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Short stories in Stand, Bull, Tough, Starlite Pulp, CJ, Enclave, a bunch of other places. Columns in Hobart & Bull. Five collections of poetry w/ Punk Hostage, Blue Horse, NeoPoiesis.
Good morning. Join me in willing into existence a book by @mmdaviesostrom.bsky.social that (to the best of my knowledge) does not yet exist. Also, enjoy some of @frank212.bsky.social's cooking. www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...
7/29/26 — BRIAN KEENE
…but what I have read is a bunch of Megan’s short fiction, primarily in the anthology A Chronicle of Horrors and in the pages of Cosmic Horror Monthly , which Mary and I subscribe to. Indeed, it wa...
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As you can see in the 3rd photo, I'm reading TRAVELS W CHARLEY, I put it 3rd bc it isn't everyday you find a single cowgirl boot abandoned in a Hobby Lobby cart. A Hobby Lobby cart left under a motel stairwell. Makes me wonder that in Lexington somewhere a woman is walking around w 1 cowgirl boot on
As a Gen X'er born in 1974, I can confirm that this chart is true.
This quote hit me with a sledgehammer this morning... "There won't be a revolution here, because the poor think that the next rich person will be themselves." --John Steinbeck
Watching this Ken Burns documentary on Henry David Thoreau. It's narrated by George Clooney, but Thoreau's writing is read by Jeff Goldblum. I imagine him reading Walden just like this...
some lose all mind and become soul, insane. some lose all soul and become mind, intellectual. some lose both and become accepted --Charles Bukowski
Great mail day! Recieved an ARC of @wmboyle4.bsky.social 's forthcoming novel, HEAVY SUGAR from soho press. I believe it comes out in February of 2027. Bill is a good friend, glad to have his latest. I'm looking forward to digging in right after I finish a Tom McGuane novel.
H.B. to the one&only Harry Dean Stanton. "In the end, you end up accepting everything in your life, suffering, horror, love, loss, hate, all of it. It's all a movie anyway, the whole phantasmagoria. It's all meaningless. There is no answer to any of it. It's just what is. "
Issue # 10 of my column MOANS FROM THE CONDIMENT FRIDGE is out today w @mrbullbull.bsky.social This issue is titled, HOW TO SURVIVE A MOTEL 6. It's a comical piece, last few issues were serious, I needed a break from serious Click on the link if you want to read mrbullbull.com/newbull/moan...
Happy Birthday to one of my favorite actors, the singular Warren Oates. One of my favorite artists, hands down. "Heavies are closer to life than leading men. The heavy is everyman -- everyman when he faces a tough moment in life. It's the heavy that has to do with the meat of life."
This guy & the inventor of Tums. But on a 96 degree day with heat index of 108, I'll say this Victorian poet looking guy is the TRUE god.
Ugh, it's going to be in the 90s again. I know by 1-2 in the afternoon my phone will say, "92, feels 103." No My Irish ass doesn't have time for this. I'm so pasty I can lean against your white wall, you wouldn't even know I'm in the room. Perfect camo. I might be in your house listening right now.
Happy Birthday to the wildly original, and easily one of my favorite writers ever, Denis Johnson. I didn't know him personally, but I miss his gift. "Sometimes what I wouldn't give to have us sitting in a bar again at 9:00 a.m. telling lies to one another, far from God."
I don't really use X, but when something goes wrong for MAGA, like SCOTUS upholding birthright citizenship, I like to go on X, find outrage tweets from Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, James Woods, Boebert, & mock them, then I shut down the app again. It's the little things that bring a smile to my face
"We choose exile as a vantage point; from exile we look back on the rejected” ― James Wright. A few favorite poems from J.W.:
Happy Birthday to one of my favorite musicians, Ray Davies. 3 Kinks albums, MUSWELL HILLBILLIES, LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN,& THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY, are on my personal top ten rock n roll albums of all time list "When in doubt, trust your paranoia."
Watched this, probably my favorite movie of 2026 so far. Still 6 months left in the year and good stuff coming like the new Cliff Booth, Wild Horse Nine, Idiots, Digger, a few others Not a big sci fi person, at least not reading wise, but a great movie. It wasn't what I was expecting at all
I placed a library hold on this book when it came out, finally have my turn. @jordanharper.bsky.social lastest novel, A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE I'm currently reading a few things, but I can only have this one a spell, so it moves up front. No issues tho, I have enjoyed all of Jordan's books thus far
When streaming has a section called "old fashioned throwbacks," and 90% of them you vividly remember seeing in the theater in your 20s:
I finally picked up BUTCHER'S CROSSING by John Williams. People have been telling me to read it for a long time. I saw the Nic Cage movie adaptation a few years ago, it was okay, savage, but overall okay. I didn't even know the book existed until after I saw the film. Looking forward to digging in.
Rewatching THE THICKET, based on the @joerlansdale.bsky.social novel of the same name. I really enjoyed the movie the first time I watched it. Currently streaming on Prime.
Happy Birthday to the unique & Brilliant, Harry Crews “So far as I can see, nothing good in the world has ever been done by well-rounded people. The good work is done by people with jagged, broken edges, because those edges cut things and leave an imprint, a design.” ― Harry Crews
