Dave Writes and Draws (and Reads)

RAT AND ROACH AND OTHER STORIES—80,000 Words of Horror, Suspense, Fantasy and Science Fiction. #pitdark #A #H #T #SF #FA

I drew this 9 years ago, and what do ya know, it still works.

Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury share.google/ybRF7dewrclvIx…

NEW ON MY BLOG: ARC REVIEW: HEADLIGHTS BY C.J. LEEDE davewritesanddraws.com/2026/03/08/arc…

I first posted this 9 years ago. The more things change…

@TheCinesthetic I don't care what the score is, when they were younger all 3 of my kids adored Hook. They wore the VHS tape out.

Hook (1991) sitting at 29% on Rotten Tomatoes still feels unreal. Steven Spielberg’s scale, Robin Williams’ warmth, and Dustin Hoffman with Bob Hoskins going full theatrical pirate chaos. It’s messy, loud, and absolutely drenched in childhood wonder.

@bernardtjoy Depends what you mean by thrilling. The ones that hit me hardest were stories like I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, Flowers for Algernon, The Cold Equations, Passengers, Scanners Live In Vain...that's off the top of my head, I could keep goin

Which was the most thrilling short story you read as a teenager?

@HDunn_Writer Yes to Holden Caulfield. And I add Jay Gatsby.

NEW IN MY REDBUBBLE SHOP: THE PIRATE FOX davewritesanddraws.com/2026/02/24/new…

@RetroMoviesDB In the words of Merlin..."That's it."

Where's all the Excalibur fans at?

@Richard_Kadrey I think I first discovered him as a teenager with Born of Man and Woman. Such a good writer.

Happy birthday to Richard Matheson, one of the best American writers of the fantastic. His credits are insanely long and even if you don't know his name, I'm 99.9% sure you know his work.

@DNicholsAuthor Ad agency copywriter, ESL test passage writer, greeting card writer.

Have you had any jobs where you were able to use your love of writing? Me: Newspaper reporter, confession magazine writer, features writer with Woman's World magazine Your turn! Go!!!! #WritingCommunity

@AilishSinclair I love them both, but both Watership Down and The Secret of Nimh did not pull any punches.

No trauma for me. I loved it. Book too.🐰 #watershipdown

@startofsvmmer Excalibur is one of my favorite movies of all time.

john boorman one of the greatest filmmakers nobody really talks about

@LaVidaLysandra Sometimes we could pick up 23 out of Akron.

Channels 3,5, 8, 19, 25, 43, 55 and 61. lol I’ll never forget

@MarcusCVance Same with Haldeman coming out of Viet Nam and writing The Forever War.

The duality of Heinlein being a former military officer during peace time writing a pro-military book Vs Harry Harrison getting drafted and seeing combat in WWII writing an anti-military book is quite interesting

NEW ON MY BLOG: HAPPY RELEASE DAY TO TWISTED TRYSTS! davewritesanddraws.com/2026/02/17/hap…

NEW ON MY BLOG: BOOK REVIEW: KING SORROW BY JOE HILL davewritesanddraws.com/2026/02/17/boo…

@THESagerbomb Went to watch my niece play soccer today, outdoors, in Canton.

It’s 49° in Ohio and there’s a line at the ice cream shop and folks are walking around in t-shirts.

@EmmaScott I believe it’s honkies…

How do you pluralize "honky"? I want to make sure I get this tweet about the Turning Point USA Halftime Show right.

I'm excited to have an illustration in this book that is coming soon and is now available for pre-order: deadfoxpub.com/products/twist… The title of my illustration is Tentacle Satisfaction...just sayin'.