Scott Waldyn

@writerscott.bsky.social

#Writer of sci-fi/horror. Reviewer at Chronicle Chamber. #Author of MACHINE. Sign up for "Because We Can" at Substack or visit me at ScottWaldynWrites.com. He/him.

I discovered this place by happenstance. I just found myself here, in need of shelter from the wind and rain. The Village Booksmith in Baraboo, WI, became one of the most magically coincidental #bookstore visits I've ever had! New Books & Boards below! booksnboards.substack.com/p/adventure-...

Adventure #9: The Village Booksmith

A new and used bookshop that lives in my dreams. In this adventure, I find one of the most incredible bookstores I've ever visited all the way out in Baraboo, WI. If you're up for a road trip, or if y...

booksnboards.substack.com

I discovered this place by happenstance. I just found myself here, in need of shelter from the wind and rain. The Village Booksmith in Baraboo, WI, became one of the most magically coincidental #bookstore visits I've ever had! New Books & Boards below! booksnboards.substack.com/p/adventure-...

Adventure #9: The Village Booksmith

A new and used bookshop that lives in my dreams. In this adventure, I find one of the most incredible bookstores I've ever visited all the way out in Baraboo, WI. If you're up for a road trip, or if y...

booksnboards.substack.com

This editorial from the Cornell student newspaper is indicative of why it's crucial to have independent journalists holding truth to power. May the Cornell admin. & the monsters they're protecting face the judgment & prosecution they are long overdue for. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will

The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.

cornellsun.com

Was a little too ambitious in my PowerPoint party contribution for this coming weekend. Wanted to educate my friends on the Godzilla franchise, but I have too much to say. 21 slides in, I just wrapped up the Showa Era. I will have to plan 3 more PowerPoint parties for subsequent presentations.

Explored the new Anne Frank exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry today. It was exceptionally moving, emotional, and I was not expecting the museum to recreate rooms from the secret annex.

How far we've fallen that the reaction to a President of the United States straight up bribing voters is "Well, he probably won't pay it" instead of "Holy shit, a President of the United States is straight up bribing voters!"