Christian A. Dumais
@cadumais.com
An American writer & editor in Poland. My books include KILLING IT, FAILED PILOT, GO WEST, and SMASHED.
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Check out Pop Culture Must Die
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Want to know more?
➡️ https://linktr.ee/cadumais
Take it from someone who gave up an account with over 200K followers, it's going to be fine.
Delete your Twitter account.
Delete your Twitter account.
“i can’t leave twitter, i need it, it’s where my audience is”
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Take it from someone who gave up an account with over 200K followers, it's going to be fine.
Delete your Twitter account.
Delete your Twitter account.
If you've bounced off MOBY DICK, I beg you to read some of Melville's short stories. I swear, if teachers gave kids "Bartleby" instead of MB to read, they'd get what the fuss is all about.
It's easier to relate to a man who refuses to work than a man obsessed with killing a whale.
It's easier to relate to a man who refuses to work than a man obsessed with killing a whale.
You've inspired me to finally order a copy of Melville's complete short works.
December 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If you've bounced off MOBY DICK, I beg you to read some of Melville's short stories. I swear, if teachers gave kids "Bartleby" instead of MB to read, they'd get what the fuss is all about.
It's easier to relate to a man who refuses to work than a man obsessed with killing a whale.
It's easier to relate to a man who refuses to work than a man obsessed with killing a whale.
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Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
May 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
Saw a fantastic Melville quote that inspired me to post about "Benito Cereno" but someone beat me to it in the replies.
The short story blew me away (much like "Bartelby the Scrivener") and completely reframed my understanding of Melville.
The short story blew me away (much like "Bartelby the Scrivener") and completely reframed my understanding of Melville.
nowhere near enough are forced to read Melville's "Benito Cereno" - an almost Star Trek-style story of a slave rebellion - ending with a disdainful look at Americans who never look deeply at the world or into themselves
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Saw a fantastic Melville quote that inspired me to post about "Benito Cereno" but someone beat me to it in the replies.
The short story blew me away (much like "Bartelby the Scrivener") and completely reframed my understanding of Melville.
The short story blew me away (much like "Bartelby the Scrivener") and completely reframed my understanding of Melville.
I really took my time and just appreciated the hell out of reading this book. It might be my all-time favorite series.
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I really took my time and just appreciated the hell out of reading this book. It might be my all-time favorite series.
You mean all of this time I've been negotiating with Thad and Bo Warner at Denny's this week, they were offering a deal to Netflix?
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
You mean all of this time I've been negotiating with Thad and Bo Warner at Denny's this week, they were offering a deal to Netflix?
I made some soft-boiled peanuts. Not as good as buying it from an old couple on the side of the road on a warm June day in Georgia, but close enough.
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I made some soft-boiled peanuts. Not as good as buying it from an old couple on the side of the road on a warm June day in Georgia, but close enough.
I think about this one all of the time.
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I think about this one all of the time.
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great sticker by @mikedawson.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
great sticker by @mikedawson.bsky.social
I was looking through my high school American History book and stumbled on this.
It's rare to know the actual time and place of the last time you looked at a specific page in a book.
Thanks, past me.
(Luter refers to Mrs. Luter. She was one of my favorite teachers!)
It's rare to know the actual time and place of the last time you looked at a specific page in a book.
Thanks, past me.
(Luter refers to Mrs. Luter. She was one of my favorite teachers!)
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I was looking through my high school American History book and stumbled on this.
It's rare to know the actual time and place of the last time you looked at a specific page in a book.
Thanks, past me.
(Luter refers to Mrs. Luter. She was one of my favorite teachers!)
It's rare to know the actual time and place of the last time you looked at a specific page in a book.
Thanks, past me.
(Luter refers to Mrs. Luter. She was one of my favorite teachers!)
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Everyone talks about inflation, but I feel bad about the younger generation who have to settle for 67 instead of 69.
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Everyone talks about inflation, but I feel bad about the younger generation who have to settle for 67 instead of 69.
Everyone talks about inflation, but I feel bad about the younger generation who have to settle for 67 instead of 69.
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Everyone talks about inflation, but I feel bad about the younger generation who have to settle for 67 instead of 69.
Writers! I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but I've been selling a lot more of my own books since I posted them on Vinted — autographed and/or doodled copies on request. A lot more engagement than I've been getting anywhere else.
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Writers! I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but I've been selling a lot more of my own books since I posted them on Vinted — autographed and/or doodled copies on request. A lot more engagement than I've been getting anywhere else.
Since ranking Star Wars movies is popular again, here is my alphabetical ranking:
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
FORCE AWAKENS
LAST JEDI
NEW HOPE
PHANTOM MENACE
RETURN OF THE JEDI
REVENGE OF THE SITH
RISE OF SKYWALKER
ROGUE ONE
SOLO
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
FORCE AWAKENS
LAST JEDI
NEW HOPE
PHANTOM MENACE
RETURN OF THE JEDI
REVENGE OF THE SITH
RISE OF SKYWALKER
ROGUE ONE
SOLO
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Since ranking Star Wars movies is popular again, here is my alphabetical ranking:
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
FORCE AWAKENS
LAST JEDI
NEW HOPE
PHANTOM MENACE
RETURN OF THE JEDI
REVENGE OF THE SITH
RISE OF SKYWALKER
ROGUE ONE
SOLO
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
FORCE AWAKENS
LAST JEDI
NEW HOPE
PHANTOM MENACE
RETURN OF THE JEDI
REVENGE OF THE SITH
RISE OF SKYWALKER
ROGUE ONE
SOLO
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Here's my #BlackFriday #CyberMonday pitch:
I write (and sometimes draw) books. I have three. They are available in different formats via different vendors. I've made it easy: check out my linktree shop. 🙏 #booksky
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I write (and sometimes draw) books. I have three. They are available in different formats via different vendors. I've made it easy: check out my linktree shop. 🙏 #booksky
linktr.ee/nicholaspend...
Nicholas Pendleton | Instagram | Linktree
He/him. Author and artist (literary, fantasy, sci-fi, mythology, adventure, humor). My books MORE ARGONAUTS and DEAD OBJECTS WITH NO FUNC
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November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Here's my #BlackFriday #CyberMonday pitch:
I write (and sometimes draw) books. I have three. They are available in different formats via different vendors. I've made it easy: check out my linktree shop. 🙏 #booksky
linktr.ee/nicholaspend...
I write (and sometimes draw) books. I have three. They are available in different formats via different vendors. I've made it easy: check out my linktree shop. 🙏 #booksky
linktr.ee/nicholaspend...
I agree that ROGUE ONE isn't perfect, but I've probably watched the last 45 minutes of this movie more than any other SW movie.
rogue one is bad folks. i have believed this since i saw it in theaters and no subsequent rewatch has changed my mind. basically a chop job until the final sequence, which is good (for star wars)
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I agree that ROGUE ONE isn't perfect, but I've probably watched the last 45 minutes of this movie more than any other SW movie.
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I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
December 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
I’d say Hard Boiled. Either way, Chow Yun Fat was simply the coolest person in the world at the time.
chow yun fat in A BETTER TOMORROW is the coolest a dude has ever looked on film
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’d say Hard Boiled. Either way, Chow Yun Fat was simply the coolest person in the world at the time.
This post is a good excuse to remind everyone to read an Achebe book as soon as you can.
I do sort of prefer the alternative iteration of this: “Let no one be fooled by the fact that we may write in English, for we intend to do unspeakable things with it.” ― Chinua Achebe.
“Let no one be fooled by the fact that we may write in English, for we intend to do unheard of things with it.” ― Chinua Achebe.
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This post is a good excuse to remind everyone to read an Achebe book as soon as you can.
Haven't read this edition of GERALD'S GAME yet? Can anyone tell me if it tastes any good?
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Haven't read this edition of GERALD'S GAME yet? Can anyone tell me if it tastes any good?
Now the dummies are woke!?
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash than men. n.pr/48ne93H
Transportation Department endorses crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash than men.
n.pr
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Now the dummies are woke!?
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Would things have been different if we hadn't turned up Freedom Rock?
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Would things have been different if we hadn't turned up Freedom Rock?
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