume that means their primary demographic are the elderly deceased.
Trying to share access between two phones and doorbell camera I didn't want. Grounds for divorce? Because uxoricide looking better and better.
September 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Trying to share access between two phones and doorbell camera I didn't want. Grounds for divorce? Because uxoricide looking better and better.
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The third chapter of our documentary STRANGE MAGICK, THE CANCER OF SUPERSTITION includes a number of cinemagickal recreations from iconic moments in HPL's stories... while delving deeper into revelations about secret inspirations for his fiction... @goudsward.bsky.social @msouliere.bsky.social
Strange Magick | Chapter Three | The Cancer of Superstition
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September 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The third chapter of our documentary STRANGE MAGICK, THE CANCER OF SUPERSTITION includes a number of cinemagickal recreations from iconic moments in HPL's stories... while delving deeper into revelations about secret inspirations for his fiction... @goudsward.bsky.social @msouliere.bsky.social
Am I the only one who thinks Erika gives off Tammy Faye vibes?
September 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Am I the only one who thinks Erika gives off Tammy Faye vibes?
In hindsight, observing Mariachi and Polka sound remarkably similar was not the best thing to say in a Mexican restaurant
September 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In hindsight, observing Mariachi and Polka sound remarkably similar was not the best thing to say in a Mexican restaurant
I can't decide what would be funnier – if the shooter turns out to be a J6 pardon or if he turns out to be trained by the IDF
September 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I can't decide what would be funnier – if the shooter turns out to be a J6 pardon or if he turns out to be trained by the IDF
Random thoughts:
Secret Service let those women get awfully close to the the Fuhrer. Only the best security for protecting the orange dung pile.
With everyone distracted by the protests, did anyone check the kitchen for irate food handlers??
What's the nutritional value of a loogie ?
Secret Service let those women get awfully close to the the Fuhrer. Only the best security for protecting the orange dung pile.
With everyone distracted by the protests, did anyone check the kitchen for irate food handlers??
What's the nutritional value of a loogie ?
September 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Random thoughts:
Secret Service let those women get awfully close to the the Fuhrer. Only the best security for protecting the orange dung pile.
With everyone distracted by the protests, did anyone check the kitchen for irate food handlers??
What's the nutritional value of a loogie ?
Secret Service let those women get awfully close to the the Fuhrer. Only the best security for protecting the orange dung pile.
With everyone distracted by the protests, did anyone check the kitchen for irate food handlers??
What's the nutritional value of a loogie ?
I've started filling gaps in my library. Today's mail brought 2 books. First is Rupert Gould's Oddities. It's Fortean, not crypto, but I have such a high regard for his work, the omission is inexcusable
The other is Edward Rowe Snow's Supernatural Mysteries, another of his faux-folklore crapfests
The other is Edward Rowe Snow's Supernatural Mysteries, another of his faux-folklore crapfests
September 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I've started filling gaps in my library. Today's mail brought 2 books. First is Rupert Gould's Oddities. It's Fortean, not crypto, but I have such a high regard for his work, the omission is inexcusable
The other is Edward Rowe Snow's Supernatural Mysteries, another of his faux-folklore crapfests
The other is Edward Rowe Snow's Supernatural Mysteries, another of his faux-folklore crapfests
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More importantly, what shape is the road in? It took NH years to get the roads repaired, paved, and widened.
August 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
More importantly, what shape is the road in? It took NH years to get the roads repaired, paved, and widened.
Assuming it's true, I am torn between wanting a slow, painful, lingering death and a quick death with the irony of it happening on Labor Day.
August 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Assuming it's true, I am torn between wanting a slow, painful, lingering death and a quick death with the irony of it happening on Labor Day.
My next book is bogged down by issues that you only see w small press. Editor took the mss & enlarged/changed the font to read it easier, wiping out the original formatting, such as inset block quotes. Ended up color coding text with different formatting and still have issues.
Good times.
Good times.
August 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My next book is bogged down by issues that you only see w small press. Editor took the mss & enlarged/changed the font to read it easier, wiping out the original formatting, such as inset block quotes. Ended up color coding text with different formatting and still have issues.
Good times.
Good times.
It's remarkable what a difference getting a little rain can make
August 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's remarkable what a difference getting a little rain can make
The fastest way to deter visits from the Jehovah Witnesses is to scream obscenities at them in your underwear.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
August 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The fastest way to deter visits from the Jehovah Witnesses is to scream obscenities at them in your underwear.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
If you have actually read Dashiell Hammett, you know Bogart's Sam Spade is closer to the author's vision of the character than William Powell's Nick Charles. In fact, I question whether anyone associated with film read The Thin Man
This position has not helped my popularity in Classic Film fandom
This position has not helped my popularity in Classic Film fandom
August 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If you have actually read Dashiell Hammett, you know Bogart's Sam Spade is closer to the author's vision of the character than William Powell's Nick Charles. In fact, I question whether anyone associated with film read The Thin Man
This position has not helped my popularity in Classic Film fandom
This position has not helped my popularity in Classic Film fandom
Publisher #1 just asked if I had a copy of the edited mss that allegedly the editor sent him weeks ago.
Publisher #2 has announced they never recovered from the last hurricane & and are shutting down.
All in all, I've had better mornings
Publisher #2 has announced they never recovered from the last hurricane & and are shutting down.
All in all, I've had better mornings
August 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Publisher #1 just asked if I had a copy of the edited mss that allegedly the editor sent him weeks ago.
Publisher #2 has announced they never recovered from the last hurricane & and are shutting down.
All in all, I've had better mornings
Publisher #2 has announced they never recovered from the last hurricane & and are shutting down.
All in all, I've had better mornings
I have no problem with talking to crowds. I have talked in front of 2000 people and the only issue was my inability to stay on topic.
Having said that, I gave working in theater, not because of the audience, but because I had burned out so badly I still can't remember lines.
Having said that, I gave working in theater, not because of the audience, but because I had burned out so badly I still can't remember lines.
August 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I have no problem with talking to crowds. I have talked in front of 2000 people and the only issue was my inability to stay on topic.
Having said that, I gave working in theater, not because of the audience, but because I had burned out so badly I still can't remember lines.
Having said that, I gave working in theater, not because of the audience, but because I had burned out so badly I still can't remember lines.