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David Telford

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Born

in Accra, Ghana

May 06

Website

http://kindredvoicesmedia.com/press/authors/dav...

Genre

Fiction, Contemporary, Science Fiction

Influences

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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David Telford's Blog: Exempla Mentis

Writing about time travel is hard

In the [mumbles into his hand] years of my existence, I’ve always been fascinated by time travel stories.

The older I get, and the more I read or watch them, the more disappointed I find myself becoming. Too many plot leaks. Too many unresolved angles.

Writing time travel is hard.

Why? Because we can’t do it. We can only imagine it. And if a story relies on time travel as a plot device, the mechanism Read more of this blog post »

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	Minstrel of a Modern Time liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 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
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On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

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The Book Censor's Library

by Bothayna Al-Essa

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David Telford rated a book it was amazing The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)	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
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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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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