Are you a book scribbler? Never been one myself, but I do love finding other people’s notes and wondering about their lives. This week’s Substack: open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

Bro, what the fuck did I do to you?

Are you a book scribbler? Never been one myself, but I do love finding other people’s notes and wondering about their lives. This week’s Substack: open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

Fuck ICE. Now and forever.

Fuck ICE. Now and forever.

I wrote about Paul Susi's book "Character Work" in this week's @wweek.com. Excited to see him and Omar El Akkad at Powell's tonight! www.wweek.com/culture/2026...

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• The best book I read this year • The best book I read FROM this year • The best comic book I read this year • The best audiobook I heard this year

A couple of holiday goobers.

If my heart is a place, it’s @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social: one of the most innovative, inclusive, and wonderful comics shops—and communities—that I’ve had the privilege to be a part of. DM me proof of donation, and I’ll match up to $500 TONIGHT! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

New in @wweek.com

Come see me and @mattharding.bsky.social at Rose City Comic Con this week! We'll be slangin' these papers in Artist Alley, table E-16. open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

Here at #rccc slinging papers with @mattharding.bsky.social. Will be here again Saturday and Sunday in Artist Alley, table E-16!

Come see me and @mattharding.bsky.social at Rose City Comic Con this week! We'll be slangin' these papers in Artist Alley, table E-16. open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

Thrilled to have my short fiction featured in the new issue of The Acentos Review. "Mary Martin Just Bought a Revolver" is about a woman named Mary Martin who...buys a revolver. It's about more than that, but that's the essence. Read it here! acentosreview.squarespace.com/gabriel-matt...

"I am sometimes asked why I didn’t get into music, and for all the ways in which we are alike, this is one where we are completely different. I would rather be in the crowd than on the stage, away from the eyes of perception." New story up on Substack! substack.com/@gabrielmatt...

Confirmination that CECOT was always a death camp. We are doing genocide, right now. What will you do about it?

A.I.'s promise of polished efficiency is antithetical to true creative expression. We must reject it now and embrace real, imperfect artists. open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

Come follow me on Substack where I write about writing, editing, and all kinds of stuff. New posts every other Friday. substack.com/@gabrielmatt...

One of my favorite things about working on my comic CALAVERA P.I. For @oni-press.bsky.social was coming up for back matter stuff with my editor @gabegranillo.bsky.social and designer @winstongambro.bsky.social We created a newspaper/pulp & movie (stills and screenplay)

Also! @mattharding.bsky.social and I will be slinging some slices of Rodente's Pizza comics at the Books with Pictures Con in Portland on Saturday, June 7. Come grab a slice!

New on Substack, an excerpt from a short story called 'Green Thumb'! gabrielmatthewgranillo.substack.com/p/excerpt-gr...

new mini review on Big Bearded Bookseller for Little Visitor & Other Abductions, three linked alien horror stories in dark black ink style with a heavy filmic feel #BookSky #GraphicNovel #aliens 💙📚 www.bigbeardedbookseller.com/2025/05/17/l...

Very excited to be featured in this issue of Gordon Square Review from @literarycleveland.bsky.social!

Very excited to be featured in this issue of Gordon Square Review from @literarycleveland.bsky.social!

“I didn’t mean to hurt Lucy. But it’s part of the game. I’ve told her a thousand times, you can’t block home plate.” So excited to have some new short fiction featured in Gordon Square Review! www.gordonsquarereview.org/granillo.html

I've got a short story in issue 15 of Gordon Square Review. Thanks to GSR and Literary Cleveland for the opportunity! www.gordonsquarereview.org/granillo.html

New post up on Substack! gabrielmatthewgranillo.substack.com/p/bigger-tha...

Excerpt: The Life of Darkness open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

I got to talk about some of my work including 'The Keeper of Valuable Objects' with the Southeast Examiner! Check it out in print if you're in Southeast Portland, or read it online here: www.southeastexaminer.com/2025/02/the-...

Had the pleasure of speaking with Briana Loewinsohn about her lovely new book 'Raised by Ghosts' in this weeks East Bay Express! eastbayexpress.com/cartoonist-d...

"'Tripwire' was… not great. Doing some research I realized this particular entry in the series was considered to be one of Lee Child’s worst, so take what I’m about to talk about with a grain of salt..." My latest on Substack open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

Had the pleasure of speaking with Briana Loewinsohn about her lovely new book 'Raised by Ghosts' in this weeks East Bay Express! eastbayexpress.com/cartoonist-d...

"'Tripwire' was… not great. Doing some research I realized this particular entry in the series was considered to be one of Lee Child’s worst, so take what I’m about to talk about with a grain of salt..." My latest on Substack open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

I got to talk about some of my work including 'The Keeper of Valuable Objects' with the Southeast Examiner! Check it out in print if you're in Southeast Portland, or read it online here: www.southeastexaminer.com/2025/02/the-...

New post up on Substack! I’ve been wanting to write a “sports” story lately, so here's an exclusive excerpt from a new story. open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you. “The most Marco thing you’ve ever done” @weredawgz.bsky.social

What’s the thing you love? Think about it for a second. Keep that thought close as you explore this year’s Reasons to Love Portland, a list of 25 ways people of this city are unabashedly fulfilling their fantasies. www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Some reflections on my first five years in Portland, professional work, and a list of random things I love about this city. open.substack.com/pub/gabrielm...

I've got TWO new stories in this week's @willametteweek.bsky.social! First, Braulio Gonzalez at La Lucha serves up nostalgia in a cup with their Mazapán Latte. www.wweek.com/drink/2025/0...

in NEW YEAR NEW RICK Summer and Morty go on a chemically induced journey through their various possible futures, at your LCS now written by @christofbogacs.bsky.social drawn by me colors by @aranciastudio.bsky.social lettered by Crank! published by the fine folks at @oni-press.bsky.social !