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Proud dad/Author. Founder/Editorial Director @WRDStories . HWA member. Formerly @CondeNast , @aq_mag . Boxer/Iron lifter. "Smart ass." Books/Music/Food/Arts.

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Michael Dolan
4 years
Nuns playing basketball at a monastery in Sevilla, Spain while sheltered in place for the coronavirus. Hoops makes the world go around.
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A man in a wheelchair fell on the tracks in the Union Square station today, and a group of people immediately jumped to help him. New Yorkers may not talk to you on the train, but we'll jump on the tracks for a total stranger.
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3 years
RIP Thierry Mugler, the only man cool enough to dress David Bowie for his wedding.
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@cpoliticditto Air conditioning.
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NYC is undefeated.
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@DeionSanders They're leaving millions of dollars on the table to protect their health and the health of their family. It sounds like they have their priorities right to me.
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3 years
Used books stores are the best
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@WorldWideWob It's almost as good as Dennis wanting to go to Atlantic City, and Phil Jackson sending Steve Kerr to keep him company.
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2 years
@blacklionking73 Every week, I use that movie as an example to authors of a female character that rises to the moment. I don't want to root for her boyfriend or her brother to do all the heavy lifting. I want to see her find it within herself to slay the monster.
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7 years
Klitschko is 41 and fought with the heart of a lion tonight. So much respect for him. #JoshuaKlitchsko
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Michael Dolan
4 years
The @NYCMayor gets booed off the stage and rightfully so at the memorial for George Floyd - Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn
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4 years
Sometimes, this is how a beef gets settled in NYC during a pandemic.
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4 years
Cyclists making a nighttime protest ride over the Brooklyn Bridge #blacklivesmatter
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5 years
It's #followfriday ! If you support and follow members of the #writingcommunity and other creative people, please like, retweet, introduce yourself in the comments and join us! #writerlift #writers
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Welcome everyone to Winding Road Stories @WRDStories , the innovative traditional publishing company I've created to help authors turn their most ambitious stories into books with an eye towards film and television. Today is a dream come true for me. 1/4
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Michael Dolan
4 years
David Byrne's American Utopia will make you want to dance, sing, and even cry a little. It's a love letter to hope and humanity, performed by artists of all different ages and backgrounds, and filmed beautifully by Spike Lee. In these times, it struck a perfect, harmonious chord.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
What book are you reading these days?
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4 years
Once again, drivers out of the cars, cheering on the protestors crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. #Blacklivesmatter
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Michael Dolan
2 years
It took ⁦ @alisongaylin ⁩ 10 years to get her book published. 15 for ⁦ @gasagasagirl ⁩. 20 yrs for ⁦ @tracypc6161 ⁩! And ⁦ @blacklionking73 ⁩ said it took “20 years for an idea good enough for a book.” They are all nominated for best mystery novel. #bouchercon2022
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Good morning, friends. No matter what difficulties you may face today, please try to find some time to do something that brings you joy with people you love. Have a magnificent day!
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4 years
@jack_stainton Gotta love the ball movement, though.
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2 years
@hiitaylorblake Your videos have brought such joy to so many people, I hope you get that and so much more.
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6 years
After surviving childhood sexual abuse, an unspeakable family tragedy, a devastating MMA injury, avoiding a life prison sentence and three near-fatal drug overdoses, @jflashgordonMMA is ready for his @UFC closeup. #UFC #MMA
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Michael Dolan
3 years
"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you." - Misty Copeland
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Sometimes you just need a little help from your friends.
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4 years
Drivers now coming out of their cars to cheer protestors on as more musicians make their way over the Brooklyn Bridge. #blacklivesmatter
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5 months
A very emotional night as @donwinslow made the first stop on his final book tour at ⁦ @TheMysterious ⁩ tonight. City in Ruins was 30 years in the making and debuts tomorrow. Congratulations, Don, and thank you for everything you’ve done for fellow authors.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Show someone who needs it a little love today.
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Michael Dolan
2 years
I'm in the deli, and there's a teenage boy buying himself and his girlfriend a sandwich, and he's trying to talk her into watching The Godfather with him this afternoon. It is one of the most endearing things I've ever seen. "It's a life-changing experience," he tells her.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Good morning, friends. Give someone who needs it a hug today. A little love goes a long way. Have a wonderful day!
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Michael Dolan
1 year
Great night in NYC celebrating the launch of ⁦ @adrianmckinty ⁩’s newest book in the Sean Duffy series, The Detective Up Late, set in Belfast in the very early 1990s. Good craic at ⁦ @TheMysterious ⁩.
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Michael Dolan
4 years
Good morning, everyone. May you find something that brings you joy today.
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3 years
Me as a teenager with Ali. He was one of a kind.
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Michael Dolan
1 year
Which famous painting best reflects your soul?
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Which famous painting best reflects your soul?
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1 year
The magic hour from my kitchen window
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2 years
Another spectacular night in NYC as @paulinaporizkov talked about her amazing book, No Filter. It's a candid and beautifully written journey into an extraordinary life that's relevant to all of us. And thanks to Jean Hanff Korelitz for hosting the best book club in the world!
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Michael Dolan
4 years
Protestors making their way over the Brooklyn Bridge #BlackLivesMatter
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4 years
@markyarm This is what it looks like from the roof across the street.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Good morning, friends. If you know someone is struggling today, please try to give them a hand. They'll appreciate it more than you know. Have a magnificent Sunday!
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Michael Dolan
2 years
The woman sitting by the window in the row of my plane bought the middle seat between us to keep it empty and thus begins my string of good fortune today.
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2 years
Another wonderful evening in NYC as the great Walter Mosley talked about writing and his new book, Every Man A King, at ⁦ @TheMysterious ⁩. I will write about some of the things Walter said on my Substack page this weekend.
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Michael Dolan
2 years
"Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been." - David Bowie
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Michael Dolan
2 years
If your kids live in a school district where books are being banned, this is the QR code that will help them access books at the Brooklyn Public Library digitally for free. I am so proud of my hometown library and the work they do on behalf of all students and learning.
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Lots of you are asking for the QR code. Here you go!
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Yesterday, my son made two penalty kicks in the finals of an elite soccer tournament to help his team win. I love him with all my heart whether he makes them or misses them. But I'm most proud of his fearlessness to take them. If you want to succeed, you can't be afraid to fail.
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2 years
My neighbor's dog, Vito, aka Don Vito has passed away. Don Vito was the lovable guardian of our building and was beloved by all of his extended friends and family. It will not be the same without him. 😢
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Michael Dolan
10 months
It’s a beautiful day…
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Michael Dolan
3 years
There’s something special about holding the first book you publish in your hand.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
In the still of the night
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Michael Dolan
3 years
You probably think this plate is about you...
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Michael Dolan
4 years
Good morning everyone. May you all make your own beautiful music today.
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Michael Dolan
2 years
Up on my roof, in my beloved city, having a drink, because it has been a day.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
I don't say this often enough, but I want to thank so many of you for your friendship and the things you share here: thoughts, music, books, jokes. I really do appreciate so many of you for your kindness and for being part of my daily life.
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Michael Dolan
10 months
I have two empty seats on BOTH sides of me. I’m either extremely lucky, or everyone on this plane hates me.
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Michael Dolan
2 years
At one of the great bookstores in America: The Strand
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Good morning, friends. Today, I hope that if there is something that is holding you back from being happy, I wish you all the courage you need to take that first difficult step toward moving forward. Have an amazing day!
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Michael Dolan
3 months
My man ⁦ @keith_rosson ⁩ bringing the fire with a reading from his incredible novel Fever House at StokerCon tonight!
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Michael Dolan
8 months
The Brooklyn Bridge is illuminated tonight
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Michael Dolan
3 years
This is the world I want to live in.
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This is the cutest shit I ever seent
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Thanks to old friends and new for your kindness, generosity, humor, support, love, and friendship this year. I was able to meet several of you in person this year, and that was amazing. I wish you all the very best in 2022, and I'm looking forward to more wonderful moments ahead.
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Michael Dolan
4 years
That other cat runs by them like Chick Hicks.
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4 years
We need art, music, dance, theater, and writing more than ever. If you are an artist, keep making your art and supporting other artists. We will change the world, especially for younger generations.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
There's a little Sicilian restaurant in my neighborhood by the old docks that's over 100 years old (I've taken some of you there over the years.). They filmed a Law & Order episode there yesterday, and this just makes my heart smile.
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Michael Dolan
10 months
Grateful to everyone who has played a role in my life this year. May you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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“Even before you touched me, I belonged to you; all you had to do was look at me.” —Louise Gluck What a great loss today. Her words will live on.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Good morning, friends. May you find something today that brings you joy. Have a wonderful day!
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Michael Dolan
1 year
With two of my favorite novelists in the world, the contemplative ⁦ @vondoviak ⁩ and ⁦ @blacklionking73
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Michael Dolan
2 years
I once did a thirty-minute phone interview with Charlton Heston, and he spent 15 minutes of it searching his house for a poem about tennis that he wanted to read to me.
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2 years
“He had this wonderful system for doing the garlic. He used a razor and he used to slice it so thin that it used to liquefy in the pan with just a little oil. It was a very good system.”
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11 months
We are live at the Brooklyn Book festival! ⁦ @WRDStories ⁩ Booth #637
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4 years
"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring." - David Bowie
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Michael Dolan
1 year
I always feel blessed to live in NYC, but tonight, hearing Susanna Hoffs talk about her new book, This Bird Has Flown, and sing several songs, including one of my all-time favorites, it was almost too good to be true. But I’m glad it was.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
I've got the night on my side...
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3 years
18 miles of books!
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5 months
When I had Athletes Quarterly, Vontae Davis invited me to his home, where we did a fashion shoot. He wanted us all to jump in the pool and have fun. He was one of the kindest athletes I ever met, and it breaks my heart that he's no longer with us. This world gets tougher each day
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Michael Dolan
3 years
@Liv_F @ThatEricAlper Absolutely the correct answer. If you are doing a documentary on the 80s, it's a federal law that you use this song.
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2 years
It's not too late to go out drinking and sing Tom Petty songs, is it?
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Ever since I was a teenager, this has been the place I come to think and feel inspired about what is next.
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Michael Dolan
4 years
Good morning, everyone. Take a few minutes and do something fun today.
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Michael Dolan
2 months
Rooftop break. Listening to Bowie in the glow of the city.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
East Village Indian food!
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Another spectacular night in NYC celebrating the release of Falling at @themysterious with the amazing @T_J_Newman , featuring conversations on books and baseball with @adrianmckinty and @authorsteve Hamilton. If you need a new book to read, please support these wonderful authors.
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Michael Dolan
1 year
Starting a new daily practice, grateful for another day of opportunities. Good morning!
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Michael Dolan
2 years
My friends have reopened Milady’s, one of the great dive bars in NYC. Springsteen was known to stop in. Sadly they don’t show horse racing anymore, but they do have this wonderful wall of pulp covers.
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2 years
Fire in the sky
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1 year
The serious moonlight
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Michael Dolan
4 years
It’s been a long day. I earned this one.
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Michael Dolan
5 years
It's #followfriday ! Members of the #writingcommunity and all creatives, please introduce yourself in the comments, make some new friends, say hi to some old ones and have a great day!
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Michael Dolan
1 year
Eating tiramisu like an Italian aristocrat on this flight
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Michael Dolan
3 years
There is a city on the other side of this thing. You may not be able to see it, but it’s there.
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2 years
Epic night in NYC with two of the best horror novelists in the world talking about their passion, ⁦ @paulGtremblay ⁩ and ⁦ @SGJ72 ⁩ who discovered the year round Halloween store prior to the discussion.
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Michael Dolan
2 years
Was doing some housecleaning and found a box that had my old ticket stubs in it. So many memories. Bowie at MSG!
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4 years
@bungdan Vladdyshack
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Michael Dolan
3 years
To the person who took a crane and made it look like a giraffe, you have my love for making the world a more beautiful place.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Thanks to many of you for your messages. Yes, today I closed the deal to start a new company that has been a dream of mine. I can't wait to tell you what it is when the time is right. Who knows, I may be working with some incredibly creative people on here very soon!
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Michael Dolan
3 years
It’s more than just a concert. ⁦ @americanutopia ⁩ is a show about art, inclusion, and hope. Thank you, David Byrne, for an incredibly inspirational evening.
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Michael Dolan
2 years
So I took a photo of this plate near my house, and it turns out that the owner is the local librarian at our brand new neighborhood library! #BooksBringPeopleTogether
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Michael Dolan
10 months
The best unsolicited advice I can offer: Always make room in your life for good people. You can never have enough of them in your world.
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Michael Dolan
1 year
When I was 19, I would race to the newsstand to buy @writersdigest , desperately trying to figure out how to be a professional writer. Today, I was invited to listen to aspiring writers pitch their book ideas at the Writer's Digest Conference. Younger me still doesn't believe it.
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Michael Dolan
3 years
Merry Christmas, my friends! May you get the hugs and kisses you deserve today. Have a wonderful day!
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