I look insane from this angle. Anyway, DC Writes out to support our friends showing films in the 5 Minute Horror Film Fest (not even standing room)

We're watching Christmas Evil, the 1980 Christmas slasher that stars Fiona Apple's dad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOCy...

Today marks 10 years at the DC Public Library, 12 years that I've worked libraries, 11 years since I got accepted to University and changed my entire life. Also, Baby Shower Massacre premieres later today.

OUT NOW! Better to Beg: A Novel by @keersteemack.bsky.social, co-published with @sweettrashpress.bsky.social // “…a rip-roaring, heart-and-soul-gutting tour through the rock-n-roll sleaze of early aughts New York City...” — @jillianluft.bsky.social, author of Scumbag Summer

Librarians really are amazing people, y’all.

Order a copy! Long beautiful stories—and we’ll send stickers and a few zines.

As a librarian, I've served in a number of capacities. Today, I helped break into a coworker's car to retrieve her keys.

New story in Blood+Honey! Out of my comfort zone with this one! 😬 @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social

Fun interview! Checked out Ags' music. Learned some stuff too. I knew the Czechs and Jamaicans love country. Didn't know about Scandinavia.

"...crouching before the blue god of short flames in his black metal cave, winking at me like a dozen butterfly wings, sucking moisture from my lips in return for brief comfort." Read my latest CNF in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/dressing-in-...

ICYMI amid yesterday's detritus, CJ put out a new issue!!!

Do I have to read that Stoner book if I already have years of experience as a pothead?

Atop MLK library at 8:30pm

I’m at a B&N I rarely go to, and one of their employees just said, “I know you already have all the @sgj.bsky.social, so do you need help finding something else?” and I just 🥹

The majority of men in my life watch Youtube and play video games. At work, though, it's men who've been locked up who read the most. Enough that I'm starting a "Rough Cut" Book Club: Iceberg Slim, Dennis Lehane, Donald Goines, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Treasure Hernandez, Donald Ray Pollock, K'wan, etc.

Ags Connolly (@ConnollyAgs) is the man y'all. His all covers album of Slim Hand songs is our kinda jam, and his interpretations are worth your money: agsconnolly.com/product/your...

Back with the longest short story I've pubbed in a mag since two and half years ago. Grateful to @vanwinkle.bsky.social for putting out this one!

I'm so grateful to @anwinkle.bsky.social for giving my weird tale a home in Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social 'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.' www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...

Slim Hand music appears in this stellar fiction from Chris. Looking forward to that novel...

From @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social An excerpt from a novel draft This takes place between: 1. death of a loved one & 2. a bank robbery. Thank you to CJ for accepting this piece, and a big thanks for inspiring an entire novel. This is dedicated to Dad. cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/behind-the-d...

From @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social An excerpt from a novel draft This takes place between: 1. death of a loved one & 2. a bank robbery. Thank you to CJ for accepting this piece, and a big thanks for inspiring an entire novel. This is dedicated to Dad. cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/behind-the-d...

It was absolute pleasure to review Ags Connolly's music in this. His sound is timeless, his lyrics are killer. Mighty thankful he agree to some interview questions to boot: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/folks-its-ag...

Cowboy Jamboree's Fall issue is live y'all. We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions. www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...

I had a dream last night that Dad faked his death and needed my help setting up a new identity. It wasn’t old Dad it was 19 years old Dad. The one before he went to fight in Vietnam. No one but me recognized him. He was full of good cheer. He told me he loved me but had to go.

I guess today I'm just going to go out in the world and be Christopher. Not everyone is going to like it. Most will, but some will hate it. But being Christopher is genuinely what I'm best at and I plan on doing an amazing job.

Sometimes, I think my life would be easier if I didn't have opinions. People have told me as much. But usually people catch up and agree with me 5-10 years later. So, IDK. Maybe my life would be easier, but would it be worth it? (this would be a poll if I could do that)

Of course, this would do nothing for rich people jobs and management occupations, but yes, unions help close the pay gap iwpr.org/the-facts-ar...

Never before have I seen a post so relatable 🪦

The stupidity of this is that the most male-coded jobs don't pay anywhere near as much say nursing or teaching. Nurses on average still make slightly more than engineers. Also, I work in a HEAL job and wages aren't rising more with inflation as more men are becoming librarians.

I'm just gonna start making fun of library customers. Fakerz tryna look chic.

And because craft allows us through practice to sharpen our ability to communicate and bridge the deep gaps between each other. And to leave a record of our outlook and spirit that can survive our inevitable death. And because it’s fun 🙏🍻

Wonderful interview. I remember the 1st time I heard Rocky Eyes. "What is it when we sing then? Our love of life is total, everything we do is an expression of that, everything that we write is a love song!" Words that have guided my writing for years.

Someone asked me the other day, "If you don't believe in talent, why would you write? If you don't want to be seen as talented, why write and desire to be read?" And I said, "Because I think I have something important to say and I want to be heard."

You haven't seen a performance for I have yet to begin to perform

Here’s the old school punk interview we need www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

Gender is a performance and I'm

Sometimes, I feel shitty for being older but honestly being under-45 sounds stressful as fuck. Like, this was not the future I was fighting for when I got put on those FBI and terror watchlists. I would not thrive as a youngun in today's world. I'd be in jail.

Sometimes I'm sad and I brush my teeth and take a shower and then I'm still sad but at least I have clean teeth and I smell like floral soap.

As a debut indie author, I’m really grateful to have found the readers I have with these two books. Would be honored to have them considered alongside 2025’s other great new releases!

Goodnight Bsky

What's the point of continuously getting older if I don't gain super powers? Invisibility, sure, but I think I always had that. I heard you are supposed to get wiser but all I have are nose hairs that grow faster than ever before. At least they aren't grey?

Would be a better post better if you named “the women” www.childrensmn.org/blog/three-w...

A favorite moment on the internet was when I had a minor disagreement with a dude and I said, "That's not what your mom said last night." So he tagged his mom and asked, "What did you say last night?" And she said, "You want to know everything I said? or just a couple things?"

White supremacist James Watson, who stole women’s work on DNA and presented it as his own, is dead at 97

Buy it! Solidly one of the best books I've read all year. I heard Tania James call it "gutsy" last night. Dark and hilarious. It's like if a your favorite fabulist were hired to write for Black Mirror after reading Camus (or for her, she's a huge Marc Fisher fan).

Elaine now likes Tay. She's listened to her 106 times since Wed, saying she's a feminist goddess. I don't hate Tay tay. When everyone hated her bc they thought she was a backwater white trash redneck I defended her. But now she's throwing off my uber 90s snob Al Gore Rhythm.

The most successful writer I know believes her career is over. Thankfully, I don't have a career. I do have $49K in debt I spent on bachelors in creative writing. I wouldn't take it back for the world, though. If I could do it all again, I would, but without the alcoholism.

“Write what you know” they said. So I wrote a book about an author slowly losing their mind trying to explain what a newsletter is to strangers at a grocery store.