David Contara

Writer of literary and speculative fiction and a blend of the two.

[David Contara @DContara]

Join me in the @nycmidnight Screenwriting Challenge 2027 on February 26th! Learn more at https://t.co/xDde3LKGJi

[David Contara @DContara]

@wmarybeard Which translation do you recommend? Is the Fagles’ included with the Iliad/Odyssey bookset a good one in your opinion?

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@Robert___Harris Congratulations! And great interview on Instant classics. The novel is out Sep. 1 in the US. I am so looking forward to this.

[David Contara @DContara]

@KMFollett Happy New Year! Make sure you save your document!

[Intrepidus Ink @intrepidusink]

YES!!! @Duotrope you rock! We ADORE SF & thank you for yet another awesome shout out--we feel loved. 🤗 Best of all? Being in company with @OrionsBeltMag @press_roi (& the rest). 🙌 FANTASTIC mags to share a Saturday post with. ❤️ Thank you!

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

In the heartbreaking and terrifying, Marion Wants to Dance by David Contara, Papa relives his daughter’s life. Find it in Head First into the Maw. Available now. https://t.co/HRt1JHu9P3

[David Contara @DContara]

I have a story out today in this anthology. All proceeds go to charity. Thanks @TLDRpress !

https://t.co/eyccWWdPWz

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

We are proud to announce the release of Head First into the Maw: The Best of The TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story Horror Competition 2024. This collection contains the top 25 stories of the competition, including the winning story, The Last Sound You Ever Hear by C.M. Dulas

[David Contara @DContara]

I’m so thrilled to be on this list! Thanks @TLDRpress!

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the top 25 winners of the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!

In 1st place is The Last Sound You Ever Hear by C.M. Dulas
In 2nd place is Safe Out There by Kat Veldt
In 3rd place is A Mercy by Molly Wadkins

#tldrterrors

[David Contara @DContara]

@TLDRpress Any update on when results will be announced? Thank you!

[David Contara @DContara]

I'm thrilled to have a short story published today on the January issue of Elegant Literature Magazine. Thanks @ElegantLit !

https://t.co/gFkuaPMvbY

[David Contara @DContara]

I have a flash story out on Wyldblood today. Enjoy! Thanks @WyldbloodPress!

[Wyldblood Press @WyldbloodPress]

New free flash on our website today - David Contara's My Flesh,Your Blood. Thoughtful Science Fiction about adversity, sacrifice and humanity. https://t.co/dNz9ISXaeh

#FlashFiction #SciFi #ShortStory #FreeFiction

[David Contara @DContara]

I have a flash story out on Suddenly, and Without Warning today. Thanks, @sawwfiction!

[Suddenly, and Without Warning - Flash Fiction @sawwfiction]

Great Twilight Zonian piece by @DContara today. Thanks David!

https://t.co/aZBSc2eArH

[David Contara @DContara]

@KMFollett Right in its place… can’t wait to read!

[David Contara @DContara]

My flash story “Hypogeum” is out on @scifi_shorts today!

[Sci-Fi Shorts @scifi_shorts]

https://t.co/ArdCYYWcJX Read Hypogeum by David Contara, our latest story on Sci-Fi Shorts. #scifi #scifishorts #sciencefiction #pulpart #pulpscifi #pulpsciencefiction #shortstory #flashfiction #Aliens

[David Contara @DContara]

@TLDRpress Any update on results announcement? Thank you!

[David Contara @DContara]

My flash story, “A Letter from Tule Lake”, is out today at @MagazineSundial !

[Sundial Magazine @MagazineSundial]

"I remember the kindness you showed me, how you listened patiently to the stories I told you in my faulty English, while your expert hands changed the bandages on the stump of my leg."

Read "A Letter from Tule Lake", a new #histfic #Flash by @DContara

https://t.co/t3u04w61xL

[David Contara @DContara]

@NoD1v1ng And a little after the Dark Tower, which I read front to back (4500 pages or so). I’m in the minority that loved the ending.

[David Contara @DContara]

@NoD1v1ng After the Hyperion Cantos. To this day, can’t find anything that good in that genre.

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@WritingbyRiley @raclarkewrites @shelbyvanpelt @CottaStephanie And let’s add @alexottowrites @leilamakesfilms @UnmutualCharlie !

[Riley Cross Author of Disconnected & Swamp of Doom @WritingbyRiley]

I’ve met some amazing authors along my journey and it’s so joyful to learn from them! ReTweet this post and Tag three (I know, the limit is hard!) amazing writers! If you are tagged, please keep the thread going! @raclarkewrites @shelbyvanpelt @CottaStephanie #WritingCommunity