A Foot Soldier in God's Army? Call Me Private Idaho.

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Today is 30 years to the day since a sentence was handed down in my trial on terrorism-related charges in Canada. If you're curious how things turned out, you have a few options:

  1. Purchase a signed copy of my memoir for as little as $11.95
  2. Purchase an ebook edition of my memoir for just 99¢
  3. Enter my Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win one of 10 free copies
  4. Or, just be a lazy ass and watch the video below, which was recorded this past October at Taboo Tales NYC

The choice is yours. But choose wisely.

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William Shunn
William Shunn

Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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The Details

On April 29, 2025, Bill participated with many other poets in 100 Days of Protest, an act of poetic resistance on Zoom. He closed his segment with a new poem called “The Details.”

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Let the Comedy Clip of the Year Explain Why You Need to Read My Memoir

So, after a week of my urging, you still haven't purchased a copy of my memoir, The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary. Hmm. No, don't apologize. I understand that a book about a depressed missionary intertwined with a biography of Joseph Smith doesn'

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