John Shepherd

writer

[John Shepherd @JohnNShepherd]

oblivion is out now

it’s a novel about language, scotch, solitude, taking people for granted, the songs you lose when you lose them, freedom from a life nearly wasted on its own mythology.

I hope you’ll give it a read

#oblivion #newbook #comedy #LiteraryFiction #novel

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More like you followed the lollipop guild up the yellow brick road

[Gary Peterson 🇺🇸 @GaryPetersonUSA]

When Patriots like Kyle Rittenhouse and I get lost, we just follow the flag to safety, like the wisemen followed the wishing star.

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A whole bushel of oblivions

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@Chad_Paddy NBA after like 2005, even defense is just long-term offense

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get oblivion in paperback (because books are real!)

Amazon: https://t.co/DwNkSZj9aw

Barnes and Noble: https://t.co/hWMehGKOta

Between the Lines: https://t.co/1ptjSe3oMS

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So you wanna go to a real party?

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@SpaceCadetJeff You’re right - pre-order for digital is already available

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@Chad_Paddy I been out here saying this

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@Chad_Paddy @redlettermedia Psh. These jerks can’t fix a vcr right

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@musicbysof How about getting it to celebrate a great show?

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@Chad_Paddy @MoooooooonRiver Finally someone said it

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@MoooooooonRiver @Chad_Paddy Speaking of comments I can’t believe I can’t see already!

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@MoooooooonRiver @Chad_Paddy Like the receiver slows down for three steps and still has to reach up and behind him ??

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@Billy Last 3 albums have totaled 70 official tracks. Everything from To Scatter One’s Own to Neophyte has been stellar. It’ll be so funny the next time there’s a single album to feel like a (roughly) 10-track, 40-minute length record is short…

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@SpaceCadetJeff Omg no way

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Kindle edition of Oblivion is available for pre-order on Amazon!
(If you, like me, prefer paper books, the paperback edition will be available for pre-order Monday!)

Little Valentine from me😘

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@stereogum @Billy One of the most brilliant rock records of all time in composition and performance. Deserves an expanded reissue and a lot of attention. Title track, “Ride a Black Swan,” “Of a Broken Heart,” “Endless Summer,” and (presumable) b-sides like “Cast a Stone” are simply extraordinary.

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@carolinermcLean That’s his aesthetic

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@larocha95 Definitely, so much to think about, really interesting area for sure

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@larocha95 There’s a lot to unpack here - whether the long term is something from which to escape, for instance. But mostly I wonder about any relationships between largely digitally-defined people these days, not just the relationship definitions