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Joseph P. Garland

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JPGarlandAuthor Stories in the Gilded Age, modern NY, Austen variations. Erotic romances. He/him. Tuckahoe NY native. NY lawyer. My books: https://dermodyhouse.com/books/ (Dermody is my father's mom's first surname; the second was Campbell.)

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · Nov 22

By way of introduction, I write literary fiction. My books and stories are contemporary, set in the early Gilded Age in NYC, or Jane Austen Fan Fiction (JAFF). Most, except for the JAFF, are set in and around NYC.

You can sample them on my webpage. dermodyhouse.com/books/

Books

Contemporary Available widely in paperback and hardcover formats and exclusively in ebook, including on Kindle Unlimited, on Amazon. I Am Alex Locus is the story of a twenty-three-year-old woman wh…

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
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In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 17h

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 18h

Does Marco Rubio have a Bible verse for this?

Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 20h

Don't tell New York's Charlie Kirk was a modern day St. Paul Cardinal Dolan.

Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 22h

Rick rolling again.

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Without a warning.

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Airline?

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Mario, not Andrew.

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We loved Mario. A neighbor was on his NYSP detail. My dad taught him in law school.

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Moderate Dem. 68 years living in New York. #NY16 Lawlor is pitiful.

Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 1d

It happens, if I haven't mentioned it, that where Cassie is sitting is where the final scene of "You've Got Mail" takes place.

Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 2d

On the downside of being traditionally published: Sales track.
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The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 2d

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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Reminds me of "In Bruges."

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't know there were so many varieties. In the final version of the book, the couple who sit on the bench next to Cassie sample olives, which is a reference to the foregoing.

It's where the cashier scene in "You've Got Mail" is set. 2/2

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Zabar's is an Upper West Side institution. It's on Broadway. We went there often, even in later years just visiting. It got much larger over the years. When you walked in, to the left were perhaps 20 containers of olives. You'd get a plastic container and fill it yourself with what you wanted. 1/?

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 2d

It's good.

A. Nelson & LM Potter-book2 preorders available @anelsonlmpotter.bsky.social · 2d

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#NelsonPotter #sweetromance #cleanromance #romcom #romance
#JustWhattheDoctorHired #LynnPainter #fakedating #willtheywonthey #alltheheatwithoutthespice

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 2d

A live wire on Route 22 at the end of my block. The fire department had to wait until Con Ed could turn the power off. It's all been taken care of now and we have power again.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Gallego: If you’re a Republican in a swing district, why are you falling on this sword for a guy who’s checked out and probably needs to be put into some kind of treatment program for whatever dementia he has? Or for Johnson—who comes from one of the safest districts and is covering for pedophiles?

Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 2d

On my suburban dead end, we have people born in India, Trinidad & Tobago, Bolivia, and Ireland. California! We have one married gay couple; we had a married lesbian couple but they moved to Cape Cod. Unfortunately, five lawyers. A psychiatrist. Kids. And a golden puppy!

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@anelsonlmpotter.bsky.social Recall the Zabar's bag at the end?

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

We have lox a legend. Zabar's is the best.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Breaking News: Saul Zabar, who over seven decades made the Upper West Side food emporium Zabar’s a New York institution, is dead at 97. nyti.ms/42qGl2n

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Joseph P. Garland @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social · 3d

And yet we've seen videos of them breaking into houses notwithstanding the regular requests that they "show a warrant."

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3d

A couple living in Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-NY) district earning $82,800 annually would see an increase in costs of $13,459 every year. 😬