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Lon Wagner
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Book author, "The Fever: The Most Fatal Plague in American History." Dad of daughters. Dog walker. Wildflower grower. Grateful Dead >>Billy Strings. LonWagner.com
This is why I use @wxpnfm.bsky.social (WXPN, Philly) as my daily soundtrack. Where else do you hear a radio station play @stereolabgroop.bsky.social ??
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Trump probably thinks Bolton has the Epstein files, so he raided the house so he can release them to the public.
#epstein #boltonraid #trump

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
FBI raids former national security adviser John Bolton's home in a probe to find classified records
In a post on X early Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote, "NO ONE is above the law."
www.nbcnews.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Where’s the federal government?” Trumpers screamed in the aftermath of Helene in Western, NC. Oddly, Trump’s now in charge and ignoring the needs of the rural SW VA residents who voted for him by huge margins. #MAGA

cardinalnews.org/2025/02/26/s...
Southwest Virginia awaits decision on federal disaster declaration, 10 days after catastrophic flooding
Gov. Glenn Youngkin made the request to President Donald Trump on Feb. 16. A disaster declaration for Kentucky — where 22 people were killed —was approved Monday.
cardinalnews.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My dermatologist offers the below language options for English. Should I select Middle English and ask, “Hast thou found any skyn damage?”
January 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
That's a shame. History, including medical and disease emergence history, needs continuity. #history #science #medicine #viruses #epidemics
CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960.

Until today.
January 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Reposted by Lon Wagner
Check out the latest newsletter from the SPJVA Pro Chapter. For Virginia Journalists by Virginia Journalists. Featuring a look at @lonwags.bsky.social new book The Fever: the Most Fatal Plague in American History as well as job listings, news and upcoming deadlines. mailchi.mp/00b08851de00...
New Year, New You, New SPJVA Pro chapter programing
mailchi.mp
January 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Delighted that my old pal @christophertyree.bsky.social asked me to write about my book for the Society of Professional Journalists Virginia Pro chapter. @spj-posts.bsky.social
mailchi.mp/00b08851de00...
#writingcommunity #readers #journalism #nonfiction #infectiousdisease #medicine #science
New Year, New You, New SPJVA Pro chapter programing
mailchi.mp
January 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Ok, ok, I’m going back to grinding my own again. Coffee, not cockroaches, that is.
The FDA in the US has an acceptable level for the proportion of cockroach and other insects found mixed into your ground coffee. 4-6%. I can't help feeling that if the limit were instead applied to social media, it would be a far better outcome for everyone.

www.foodandwine.com/cockroaches-...
Fact: There Are Ground-Up Cockroaches in Your Morning Coffee — and That’s OK
Americans drink up to 146 billion cups of coffee per year, with pre-ground coffee accounting for 75% of sales. But did you know that ground coffee contains roach parts — as well as up to 10 milligrams...
www.foodandwine.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A lovely send-off of 2024 here in Roanoke. Happy New Year, everyone.
#mountainlife #virgnia #blueridgemountains #newyear2025 #newyeareve
December 31, 2024 at 11:24 PM
This is better than an award. ♥️
@lonwags.bsky.social My mom loved the story when it ran in the Pilot so I picked it up for her for Christmas
December 20, 2024 at 3:55 PM
First Line Friday:
"You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer;' but that ain't no matter."
-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
#writerscommunity #books #writing #reading #followback #firstlinefriday
First Line Friday:
“First, I got myself born.” From Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver. Just five words, yet she immediately establishes so much voice and character. #writerscommunity #books #writing #followback #firstlinefriday
Let'd do this, "First Line Friday," where each Friday I will post the opening sentence of a book, song, or poem. See below.
#writerscommunity #books #writing #followback #FirstLineFriday
December 20, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Reposted by Lon Wagner
#Booksky Forthcoming-books starter pack is still growing! Please reply if your publisher is putting out a new title of yours this year. And we 💖 reposts too… go.bsky.app/3HKczok
December 15, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Since this group seems interested, here’s the map I referenced. It’s beautiful with hand drawings of buildings and ships from the 1850s. It helped me immensely in building scenes for the book, because on a computer you can zoom in.

www.loc.gov/item/2009575...
December 13, 2024 at 4:21 PM
First Line Friday:
“First, I got myself born.” From Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver. Just five words, yet she immediately establishes so much voice and character. #writerscommunity #books #writing #followback #firstlinefriday
Let'd do this, "First Line Friday," where each Friday I will post the opening sentence of a book, song, or poem. See below.
#writerscommunity #books #writing #followback #FirstLineFriday
December 13, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Good morning Bluesky from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
December 12, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Luther doesn’t like it when things are out of context. #blacklabs #hiking #holidays #inthewoods
December 9, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Let'd do this, "First Line Friday," where each Friday I will post the opening sentence of a book, song, or poem. See below.
#writerscommunity #books #writing #followback #FirstLineFriday
December 6, 2024 at 1:15 PM
What a great start: I have a children’s book illustrator/author, a couple non-fiction book authors, a healthcare reporter, an Appalachian news reporter, high school classmate, big city news editor, professional photographers, and a school teacher/witch. Now that would be a fun cocktail party.
December 5, 2024 at 12:02 AM