D. Ruefman
@ruefmanwriter.bsky.social
Writer of poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction. Emerging author of dark fantasy and horror for younger readers. Freelance editor and educator. Professor of Rhetoric & Composition. For more details visit https://www.danielruefman.com/
Podcasts are a good option for me. I do follow trusted sources on YouTube…provided they pass the CRAAP test.
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Podcasts are a good option for me. I do follow trusted sources on YouTube…provided they pass the CRAAP test.
I bailed on Facebook in 2016. Left Twitter after Elon bought it. I think I have an Instagram still, but I was thinking about closing that down too. It is funny how each time I opt out of social media, I feel a bit better about my life.
December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I bailed on Facebook in 2016. Left Twitter after Elon bought it. I think I have an Instagram still, but I was thinking about closing that down too. It is funny how each time I opt out of social media, I feel a bit better about my life.
Dang. Rough road. But as Rabindranath Tagore famously wrote: “When I stand before thee at days end, thou shalt see my scars and know that i have had my wounds, and also my healing.”
It is my favorite quote for times like these.
It is my favorite quote for times like these.
December 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Dang. Rough road. But as Rabindranath Tagore famously wrote: “When I stand before thee at days end, thou shalt see my scars and know that i have had my wounds, and also my healing.”
It is my favorite quote for times like these.
It is my favorite quote for times like these.
But where was the “Metro”?
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
But where was the “Metro”?
Aren’t they all bad actors abusing power at this point?
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Aren’t they all bad actors abusing power at this point?
It will happen someday and it will be magnificent. Not soon enough—but it will happen.
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It will happen someday and it will be magnificent. Not soon enough—but it will happen.
We have to believe it will.
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We have to believe it will.
I can’t wait until this evil faces true justice. It cannot come fast enough.
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I can’t wait until this evil faces true justice. It cannot come fast enough.
Great work, brother!
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Great work, brother!
You know you have a problem when you can’t even wait for the cameras to turn off before partaking. Uffda.
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
You know you have a problem when you can’t even wait for the cameras to turn off before partaking. Uffda.
Very nice! I was married at the Chautauqua Institution! Always loved that neck or the woods. 😊
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Very nice! I was married at the Chautauqua Institution! Always loved that neck or the woods. 😊
Lol. Beach weather then? Rochester, Minnesota or Rochester, New York?
November 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Lol. Beach weather then? Rochester, Minnesota or Rochester, New York?
Well…some yes. That time he hired Rudy, he got neither looks, nor competence. Not sure just what was going on there.
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Well…some yes. That time he hired Rudy, he got neither looks, nor competence. Not sure just what was going on there.
I find it odd that Pete Hegseth chimes in to say that the video was “false.” All they said was “you don’t need to obey illegal orders.” So is Hegseth arguing that service members must follow illegal orders?
They didn’t call out any order explicitly…so how was it even remotely seditious?
They didn’t call out any order explicitly…so how was it even remotely seditious?
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I find it odd that Pete Hegseth chimes in to say that the video was “false.” All they said was “you don’t need to obey illegal orders.” So is Hegseth arguing that service members must follow illegal orders?
They didn’t call out any order explicitly…so how was it even remotely seditious?
They didn’t call out any order explicitly…so how was it even remotely seditious?
I mean…Raisin Bran is just delightful.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I mean…Raisin Bran is just delightful.