Michael A. Gonzales
@magonzales.bsky.social
Born and raised in Harlem, Michael A. Gonzales has been anointed "the hip-hop Chester Himes" by Miles Marshall Lewis. He's published true-crime essays at CrimeReads, and short stories in Ellery Queen and Rock & a Hard Place. --art by Tony Stella
I wrote about one of my favourite albums. Still as good as ever.
Albumism@albumism.com · 13h agoHappy 30th Anniversary to Lewis Taylor’s eponymous debut album ‘Lewis Taylor’ originally released August 19, 1996 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @paisleysparks44.bsky.social here: album.ink/LewisTaylorLT
For blocks there were paintings leaning against brick walls, hanging on fences or lying on the concrete. Some of the artists had seats like the lawn chairs old men sat in when they played dominos on Broadway. opensecretsmagazine.com/p/child-arti... art by Margot King www.flickr.com/photos/studi...
It's Like That: The Makings of a Hip-Hop Writer by Michael A. Gonzales longreads.com/2019/06/10/i... #hiphop #rap #wordisbond
It's Like That: The Makings of a Hip-Hop Writer - Longreads
Hip-hop was a different kind of music that needed a different kind of writer to cover it. This is how Michael A. Gonzales came of age in a time when Black writers began breaking the white ceiling.
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Here's a couple of great indie bookstores where you can buy my new crime novel SEVEN ANGELS through bookshop dot org. First, the Hive Bookshop here in Knoxville: bookshop.org/p/books/seve...
Seven Angels
From the author of "That October." "Keith Roysdon is a masterful storyteller and I was absolutely spellbound by SEVEN ANGELS. Set in a small Tennessee town beset by criminals - some petty, some monstr...
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Are there any essays or articles you could suggest that authors have written about writing their own books? If you have links that would be helpful. Thank you.
South Park's Eric Cartman Writing
ALT: South Park's Eric Cartman Writing
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From defending her boss’s friendship with Epstein, to spinning stories about Gaza condoms, here are Trump's outgoing press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s worst moments. Subscribe to Zeteo.com for more.
Just one week after the release of the legendary Live at the Fillmore West. Terrible.
Michael A. Gonzales@magonzales.bsky.social · 6d agoToday is the 55th anniversary of the brutal murder of popular sax man King Curtis, who was stabbed on the upper west side in 1971.
Today is the 55th anniversary of the brutal murder of popular sax man King Curtis, who was stabbed on the upper west side in 1971.
King Curtis: The Soul Superhero
A prolific musician and songwriter, King Curtis was an in-demand session man who played on records with many legends, from John Lennon to Aretha Franklin.
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It received blurbs from Samuel Fuller, Harlan Ellison, and Thomas Pynchon (which is also another story for another day).
How a Book and its Cover Were Reunited...
...after the passage of a long period of time.
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Another one of those movies released 50 years ago that led me to a life of writing crime fiction short stories and essays.
Important communique for fellow teaching types: “Be A Mr Kotter, Not a Mr Woodman.” There’s already too many Woodman’s. That is all.
August 11, 1973 is recognized as being the night that Kool Herc put two turntables together and created hip-hop. Yet, few people talk about his homeboy Coke La Rock, the man who picked up the microphone and said a few words. #Rap #HipHop
Coke La Rock and being hip-hop’s first rapper
The Bronx’s unsung hero Coke La Rock has the distinction of being hip-hop’s first rapper. It was Aug. 11, 1973, and a teen from the Bronx, NY, named Coke was...
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August 11, 1973 is recognized as being the night that Kool Herc put two turntables together and created hip-hop. Yet, few people talk about his homeboy Coke La Rock, the man who picked up the microphone and said a few words. #Rap #HipHop
Coke La Rock and being hip-hop’s first rapper
The Bronx’s unsung hero Coke La Rock has the distinction of being hip-hop’s first rapper. It was Aug. 11, 1973, and a teen from the Bronx, NY, named Coke was...
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New art newsletter post: Giant People 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/giant-people/ Artist credits: Josh Kirby, Frank Kelly Freas, Anton Kurka, and an uncredited one.
Not one book by Ken Bruen, Gary Phillips, Jason Starr or George Pelecanos...I demand a recount. @nytbookreview.bsky.social
Matthew Sullivan@sulli864.bsky.social · last wk.11 out of 50. Maybe it’s me & my mid to late 20th century bias.
Happy Heavenly Birthday to one of my best friends who was also a wonderful crime novelist. While dying from cancer, he penned two neo-noirs that was a fave of @jasonstarrbooks.bsky.social, Gary Phillips & Ken Bruen --The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez longreads.com/2018/11/09/p...
Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez - Longreads
Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
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The official Mister Rogers YouTube channel has been posting full episodes recently, and believe me when I tell you that watching one is a great way to take a break from the general state of things. www.youtube.com/@MisterRoger...
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Welcome to the official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel! For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers created a relationship with millions of children, each of whom felt like they were visiting ...
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This damn book took me on the wildest literary ride than I've been on in a long time. Now I want to see the film, but I have a feeling I'll be disappointed.
I’ve written a new book! The title is: “Become Addicted to Meaningless Highs and Devastating Lows.” The entire text of the book: “Become a writer.”
The Best Short Story Collections Great for a beach or poolside "quick fix" 📖 Read freely 💙📚 #FreedomToRead www.biblio.com/reading-nook...
Decades before Orange is the New Black I used to watch this Australian women in prison show every Sunday night. I haven't seen or read anything about it in years, but every now and then the memory of this program slam dances through my brain.
I'm not the first, hopefully I'm not the last, to criticize the HWA Horror Writers Association column welcoming AI with open arms. But here's the latest, on my site. I wrote it quickly, so beware of typos. Complete with link to great @chuckwendig.bsky.social piece. keithroysdon.com/2026/08/05/t...
The horror, the horror: Horror Writers Association column says AI is good and inevitable in an incredible self-own
Now I understand how the characters in the Terminator movies timeline felt when they realized that other humans had totally betrayed humanity in favor of SkyNet. I missed the first couple of hours …
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Loved this piece on the relationship between Kubrick and Jim Thompson by @magonzales.bsky.social over at @crimereads.bsky.social - crimereads.com/kubrick-jim-...
Sinners, Saints and Screenplays: On Jim Thompson and Stanley Kubrick
Recently I’ve been watching my former Chelsea, NYC neighbor Ethan Hawke in the cool FX neo-noir series The Lowdown, which is streaming on Hulu. Though I won’t get into the plot of this sizzling sou…
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ICE’s presence in New York is surging, immigrant rights activists say
In NYC, reported sightings of ICE activity more than doubled in July compared to June, advocates say. Such sightings quadrupled in parts of Upstate New York during the same period.
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Alex Segura@alexsegura.com · 2w agoWe are seeing an increased ICE presence in NYC - making it imperative that NYers KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. I wrote a comic with @mayor.nyc.gov @nycimmigrants.bsky.social @davidhahn.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social to do that! DOWNLOAD: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co...
When did I become the guy who talks to the TV characters?
Snoopy Relax
ALT: Snoopy Relax
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For really no reason at all, I read a lot of trashy Vietnam novels this summer. If I liked writing useless essays, I’d do a survey or something. Definitely would be funny.
On August 3, 1964 Flannery O'Connor died. Years later my girlfriend Lesley Pitts introduced me to her work and told me she was her favorite author. The writer became a major influence on my work. On August 3, 1999 my girlfriend Lesley died and every year I celebrate her memory and all she taught me.
