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David R. Slayton (He/Him)

@drslayton.bsky.social

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Gay, geeky author of urban and epic fantasy. Books available everywhere from Blackstone Publishing in print, audio, and ebook. Repped by the Seymour Agency.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · May 6

I've partnered with Books are Awesome, a local LGBTQ/woman-owned indie bookstore to provide signed, personalized copies of Redneck Revenant:

booksareawesome.net/redneck-reve...

The first 200 orders through them will also come with a set of character art cards drawn by @jakeshandy.bsky.social!

The teal and white cover to Redneck Revenant by David R. Slayton. It shows grasping undead hands and a creepy wolf's mask. In the center are three black cats and the phrase "The Past Never Truly Dies."

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 1d

Always the hardest part of leaving home, but on my way to New York Comic Con!

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💀Tombkick💀 @doomkick.com · 5d

You know that feeling when your alarm goes off, and all you want to do is pull the door back over your tomb and sleep for a couple hundred years?

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Pamela Delupio @pameladelupio.bsky.social · 8d

My Filipino American History Month display at my library. It’s my honor each year to showcase & uplift Filipino stories. Just 5 years ago, I didn’t have enough books to even put up a display, but now my display overflows. I marvel at how far we’ve come. And yet there’s always room for more. #booksky

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 7d

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 7d

They should. Just select other from the vendor list.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 8d

a man in a suit and tie is saying " i don t know i just work here "

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying " i don t know i just work here "

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 8d

Preorder Redneck Revenant and you might get a character named after you in Backwoods Banshee!

Preorder from www.booksareawesome.net for signed copies and character art cards.

Submit your proof of purchase through the entry form by October 31, 2025:

www.blackstonepublishing.com/pages/rednec...

Picture of the hardcover and paperback editions of Redneck Revenant by David R. Slayton with the text: Preorder Redneck Revenant and Enter to Win the Chance to be a Character in the next Adam Binder series release.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 9d

I know it's on page 12 of what's important right now, but I am sad to see the Great North cancelled. It was a delightful little show with some fun moments that brought me joy.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 12d

OH! That's a big plus.

David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 12d

This tells me to watch it. I've gotten clips and been intrigued.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 13d

My crows came back today!

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 13d

It’s official — I’ll be at NEW YORK COMIC CON this year! Look for me Saturday, October 11, 5:00PM to 5:45PM, in Booth #3409 (the Simon & Schuster pavilion), where I’ll be signing copies of my brand-new, debuts-that-week #StarTrek: Strange New Worlds novel RING OF FIRE!
davidmack.pro/writing/ring...

David Mack - Ring of Fire

Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.

davidmack.pro

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 15d

There's still time to preorder Redneck Revenant from www.booksareawesome.net if you'd like it personalized and with a copy of the character art cards by @jakeshandy.bsky.social!

Picture of Redneck Revenant, hardcover and paperback, by David R. Slayton with four character art cards of characters from the book.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

I get it. I have a lot of complicated feelings about belief and things we cannot see. *hugs*

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

Just as long as you're forgiven, you've got your ticket off this rock. So my experience, is that it's a way to abdicate your responsibilities, to your children, and most of all, to yourself.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

My experience with belief in the rapture is that it gives people an out, the belief that this world doesn't matter, so why bother trying to improve it? Why bother about leaving it better for future generations? Why bother trying to be a better person?

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

The biggest impact of it all was my mother's attitude that nothing really mattered: the world was ending, so why go to college? Why even bother graduating high school? Have a cracked tooth? Just get it pulled. You won't need it for long. Her response to my dropping out was a shrug.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

I remember another boy at the school, also named David, whose parents were late one day to pick him up. He had a full breakdown when he believed that they'd be taken and he'd been left behind. I had a few meltdowns myself. It was not an environment that lent itself to ordered emotions.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

The school once put us in a gym had us watch a series of movies about Christians being beheaded, etc. after getting left behind. It was all very cheerful and certainly helped with my sister's night terrors.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

which is why you see Adam having a lot of developmental delay when you read his series.

She liked to tell me every morning that today could be the day, and to behave, so I wouldn't get left behind (this was some years before those books thankfully).

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

She enrolled us at the church's fledgling school, which was happy to suck up the child support my dad was paying. That thankfully ended after two years, but it meant I ended public high school at a severe disadvantage. It also meant that my emotional development was WAY behind...

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

like my little sister's night terrors, were demonic attacks, she didn't think you could know the time and day, which made it a much more convenient weapon.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

After my dad left us my mom got VERY involved in a local church that was very into the whole speaking in tongues, end of days, rapture stuff. While my mom believed in it all thoroughly, going so far as to anoint our house and believe that most ill things happening to us...

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 16d

I've been pretty heads down this year, which is about the only way to survive the chaos of the world: throw myself into my writing and try not to let the tide sweep me away.
That said, it was hard to miss the annual rapture drama, so here's my rapture story. This may take a moment as I will ramble.

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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 17d

Long response appreciated and appreciate having some things to think about.

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