But I’m like the moon, yeah I'm hanging out now, high in the sky I come with the night I’m gone in the morning light Born on this day in 1942, the great Jerry Jeff Walker: youtu.be/_VFDE5_vP6I?...

At Kevin's Corner today with an article on Kansas City Breakdown - preorders are on - What it means to do a #2 in a series, with @russellthayer10.bsky.social, publisher @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social. @frankvatel312.bsky.social designed a stunning cover : kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/03/gues...

Lying next to a body No face and no name The good guys and guys All look the same Robert Earle Keen’s “Counting on You” from Just One More, a tribute album to writer Larry Brown: youtu.be/mfo8R2sVXDA?...

“The narrative is carried by a strong radio script, written in the colloquial voice of the region and interspersed with laconic dialogue from characters with some of the most original names I’ve seen in any novel lately.” Very honored to be featured on Andrew’s Friday Five today.

Are radio dramas a lost art? Not for novelist and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social editor Adam Van Winkle, who revives the form in his novel COUNT THE DUST. Read more about the novel and Adam in today's Friday Five. #WritingCommunity andrewcareaga.com/2026/03/13/f...

It's been over a week since CJ released IN THE DESERT by @barbarabyar.bsky.social. If you haven't jumped on this wild ride yet what are you waiting for? Life's too short to miss out: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/in-the-deser...

One of the year’s best novels

Standin' on the gone side of leavin' She found her thumb and stuck it in the breeze She'll take anything goin' close to somewhere She can lay it down and live it like she'd please Rodney does Guy: youtu.be/4q5INUJ7-_o?...

Terry Allen, Untitled (The Last Lament), mixed-media: colored pencil, graphite, pastel, and gouache over a lithographic poster

It's been over a week since CJ released IN THE DESERT by @barbarabyar.bsky.social. If you haven't jumped on this wild ride yet what are you waiting for? Life's too short to miss out: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/in-the-deser...

Gawdang, that Cowboy Jamboree puts out good stuff…

Happy 1st Birthday to my short story collection Saltburn! 🧂🔥🥳🍾🎊 @renardpress Reviews: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... Buy: renardpress.com/books/saltbu... Substack: open.substack.com/pub/drewgumm...

RIP Loveline!!

I read a little bit from this essay at AWP, and a woman came up to me after and said she also lost her virginity to a loser in the 90s and now she felt seen, and I was like, my job is done here. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

I saw a shirt at a reading that said "Read Women Writers." I do. Four books I have recently read, am reading, or will be reading with great anticipation very soon. @barbarabyar.bsky.social @renbolger.bsky.social @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social @marythor.bsky.social ALSO: READ SMALL PRESSES

Ooh, that title story looks familiar. Here’s a preview to a stellar collection from a great writer: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bodies-in-ba...

Thanks again to Mike Chin for organizing this reading & all the killer readers from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social & Malarky Books. And allowing me to do my fat-guy wannabe white guy spoken-worder schtick. youtu.be/qTrHDk99A8w?...

Because I didn't get enough of books at #AWP26, the new @barbarabyar.bsky.social novel from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social arrived at my house today.

Hey Willie fans! New OBW ep's hitting next week. Hear Kenny Chesney, Taj Mahal, George Saunders, Tami Neilson, Jamey Johnson, Eurythmic Dave Stewart y mas talk on the way Willie Nelson's music has shaped their lives and makes the world a better place. Hear trailer here: bit.ly/4aZa3yU

YOU'RE ALL INVITED! On March 15th, come help me celebrate with @theandrewkclark.bsky.social the publication of my debut novel, IN THE DESERT from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social Links to follow!

Loved reading with Lilith at AWP, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, @malarkeybooks.bsky.social and friends, and with @hootreview.bsky.social and Scrawl Place. The organizers found great spaces and put together amazing line ups!

Oh Loretta she's a barroom girl Wears them sevens on her sleeve Dances like a diamond shines Tell me lies I love to believe Terry Allen and Kurt Vile do Townes Van Zandt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7r2...

Fella across town said he's looking for a man To move some old cars around Maybe me and Marie could find a burned-out van And do a little settling down Born on this day in 1944: the great Townes Van Zandt

January: @patricktrotti.bsky.social's QUIET HOURS: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/quiet-hours....

February: @stephanieaustin.bsky.social's BURN: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/burn.html

March: @barbarabyar.bsky.social's IN THE DESERT: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/in-the-deser...

In case you've been hibernating and are just waking up with the Spring weather, Cowboy Jamboree has come out of the gates like a house on fire in 2026. Just look at these bangers (in thread below):

In case you've been hibernating and are just waking up with the Spring weather, Cowboy Jamboree has come out of the gates like a house on fire in 2026. Just look at these bangers (in thread below):

From tonight’s @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and @malarkeybooks.bsky.social reading!

Bring together a talented graphic artist @frankvatel312.bsky.social, a cool publisher, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, a writer with more ideas than you can sling a typewriter at, @russellthayer10.bsky.social and you get a ring toss game and ice cream. Out April 14. Have we got a surprise for you !

Good Heavens, what a cover. Thank you @frankvatel312.bsky.social. This latest collaboration between me and @meproctor.bsky.social bursts out of the stables @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social on April 17th. It's a sometimes brutal road trip for our two heroes.

Cover art reveal! Out April 7! Thank you, Adam @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social!

Frank Vatel will treat you right. What a cover he gave us. @frankvatel312.bsky.social

Oh, Daddy! Look what's droppin next month from Cowboy Jamboree. The latest noir collab between @meproctor.bsky.social & @russellthayer10.bsky.social. Beautiful pulpy cover by @frankvatel312.bsky.social.

Thanks to Fergus Dennehy for this wonderful article on my debut novel from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social in today's Kerryman

Terry Allen, “Civilization (MemWars),” 2018–2019, mixed media on paper

Keep it going y’all. Let’s get this blow the barn doors off novel into the top 100.

Keep it going y’all. Let’s get this blow the barn doors off novel into the top 100.

This looks amazing.

Today. Is. The. Day. IN THE DESERT by @barbarabyar.bsky.social has arrived from Cowboy Jamboree. Get yours 🔥🔥🔥: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/in-the-deser...

Plug for my book or advertisement for Lonnie’s Transmissions? Hard to say: a.co/d/0hypQysk

Happy publication day to @barbarabyar.bsky.social for her debut novel, IN THE DESERT. I had the chance to blurb this book and here’s what I said. I hope you’ll check it out!

Happy Pub Day!

It's PUBLICATION DAY for my debut novel, IN THE DESERT! I've been writing for decades (many) and this is such a hugely big day for me. Thank you so much to my publisher @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social for believing in this book and to everyone who has helped along the way! Links to buy in thread 1/

Today. Is. The. Day. IN THE DESERT by @barbarabyar.bsky.social has arrived from Cowboy Jamboree. Get yours 🔥🔥🔥: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/in-the-deser...

Tomorrow y'all! IN THE DESERT by @barbarabyar.bsky.social is coming from Cowboy Jamboree...

You got yours yet? Available now from Cowboy Jamboree, QUIET HOURS by @patricktrotti.bsky.social: a.co/d/0fTwKKfv

It's really a favor to yourself. Grab @stephanieaustin.bsky.social’s BURN from Cowboy Jamboree: a.co/d/02wT2wgI