Josh Dale
@joshdale.co
Writing, publishing, cats, nature, metal. Read good books by Thirty West. Order RAGE: thirtywestph.com/shop/rage
Congratulations! I’m once again happy to be part of your journey.
Thirty West Publishing@thirtywestph.com · 2d agoThirty West & Afterimages are pleased to announce our 2027 Best Small Fictions nominations. 4 writers of flash fiction. We wish them all the best of luck in being placed in this prestigious anthology!
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Thirty West Publishing@thirtywestph.com · 2d agoTW-Afterimages Best of the Net 2027 Nominations @sundresspub.bsky.social Congrats and good luck to all 10 writers! @ascoomer.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social @shomedasgupta.bsky.social @swethaamit.bsky.social
Give yrself a writing superpower but the next person gives u kryptonite
Best of the Net & Best Small Fictions are submitted. Names & titles TBA this week.
Writing another Death Metal Degenerate™️ story and a first-every book-length visual poem
This is a lot of money but guess what the authors’ are selling and they get paid!
Thirty West Publishing@thirtywestph.com · 4d agoRoyalty week going strong with just shy of $800 paid out to authors.
Me and my kitty are synced to the max. I heard him trying to throw up overnight, I leapt out of bed, got him off the carpet, but then he was fine. Rubbed my leg and went back to bed. Amazing progression!
Studies show this song drastically improves the fast-twitch musculature of even novice combat fighters. Boxers can carve holes in a heavy bag. Jujitsu practitioners can bend steel.
Josh Dale@joshdale.co · 4d agoStudies show that playing this song on repeat for ~15 minutes increased VO2 max in even the most undertrained runners. Treadmills were replaced once test subjects soared beyond 20MPH
Studies show that playing this song on repeat for ~15 minutes increased VO2 max in even the most undertrained runners. Treadmills were replaced once test subjects soared beyond 20MPH
Josh Dale@joshdale.co · 4d agoStudies show that playing this song over 70dB increases your lifting and pushing output by 500% Toddlers have been observed lifting their parents as early as year 3
Studies show that playing this song over 70dB increases your lifting and pushing output by 500% Toddlers have been observed lifting their parents as early as year 3
This video gave me lead, asbestos, and microplastic poisoning all in one. youtu.be/YwmJTP5X1c0?...
How are people reading so many books?
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Yesterday, I wrapped up my genre-bending, apocalyptic novel, MEAT DEPOT, and gave it a colophon. It took me just under 3 years to get here from literally nothing. Had a fat steak burrito to celebrate. It was also a nice anniversary. Happy 65th heavenly birthday, Mom.
A new book review in Afterimages! Shelli Rottschaefer reviews Ashley Howell Bunn's book, "burning breaking building". Some fantastic poetry and analyses here. Read it now and consider purchasing a copy. thirtywest.substack.com/p/book-revie...
Book Review: burning breaking building by Ashley Howell Bunn’s
Book review by Shelli Rottschafer. The poems collected in burning breaking building, written by Ashley Howell Bunn, address how we can reform, reframe, and be reborn.
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10 years ago, I read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. My findings: 1. Always chew your food into mush. 2. It's really cold in Russia. 3. How to build a cmu wall. 4. Smuggling. 5. Never piss off the guy standing between you and your food. Just wait your turn.
Gouda Buddha: a giant smoked wheel of cheese filled with bacon and other goodies to make you fat and laughing like the namesake deity
I lost one of my black hubcaps driving home from AWP 2026 in Baltimore down some farm roads due north did anybody find it?
At some point, you must drive straight to a nature area after work and scream. Highly recommend.
HBD Stephen King, the Tony Iommi of horror. Reading The Stand in 10th grade simply because “oo big book must outshine classmates” totally changed my brain.
Not enough lit mags these days take into account the cheer-ability of their name. Try getting 20k ppl to chant Big Dumb Unserious Quarterly in unison.
🎸 HOOOOLD MEHHH NOWWW IF I GO CRAZY THEN WILL YOU STILL CALL ME SUPERMANNN NOW MAYAAAAYAAAABAYY I DID NOT MEAN TO TREAT YA BAAAD
Josh Dale@joshdale.co · last wk.Everyone’s gangster until a gravely-voiced white boy that looks like this drops a power chord circa 2001
Everyone’s gangster until a gravely-voiced white boy that looks like this drops a power chord circa 2001
Welcome Jennifer!
Thirty West Publishing@thirtywestph.com · last wk.Acquisition alert! Jennifer Wortman will be joining Thirty West next fall. A PERSON'S ESSENCE FEELS THE SMALLEST is her 2nd story collection. Welcome! @wrefinnej.bsky.social We are excited to have a year of mostly short stories: the musculature of TW.
4 years ago, I brought Antcore to the extreme. Be a good ant and rate/review my novella, THE LIGHT TO NEVER BE SNUFFED. www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...
