Daryl Gregory

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Daryl Gregory, a guy who writes things. WHEN WE WERE REAL out April 1 2025, no foolin'. He/him

Cover of my next novella, THE PORCELAIN SISTERS, above text saying that it's now available on Netgalley and Edeweiss
Apple News Headline: Stephen Colbert replacement series will lack this one thing ’The Late Show’ is known for
Cover of The Porcelain Sisters by Daryl Gregory: A close-up of a procelain doll, showing one green glass eye, red lips, and a white face riddled with cracks.
Headline: Acting ICE director Says he plans to resign in May. Todd Lyons said he would leave to spend more time with his family.
Excerpt from Colson Whitehead in NTY: “Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything” nowadays, a.k.a. vibe-living, and if you don’t, you’re a misfit outsider who should be stoned to death in the town square to prevent contagion, and then A.I. should resurrect you virtually from your data so you can be stoned to death in the virtual town square, for infinity. Studies show that overreliance on these digital tools causes cognitive decline, but if current events are any indication, nobody’s making much of a contribution anyway. Go ahead and use A.I. however you like. Except art. If you use it for your art, you’re a freakin’ hack.
Headline: ‘Our little savior’: partly blind New Mexico dog hales for warding off bear
Pic of When We Were Real on the New table at Elliott Bay Bookstore in Seattle
Aspen Words leather editing survival kit, that says “Write without fear. Edit without mercy.”
One happy dog, tongue out
Barnes and Noble now for 25% off upcoming books
Me drinking a Manhattan and it’s glorious
Coffee cup waiting at tip of stairs for the gods to knock it over
“If you think of the end product, you’re toast,” he said, sort of, though he used an expletive in place of “toast” that we wouldn’t publish in The Morning. When endeavoring a big project, he said, your mantra must be, “I gotta move a little bit forward today,” rather than, “I must meet my goal.” This makes sense: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. “For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business,” T.S. Eliot wrote in “East Coker.” It’s inspiring, exciting, healthy to set goals and focus on achieving them. But letting go of attachment to the outcome, making our business the trying rather than the end product, allows us to enjoy our lives along the way, whether we arrive at our planned destination or somewhere else entirely.--Melissa Kirsch, NYT Morning Newsletter
Daryl’s WorldCon 2025 Schedule 3-Part Craft Panel! Fantasy Writing 201, 202, and 203 • Thur 3pm – We’re Going on an Adventure (Rm 443-444) All about beginnings • Fri Noon – A Strong Bridge (Rm 423-424) The Mushy Middle • Sat Noon – The Grand Finale (Rm 443-444) How to bring it home
On my walk today, spotted this salon that seems to be named FART 3
Thomas English muffins package with “Easy to Split” on the front. This is a LIE
Daryl holding a sign that says Small Hands = Small Dictator
L.A. opera's Rigoletto, kickin' ass and taking names
Melon Husk receiving golden key from Trobul Dump
Kostritzer and pub mix, at Prost! My favorite German tavern in West Seattle. Not that I know of another German tavern
The crowd at KGB, with Matt Kressel in foreground
Melania Trump in black hat
The covers of WHEN WE WERE REAL and PORTALMANIA, with pictures of Daryl Gregory and Debbie Urbanski and event info. Thursday, May 15th, 6:30pm Generatl Admission $5 (redeemable as credit towards book purchase)
Covers of BIFROST and SCIENCE FICTION WORLD
Me holding my book at the shop
Pine trees and Mt Rainier
Locus magazine cover with illustration of a neon sheep with clouds and advertising interview with me, which is very cool all around
A quote from Elizabeth Wrigley-Field
Me and my co-author
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY ENDS TODAY -- Enter for a chance to win a first edition copy
Tour Stops -- all the details are at https://darylgregory.com
WHEN WE WERE REAL TOUR Apr 1 Seattle Town Hall Seattle w/ Matt Dinniman Apr 7 Portland Powell's Books Downtown w/ Lilah Sturges Apr 11 Tacoma Washington Library Assoc Apr 13 San Francisco SF in SF w/ Nghi Vo May 14 NYC Fantastic Fiction at KGB May 15 NYC P&T Knitwear w/ Debbie Urbanski Details at darylgregory.com
In Hershey PA there’s a combination Dunkins/ tobacco - vape shop
Daryl Gregory in conversation with Lilah Sturges at Powells Downtown April 7 2025 at 7pm
Shell with tentacles
Washington Post headline: 4 explanations for Trump's shocking Gaza proposal. Subheadline: Breaking down the president's suggestion -- and whether it's a distraction, a negotiating ploy or something more
Star Trek clip of nervous man saying End Program. Everyone in the bridge disappears
Picture of the hardback of WHEN WE WERE REAL by Daryl Gregory with text that says Goodreads giveaway for ends today, January 27, 2025
Do you [state your name], take this Apple product box, to have and to store from this day forward, and to put it on a high shelf in the guest bedroom closet next to the loose cables bin, for at least a decade after the product itself shall live, or maybe it’s been lost or the screen broke or the battery lasts for like five minutes and now it’s sitting in a completely separate box in the basement, until [state your partner’s name] says Jesus Christ why are you holding onto his shit and you’re like, in case I send it back and they say are you fucking kidding me I’m going to murder you, so help me God
Publishers Weekly review of When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory: “A deeply philosophical road trip novel… Gregory bats the existential issues back and forth, offering no easy answers… The result is a heady and entertaining treat.”
Shot of a shot of espresso— macchiato actually— with side glass of fizzy water