Marty Duren
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Marty Duren
@martyduren.bsky.social
Happy Hubster, Dad, Pawpaw, author, reader, freelance writer, raconteur, tsundoku practitioner, Jesus follower. I work with words.
July 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
When you so busy scamming you can’t keep up.
April 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Nothing. Only active weather alerts.
April 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
March 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Don’t underestimate the effect of these images on Trump. “Gov Trudeau” was less about politics than personal jealousy.
March 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
February 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
February 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Apple capitulated to one of the dumbest things ever. What a bunch of yard gnomes.
February 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
February 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
February 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Well, @sonyaduren.bsky.social crushed the anniversary gift buying with this deluxe-edition, clear vinyl pressing.
February 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My first 1-star review!! We can always count on anonymous accounts to be the most thoughtful, eh.

Also, order a copy of The Disparate Ones wherever you buy books!
February 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I try to read 3-4 books by AA authors each #BlackHistoryMonth, usually historical but sometimes fiction. First this year:
February 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Disparate Ones book promo video incomiiiiiiing! #booksky
January 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Didn’t help.
January 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
After watching Say Nothing on Hulu, I planned to read up on The Troubles. Two weeks later, the amazing @sonyaduren.bsky.social finds a trove of histories at a thrift store for .25 each. Keeping these:
January 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Another great review! You can preorder in the thread.
January 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
From pages 122-123, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945: Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance,” by Ferdinand Schlingensiepen.
January 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Another great review on Goodreads.
January 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
First Goodreads review of The Disparate Ones is in: 5-stars
December 23, 2024 at 5:22 PM
December 22, 2024 at 11:07 PM
We have proof copies!

I LOVE the cover. The image (Banksy’s “Flower Thrower” taken at the West Bank separation wall) wraps the back, spine, and front. Excellent design work by Taylor Creative.

Presale starts soon; be ready!
#booksky 🩶📚
December 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
From my longtime friend, @doctodd.bsky.social:
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December 10, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Good morning Nashville!
December 6, 2024 at 11:12 AM