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J.D. Cunegan
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Storyteller. Fiction is the weapon I wield against an unjust world I am powerless to change. Bi/pan. He/Him/His.

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#IndieAuthors I'm working on a second edition of this book. 👇

Why? Because I believe that strongly in the value and importance of reading. Especially if you're the kind of person who lives through words.
The cover for J.D. Cunegan's non-fiction book, THE ART OF READING, displays on a black tablet, in front of a stack of books sitting on a wooden table.
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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I love buying books.

I love it when people buy my books.

But it's high time to rediscover the magic that is my local public library. If you haven't discovered yours, there's no better time than today.

Our libraries are vital. Please support them.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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"The woman I would've taken a bullet for damn near gave one to me."

Lesbian assassins, lovers to enemies to... lovers again?

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November 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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A thought...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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🎂HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY🎂

SUMMERTIME, ASSASSINS, AND OTHER SKULLDUGGERIES was released on this day in 2023!

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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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#IndieAuthors Given, well, everything, I'm going to donate all my book royalties for the remainder of 2025 to my local food bank. If you've got the means, and you're looking for that next great read (for you or the book lover in your life), check out my work. 👇
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November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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If you find your cat like this, you are required by law to ask how they can even breathe.

I don't make the rules.

#caturday
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November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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This calls for a derpy mlem.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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#WritingCommunity A belated Happy Book Birthday to the contemporary fantasy novel NOTNA, which published on October 10, 2017!

It's Indiana Jones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Available in paperback and all major ebook outlets!

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October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Meet Summer (left) and Lola.

Lovers-turned-enemies-turned-lovers-again. Maybe.

Assuming Summer survives the next seven days.

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October 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Today's thought. Number 3.
A journal page with text reading, "Writing is art. Writing is science. Writing is human. Writing is essential. Writing is the foundation of everything we say, think, and do. Writing is life." Oh, and a thumb.
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Adulthood.

-2025
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October 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Today's thought. Number 2.
A journal page with text that reads: "Laziness does not exist. Whatever prevents us from doing, whatever saps us of our energy and our joy is always external and almost always systemic. To live today is to be exhausted, and what outsiders may deem to be 'lazy' is often rest, recovery, rebellion... or all of the above." Oh, and a thumb.
October 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Today's thought. Number 1.
A journal page with the text: "Let today be the beginning of something momentous. Not an end. Not a flash in the pan. The Beginning." Oh, and a thumb.
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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#WritingCommunity

Are yours? 👇
October 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Sometimes, the best way to celebrate Caturday is to be lazy.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Meet Jill Andersen:

🪖War vet.
👮‍♀️Homicide cop.
🦸‍♀️...Superhero?

Castle meets Daredevil. Get in on this action-packed series, available in paperback and all major ebook outlets! Book one, BOUNTY, is just 99 cents.

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October 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Post you from a different era.

2001 -- in college, skinny, meeting cool people... and apparently, a wannabe cowboy?
September 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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"Why is the Chosen One always a he?"

NOTNA = Indiana Jones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Available in paperback and all major ebook outlets!

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September 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Dear Lowe's,

NO.

It is not even ✨️October✨️ yet!
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September 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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It's a (sapphic) love story with a body count.

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September 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Think *your* last breakup was bad? Meet Summer and Lola.

Preferably from a distance.

Grab SUMMERTIME, ASSASSINS, AND OTHER SKULLDUGGERIES in paperback, or from your favorite ebook outlet!

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September 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to BlueSky.
September 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I get that it's football season, but to me, the perfect Sunday evening involves a good book and a hot mug of green tea.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Think your last breakup was bad?

Meet Summer and Lola. Preferably from a distance.

SUMMERTIME, ASSASSINS, AND OTHER SKULLDUGGERIES -- available in paperback and wherever you get your ebooks!

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September 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM