Join me for a summer workshop -- deadline extended to June 15! grubstreet.org/blog/deadlin...

Thrilled to have this essay, “Waist Deep in the Mist,” published with Under the Sun. This essay took eight years of writing and revision before it found a home, then a few requests for permissions to republish Dylan material lyrics — some rejected, some granted. I hope you’ll give it a read!

I'm excited to be on the judge's panel for this writing contest hosted by my favorite podcast, Sober Awkward! Give it a follow, give it a listen, and do send in your sobriety stories -- 1k words max. cuppa.community/posts/100690...

The Dylan Review now has a Substack. Please give us a follow! substack.com/@thedylanrev...

We just launched the latest Dylan Review, and this issue features a commentary from yours truly titled “Boy from the North Country: Sam Sussman’s Overly Cautious Autofiction.” Please give the issue a read and feel free to share your thoughts! thedylanreview.org/2026/02/22/b...

Who likes sad songs in major keys? How about long, self-indulgent close-ups of the artist? Well I’ve got you covered on both fronts. Here’s a music video for my original song, “Last Night”: youtu.be/_BEaZff6CBU?... #folk #folkrock #pianorock #singersongwriter #altfolk #pianoballad #blues #swing

Stoked for my one-sentence essay, “No More,” which covers those crucial moments when I quit drinking for good, to appear in this flash edition of The W(hole)! #sobriety #flashnonfiction #prosepoetry open.substack.com/pub/thompson...

Is it just me or is it getting increasingly difficult, in terms of litmag rejections, to distinguish between “we are so grateful for your work it is a gift and an honor though we can’t publish it we are unimaginably fortunate that you sent it our way” and “please try us again”?

youtu.be/zVRyM4togns?... “Who Killed Charlie Kirk?” (after Bob Dylan’s early folk classic, “Who Killed Davey Moore?”)

When leaving a toxic relationship, a person must endure a certain amount of slander. I've learned it's better to lay down the people pleasing and perfectionism and welcome the accusations. The sooner that happens, the sooner everyone can move on with their lives. #folk #rock #folkrock #bobdylan

Making jokes is all that matters

Paul Lisicky spitting bars about Bob Dylan and patriarchy in his new memoir Song so Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell

Today at 12:10pm! So pumped to talk about freedom and joy in writing sobriety! #awp25 #sobriety @natalielima09.bsky.social @paulhaney.bsky.social @kerryjamesevans.bsky.social

Why is the hmm 🤔 emoji so judgmental? I love when people make me go hmmm. If anything, the expression should be neutral to positive. Why wouldn’t we want to think? 🤔 🤔 🤔

Mom asked when all this queer and trans stuff started so I told her the truth: Michelle Obama handed out pamphlets at Barack's second inauguration and we just ran with it. It only took her several seconds to stop nodding and go "wait -- you're messing with me aren't you?"

infinitygoesupontrial.substack.com/p/i-contain-... I had a blast appearing on this podcast and chatting about queerness, Bob Dylan, queer Bob Dylan, writing process, book publishing and more. Please check it out!