Duane Simolke

A newlywed struggles with mental health and job insecurity but finds joy in her artwork and marriage. A teacher faces bigotry in the small town he loves. Swimming laps in a pool makes a young man reflect on his life. Faustian legend receives a satirical update. #TheAcornStories 💙📚 #SummerReads

The Acorn Stories. 💙📚 #BookSky “With its focus on human nature, the book would make a great choice for a book club.” —Lone Star Literary Life “A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor...

The Acorn Stories. “With its focus on human nature, the book would make a great choice for a book club.” —Lone Star Literary Life “A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews #Writers #BookClub www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor...

The Return of Innocence. 🐲🧙‍♂️🦸‍♀️⚔️📚💙 Campy #fantasy with dragons, #gay characters, and an accidental heroine. Sometimes, going home is the most dangerous adventure of all! duanesimolke.blogspot.com/2009/06/retu... www.limfic.com/book/the-ret... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-return...

The Acorn Stories. “With its focus on human nature, the book would make a great choice for a book club.” —Lone Star Literary Life “A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews #Writers #BookClub #BookSky

With Sons of Taldra, you get 🏳️‍🌈 #Gay characters but not homophobia, suicide, or coming out story lines. 🚀 #SciFi with an optimistic, inclusive view of humanity. 👽 #Alien shapeshifters. www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi... www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta... 🪐💙

In “Flip, Turn,” one of The Acorn Stories, another funny memory comes back to Ian each time he turns to swim in the opposite direction. 🏊‍♂️ #TheAcornStories 📚 #LOL #BookLovers #BookTwitter #TikTok www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

In “Morgana Le Fay,” one of #TheAcornStories, a widow finds her new romance disrupted by her Siamese cat’s strange behavior. 🐈🐈😀💙📚 #Humor #CatsOfTheInternet #Caturday #CatsOfTwitter #LOL #BookTok www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor... www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

Choose a Texas book. 💙📚 Hello from Lubbock, Texas, home of Buddy Holly, Texas Tech University, The Cactus Theater, & lots of great restaurants! Please read about The Acorn Stories. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor... New #Bookstagram reel: www.instagram.com/p/DXgo5pJE9Yn/

🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀💙 #SciFi An Indigenous family defends humanity from alien invaders and a supposed protector. Watch the Sons of Taldra #SciFiTrailers playlist on YouTube. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... www.limfic.com/book/sons-of...

💙📚 #BookSky “I get life isn’t perfect and we all have problems but man. I thought this was going to be a feel good book. But maybe that is why I liked it. Because it was a more real and honest book about the struggles we all face.” Read the review at #Goodreads. www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...

🪐📚💙 Please share science fiction recommendations: books, movies, podcasts, comics, TV shows, etc. Shameless self-recs are welcome. #WritersLift #SciFi Free scifi eBook Degranon: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... books.apple.com/us/book/degr...

#SmallTownBooks 💙📚 #BookSky Explore Sherwood Anderson’s classic look at rural life: Winesburg, Ohio. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stein-gend... Visit the scandal-rocked small town of Acorn, Texas with The Acorn Stories. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor...

Hello from Lubbock, Texas! I wrote the scifi ebook Sons of Taldra, the free scifi ebook Degranon, and slice-of-life fiction The Acorn Stories. 🏳️‍🌈📚🪐🚀💙 linktr.ee/DuaneSimolke texasauthors.online/index.php/au... www.limfic.com/mbm-book-aut...

An Indigenous family defends humanity from alien invaders and a supposed protector. Watch the Sons of Taldra #SciFiTrailers playlist on YouTube. 🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀💙 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... www.limfic.com/book/sons-of...

A newlywed struggles with mental health & job insecurity but finds joy in her artwork & marriage. A teacher faces bigotry in the small town he loves. Swimming laps in a pool makes a young man reflect on his life. #TheAcornStories 💙📚 #BookSky www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor...

💙📚 The Acorn Stories. “With its focus on human nature, the book would make a great choice for a book club.” —Lone Star Literary Life “A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor...

Hello from Lubbock! I’m a big fan of science fiction, including Red Rising, Project Hail Mary, Dune, Hyperion, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Babylon 5, Killjoys, and much more. My books include slice-of-life fiction The Acorn Stories and the scifi duology Taldra. linktr.ee/DuaneSimolke

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📚🪐One of Taldra's sons becomes trapped on the other side of a time portal while the other loses himself to the religious cult Degranon. Can they find their way home to help Taldra save the world? Download the free eBook Degranon at online bookstores worldwide. “Well written and fun.” Blogger Girls

📚 This book examines Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio, as it relates to Gertrude Stein, gender roles, isolation, and the machine in the garden. #BookSky #Ohio #WinesburgOhio

“You may find that you feel you’re waving goodbye to friends and neighbors when you turn the final page.” —Lone Star Literary Life, reviewing The Acorn Stories. #TexasBooks #TexasLit #TexasHumor #BookSky 😋😀😀and 😒😕☹️with a 🤠🔀 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor... www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...

🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀💙 Preview Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure at Wattpad. “Truly unique and amazing!” —Author S. E. Rench. “A major voice not only in American literature but also in the LGBTQ genre.” –Author and Book Reviewer Grady Harp. www.wattpad.com/story/139976...

Telius wants to marry his boyfriend, but they first need to help stop the shapeshifter invasion. Sons of Taldra features queer love, queer joy, and a big gay wedding. #SciFi 🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀💙 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta... www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...

“Pulls in the reader.” –William Maltese, author of Beyond Machu “Full of magic, adventure, humor and action.” –Joe Wright, for StoneWall Society The Return of Innocence.🐲🧙‍♂️🦸‍♀️⚔️💙 www.limfic.com/book/the-ret... www.instagram.com/p/C4Wh01oIeK_/

The Return of Innocence: #FantasyAdventure with dragons, #LGBTQ characters, and an accidental heroine. Sometimes, going home is the most dangerous adventure of all! #SFF 💙🐲🧙‍♂️🦸‍♀️⚔️👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 www.instagram.com/reel/DIe_D3b... www.limfic.com/book/the-ret...

🐲🧙‍♂️🦸‍♀️⚔️📚💙 Want a fun #fantasy with dragons, magic, and humor? Try The Return of Innocence. Kayla’s Reads and Reviews, referring to Sasha Varov, “I think YA fantasy needs more heroines like her.” kaylasreadsandreviews.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-... www.limfic.com/book/the-ret...

Hello from #Lubbock, Texas! I wrote the scifi ebook Sons of Taldra, the free #scifi ebook Degranon, and slice-of-life fiction The Acorn Stories. 📚🪐🚀 linktr.ee/DuaneSimolke www.barnesandnoble.com/s/duane+simo... www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

#TheAcornStories #TX 💙📚 A cat named Morgana Le Fay disrupts an elderly woman’s love life. Swimming laps in a pool makes a young man reflect on his odd encounters. A little boy wants to protect his mom and his brother. An artist falls in love but can’t pay the bills or stay focused.

Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure. 🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀 According to a #SciFiBookReview by author S. E. Rench, Sons of Taldra “Wasn’t just good — it was truly unique and amazing!” www.goodreads.com/book/show/33... www.amazon.com/gp/customer-... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta...

A cat named Morgana Le Fay disrupts an elderly woman’s love life. Swimming laps in a pool makes a young man reflect on his odd encounters. A little boy wants to protect his mom and his brother. An artist falls in love but can’t pay the bills or stay focused. 💙📚 #TheAcornStories #WestTexas #Humor

🪐 SciFi fans, download a free eBook for your 2025 dystopian reading list via B&N, Kobo, or many other online bookstores. 🪐 A First Nation family gets caught between two worlds in the science fiction adventure Degranon. 🪐 “Well written and fun.” –Blogger Girls. 🚀📚 #SciFi

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💙📚🤠 Order #TheAcornStories for humor, 90s nostalgia, fall vibes, pop culture references, small-town romance, and quirky characters. “A lush tangle of small-town life.” - #KirkusReviews #Texas #ShortStories www.goodreads.com/book/show/31... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor...

🏳️‍🌈🚀📚🪐 According to a #BookReview by author S. E. Rench, Sons of Taldra: A #ScienceFiction Adventure “Wasn’t just good — it was truly unique and amazing!” www.goodreads.com/book/show/33... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta... #BookTok www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi...

💙📚With Sons of Taldra, you get 🏳️‍🌈 #Gay characters but not homophobia, suicide, or coming out story lines. 🚀 #SciFi with an optimistic, inclusive view of humanity. 👽 #Alien shapeshifters. news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi... www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

One of Taldra's sons becomes trapped on the other side of a time portal while the other loses himself to the religious cult Degranon. Can they find their way home to help Taldra save the world? Download the free eBook Degranon at many online bookstores. #SciFi #FreeReads #FreeEBooks 📚🪐🚀

#Texas #TX #WestTexas 🤠 #SmallTown 💙📚 The Acorn Stories. Comedy and drama with a #Texas twist. #Humor “A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” -Kirkus Reviews www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... More reviews: www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...

#Texas #TX #WestTexas 🤠 #SmallTown 💙📚 The Acorn Stories. Comedy and drama with a #Texas twist. #Humor “A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” -Kirkus Reviews www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... More reviews: www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...

With #Landman season 2 coming soon & #Yellowstone prequels now filming in #Texas, Taylor Sheridan fans might want to read about #TheAcornStories. Though less violent & gritty, it also offers quirky, scrappy Texas characters. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor... www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...

We thought the aliens wouldn’t find us. We trusted the Maintainers. We were wrong. #SciFi A First Nation family battles shapeshifting aliens in Sons of Taldra. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta... www.goodreads.com/book/show/33... youtu.be/tABPzMZMXtw?...

We have company. 🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀 news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta...

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🪐🚀👽 We thought the aliens wouldn’t find us. We thought we could trust the Maintainers. We were wrong. www.wattpad.com/42999383-son...

🪐🚀👽 We have company.

🪐📚💙 One of Taldra's sons becomes trapped on the other side of a time portal while the other loses himself to the religious cult Degranon. Can they find their way home to help Taldra save the world? Download the free eBook Degranon. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

📚🪐🚀 The eBook #Degranon: A #ScienceFiction Adventure is free from many online retailers. A First Nation family gets caught in a battle between two oppressive worlds. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... www.instagram.com/p/DJpIPPEtaqI/

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🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀 Please share links to your books, podcasts, blog, music, etc., Please also read about my books, including the small-town fiction collection The Acorn Stories and my free eBook Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure. #WritersLift #ShamelessSelfPromo duanesimolke.blogspot.com/2025/05/book...

“These highly believable settings and naturally developed characters could be anywhere in the nation.” —TMDGReviews “I love the numerous small wins of the characters and the unexpected turns of luck.” –Billy O. “Amazing and hard to put down.” –Kimmie Sue’s Book Review and More #BookLove

“A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews “I swung from sad to happy, angry to laughing out loud.” –Tweetables #BookSky #TheAcornStories

🪐📚💙 #FreeEBook #SciFi #DystopianBooks An Iroquois family gets caught in a battle between two oppressive worlds. “Well written and fun.” Blogger Girls www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... books.apple.com/us/book/degr...

🏳️‍🌈📚🪐🚀Sons of Taldra. “An explosive book that will mean different things to each reader. The familial love and romantic love that shine make it even a deeper read.” — N. N. Light’s Book Heaven. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta... www.goodreads.com/book/show/33... www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi...

“Beautifully crafted stories with a true-to-life ring.” -Kirkus Reviews. #TheAcornStories #SmallTownLife #Humor 💙📚 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... www.goodreads.com/book/show/31... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor...

🪐📚💙 A First Nation family gets caught between two worlds in the free eBook Degranon, available at many online retailers. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... Sequel Sons of Taldra #BookReviews: news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... www.goodreads.com/book/show/33... I’m now writing a spinoff.

#SciFi Sons of Taldra. 📚 “An explosive book that will mean different things to each reader. The familial love and romantic love that shine make it even a deeper read.” — N. N. Light’s Book Heaven. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta... www.goodreads.com/book/show/33... www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi...

“Beautifully crafted stories with a true-to-life ring.” -Kirkus Reviews. Discover the small-town charm of The Acorn Stories. #SummerReading #BeachReads #BookClub #BookBoost 💙📚 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor... www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...

A terrifying encounter ended the space program. That terror just found us. www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi... www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sons-of-ta... www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...

We thought the aliens wouldn’t find us. We trusted the Maintainers. We were wrong. #SciFiBooks #SFF #ShapeShifters 🪐📚💙🚀👽 Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure. news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk... www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi...

“Simolke shares life’s beautiful and humorous moments side by side with the devastating and painful ones, and the contrast is palpable.” #Bookstagram #BookClub theredheadnotes.com/review/the-a... www.instagram.com/p/Chcw602L7HF/ “Love, love, love this #book!!! 😍” www.instagram.com/p/Cg4R4jjLyMT/

🪐📚💙A First Nation family battles shapeshifting aliens in Sons of Taldra: A #ScienceFiction Adventure. #BookReview: news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... #BookTok: www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi... #Bookstagram: www.instagram.com/p/CuWxWmKLmgz/

In “Flip, Turn,” one of The Acorn Stories, another funny memory comes back to Ian each time he turns to swim in the opposite direction. 🏊‍♂️📚💙 #Humor #Funny #LOL #Summer www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... www.amazon.com/Acorn-Storie... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

In “Morgana Le Fay,” one of #TheAcornStories, a widow finds her new romance disrupted by her Siamese cat’s strange behavior. 🐈🐈😀 #Humor #CatsOfTheInternet #Caturday #CatsOfBlueSky #LOL #BookTok #CatSky #BluesCats www.barnesandnoble.com/w/acorn-stor... www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀 With Sons of Taldra, you get 🏳️‍🌈 #Gay characters but not homophobia, suicide, or coming out story lines. 🚀 #SciFi with an optimistic, inclusive view of humanity. 👽 #Alien shapeshifters. news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi... www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

Today’s my #birthday! Please make it a happy one by downloading Degranon: A #ScienceFiction Adventure & posting about it on social media. It’s free at Barnes & Noble & many other online bookstores. #SciFi An Iroquois family gets caught in a battle between two oppressive worlds. 💙📚 🎂🎈🚀🎁📖🆓👋

I’m turning 60 on May 28. Please make it a happy #birthday by downloading Degranon: A #SciFi Adventure for #free & posting about it on social media. 🎂🎈🚀🎁📖🆓👋 An Iroquois family gets caught in a battle between two oppressive worlds. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

I’m hitting the big six zero on May 28. Please make it a happy #birthday by downloading Degranon: A #ScienceFiction Adventure for #free and posting about it on social media. Please help get the word out. 🎂🎈🚀🎁📖 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

“Beautifully crafted stories with a true-to-life ring.” -Kirkus Reviews. Discover the small-town charm of The Acorn Stories. #SummerReading #BeachReads #BookClub #BookBoost #BookReviews www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... theredheadnotes.com/authors/duan... www.tweetables.com/2023/01/auth...

One of Taldra's sons becomes trapped on the other side of a time portal while the other loses himself to the religious cult Degranon. Can they find their way home to help Taldra save the world? Download the free eBook #Degranon. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Download the #SciFi eBook Degranon for free. “The 20th anniversary edition doesn't shy away from message while delivering on a fast-moving and satisfying plot.” –Stars and Staffs “Well written and fun.” –Blogger Girls #BookTok: www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi...

#FreeRead! 📚 #Dystopic Their world of banned words & banned space travel couldn’t prepare them for the violent cult of Degranon. The revised eBook of Degranon: A #SciFi Adventure is free at many online bookstores. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... #BookTok: www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi...

🚀“The Sons of Taldra take you on an adventure that combines fantasy with real life struggles, allowing the reader to seamlessly connect with the content but also feel like they have entered an entirely different world.” #DiverseReads www.goodreads.com/review/show/... www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi...

Sons of Taldra: A #ScienceFiction Adventure favorably compared to #StarTrekDiscovery at #DoctorWho Online. “Just like Discovery, there is a broad spectrum of diverse characters - each with purpose and prominence... .” news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... #BookTok www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀 Free eBook! #BookSky StoneWall Society: “Reading Degranon was a welcome change of pace–a scifi story reminiscent of Asimov’s early work, but with undeniably gay sensibilities.” www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #BookTok: www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi...

🪐📚 #SciFi A First Nation family gets caught between two worlds in the free eBook Degranon. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... Sequel Sons of Taldra #BookReview: news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... Both books together in the collection Taldra: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taldra-dua...

🪐📚 #SciFi A First Nation family gets caught between two worlds in Degranon. #FreeEBook: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... Sequel Sons of Taldra #BookReview: news.drwho-online.co.uk/REVIEW-Sons-... Both books together in the collection Taldra: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taldra-dua...

“Be maintained, if you want to be a part of this family.” Degranon, a free ebook for your 2025 dystopian reading list. 📚🪐🚀 #scifi #sciencefiction #booksky #dystopianfiction #dystopianbooks #books #censorship #freespeech www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

🐲🧙‍♂️🦸‍♀️⚔️ 📖 A #Goodreads reviewer said about Sasha Varov, “I think YA fantasy needs more heroines like her.” Read the #YAFantasy The Return of Innocence. #FunFantasy www.goodreads.com/book/show/37... youtu.be/HhaFeHKfejU www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

🏳️‍🌈📚🪐🚀 #SciFi #IDIC StoneWall Society: “Reading Degranon was a welcome change of pace–a scifi story reminiscent of Asimov’s early work, but with undeniably gay sensibilities.” www.tiktok.com/@dsimolke/vi... Read for free: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

The eBook #Degranon: A #ScienceFiction Adventure is free from Kobo, Barnes & Noble, or many other online retailers. An Iroquois family gets caught in a battle between two oppressive worlds. “Well written and fun.” Blogger Girls www.barnesandnoble.com/w/degranon-d... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

💙📚 #TheAcornStories 📖 #Author and #BookBlogger Leonard Tillerman said that “The writing is excellent and has a poetic quality to it.” www.goodreads.com/book/show/31... theredheadnotes.com/authors/duan... www.tweetables.com/2023/01/auth... www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...