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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 23h

Quick cup of coffee with Ken Follett!
#historicalfiction #bestsellers

Screen grab of Amazon's Best Sellers in War Fiction page, showing Dave Mason's Between the Clouds and the River along with Ken Follett's Eye of the Needle

Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 1d

"The characters are so well-developed, I felt as if I were reading a diary about this incredible untold story in history… about two enemies, pilots from opposite sides, coming together in the most unexpected way that might change history. At least it changes the history for one little girl."

A Masterpiece About a 'Mosquito' - an Editorial Review of "EO-N" by Dave Mason

Author BioBorn in England and raised in Canada, Dave Mason is a former diamond core driller and high school football coach, an internationally recognized graphic designer and a Fellow of the Society o...

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 1d

"Quietly powerful… a serious but accessible novel that earns its moments of hope. Asks hard questions about nationality, belonging, and the arbitrary nature of borders without offering easy answers. A thoughtful, moving book. Keep tissues handy for the final chapters." BookShelfie
#histfic

Screen grab of review synopsis for Dave Mason's Between the Clouds and the River.

Amazon: Readers on Amazon.com and Amazon UK gave the book high ratings. Multiple user reviews describe the novel as a "riveting read," and an "epic tale".

Goodreads: The book has a high rating of 4.58 out of 5 stars based on 120 ratings as of September 2024. It was a finalist for several literary awards, including the 2024 Hemingway Award for 20th Century War Fiction.

Readers' Favorite: This outlet gave a positive review, calling it a "masterful demonstration of storytelling" and praising the vivid writing and relatable characters.

Reader Views: Praises Mason's research, vivid storytelling, and exploration of human resilience, but mentions the dual timelines may be difficult for readers used to more straightforward plots.

The Historical Fiction Company: This outlet gave the book 5 stars and its "Highly Recommended" award. It highlights the novel's masterful prose, exploration of human nature, and how history shapes characters.

BookLife: The publication gives the book high scores in its assessment, noting its complex plot, originality, and compelling characters.

The Prairies Book Review: Called the novel "emotionally arresting and poignant," with a nuanced exploration of human emotion.

Literary Titan: This review described the book as "beautifully crafted" and "thought-provoking" but mentioned that some parts of the storyline were occasionally obscured.

Dave Mason's award-winning historical fiction novel Between the Clouds and the River sits on a shelf labeled Montana and Western Fiction in Bozeman's Country Bookshelf.

Screen grab of Amazon Top 100 Sellers in War Fiction page, showing Dave Mason's Between the Clouds and the River at #91

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 1d

"Quietly powerful… a serious but accessible novel that earns its moments of hope. Asks hard questions about nationality, belonging, and the arbitrary nature of borders without offering easy answers. A thoughtful, moving book. Keep tissues handy for the final chapters." BookShelfie
#histfic

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Most of the stuff I created over 40+yrs in design was for others, my contributions known only to a few.

Seeing a product bearing my name on a store shelf is still weirdly anonymous, since it's >99.9% that no one there has a clue who I am. At the same time it's more…personal.

#Turnandfacethestrange

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 2d

"Shelby was handed samples of century-old soil from Toronto’s waterfront.

She peered through a microscope in astonishment as a brown wormlike creature munched through green clumps of algae as if more than 130 years hadn’t passed since its last meal."

Blurb for an ecological apocalypse novel.

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Physical Pete not gonna be happy.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Snowflakes are literally ice.
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Country superstar Zach Bryan criticised by US Homeland Security over Ice lyrics

Government department taunts chart-topping artist who sang of scared children and Ice raids on unreleased new song

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 3d

#respect

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 3d

He's everywhere, he's everywhere!
#chickenman

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Most of the stuff I created over 40+yrs in design was for others, my contributions known only to a few.

Seeing a product bearing my name on a store shelf is still weirdly anonymous, since it's >99.9% that no one there has a clue who I am. At the same time it's more…personal.

#Turnandfacethestrange

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Good company!
Country Bookshelf, Bozeman.
#historicalfiction

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Good company!
Country Bookshelf, Bozeman.
#historicalfiction

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 5d

What do you hope readers will carry with them after turning the final page of Between the Clouds and the River?

Everyone has more than one version of themselves.
The truth is a point of view.
Good lies hold the world together.
And family is whoever you damn well say it is.

MEET THE AUTHOR! A conversation with Dave Mason – Author of “Between the Clouds and the River”

Born in England and raised in Canada, Dave Mason is an internationally recognized graphic designer and a co-founder of a number of software companies. His first novel, EO-N, is the recipient of twe…

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Tariffs driving costs way up + inadequate domestic supply = self-inflicted emergency.

Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’

Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 5d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Massive transfer of wealth from everyday people to tech company owners. WTF are we doing here??

Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 5d

$16 billion. That's how much the PJM market monitor estimates that electricity ratepayers will pay via increased utility bills to subsidize interconnection of data centers owned by Big Tech. A massive give-away to some of the most profitable companies in the world.

www.eenews.net/articles/dat...

Data center boom sparks sticker shock for PJM ratepayers

New analyses show that costs passed on to utility customers to guarantee future electricity demand are rising rapidly.

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Succession.

John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 5d

I know this isn't the most important thought, but I always wonder how people can step into these jobs knowing they have no idea how to do them, but believing they'll succeed anyway. I think it means they don't think a job is the actual work so much as an appearance of working and they may be right.

NPR @npr.org · 5d

JUST IN: CBS' parent company is buying The Free Press and installing Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News.

Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Cousins?

Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 5d

Last week Jesse Watters spoke to man named Eric who claimed he was formerly a member of antifa. Two years ago Watters interviewed Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza, a former Mexican Mafia member. Some folks thought the men looked similar. This is a side by side comparison. 🤷‍♀️

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 5d

What do you hope readers will carry with them after turning the final page of Between the Clouds and the River?

Everyone has more than one version of themselves.
The truth is a point of view.
Good lies hold the world together.
And family is whoever you damn well say it is.

MEET THE AUTHOR! A conversation with Dave Mason – Author of “Between the Clouds and the River”

Born in England and raised in Canada, Dave Mason is an internationally recognized graphic designer and a co-founder of a number of software companies. His first novel, EO-N, is the recipient of twe…

readerviewsarchives.wordpress.com

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Plot/Idea: 9 out of 10
Originality: 10 out of 10
Prose: 9 out of 10
Character/Execution: 10 out of 10
Overall: 9.50 out of 10

A heart-wrenching narrative, punctuated by vivid description that evokes the tiny, terrifying moments of war, abuse, and oppression that drive both characters' actions.

Between the Clouds and the River by Dave Mason | BookLife

1943: Twenty-four year old Bernhardt Lang is swept along by the currents of war, until an unexpected ally helps him live a life of his own making, in a place he could never have imagined himself exist...

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Invest accordingly.

www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Canadian investors bet on defence, construction stocks as Carney targets nation-building projects

Canadian defence, construction and metal mining shares stand to benefit as Ottawa commits to increased military spending and the speeding up of major infrastructure projects that could boost the econo...

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Science.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 5d

This photo (c.1901) shows two boys exposed to smallpox. Only the boy on the right had been vaccinated.

Smallpox is one of the deadliest & most contagious diseases known to man. The virus killed over half a billion people in the 20th century—three times more than all that century’s wars combined.

A black and white photo of two boys. The boy on the left has a severe case of smallpox, with pustules all over his face and chest and arms. The boy on the right has no pustules.

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