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BooksBooksNovember 17, 2017David de Young
PoetryPoetryAugust 28, 2025David de Young
Video & AudioVideo & AudioAugust 29, 2025David de Young

The Unbeatable Slow Machine now available at Nat’s Uptown Books in Minneapolis. 1016 West 27th Street. So, this is happening. I'll be in Minneapolis on Tuesday, May 26th, to see old friends and celebrate the release of my second poetry collection, The Unbeatable Slow Machine, at Relish in NE Minneapolis. YOU’RE INVITED! Stay tuned for exciting news. Forthcoming from Nordic Moon Press. "The Streets of Minneapolis" - Three Chords and an Outlet "Giddy Up, Jingle Horse!" A short (mostly "found") poem for Christmas. Merry Christmas, everybody. Thrilled that the title poem of my forthcoming poetry collection, "The Unbeatable Slow Machine," appears in the Fall 2025 issue of the beautiful Scribeworth Literary & Arts Magazine out of Minnesota. The editor comments, "A standout piece on aging, time, and the steady erosion—and beauty—of life’s movement." "WTWN #106 - AI Is Gonna Kill Us All" "To describe Rickie Lee Jones on stage, a Charles Bukowski quote comes to mind: “To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art.” Most artists can’t pull off what Jones does, something beyond pop but not entirely jazz (although the show did include a Thelonious Monk cover). She created a sacred space and maintained it seemingly without effort for nearly two hours."

WTWN #106 – AI Is Gonna Kill Us All

I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately—as I’m sure it’s been thinking about me. Or at least digesting everything I’ve ever put online. Read the piece and hear my new song “AI’s Gonna Kill Us All” at the link.

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WTWN #98 – What Americans Get Right

A friend of mine recently returned to the U.S. after a trip to Scandinavia and confessed that he felt like a tourist in his own country. I knew exactly what he meant. Read the full article….

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WTWN #94 – All Flavors all the Time

What if the worst of times and the best of times were happening at once? In this week’s Substack essay, I use a line from Nada Surf, “The world is all flavors all the time, “as a jumping off point and explore how contradiction defines our era, from pandemic quiet to political chaos. Read or…

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WTWN #81 – My Top Albums of 2024

Happy holidays, everyone! Tis the season to share my Top Ten Albums of 2024, topped by David Gilmour’s “Luck & Strange,” Nick Cave’s “Wild God,” and Soccer Mommy’s “Evergreen.” Like last year, many musicians who have been around for a long time continue to generate incredible material. See the complete list at the link along…

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