Only Dave Smith
@onlydavesmith.bsky.social
The voices in my head come out my fingers.
Mythical, not legendary.
Unreliable narrator.
Fictionalized version of myself.
Ottawa, home to the coldest hot air.
www.onlydavesmith.com
Mythical, not legendary.
Unreliable narrator.
Fictionalized version of myself.
Ottawa, home to the coldest hot air.
www.onlydavesmith.com
Happy Winter Solstice!
Always a paradox, the shortest day is never the coldest.
But it’s a great day to be a druid or shaman or priest. Light a fire, utter incantations welcoming a sunset that will be just a wee bit later tomorrow and impress the hoi polloi.
As always, the play is the thing.
Always a paradox, the shortest day is never the coldest.
But it’s a great day to be a druid or shaman or priest. Light a fire, utter incantations welcoming a sunset that will be just a wee bit later tomorrow and impress the hoi polloi.
As always, the play is the thing.
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy Winter Solstice!
Always a paradox, the shortest day is never the coldest.
But it’s a great day to be a druid or shaman or priest. Light a fire, utter incantations welcoming a sunset that will be just a wee bit later tomorrow and impress the hoi polloi.
As always, the play is the thing.
Always a paradox, the shortest day is never the coldest.
But it’s a great day to be a druid or shaman or priest. Light a fire, utter incantations welcoming a sunset that will be just a wee bit later tomorrow and impress the hoi polloi.
As always, the play is the thing.
If you Google my handle, all these really interesting questions come up.
The answers?
I'm worth what people are willing to pay.
My religion is under review by federal tax authorities.
I was in an awful garage cover band when I was 16 and 17. No name, though.
Country music is too ... country.
The answers?
I'm worth what people are willing to pay.
My religion is under review by federal tax authorities.
I was in an awful garage cover band when I was 16 and 17. No name, though.
Country music is too ... country.
December 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you Google my handle, all these really interesting questions come up.
The answers?
I'm worth what people are willing to pay.
My religion is under review by federal tax authorities.
I was in an awful garage cover band when I was 16 and 17. No name, though.
Country music is too ... country.
The answers?
I'm worth what people are willing to pay.
My religion is under review by federal tax authorities.
I was in an awful garage cover band when I was 16 and 17. No name, though.
Country music is too ... country.
You know, despite reminders, I missed the party yesterday.
Life is too short.
Life is too short.
December 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You know, despite reminders, I missed the party yesterday.
Life is too short.
Life is too short.
Shadowy Bench
Bench and shadow on snow.
2025
Bench and shadow on snow.
2025
December 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Shadowy Bench
Bench and shadow on snow.
2025
Bench and shadow on snow.
2025
@mykeleena.bsky.social
Christmas Tugboat by Michael J. Burke arrived this evening.
Nicely done and many thanks!
Christmas Tugboat by Michael J. Burke arrived this evening.
Nicely done and many thanks!
December 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
@mykeleena.bsky.social
Christmas Tugboat by Michael J. Burke arrived this evening.
Nicely done and many thanks!
Christmas Tugboat by Michael J. Burke arrived this evening.
Nicely done and many thanks!
A novelist has to write a book for a person they have never met, has to anticipate a need that cannot be described.
How the hell are we supposed to do that?
A one metaphor explanation.
#writingcommunity
#dogs
#writingprocess
#eyecontact
onlydavesmith.com?p=621
How the hell are we supposed to do that?
A one metaphor explanation.
#writingcommunity
#dogs
#writingprocess
#eyecontact
onlydavesmith.com?p=621
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A novelist has to write a book for a person they have never met, has to anticipate a need that cannot be described.
How the hell are we supposed to do that?
A one metaphor explanation.
#writingcommunity
#dogs
#writingprocess
#eyecontact
onlydavesmith.com?p=621
How the hell are we supposed to do that?
A one metaphor explanation.
#writingcommunity
#dogs
#writingprocess
#eyecontact
onlydavesmith.com?p=621
Man and Beast
Footprints on Snowy Parking Lot
2025
Footprints on Snowy Parking Lot
2025
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Man and Beast
Footprints on Snowy Parking Lot
2025
Footprints on Snowy Parking Lot
2025
I thought plugging them in might help me untangle them.
Nope.
Nope.
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I thought plugging them in might help me untangle them.
Nope.
Nope.
Non-Alliterative Title
Frost on Thursday
2025
Frost on Thursday
2025
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Non-Alliterative Title
Frost on Thursday
2025
Frost on Thursday
2025
Gonna keep this up until someone looks at it.
Sort of between now and the heat death of the universe ... ?
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#protagonists #popcultureheroes
#toogoodtobetrue
#massmarketthriller
Sort of between now and the heat death of the universe ... ?
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#protagonists #popcultureheroes
#toogoodtobetrue
#massmarketthriller
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Gonna keep this up until someone looks at it.
Sort of between now and the heat death of the universe ... ?
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#protagonists #popcultureheroes
#toogoodtobetrue
#massmarketthriller
Sort of between now and the heat death of the universe ... ?
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#protagonists #popcultureheroes
#toogoodtobetrue
#massmarketthriller
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This one was a long time coming because I forgot I had written it.
I think I'm losing it.
Not that I ever had it.
The Social Determinants of Bad guys.
onlydavesmith.com?p=597
I think I'm losing it.
Not that I ever had it.
The Social Determinants of Bad guys.
onlydavesmith.com?p=597
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This one was a long time coming because I forgot I had written it.
I think I'm losing it.
Not that I ever had it.
The Social Determinants of Bad guys.
onlydavesmith.com?p=597
I think I'm losing it.
Not that I ever had it.
The Social Determinants of Bad guys.
onlydavesmith.com?p=597
Penultimate
Autumn on Maple
2025
Autumn on Maple
2025
October 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Penultimate
Autumn on Maple
2025
Autumn on Maple
2025
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Silhouette
Trees on October
2025
Trees on October
2025
October 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Silhouette
Trees on October
2025
Trees on October
2025
He's telling me I'm not enough.
Man's best friend.
Right.
Man's best friend.
Right.
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
He's telling me I'm not enough.
Man's best friend.
Right.
Man's best friend.
Right.
Gaping Maw of Zucchini
Flower on Morning
2025
Flower on Morning
2025
October 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Gaping Maw of Zucchini
Flower on Morning
2025
Flower on Morning
2025
October Glow
Sun on All Saints Anglican (1865) and Nepean town hall (1890)
2025
Sun on All Saints Anglican (1865) and Nepean town hall (1890)
2025
October 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
October Glow
Sun on All Saints Anglican (1865) and Nepean town hall (1890)
2025
Sun on All Saints Anglican (1865) and Nepean town hall (1890)
2025
Curtain Washing Day
First Saturday in October
... pushing for a national holiday. I like my chances.
First Saturday in October
... pushing for a national holiday. I like my chances.
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Curtain Washing Day
First Saturday in October
... pushing for a national holiday. I like my chances.
First Saturday in October
... pushing for a national holiday. I like my chances.
Late Summer's Smile
Grasses on Kitchi Zibi Mikan
2025
Grasses on Kitchi Zibi Mikan
2025
September 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Late Summer's Smile
Grasses on Kitchi Zibi Mikan
2025
Grasses on Kitchi Zibi Mikan
2025
Look at the great stuff they dug up on my street!
Think of the millions of turds flowing, like F150s on a Florida interstate.
Think of the millions of turds flowing, like F150s on a Florida interstate.
July 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Look at the great stuff they dug up on my street!
Think of the millions of turds flowing, like F150s on a Florida interstate.
Think of the millions of turds flowing, like F150s on a Florida interstate.
This is a BIG stick sculpture at Kiweki Point in Ottawa.
Sticks and stones ... you know we have a lot of them, too ... do break bones.
We need to show it to the American administration so that they might consider building an anti-stick shield. Or an anti-stone dome.
And then we'll sell them one.
Sticks and stones ... you know we have a lot of them, too ... do break bones.
We need to show it to the American administration so that they might consider building an anti-stick shield. Or an anti-stone dome.
And then we'll sell them one.
July 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is a BIG stick sculpture at Kiweki Point in Ottawa.
Sticks and stones ... you know we have a lot of them, too ... do break bones.
We need to show it to the American administration so that they might consider building an anti-stick shield. Or an anti-stone dome.
And then we'll sell them one.
Sticks and stones ... you know we have a lot of them, too ... do break bones.
We need to show it to the American administration so that they might consider building an anti-stick shield. Or an anti-stone dome.
And then we'll sell them one.
If.
You Know.
2025
You Know.
2025
June 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If.
You Know.
2025
You Know.
2025