Coming, 3-3-26 ftom @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social . Many thanks to @stephanieaustin.bsky.social x

Well moon lights a-fallin, look at that caliche glow And a coyote's howling, doesn't know that he's too old Headlights are shinin' on all we ever need to know Charlie Robison does Terry Allen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEsm...

Less than one week to go before y'all get to meet Holt, Carrie, Birdie and all the rest in @katywrites.bsky.social's TRAVELING ALONE. Out 10/14 from CJ Press.

Advance praise for my collection of short stories THIS WORLD WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF STRANGERS (out 11.18 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social) from @kevingrauke.bsky.social

I had the great pleasure of getting to read an advance copy of Kevin Grauke's WEST OF DESTRY (which is also being published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, on 11/11) and I am not exaggerating when I say it is one of the best books of the year

So come back Woody Guthrie Come back to us now Tear your eyes from paradise And rise again somehow If you run into Jesus Maybe he can help you out Come back Woody Guthrie to us now www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOYF...

Don't be angry with me, darling, if I fail to understand All your little whims and wishes all the time Just remember that I'm kind of dumb, I guess, like any foolish man And my head stays sort of foggy cause you're mine Dale Watson does Stonewall Jackson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DkN...

Count the Dust...the trailer.

Woody Guthrie died on this day in 1967. Surely his spirit lives on.

Terry Allen, HOLDING, 1996

Don't let the stars get in your eyes Don't let the moon break your heart Love blooms at night In daylight it dies @kdlang does Slim Willet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kyf...

BRUISER vs. the deadline Here are our best BRUISERS of the net nominees.

I’ve got a new story in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social about about the game of mini-golf played by Jonathan Richman and Gram Parsons the day before Parsons’ death pitheadchapel.com/high-desert-...

Elated that the good folks at @bruisermag.com bestowed a Best of the Net nom on this piece

And Mary and a shotgun Kept the rattlesnakes away How she kept on smiling No one could ever say Lyle Lovett does Texas Poet Laureate Steven Fromholz: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJAD...

SONGS TO WOODY-CJ anthology call y'all

San Diego Stories up the street, snug and honored next to the amazing Brit Bennett. What a joyous ride, all gratitude @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social.

Just got a copy of @melissacuisine.bsky.social’s “All & Then None of You” from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social. She’s very talented and I’m looking forward to reading this.

Their faces gaunt Their eyes were blurred Their shirts all soaked with sweat They're riding hard to catch that herd But they ain't caught 'em yet... White Rose Motor Oil do Bob Geddins' Cavaliers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQwD...

She took him by his long yellow hair And also by his feet She plunged him into well water where It runs both cold and deep Dylan does Dick Justice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKK7...

Let’s fucking goooo @johnwaddy.bsky.social

These are the words that cry out of me in the night Like a buffalo herd from a shotgun blast scattered in flight I got a one track mind Going down a one train line Living on dreams half the time Going west Jimmie Dale Gilmore does John Hiatt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e276...

L-Terry Allen's story of what inspired VISIONS BEHIND GLASS (BILLINGSGATE), courtesy of @laweekly01.bsky.social. R-Terry Allen, VISIONS BEHIND GLASS (BILLINGSGATE), 1983

Mornin' kids! Looks like it's about that time again. Our 89th issue is live right now. Tell your favorite trophy collector. www.roifaineantpress.com/blog #WritingCommunity

I'm sending this around again because I found out at Bouchercon that this story was selected for a Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America. I'm so grateful to them for choosing this story, and to @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social for giving it a home.

"I'd like to do a song now that was recoded by a pretty pearly country group known as the Beatles. I know you heard them many times from the Grand Ole Opry..." Willie does the Beatles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_HL...

Look for Cowboy Jamboree's Terry Allen incited anthology of fiction, cnf, verse and sketches, I FEEL JUST LIKE A DOGWOOD TREE, round about November.

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.

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I've been throwin' horseshoes Over my left shoulder Seems I spent all my life Searchin' for that four-leaf clover Hayes does Lefty: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf6F...

Friend @caseystegman.com made it in the anthology woith "Effie's Oasis". I'm in the Honor Roll with "A Redhead and a Green Car", that's two stories from the "Motel" anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social, published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social ... Hello, lovelies, I think we did well!

"Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked" issue subs are closed. If you're waitin to hear, we'll be hollerin at you soon. The issue will be out in November. It'll feature a story by and interview with @ConnollyAgs, Slim Hand compadre & interpreter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nwe...

Woohoo! Gonna have my CNF piece "Dishes Best Served Cold" (originally published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social) reprinted in The Opiate's Fall print issue. Love that mag! BIG thanks to Genna for the acceptance.

I don't want my hair to fall out I don't wanna be filled with doubt I don't wanna be a good boy scout I don't wanna have to learn to count I don't wanna have the biggest amount I don't wanna grow up Hayes Carll does Tom Waits: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzDw...

Well, hell, this covers just about everything I ever write. Eager to see how this anthology turns out! @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social

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#WriteSky I'm sure this anthology will appeal to at least a few writers in the #WritingCommunity. #CallForSubmissions

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I loved @caseystegman.com's story from my first reading. Effie is a brilliant character and this inclusion is very much deserved. Expecting big things from Casey!

"Effie's Oasis" was such a brilliant story from CJ's MOTEL anthology (edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social). Well done and well deserved Casey!

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.

I don't know y'all...that's some pretty amazing writers saying pretty amazing things about @katywrites.bsky.social's TRAVELING ALONE. Best listen to 'em and get yours when it launches on October 14th from Cowboy Jamboree Press...

He just grinned and said "My friend, I know you might think it's odd But you got nothin to fear about drinkin a beer If you share it with the son of God" The Flatlanders do Terry Allen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz2Z...

Watch us read! (I start around 7:28 but you should watch everybody because they're awesome)

If you missed the virtual Women of Grit Lit Reading with @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and @rfpress.bsky.social, its now online and available on demand! Thanks @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @sugarpigblog.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @kelkel.bsky.social Tiff and Barabara! Great reading!

If you missed the Women of Grit Lit Reading and my virtual book launch for "All and Then None of You" you can catch the replay online. Thanks @rfpress.bsky.social for hosting and editing, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social for publishing my collection.

Advance praise for my collection of short stories THIS WORLD WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF STRANGERS (out 11.18 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social) from @alexhigley.bsky.social