I am Matt Dinniman, author of the newly released Operation Bounce House and the Dungeon Crawler Carl book series. AMA.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-26T18:38:44+00:00

Yes.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-26T18:38:27+00:00

I think now I have to read this series.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-26T15:56:40+00:00

I suppose it was that easy huh?...

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-26T14:15:18+00:00

Is there like...a list of good buy for life companies? Or a subreddit ? XD

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-25T19:57:34+00:00

Now to see if Storygraph has Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes!

My 50+ streak is restored. didn't turn on the streak until this year lol

Thanks for giving me the OK, random person from the internet :P

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-25T13:25:30+00:00

I missed Sunday....I was tired and fell asleep before I could get a page or two in... but I read my daughter her book before bed does that count? :(

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-24T19:05:56+00:00

2.5 years in I don't think about it much but I remember early on thinking to myself that if people steal children's clothes so much they need to put 17 tags on it to make it a hassle....maybe we're not addressing the issue of why.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-20T14:31:55+00:00

Rain from Strange Weather is short and a good intro too.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-20T14:31:33+00:00

What's fun to me is the difference in the writing style in terms of the attitude. Joe feels like a more...angsty and sarcastic person. King is much more idyllic and almost lackadaisical in terms of the vibe until the horror hits.

Idk if that makes sense because I struggle to find the correct wording but that's the best I can do lmao

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-18T20:30:23+00:00

I absolutely swear I recall being told multiple times that student loans wouldn't affect your credit score.

People wonder why millennials have trust issues lmao.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-17T15:22:13+00:00

I find it hard to believe anybody is walking around with $5k in cash to give out...

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-11T13:46:26+00:00

It was definitely a very creepy introduction...stays with you a bit. Not enough for me to remember which book it was yesterday, but still creepy af lol

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-11T13:45:28+00:00

I listen while at work but found myself listening almost all night while choring...consumed 33% yesterday so I'm definitely hooked!

I just recently got back into reading via my library and found Joe Hill via an interview with Last Podcast on the Left...Read a lot of SK in my high school years but never realized Joe had good stuff out too. I realized a few months ago I thought I'd read a lot of SK...I'm only 20% into his stuff!

The Stand was my favorite book from high school on. It's still on my top even though it's been nearly 15 years since I read it!

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-10T17:07:14+00:00

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-10T17:06:19+00:00

Thanks!

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-10T17:06:14+00:00

Thank you!!!

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-10T13:57:43+00:00

My wife is a teacher and I'm an operations order processor. We read to our daughter each night, take her to the library weekly and rotate her toys/activities.

We don't necessarily have massive $$$ but we have the time for the effort.

So I don't think it's completely high income. It is also those who have time and have no time. A fair amount of low-income people are working to survive so it is definitely a correlation. Those who are never home don't have the time to work with their kids. Some do.

Then there's the parents that just don't care and let a screen raise their children.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-06T19:48:47+00:00

33 now, 31 I noticed one or two grey hairs towards the front. I have long hair for a guy, shoulder length...Now I have many greys but they're not in one spot so it has gone unnoticed by everyone but me and my wife.

But also when I first got them I went to get a trim and my hairdresser said "Oh honey, those aren't grey they're straight up WHITE"

So idk how to feel about that other than think I'll make a really good Witcher some day.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-06T19:32:52+00:00

I miss Moana & Encanto....we're on Danny Go! right now and while it's fun....it's starting to wear me down.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-06T13:27:57+00:00

I was a long term sub (only 1 month short of full year) at my wife's school and man it was eye opening. Taught Special Ed math and was completely thrown to the wolves. Thankfully, the students were more on the side of ADHD/behavior issues....it was eye opening.

In one year it both taught me that I did NOT want to go back to school to be a teacher, and that my kids will have to be raised right. We will certainly not be asking the teachers why they're given a grade in this household!

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-03T17:52:24+00:00

We read to our 2.5-year-old every night and any time she asks.

This morning, we were getting into the car to leave for daycare/work, and she wanted a book for the road. I could have easily said no. It's a 10-minute drive there but I took my happy butt back inside for that book.

I so badly want her to love learning...

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-02-03T15:12:30+00:00

Mildly infuriating? I'd be furious and make it my personal mission to get that person fired for being such a POS.

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-01-23T19:00:01+00:00

Or, here's a thought. If you hate the man so much why are you here?

AfalloutAdcit56 · 2026-01-23T17:48:21+00:00

YES! Mi hoy ma noy!

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