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Literary Garage@literarygarage.bsky.social · 4d ago

Atlantic City. A gang war. A hostage exchange meant to stop the bloodshed. And one man who discovers that making things right may require doing something unforgivable. The Weight of What Remains by @kmwriter01.bsky.social September 29, 2026.

Every story has another story behind it. This week’s Side B turns to @tuskmor.com ‘s “Detox Mansion”—a story inspired by Warren Zevon’s song of the same name, but built inside its own strange, darkly comic world (& why the funniest rooms have the darkest doors): open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

Side B

Editor’s Notes from Inside Bad Intentions

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Today at the St**k, we go behind the story with @andrewcareaga.bsky.social, , author of “The Doctor’s Version,” inspired by Zevon’s “Charlie’s Medicine.” He discusses writing a narrator who sees himself as a savior, even as the truth tells a far darker story. open.substack.com/pub/literary...

Behind The Story

Get to know Andrew Careaga

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Every story has another story behind it. This week’s Side B turns to @tuskmor.com ‘s “Detox Mansion”—a story inspired by Warren Zevon’s song of the same name, but built inside its own strange, darkly comic world (& why the funniest rooms have the darkest doors): open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

Side B

Editor’s Notes from Inside Bad Intentions

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Someone ranked Warren Zevon’s 50 greatest songs. Naturally I read the list calmly, considered its merits, & prepared a measured response explaining why parts of it are completely wrong. Also, no “Sentimental Hygiene?” We need to talk… open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

An Argument Disguised As A Playlist

One man’s definitive ranking of Zevon’s songs, followed by me explaining why it’s wrong

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What happens when patriotism, desperation & bad intentions collide? Today’s Behind the Story takes us inside “Dime-Store Patriot” with author Dylan Demasi. open.substack.com/pub/literary...

Behind The Scenes

Get to know Dylan Demasi

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Every story has another story behind it. In Side B, we're taking readers of Bad Intentions behind the anthology …Think of Side B as the anthology's liner notes This week: “Boom Boom Mancini” by Whiskey Leavins open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

SIDE B

Editor’s Notes From Inside Bad Intentions

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Yesterday's unexpected plot twist: our editor @kmwriter01.bsky.social had to explain to Fox News that he wasn't the late author with the same name. Meanwhile, our first BEHIND THE STORY feature debuted. Meet Zakariah Johnson & go behind his story in Bad Intentions open.substack.com/pub/literary...

Beauty isn't always what we see in the mirror. Today's story from Jill Williams, "The Fairest in the Land," is a powerful tale of friendship, grace, sacrifice, and discovering where true worth comes from. Read it now at the Garage. literarygarage.com/the-fairest-...

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Sometimes grace wears scars

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Every story in Bad Intentions has its own voice, its own inspiration, and its own journey to the page. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing the writers behind the anthology, beginning with Zakariah Johnson. open.substack.com/pub/literary...

Behind The Stories

Get to Know Zakariah Johnson

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Fox News invited me on to discuss daylight saving time because they confused me with another writer named Michael Downing...who unfortunately passed away. It's the kind of bizarre coincindence that no novelist would dare invent because readers would call them unbelievable.

Don't sleep on the new anthology BAD INTENTIONS, edited by @kmwriter01.bsky.social and presented by @literarygarage.bsky.social. 15 of us have written crime stories inspired by the music of Warren Zevon and it's a ride, let me tell you. www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6SZH83...

You got some BAD INTENTIONS? You want some? I'm talking about BAD INTENTIONS, the new crime story anthology by @literarygarage.bsky.social and editor @kmwriter01.bsky.social. I've got a story in there. New on my site, with a link: keithroysdon.com/2026/07/09/d...

Do you have BAD INTENTIONS? The crime fiction anthology inspired by the music of Warren Zevon? Cause it’s here!

Maybe you’ve seen some of us online talking about the BAD INTENTIONS crime story anthology. Hopefully we’ve caught your attention. Fifteen great stories by fifteen crime writers, all ta…

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ICYMI earlier today- Today is Release Day. Bad Intentions officially heads out into the world. 15 extraordinary writers. One remarkable artist. Conversations, edits, rewrites & late nights. Every dollar goes to Philabundance. Thanks to everyone who made this book possible

Coming tomorrow!! A sneak peek at the opening of my story. It's in the middle of the anthology, which is the best position. Peak position. No pressure to be the first and set the mood, not the last to be the final taste of the collection. Right in the sweet spot. 😁

Michael Downing@kmwriter01.bsky.social · last mo.

How 15 writers, an artist, and one sometimes-grumpy editor built BAD INTENTIONS together. open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

How 15 writers, an artist, and one sometimes-grumpy editor built BAD INTENTIONS together. open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

It Was Never Just My Book

How fifteen writers, an artist, and one grumpy editor built Bad Intentions together.

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Cheers, Bluesky! Rock and a Hard Place #16 has dropped and features my story "Brighter Horizons." Special thanks to @suzjay11.bsky.social, @robdsmith.bsky.social and the entire @rhppress.bsky.social team! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX32LMC7

Hey …that’s me…. Thanks for having me at Friday Five Andrew!

Andrew Careaga (writer)@andrewcareaga.bsky.social · last mo.

In today's Friday Five, we talk to one of the masterminds behind the Warren Zevon-inspired 'Bad Intentions' anthology (coming 7/7, pre-order now), @kmwriter01.bsky.social Read the back story to this anthology and learn abt Michael's other writing andrewcareaga.com/2026/06/26/f... #WritingCommunity

Bad Intentions is now officially live on Amazon for preorder (ebook now- paperback to follow) 15 writers. 15 stories of crime, consequence, redemption & everything that comes after. Bad Intentions: A Crime Fiction Anthology Based on the Music of Warren Zevon a.co/d/0gG2WpNd

Today's the release day for @curtisippolito.bsky.social 's new book "Waves of Burden". This looks like it's going to be a smoking hot read. Curtis is an incredible writer - check out "Burying the Newspaper Man" or any number of his short stories. Pick up a copy- you won't be disappointed.

Curtis Ippolito@curtisippolito.bsky.social · last mo.

Today’s the day! Publication day for Waves of Burden. It’s surreal. This book and I have been on quite a journey since I wrote the first draft in 2022. I experienced so much, good and bad, as you would expect for over four years. I wrote this novel with 1/2

This review is so well-written, and a hell of a way to celebrate pub day. Big thanks to Casey for the kind words.

Casey Stegman@caseystegman.com · last mo.

Have a new piece out today at Vautrin! My review of @curtisippolito.bsky.social’s new novel, WAVES OF BURDEN (from @rhppress.bsky.social) vautrin.pub/2026/06/shad...

You’ve seen the front cover, now check out the back cover as well. 15 incredible writers 1 amazing artist. I’m also reasonably certain a pre-order link will be available tomorrow. I’m pretty sure His Holiness will be ordering a copy…

Frank Vatel@frankvatel312.bsky.social · last mo.

Now that you mention it, Your Holiness, a certain anthology offering fifteen tales of love and redemption recently went to press, and I have it on good authority that this volume now boasts a handsome back cover, revealed here for the first time. May all the contributors be blessed. Pub date: 7/7.

Some survive prison by staying invisible. Chloe keeps her head down, follows the rules & counts the days until release. Rachel does the opposite What We Whisper Through Walls by Barb DeMoney is a story about loyalty, love & finding the courage to be seen. literarygarage.com/what-we-whis...

What We Whisper Through Walls | Literary Garage

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For months you've heard us talk about Bad Intentions. The stories. The cover. The writers. Warren Zevon. Crime fiction. More Warren Zevon. But there's one question we haven't really answered: Why are we doing this? The answer is Philabundance. open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

World champions.

Put this collection from @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social on your radar. Nate’s a tremendous writer and this looks to be one outstanding collection you won’t want to miss.

William D. Prystauk@prystauk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is the ROCK AND A HARD PLACE you want to get caught between... #ComingSoon #NewRelease

Yesterday, we introduced you to the writers behind "Bad Intentions". Today, we're introducing the man responsible for making it look this good. Writer/Artist @frankvatel312.bsky.social discusses his cover design for Bad Intentions. open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

Meet the Artist: Frank Vatel

The Man Responsible for Making Bad Intentions Look This Good.

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Meet the Authors of “Bad Intentions” today (and the artist behind the cover tomorrow) at the St**k open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

What starts as a lazy afternoon at a small-town bar turns into something far darker. In Michael Washburn's "The Solipsist," a collision between pride and violence spirals toward consequences nobody can walk away from unchanged. At the Garage: literarygarage.com/the-solipsist

The Solipsist | Literary Garage

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Carter McCoy hat trick completed (just got my copy of @ericbeetner.bsky.social ‘s latest - “A Wound That Will Not Heal”). Yeah, you can be envious or you can go get your own copies….