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Jonathan David Walter

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Science Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction

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Jon's debut novel, THE TOWPATH, about a group of teens who are targeted by a time-traveling killer and her band of warriors from the past, was published by Collective Ink Books on November 1, 2024.

By day, Jon is a senior User Experience (UX) design professional and leader with more than 20 years of experience in his field. A degreed visual designer, his career has included roles at U.S.-based Fortune 500 companies in insurance and industrial automation. Additionally, Jon has earned 18 patents on industrial software applications and worked for small startups in the commercial security and real estate technology industries.

Jon often spends his “downtime” speaking and writing on User Experience and related topics. His thought leadership has be ...more

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Celebrating the Launch of THE LOST DIARY OF GIL STANFORD

The Lost Diary of Gil Stanford The Recovered Pages from the Towpath Case (The Towpath Legends) by Jonathan Walter

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There are moments as a writer when a story refuses to stay contained within the boundaries you originally set for it. The Lost Diary of Gil Stanford is one of those moments.

This novella was never conceived as a traditional sequel. It wasn’t designed to move the central timeline of The Towpath forward or to resolve unanswered questions in comforting ways. Instead, it eme Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 19, 2025 05:31 • Tags: companion-novella, dark-fiction, fiction, found-footage-fiction, horror, literary-horror, psychological-horror, the-towpath

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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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Jonathan Walter answered Goodreads's question: Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story? THE LOST DIARY OF GIL STANFORD is a disturbing artifact from the world of THE TOWPATH, revealing the descent of one of its most mysterious figures. Open the diary, and you'll come to find that some things in the Valley don’t sleep—they wait.
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Jonathan Walter answered Goodreads's question: What books are on your summer reading list this year? Revisiting an old favorite, IT, by Stephen King, as a jolt of inspiration for my next novel (no, not trying to recreate anything from the legendary Mr. King).
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“[Stalling]...the best plan when you didn’t have a plan at all. It was all about being patient, dragging things out if need be. A solution might emerge, a problem might correct itself, an intervening circumstance might change things, or the uncomfortable moment might simply pass you by if you waited it out long enough.”
― Jonathan David Walter, The Towpath: A Time Travel Suspense Thriller

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“But there was never simply a moment longer, was there? Time was the silent killer that devoured all. It felt no sympathy as it ate the hours, minutes, and seconds. Then, it moved onto your dreams, hopes, and desires.”
― Jonathan David Walter, The Towpath: A Time Travel Suspense Thriller

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“She twirled the knife absently between her fingers, the muscles and tendons of her wrist moving like the inner workings of a clock, the spinning blade its macabre hour hand.”
― Jonathan David Walter, The Towpath: A Time Travel Suspense Thriller

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