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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 8h

There's free shipping today at Bookshop[dot]org!
Perhaps it's a perfect time to check out an essay collection that John Hodgman called "...a brilliant, humorous, heartbreaking examination of how certain events break our lives apart, and what we do with the pieces.”
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How to Restore a Timeline: On Violence and Memory

On Violence and Memory

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 2h

Ol' Sammy's still got the juice—befuddling morons from beyond the grave!

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 6h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 8h

If you send me photographic proof that you bought How to Restore a Timeline through this, I will mail you your fortune written on a tarot card (when the mail strike is over)!

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 8h

There's free shipping today at Bookshop[dot]org!
Perhaps it's a perfect time to check out an essay collection that John Hodgman called "...a brilliant, humorous, heartbreaking examination of how certain events break our lives apart, and what we do with the pieces.”
bookshop.org/p/books/how-...

How to Restore a Timeline: On Violence and Memory

On Violence and Memory

bookshop.org

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 9h

VILLAIN is coming out in May! That's in like seven months! Folks, I implore you: SMASH THAT PREORDER BUTTON!

Natalie Zed 🍁 @nataliezed.bsky.social · 1d

Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...

the cover for a book entitled Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots. the cover is a bright magenta with dark blue and teal lettering for the title, and the author's name is in yellow. there is an image of the silhouette of a woman carrying a cane, surrounded by the silhouettes of five superheroes.

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emma dawn of the dead @emmadawn.com · 9h

My cameo on Dark Web this week was found out by my friends across the ocean haha. Fun to send something in earnest (while in the middle of moving), kinda forget about it, and then get jumpscared by your own work?? Rob was really cool and nice about it which made me happy 🥹

Joe List @joel.ist · 9h

@emmadawn.com @peterbcounter.com OMG, YOU TWO!

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 10h

Social media is great! It's important! And it sucks that it's been hijacked by people with political brainworms!

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 10h

I was approached by a publisher to write my first book thanks to a link to my blog in my Twitter account. I've also made dozens of friends though social media, meant of whom are very dear to me.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 23h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Nick Kornek @kornek.zone · 13h

Let the Right One Into the Zoom

Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 14h

The Amityville Honorarium

Courtney 🐙 Lovecraftian 🐙 Actually @hexadecibelle.fyi · 22h

the blair witch project manager

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 14h

John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Management

Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 14h

The Amityville Honorarium

Courtney 🐙 Lovecraftian 🐙 Actually @hexadecibelle.fyi · 22h

the blair witch project manager

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Heather J. "Witchy" Wood🧙‍♀️ @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 14h

Thelma and Louise Inc.

Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 14h

The Amityville Honorarium

Courtney 🐙 Lovecraftian 🐙 Actually @hexadecibelle.fyi · 22h

the blair witch project manager

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 14h

a bar that reads top, latest, people, feeds. below it, text reads no results found for people being normal

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 14h

oh hey if you’ve been meaning to pick up Horror For Weenies, Bookshop is having an anti-prime day free shipping sale (also a slight discount on the book!): bookshop.org/a/293/978168...

Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 17h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 14h

The Amityville Honorarium

Courtney 🐙 Lovecraftian 🐙 Actually @hexadecibelle.fyi · 22h

the blair witch project manager

Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 1d

i know what you did last quarter

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Dr Marie Allitt @marieallitt.bsky.social · 16h

Of course the bigots and fascists don’t want you to study English.

The enemy of fascism is:
Close reading
Clear communication
Questioning the meaning of what you read
Accurate spelling & grammar
Thinking for yourself
Creativity
Understanding the mechanics of argument
Imagination
Enjoyment
Joy

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Natalie Zed 🍁 @nataliezed.bsky.social · 1d

Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 1d

My wife cares!

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 1d

We're all in this together!

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 1d

we helped make it a SHOCKTOBERFEST

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 1d

Congratulations!!
It was wonderful getting to share that panel with you, and finally meeting in real life. And getting beers afterward was lovely too!

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David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚 @daviddemchuk.com · 1d

Halifax was wonderful, and my two events with @peterbcounter.com and @elliottgish.bsky.social were absolute delights. In other news, I am thrilled to confirm that I've received a substantial creation grant from the Canada Council, my first in many years, for my work-in-progress, The Stone Garden. 👻

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David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚 @daviddemchuk.com · 2d

HWA members and other awards readers: just a reminder that The Butcher’s Daughter is eligible for a number of awards and nominations this year, including for the Stokers. If you’ve read it and enjoyed it, please consider adding it to your lists!

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HWA Bram Stoker Award Recommendations

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Wolsak & Wynn @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · 2d

Gold Winner of the 2021 Foreword INDIES Award for Short Stories, Gold Winner of the 2021 Foreword INDIES Award for Short Stories and finalist for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, radium girl is a fascinating collection. Learn more about it here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/rad...

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 3d

The great question of our time: ANSWERED!
Be there and be scared!

David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚 @daviddemchuk.com · 3d

Today! @peterbcounter.com and I ask whether anything we write is scarier than real life and if we should just pack it in. FUN AT THE LIBRARY!

Promotional image for an event, white with some shadowy trees along the bottom. Dark Stories for Dark Times with David Demchuk and Peter Counter, October 5, 3:30 pm - Halifax Central Library - Room 301, 3rd floor

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