Daniel Sturniolo
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Daniel Sturniolo
@dansturn.bsky.social
Breeze connoisseur.
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A book review disguised as an astute observation of human nature — there are those who climb, others descend, and there are still others who are content to simply standby, waiting patiently.

Enter Craig Kennedy by Arthur B. Reeves. 1935, cover art not attributed. #booksky
February 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The tug of every step
in this event waiting world
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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book review as travel directions, clever!

Elsewhere, Elsewhen, Elsehow by Miriam Allen deFord. 1971, cover art by Richard V. Corben. #booksky
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Every sign is in the shape
of elsewhere
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Alexander Calder, Flying Saucers, 1968. Gouache on paper
February 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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A book review with an oh so subtle spoiler, must keep the power on!

The Forever Machine (aka They'd Rather be Right) by Mark Clifton & Frank Riley. 1958, cover art by Wallace Wood. #booksky
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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“Childhood lasts all through life. It returns to animate broad sections of adult life. […] Poets will help us find this living childhood within us, this permanent, durable immobile world.”

— Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Reverie (tr. Daniel Russell)
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
And so, forever is buried
in this light
February 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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A book review that reminds us, losses are to be expected.

The Time Mercenaries by Philip E. High. 1969, cover art by Richard Weaver. #booksky
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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This book review recognizes we all struggle, at times, to fill in the blanks.

Hauser's Memory by Curt Siodmak. 1968, cover art by Hoot von Zitzewitz. #booksky
February 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
And memory — like some
complicated noise
outside the world
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This life lost
in a bag of time
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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Some book reviews fall on deaf ears.

The Long Loud Silence by Wilson Tucker. 1953, cover artist not attributed. #booksky
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
My, all these hours
answering to no end
February 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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This book review is a scorcher - the fire consumes us all 🔥

Firestarter by Stephen King. 1980, cover art by Steven Stroud. #booksky
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The rift between the surface of the world
and your mind is on fire
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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A book review or a will-o'-the-wisp? You be the judge.

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree, jr. 1990, first (stand-alone) edition, cover art by Andrew Smith. #booksky
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
After dreams collide with our being,
there’s nothing but smoke
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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I Start Counting
Collage made from Ladybird books, Player’s cigarette cards, 1960s Parade and Women’s Weekly magazines, 1960s wallpaper, marker, felt tip and watercolour paint
January 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Elevate everything baffled
and brief tonight
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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Daniel has delivered a book review for the ages, a veritable master class of creativity!

Masterpieces of Science Fiction. Edited by Thomas Durwood and Armand Eisen. 1978, cover art by Ezra Tucker. #booksky
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The spinning edge
of meaning breaks
like space waves
in the sky
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM