I said these words, and they are true. Wonderful book that everyone should read as soon as it hits!

Oh, BIG things brewing over here!

Well, I am a Hulu man now. I won't be going back to YouTubeTV. Fool me once... Imagine having a far superior product and constantly kneecapping it.

For those of you following along with the Super Bowl drama, Sting is not an American. This ends my TED Talk.

No space, two different spellings for Cinnamon. An article with everything!

x3

The happiness I feel for @caseystegman.com is unmatched!

This article by my cousin, Porter Prize-winning poet Greg Brownderville, is such a wonderful tribute to Barry Hannah. You should take ten minutes and give it a read. High on Wine | An Interview with Barry Hannah - Southwest Review: southwestreview.com/high-on-wine...

We have reached the point where the most prestigious job in the world consists of posting AI generated videos of dumping feces on American citizens.

Whatever the state of Arkansas did to deserve this, I’m so, so sorry. We’ve suffered enough.

Arkansas’s defense is a crime.

The Hogs are setting me up to break my heart again.

If you don‘t VOTE, it’s all meaningless. Please do that!

We’ve reached peak capitalism. Craft toothpicks? What a time to be alive.

I saw Marcus King shred While My Guitar Gently Weeps with Eric Church in Lexington, KY. You need no other context.

Congrats, my man!

I am becoming increasingly Pynchonesque.

NEW ANTHOLOGY CALL! After our upcoming Terry Allen incited anthology we were gonna cool it for a bit on our music-incited anthologies because we have a lot on our publishing plate here. But eff it. Right now the world needs all the inspiration from Woody Guthrie it can get.

Friends we need an organization or writers conference for our fiction. I call on my brothers and sisters in southern, Appalachian, western, and southwestern literature to band together and create an annual event in the vein of Bouchercon. There’s no reason not to.

6:35 AM 9/11/2025

I’m putting together Season 3 of the Fair to Middlin’ Podcast. If you’d like to be a guest, get in touch. I’ll be recording in November and December for January- May 2026 release dates. Some of the writers I want will get DM’d.

Hawks gonna Hawk….

The media hype machine for Arch Manning may have put the 🛒➡️🐴

I have a piece of digital art that I think speaks to our current political climate, but I’m terrified to post it due to the afore mentioned climate. We should not be afraid to dissent. But I have to tell you… I am.

To our editor @danrussell.bsky.social and asst. editor @jonathanin2k.bsky.social we say #WooPigSooie and #GoSunDevils, respectively. We also do not hold them accountable for any content they post while watching football.

It should be illegal to play some of these week one football games.

Asking for good vibes for Minneapolis. The Twin Cities hold a special place in my heart. Awful that this keeps happening. Personally, I've been through this three times. Change will come. It has to, even if it comes at the pace of a crippled snail.

Vlautin’s The Horse was not for me.

Hacked away at the new novel today. It's a chore to find the time with all that is currently going on. But any day you get 500 words is a good day. We push on.

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Really think it would be worth your while to navigate to @gritquarterly and read this issue. gritquarterly.com

Happy #FridayReads! Grab Gabino's House of Bone and Rain and my new novel, Poor Birds. A tale of family legacy and the quiet ruin that begins at home. "Dan Russell's work is pungent, gritty, and fully invested in the rich textures of the South." –Eli Cranor www.amazon.com/Poor-Birds-D...

This is an interesting take. All authors, Big 5 and indie, promote their work. I'm not sure how one would parse out from whom to buy a book.

Listen to my buddy Dan. Please.

DO THIS!

I'm happy to announce that I will be teaching in the MFA in Creative Writing program at Concordia University–St. Paul. As an alumnus of CSP, this is a dream come true. I look forward to working with students as they begin their writing journey.

I ask you, if you do not have a mustache, are you a modern man? #StacheGang #MustacheMafia

Has anyone heard from the Possum Guy?

The American Labor Party should be a thing.

Morality & Reason ‘28

Very thankful to have joined the editorial team at @gritquarterly.bsky.social! So submit today! EIC @danrussell.bsky.social and I want to read your work! gritquarterly.com

The University of Arkansas has to be built on an Indian mound….

Felt really good to block JD Vance.

We’re still accepting submissions for our Fall issue! 📅 Submission Deadline: August 1 Send us your best fiction, poetry, book reviews, or interviews. Submit and learn more at: form.jotform.com/250644026488...

The greatest nut-up I’ll carry your ass pitching performance I’ve ever seen!!!!! #WooPig

The world is melting down but stay up everyone. We gonna have a parade tomorrow…🫩

Held open the door for Scott Avett at REI in Asheville, NC.