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Jonathan Danielson

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College edumakator. Regular idiot. PhD (ASU) in AZ Literary Regionalism, MFA (USFCA) in Fiction. Writer-at-Large for Feathertale. THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES out now from Cowboy Jamboree.

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · Sep 7

Friends! Meet us at Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse on Oct 4th at 3 PM for our first ever Desert Grit Reading Series!

With readings from:

@mdbell79.bsky.social

@stephanieaustin.bsky.social

@shipraagarwal.bsky.social

@sabrinahicks.bsky.social

@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social

And me!

See you then!

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 16h

@mdbell79.bsky.social changing hearts and minds at Desert Nights, Rising Stars

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 21h

The one and only @taraisonwriter.bsky.social with a packed house at 9 AM to kick off this year’s Desert Nights, Rising Stars writing conference!

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think this story wants to be a novel. I think it just wants to be a 10,000 word story.

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 1d

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t wait for this!

John Waddy Bullion @johnwaddy.bsky.social · 1d

Advance praise for my collection of short stories THIS WORLD WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF STRANGERS (out 11.18 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social) from @kevingrauke.bsky.social

This collection of loosely connected stories reminds us that, no matter how much we crave connection and a sense of belonging, we often fail to achieve it to any degree of satisfaction-and sometimes not at all.
Bullion's young men do their very best, however, to forge identities in a lonely, latchkey landscape of a Missouri college town, where parents are checked out, if not absent, and the love is tough, if present at all.
Now, this may sound like rough sledding, but its bite and poignancy are perfectly balanced with what is often riotous humor.
Such a potent mixture is a rarity in today's fiction, which is why this collection is a thing to celebrate and share.
Kevin Grauke, author of Shadows of Men and Yonderites

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 2d

Is it weird I’m excited to go to a conference at ASU this week for a variety of reasons, one of them being I get to eat at the Panda Express near campus, which is better than any other Panda Express around? And that I’ve been looking forward to that for WEEKS?

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fbereaud.bsky.social @fbereaud.bsky.social · 2d

My first novel, A Question of Family, comes out from @stanchion.bsky.social in Feb! Preorder here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

A Question of Family | Stanchion

STANCHION'S FIRST NOVEL! From François Bereaud, the acclaimed writer of San Diego Stories, comes a novel told in stories that span eras. Meet Walter, Claire, Grace, and Michael, a family in some state...

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 3d

December!

Adam Van Winkle @vanwinkle.bsky.social · 3d

Count the Dust...the trailer.

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fbereaud.bsky.social @fbereaud.bsky.social · 3d

So honored and excited.

Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 3d

Stanchion's first novel arrives in early February. @fbereaud.bsky.social has hit it out of the park with this beauty.

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 3d

Damn, my giant Wild Robot poster fell off my office wall during the weekend and got ruined

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 4d

This new album of recently-discovered Waylon Jennings lost tracks…

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 4d

Are you sure you don’t want to go to a Cub Scout meeting, a birthday party, and gymnastics today…?

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 4d

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you everyone who came out to Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse last night! And thank you to all the other readers for making it such an awesome experience!
@stephanieaustin.bsky.social
@mdbell79.bsky.social
@shipraagarwal.bsky.social
@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social
@sabrinahicks.bsky.social

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Sudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 5d

What a joy to hear Phoenix writers read this afternoon : @mdbell79.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏👏

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much for coming out tonight!

Sudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 5d

What a joy to hear Phoenix writers read this afternoon : @mdbell79.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏👏

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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 5d

If you're in Phoenix/Tempe today, come out to the Rift for the first Desert Grit Reading Series, with me, @shipraagarwal.bsky.social, @jonathanin2k.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, and @stephanieaustin.bsky.social!

Poster for the Desert Grit Reading Series, which takes place October 4 at 3pm at Rift Wine Bar and Taphouse

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 5d

Today!

See you soon!

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · Sep 7

Friends! Meet us at Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse on Oct 4th at 3 PM for our first ever Desert Grit Reading Series!

With readings from:

@mdbell79.bsky.social

@stephanieaustin.bsky.social

@shipraagarwal.bsky.social

@sabrinahicks.bsky.social

@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social

And me!

See you then!

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 6d

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 6d

I’m just a man. Paying a premium for string cheese. Because it has Paw Patrol characters on it.

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Kelli Short Borges @kelliborges2.bsky.social · 6d

Can’t wait! ❤️❤️

Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 11d

Save the date! Next Saturday will be the 1st Desert Grit Reading Series at Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse in Scottsdale! Oct 4th at 3 PM!

Readings from

@mdbell79.bsky.social

@shipraagarwal.bsky.social

@sabrinahicks.bsky.social

@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social

@stephanieaustin.bsky.social

And me!