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I kept a journal in 2001 and wrote about being in NYC on 9/11, working in Union Station, and about having the honor to volunteer at Ground Zero.

Please read it through the lens of 2001, not 2025. I was younger and more idealistic, as was the world.

www.helenedunbar.com/remembering

A LOT of super important things going on & I realize this isn't one of them.

But if you need to let your mind settle with some 80's tunes, curated tonight by me from my contributions to Gary Graff's 501 Essential Albums of the 80's, please join us on Twitch at 9 ET).
www.twitch.tv/kimballcollins

Join us Saturday, June 14 on Twitch at 9 pm ET on Kimball Collins' BLITZ TV channel (www.twitch.tv/kimballcollins) I'll be curating a show featuring tracks from my blurbs in Gary Graff's, 501 Essential Albums of the 80's: A Fan's Guide.

Big tunes, deep dives, a gazillion fun facts, and giveaways!

Now, more than ever…..

My great grandmother’s family in Staraya Ushitsa 1913.

“This is my gift to you and I ask you to keep it. It will teach you how to love each other.”

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Take a break from the madness of the world as I curate a set from the albums I covered for Gary Graff's 501 Essential Albums of the 90's.

Kimball Collins' deep dive 80's BlitzTV shows have been my go-to for music and community for years. 9pm ET, Friday, 1/24/25. www.twitch.tv/djkimballcol...

Just out: I contributed to the "501 Essential Albums of the…" series. 90's is out now, 80's available for preorder. Perfect holiday gift for the friend you like to argue about music with.

THESE GENTLE WOUNDS: A story of strength, resilience and mental health.

Named one of BuzzFeed’s 17 Best YA Books of 2014
and Epic Read’s 30 Books That Will Change Your View of the World

BOOMERANG: "reveals the terrifying and tenuous connection between two young men who are both unsure of what exactly they mean to each other. This is a gorgeous examination of the painful and delicate connections formed in the midst of trauma and desperation." - Booklist

PRELUDE FOR LOST SOULS, THE PROMISE OF LOST THINGS: A duology set in a town of mediums where the local business is speaking to the dead.

BCCB said Promise includes "Fantastic elements layered with poignant, human moments of grief." It also won the Independent Publishers Silver book award for YA.

WE ARE LOST AND FOUND: Three friends coming-of-age in 1983 in NYC under the growing storm of the AIDS crisis.

American Library Association 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults
BCCB Best Children’s Books of the Year
TX High School Reading List
Capital Choices (DC) 2020 Noteworthy Books

Happy October!!! If you're looking for ghost stories that make you feel all the things, you've come to the right place. #PreludeForLostSouls #ThePromiseofLostThings

Just hit 80K on this ode to the power of music, friendship, and love with sides of guilt, manipulation, and murder.

#FinishUrBookFall

Tennessee can do a sunset. All from this week. #nofilter