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David Telford

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in Accra, Ghana

May 06

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Fiction, Contemporary, Science Fiction

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Kurt Vonnegut
Cormac McCarthy
Robert A. Heinlein
Margaret Atwood
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DAVID TELFORD is a writer whose work lives at the intersection of speculative fiction, literary realism, and human-centered storytelling. His stories often explore themes of connection, belief, memory, and choice, set against backdrops that range from the personally intimate to the expansively cosmic.

Blending elements of science, philosophy, and emotional truth, his writing is driven by people: how they love, how they fail, how they search for meaning in uncertain worlds. No matter the story's nature, his focus remains on empathy, consequences, and the fragility of being human.

He lives near Lake Wylie, SC, with too many outlines, never enough coffee, and an endless playlist of songs that remind him of the people he loves.

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	The Sound of You it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minstrel of a Modern Time 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Gentle Leap it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Telford's Blog: Exempla Mentis

Dream of Me, Please

As part of The Sound of You, I wrote three songs. Yup. My brain would jump from narrative to, "Oh crap I need to write that song." Then I'd jump back into the story.

I don't have a band, so I took the lyrics of one of the pivotal songs in the story and used (gulp) AI to help take the lyrics and the musical direction from my brain and create a song. The results was almost exactly how I heard the so Read more of this blog post »

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Easily my favorite of The Dark Tower Series, and quite possibly in the top five of all the books I’ve ever read. Roland isn’t a hero. He isn’t an anti-hero. He isn’t a villain. He doesn’t exist on the spectrum of good and evil. He walks the tightrope ...more
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