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B.W. Conway | Author

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Download **free** chapters of my 🔥Sandusky Darkness🔥 series!
From campfires to conspiracies, Sandusky Burning and Reckoning ignite a thriller you can’t escape!

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February 2, 2026 at 1:25 AM

B.W. Conway | Author

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"I found it a real page-turner and unputdownable."

🔥Sandusky Reckoning 🔥

#SanduskyReckoning #BookLovers #Bookish #ReadersOfInstagram #AmReading #BookCommunity #BookRecommendations #MustRead #IndieAuthor #bookdiscussion

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January 31, 2026 at 4:52 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

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January 2026 Newsletter: "But we'll get together then, Dad, you know we'll have a good time then..."🐈‍⬛🥄👦⚾

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#books #bookstore #newsletter #booklovers #suspense #thriller #crimethriller #camping #duality

January 30, 2026 at 12:37 AM

B.W. Conway | Author

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“When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” —Matt Groening

#BookLovers #Bookish #AmReading #BookCommunity #BookRecommendations #IndieAuthor #BookDiscussion #quote #MattGroening

January 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

@bryanwconwayauthor.substack.com

Weekend kickoff song: 1990s

Skid Row - Monkey Business

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#music #Skid Row #MonkeyBusiness #weekend #rock #grunge #90srock

January 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

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"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit." Roman senator, lawyer, and author Pliny the Younger

#PlinyTheYounger #RomanHistory #AncientWisdom #PhilosophyQuotes #StoicThought #TimelessTruths #writingcommunity #authorlife

January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

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Conlang: ˈkänˌlaNG Noun
A language that has been artificially created; a constructed language.

#AmWriting #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #SciFiWriter #BookLovers #IndieAuthor #Bookish #Wordoftheday #WOD #author

January 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

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Weekend kickoff song: 1980s

Dokken - Alone Again

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#music #Dokken #AloneAgain #weekend #rock #grunge #80srock

Dokken - Alone Again (Official Music Video)

You're watching the official music video for Dokken's classic power ballad "Alone Again" originally released on the 1984 album ’Tooth and Nail’. Subscribe to the Rhino Channel!…

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January 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

@bryanwconwayauthor.substack.com

Call it training or call it brainwashing, some things stick forever! 🪖

#GoArmy #MilitaryLife #SpecialOrders #PhoneticAlphabet #LifeSavingSteps #writingcommunity #author

January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

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“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” —Ambrose Bierce

#AmbroseBierce #QuoteOfTheDay #LiteraryWisdom #AmWriting #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #BookLovers #IndieAuthor

January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

@bryanwconwayauthor.substack.com

Most New Year's resolutions fail on the second Friday in January, a day nicknamed "Quitter's Day". Another study notes that by mid-February, around 80% of resolutions have failed.

#QuittersDay #ResolutionFatigue #StillTrying #MotivationCheck

January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

@bryanwconwayauthor.substack.com

Weekend kickoff song:

HUM - Stars

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#music #Hum #Stars #weekend #rock #grunge

HUM - Stars

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January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

@bryanwconwayauthor.substack.com

Makebate ˈmākˌbāt
Noun
One that excites contentions and quarrels

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January 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM

B.W. Conway | Author

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On this date in music history, Black Sabbath released their studio album "Paranoid" in the United States - January 7th, 1971.

Notable Tracks: “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” “War Pigs,” “Fairies Wear Boots”

#BlackSabbath #ParanoidAlbum #1970Rock #Ozzy #WarPigs