Buy this book. That is your job. You have one job. Don't f*ck it up.

Was talking to my class today about whether a teacher should or shouldn't be "political." They said they knew where I stood because I openly support my trans son. If that makes me political, I am political af.

Was talking to my class today about whether a teacher should or shouldn't be "political." They said they knew where I stood because I openly support my trans son. If that makes me political, I am political af.

Stories in this collection have been published by some of the coolest places: @mrbullbull.bsky.social , Punk Noir, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, Rye Whiskey Review, @shotgunhoney.com, @mysterytribune.bsky.social, Revolution John, @bristolnoir.bsky.social with 7 that have never been published before

Stories in this collection have been published by some of the coolest places: @mrbullbull.bsky.social , Punk Noir, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, Rye Whiskey Review, @shotgunhoney.com, @mysterytribune.bsky.social, Revolution John, @bristolnoir.bsky.social with 7 that have never been published before

@libbycudmore.bsky.social says this about BODIES IN BAGS: "Ruthless & raw in a way few modern writers dare to write." (Check out NEGATIVE GIRL, if you haven't already.)

I said it and I MEANT it.

@libbycudmore.bsky.social says this about BODIES IN BAGS: "Ruthless & raw in a way few modern writers dare to write." (Check out NEGATIVE GIRL, if you haven't already.)

Whenever I read a great or even good collection of short stories, I realize what I can't or don't do as a writer of short stories, and I feel momentarily incompetent and down, but then I realize it's partly that short stories and short story writers can do ANYTHING and the value is in the variety.

Whenever I read a great or even good collection of short stories, I realize what I can't or don't do as a writer of short stories, and I feel momentarily incompetent and down, but then I realize it's partly that short stories and short story writers can do ANYTHING and the value is in the variety.

Sometimes novels really piss me off. Oh, by the way, here's another character 150 pages in.

The last three English 102 student essays I read were holy shit good with no AI in sight. Honest, vulnerable, real, philosophical, important. Great way to start a Saturday morning.

The last three English 102 student essays I read were holy shit good with no AI in sight. Honest, vulnerable, real, philosophical, important. Great way to start a Saturday morning.

Oh man. I threw my back out AND I lost my wallet. Someone buying my book would at least make me feel better.

There's huge value in saying, fuck it, I'm just going to write what I want to write, the way I want to write it.

It’s #FridayReads on Friday the 13th! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Sharing a nightmare full of murder, revenge, ghosts, and creatures from beyond the reef… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

On mornings when I can’t write I sit and I try to write. Sentences like this happen. They sit there and don’t do anything. Inert little pieces of shit.

I love the birds that come to my deck and show their shadows against the blinds

Just finished Andrea L. Rogers' Man Made Monsters. Cool book.

BTW—if you teach my book in your contemporary fiction or queer fiction or voice in fiction or creative writing class, I will do a site visit or join by Zoom, at your request! I may have left academia, but I still believe strongly in education and fostering creative and curious learners.

What a friggin' thrill it is to get such a great review from a fellow writer. Thank you, Patrick!

www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Check out my mini review of @jameygallagher.bsky.social recently released book, BODIES IN BAGS. Told myself I was going to dive in last night and couldn’t put it down! Excellent collection worthy of wider attention.

What a friggin' thrill it is to get such a great review from a fellow writer. Thank you, Patrick!

Oh man. I threw my back out AND I lost my wallet. Someone buying my book would at least make me feel better.

It's alive!! BODIES IN BAGS is out there in the world. With another kickass cover from @egallagher.bsky.social It's not going to be for everyone, but if you're into dark, gritty crime fiction, I hope you'll check it out. bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...

Last night I had a dream that I was writing away on a new story that was going like gangbusters. Then I woke up. Now I can write only stubby little nowhere sentences.

THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD Y'ALL. One of the best out there working.

It's alive!! BODIES IN BAGS is out there in the world. With another kickass cover from @egallagher.bsky.social It's not going to be for everyone, but if you're into dark, gritty crime fiction, I hope you'll check it out. bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...

Tomorrow.... I have a new book coming out. What a weird and wonderful thing.

Loved having the chance to read from BODIES IN BAGS at the Cornerstone event last night along with a whole slate of great writers, including @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social and @grantclauser.bsky.social

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

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

Loved having the chance to read from BODIES IN BAGS at the Cornerstone event last night along with a whole slate of great writers, including @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social and @grantclauser.bsky.social

So cool to be part of the Turn and Work Shortlist for a second time, with a bunch of AMAZING writers and stories. "Several days after reading Jamey Gallagher’s story of a very unusual houseplant, I was going back to try to unpack some of the strange ideas in it."

So cool to be part of the Turn and Work Shortlist for a second time, with a bunch of AMAZING writers and stories. "Several days after reading Jamey Gallagher’s story of a very unusual houseplant, I was going back to try to unpack some of the strange ideas in it."

I'll be at AWP on Saturday. Looking forward to it.

I'll be at AWP on Saturday. Looking forward to it.

1 MORE WEEK until BODIES IN BAGS comes out. One last blurb from the mighty @thedrevlow.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...

1 MORE WEEK until BODIES IN BAGS comes out. One last blurb from the mighty @thedrevlow.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...

One time I was trying to tell a class about climate fiction, and I called it cliterature.

One time I was trying to tell a class about climate fiction, and I called it cliterature.

When students don't outsource their creativity it's the most powerful thing in the world. Too many seem to be convinced they can't create and need AI to create for them.

When students don't outsource their creativity it's the most powerful thing in the world. Too many seem to be convinced they can't create and need AI to create for them.

Do you like weird books? When I was writing this, things just kept getting stranger and stranger, and I let them. Published by Alien Buddha. Available through me now: $12.50 includes shipping anywhere in the continental US. forms.gle/ta1aXPHsHS5d... Any readers greatly appreciated!

“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)

13 more days 'til BODIES IN BAGS comes out! Here's a blurb from the one and only @tobyleblancauthor.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...

13 more days 'til BODIES IN BAGS comes out! Here's a blurb from the one and only @tobyleblancauthor.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...

I had this gritty short story published on Thursday. I am pretty proud of it, and very thankful to @literarygarage.bsky.social for putting it out there.

I had this gritty short story published on Thursday. I am pretty proud of it, and very thankful to @literarygarage.bsky.social for putting it out there.

It really is all about slow and steady work