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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 11h

I have to leave "what I used to be able to do" behind me. I can't move forward and grow with the goal to get back to the old, either. It's time to envelop myself with what I have in front of me. New eyes, new style... new touch.

I'm going to embrace the now.

"Horned Owl Flies Though Leaves"

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 5d

It'll need editing, but I wrote 700 new words today. It's a horror poem loosely based on an unpublished short story. I've never "gone backwards" in length of project with an idea before. Maybe my brain is shrinking. 😆

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 6d

I'll be there! This time with something... dark. 😉😈
Open Mic Poetry Night
Tuesday, October 14, 6:30PM
Main Library, James J. Brown Auditorium

WPL Open Mic Poetry Night, image of Black woman's hands holding a retro style microphone.

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 8d

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 9d

Come find me!!
Booktoberfest 2025
When: Sunday, October 5th, noon - 5pm
Where: Old Goat Books, front patio, 8 William St E, Waterloo

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 15d

Y'know that author's story we chose as the ONE short story you need to read this year? Well... he's got a new book out! Check out KALIVAS, OR ANOTHER TEMPEST by Nick Mamatas!

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 26d

Hey guess what!? The Starving Queen is now available in trade paperback on Amzon.ca!
tinyurl.com/yc4bhukv

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 26d

My first novel, PAIN MACHINE, is now available in a second edition, and this re-release includes a bonus short story, "Dance at My Funeral."
**Please use only this Canadian link at Amazon.ca:
tinyurl.com/mpu9c88a
**You can also find all of my work under my Author Name here:
tinyurl.com/4dmbuefw

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 27d

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you! 😊

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Sep 7

Elora!! If you are in Elora, ON, stop by Cordial Clove Books! (62 Metcalf St on the main strip!) This pic was taken by my friend Rick, who happened across copies of Katrina: After 20 for sale. I was gunna promote this week and he beat me to it - fantastic! 😊

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Sep 4

I tend to write SHORT, or novel length. Not sure what I'd donwith this, unless I divided up a novel - which makes me wonder if that's worth considering??

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Sep 4

dReadCon! Canada's ONLY Dark Fiction & Horror Convention at the Holiday Inn, on September 13!
Huge Book Fair and Market, panels, workshops and book launches!
Doors open at 11 am till 5pm
Only $5 at the door, kids free.
BURLINGTON HOLIDAY INN
3063 South Service Road
Burlington, Ontario
*Come find me!

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 29

I read a brief article about books under 100 pages becoming popular for commuters or people who want to have a read in one sitting. I was intrigued. I also wonder if it's trad-or-self pubbed. Is it worth considering for my future writing? 🤔

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 29

20 years ago at this time, we were in the lobby of The Frenchmen Hotel, probably watching Chester have a smoke.

In remembrance of all those who lost their lives and condolences to their loved ones. And hope that all who were physically and mentally uprooted can perhaps find a moment of peace today.

Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 28

What are your thoughts on the apparent new trend towards "slim fiction" - 100 pages or less?

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy Birthday!! I'm only a couple of sun trips behind you. 😉🥰

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 19

I just wrote a new poem and made myself laugh. It's longer than most of the stuff I write which I found interesting, but there it was, flying out of me like old coins at a casino.

I think I'll read it at the next Open Mic Poetry Night at the Waterloo Public Library on Sept 16th.

Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 18

I you're going to read ONE short story this year, THIS should be the ONE.

"The Net" by Nick Mamatas
www.picpublishing.ca/one.html

Share away!!

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 14

I've started a Substack subscriber chat. I'll possibly be chatting about upcoming projects, or things rumbling in my head that might actually happen some day. Come see!

deanitaliano.substack.com/p/join-deans...

Join Dean's Substack subscriber chat

A private space for us to converse and connect

deanitaliano.substack.com

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 14

Throwing an idea out there... if you were at a conference, would you pay $1 for a temporary tattoo?

Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 12

I'll be there tonight!
Open Mic Poetry Night
Tuesday, August 12
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
James J. Brown Auditorium

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 7

Amazing!!!

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Aug 5

Gand I will be there!!

DreadConCan.com

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · Jul 26

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by my friend @rickhipson.bsky.social for his podcast called What Screams May Come. We talked about my book Katrina: After 20, and at the end I read from one of the earlier chapters during the storm.

Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · Jul 23

My pal, @deanitaliano.bsky.social bravely shares his story of being trapped in a storm that took much from many, surviving the aftermath. Our chat Includes Dean reading a chapter from Katrina: After 20 in which a stranger's last words can still be heard 20 years after.
youtu.be/1xes9FslfOM

Surviving Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years In The Storm

YouTube video by What Screams May Come

youtu.be

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