Now Reading Absolutely spoiled with greatness here..

Look for my story MURDER ME IN THE NEON LIGHTS in the BLACK MASK section of the current issue of @elleryqueenmm.bsky.social 👇 Grab a copy at your local bookstore 😎

Never gets old. Super honored and proud to be included in this awesome anthology with so much talent. Grab a copy if you're able! Proceeds go towards a great cause! As always, @jdclappwrites.bsky.social is the man and has always been incredibly supportive. www.amazon.ca/Gritmas-12-S...

Hey, help the kids! Also, super proud of my story in this and incredibly honored to be included. Merry Gritmas, y'all! Shout-out to the one and only @jdclappwrites.bsky.social for inviting me over to dinner! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G48VMTM...

Off to the races with @jordanharper.bsky.social's latest. One chapter in and already hooked. I'd be hard pressed to name another author who sets a mood/vibe as fast as Jordan. In @netgalley.bsky.social we trust!

Stoked to have a story in GRITMAS! Special shout-out to @jdclappwrites.bsky.social for believing in me and the story!

New Willy Vlautin incoming April 2026! This is not a drill!!

Yo, @caseystegman.com! My guy! Congrats! So proud of this guy and I can't wait to snatch his debut off the shelf!

Thrilled to share the beautiful cover of my debut novel, IN THE DESERT, on sale 3-3-2026 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social Many thanks to the brilliant photographer, Keith Bernstein for use of the stunning cover image and to Ashling Dennehy for the design. I'm so excited!

Started reading Stewart O'Nan's The Night Country while camping with the family. So far, this is easily the best Fall/Halloween reading experience ever.

It was a pleasure writing something for an anthology edited by @curtisippolito.bsky.social - even more so that it was picked for publication. I wrote it from a place of anger because this is something worth being angry for. I hope you get a copy TODAY and see the amazing work Curtis cultivated here!

A lot of mighty fine writers are sayin mighty fine things about my gas station story and I'm mighty grateful for it. COUNT THE DUST is out from @leftoverbooks.bsky.social in December, y'all...

My debut novel, IN THE DESERT will be published 3-3-2026 by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social Many thanks to @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !

@tomandes.bsky.social interviewed me on his Substack. Y'all need to check out his debut novel "Wait There Till You Hear from Me". open.substack.com/pub/tandes/p...

Here is the "mood board" for the story I'm working on. Heads up @jdclappwrites.bsky.social, it's a sad one..

Working my way through @cwblackwell.bsky.social's collection WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN. He was already one of my favorite writers, but I think this might be his masterwork. Well, until his next book and I say the same thing. Super stoked to see what is next for this guy!

Love what @danrussell.bsky.social and the gang are doing over at @gritquarterly.bsky.social. Go check them out now!

So honored to be part of this upcoming anthology.

"What's gone is gone. Real fairy tales end in the gutter. No amount of trying to live regular can bring back the fireworks." Absolutely loving @wmboyle4.bsky.social's latest. True masterwork. Haven't cared about characters this much since Dan and Allison in NORTHLINE.

Resharing this banger from @justinlee.bsky.social

"I’m young and happy. I’ll never die." Few authors have influenced/inspired me as much as Tim O'Brien. It makes me so happy that this book exists..

My interview/review with my friend and mentor, Sheldon Lee Compton is now live! Big thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for giving me a shot and for @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social for publishing such a phenomenal novel.

Oh man, I’m pumped for this!

Have an interview with my friend/mentor Sheldon Lee Compton coming soon. We talk about writing and life and his new work from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social Tune in!

It lives!!!!!

Tom Pelphrey AND the creator of MARE OF EASTTOWN?? SIGN. ME. UP. youtu.be/Uad08ZuHOlc?...

@danrussell.bsky.social is one of my favorite southern writers. I've read POOR BIRDS, and yes, it is phenomenal. Most importantly it's a testament to the power of indie lit. Proud of @danrussell.bsky.social and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social for putting out such important work!

After a not so short hiatus from social media, I'm feeling really inspired, refreshed, and damn proud of all y'all have been putting out. Also, @caseystegman.com is the bomb and I'm honored to call him a friend.

'The old devils are always hungry, and nothing will ever satiate them.'-- @cwblackwell.bsky.social Absolutely floored by this cover and interview. Cannot wait to get a copy!

So damn excited to be part of this forthcoming horror anthology! The announced TOC is chock full of rockstars.

🚨ATTENTION🚨 @cbwell.bsky.social has a collection out today from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social ABSOLUTE BANGER COLLECTION!

@danrussell.bsky.social started a Grit-Lit journal, and SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Send some of y'alls awesome work over! Big things are cooking!

'Scars are there to remind us that what passed was real, that their dirty blemishes made you, formed you–there is no escaping these reminders, however much I try.' @rossjefferyauthor.bsky.social 👀👀

For those with the Anthony Award ballots, please consider nominating my short story, “Effie’s Oasis,” from MOTEL: An Anthology, edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social and published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social

My interview w Willy Vlautin in my ongoing 2025 interview series dropped today! @mrbullbull.bsky.social "I’ve always been balancing on the edge of trying and giving up." Link below👇 mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...

Repost because I posted it at 4-5 in the morning when no one is awake but me lol. The next interview for my ongoing 2025 interview series with Bull Fiction is out now! I talked with Jake Hinkson. If you're not reading Jake then you are missing out. We discuss movies, rats, & his fantastic books.

#2025Pit Drew Jones is a reluctant father-to-be who must track down his older nomadic foster brother before the ruthless criminal his brother stole from kills them both. BLACKTOP WASTELAND + DAWN PATROL #A #M

Tune in tomorrow for Season 2 of The Fair to Middlin’ Podcast. Our first drop of the year includes chats with: @cstegman.bsky.social @browneallover.bsky.social Sheldon Lee Compton You’re not gonna wanna miss this!

@danrussell.bsky.social has a damn fine book out in the world now! Snag it ASAP!

My first pub of 2025 is officially here! It's my take at a straight up noir story. I hope y'all like it! Big thanks to @bristolnoir.bsky.social for taking a chance with me!

My first pub of 2025 is officially here! It's my take at a straight up noir story. I hope y'all like it! Big thanks to @bristolnoir.bsky.social for taking a chance with me!

Every writer I know has a list of publishers that they want to work with. I just got a yes from one of mine. I hope y'all enjoy, 'Side Walk When She Walks' when it drops with @bristolnoir.bsky.social!

January is looking good so far. -Working on interviews/reviews with Sheldon Lee Compton, Anthony Gedell, and Dan Russell. -Working on a story to send to one of my dream pubs. - Discovered Lewis Nordan 🤯 It feels good to be back. How are y'all doing so far?

Happy Pub-Day @browneallover.bsky.social!

One of my most anticipated books of the year. Out tomorrow, y'all!

Whatever Cowboy Jamboree publishes, it always hits the mark. Let's give them a little love.

This!!!👇👇👇👇 I can tell you, Justin’s story is terrific. Whole antho rocks! Get your free copy or order it and get that extra satisfaction!

This is my first time doing this, but I am giving away 2 free copies of @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social's latest anthology, TEXAS WIND. All I'm asking in order to be entered is to give this post a repost and a like!

This is my first time doing this, but I am giving away 2 free copies of @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social's latest anthology, TEXAS WIND. All I'm asking in order to be entered is to give this post a repost and a like!

www.povertyhouse.net/post/a-long-... Put one last dark and stark XMAS story up for Gritmas!