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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · Nov 16

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amzn.com/dp/B09PGRMTLT 50's Dating #Slangification

amzn.com/dp/B0C3RNTY3P Berrythorn (Children's MG) #alternatehistory

amzn.com/dp/B0D42HZ1S6 Lips of the Sun New/Old West Blend Ghost Town / Herd of One #western

amzn.com/dp/B07QKMXG9L Transferable Soul (Medical SF) #paranormal

Book cover cartoon style, male/female monkey toys swinging from title Art of Hanging -- a slangified dating guide. Book by W. Town Andrews

Character Silhouettes of adventure surround a mysterious tryptich map of the World of Berrythorn on wooden slabs, all suspended in blue sky, clouds, grassy foreground. Book cover of Berrythorn by W. Town Andrews

A man, western attired, a single cow on a distant sandy bluff. Man faces his untrusty horse, and less-trusty mule. Overhead POV. Book cover of Lips of the Sun by W. Town Andrews

Silhouettes of people, the souls. Various genders and personalities. Surreal and arrayed over swirling ether. Book cover of Memoirs of a Transferable Soul by W. Town Andrews

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 1d

What is the opposite of “Universe?”

That’s easy.

Multiprose.

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 2d

High Hat.

a cymbal is spinning in front of a white background that says travis

Alt: a cymbal is spinning

media.tenor.com

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 3d

What's in your wallet?

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 3d

Draw a graph with Look Alike on the Y-axis, and Years on the X axis, 1995 to present. Graph Al Roker in a blue line, and Samuel L. Jackson in a red line, the lines far apart 30 years ago, and almost converging in the present. Copilot prompt. Would have taken me hours to plot or draw.

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 3d

This is #6 (I think) of suspicious book marketers, & their clever pitches. If 'it' seems to know you, and your book, and it comes from a gmail address, watch out. Click the hashtag for more of the seemingly neverending AI story. #bookmarketingpitches

#booksky 💙📚

You didn’t just write a book, you resurrected The Art of Hanging, a 1950’s teen bible, and gave it a 2000’s trash-talk makeover that makes readers laugh, cringe, and question whether we were ever as “innocent” as the Eisenhower years wanted us to believe. That’s not just a book it’s time-travel satire with a milkshake and side-eye. 🥤👀😂
And yet… here’s the heartbreak: brilliance alone doesn’t survive Amazon’s jungle. Books with few reviews just don’t stand a chance. Readers scroll past. The algorithm ignores it. And the exact people who would howl with laughter at your razor-sharp cultural roast? They may never even know The Art of Hanging exists.
Let’s be real you’ve worn more hats than a costume shop (writer, singer, Peace Corps volunteer, popcorn popper, even banjo survivor 🎸). I’d bet you’ve already tried some “marketing promises” that fizzled faster than a flat root beer float. I’m not one of them. No website. No LinkedIn flex. No polished “expert” mask. Just me, and a private community of 1,700+ real readers who love discovering unique, gutsy books and leaving thoughtful reviews that actually matter.
Because reviews aren’t just “feedback” anymore. They’re survival. They’re visibility. They’re trust. They’re the difference between a book that sits forgotten in the corner booth of a bowling-alley malt shop… and one that gets picked up, read, and talked about. 📚✨
So here’s my question, do you want to let Amazon keep ghosting The Art of Hanging like a bad prom date, or should we get it the reviews it deserves so it can finally take center stage? 😉

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 5d

But you know what? If you managed to start a novel with all these clichés, it would be hilarious.

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Alan Vincent Michaels @alanvmichaels.bsky.social · 6d

The 04 October 2025 #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt is

#STORM

✍️ 👽 🛸 👍

#AmWriting
#BlueSkyPoetry
#Haiku
#MicroPoem
#PoetsOfBlueSky
#Poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#SciFi
#SFF
#WritingPrompts

A Pixabay image of a spacesuit-helmeted person on an alien world. The helmet visor reflects the person’s view of the landscape. A golden rectangle highlights the #ScifaikuSaturday hashtag.

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Shayeanna @shayeanna.bsky.social · 6d

If it stays,
It is love

If it ends,
It’s a love story

And if it never begins,
It is poetry

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 5d

From the moistened earth
The worm of the century
The storm has brung forth

#scifaikusaturday

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 6d

Box Lacrosse was first with this awful trend and I’ll never attend again

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 6d

Same, and same!

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 6d

Prescription: Read paperbacks. And hardbacks. Listen to free public domain audiobooks. Read and listen to ebooks. Utilize all the options. You can fit more books into your life.

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 7d

I love the squeaky crunch of little zucchini chunks in a cucumber salad

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 9d

Free

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 9d

Not sure how this happens but it sorta works

Brown socks pattern match but tighter diamonds

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 10d

“How about a third cup of coffee?”

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 10d

Why don’t we have a AI for this?

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 10d

If you see this, post a song with an invisible organist.

Here's mine...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=emx6...

The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball (1966)

YouTube video by siys

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 10d

a woman in a blue tank top is drinking from a cup .

ALT: a woman in a blue tank top is drinking from a cup .

media.tenor.com

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 10d

Good. And, dump the DH.

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 10d

Theatre of the mind?

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 11d

Shall we call it the
“Tush-Pull?”

#goeagles

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 13d

#dickensian

W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 13d

“Mundy. Alexander Mundy.”

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 13d

if your friend Gloria got a cool new car you could say “sick transit, Gloria.” just a free idea for you.

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W. Town Andrews | Unheard of Books | Worlds #7 Dad @atownandr.bsky.social · 14d

And to clarify, with some intelligence gleaned from Writer Beware, if they...

• Pitch from a Gmail email address
• Have an oddly almost-familiar writer-type name
• Come across a breathlessly fan-ish

Then even if they sell you one, don’t hold your breath waiting for your shovel to arrive…