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Mood

1986. Cliff’s dead, Jason’s in. Metallica in a daaaark place. Toronto, as it happens. Stage manager knocks on door. Sorry boys, shorter timeslot, cut yer setlist. Fuck that. We’ll play faster. Grrr. But James, your wrist! All those downstrokes!!! IT CAN’T BE DONE 😭 James:

Who I turn into after 3 budheavies!

Mood!

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

Oh yeah! Another big thing happened to me at #BoucherCon2024 Ron Earl Phillips from Shotgun Honey - Flash subs now open brought me a physical copy of my debut crime novel Good-Looking Ugly coming out in October.

David Fincher will reportedly direct a Western crime thriller ‘BEETROOT’ for Netflix. The film follows an elderly rancher who robs banks & hunts down the thieves that took his life savings while being pursued by his son, who is the sheriff. (Source: whats-on-netflix.com/news/david-fin…)

I’m in the middle of writing something new. New genre. New challenge but it’ll feed all the same. Fact, it’ll jam your throat shut on the very first bite. For now, though, here’s a little reminder holler that this exists in both audio and book! shotgunhoney.com/books/grit-bla…

Thanks, brother!

The collective of the entire city of Los Angeles has crypt keeper throat from this heat.

Rick is the genuine article. Look at that joy. This may be our first or may be our last book together, but I guarantee you'll want to keep an eye on his work here on out. Don't forget to pre-order TURKEYFOOT today from your favorite bookseller.

Mood

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs you to tell your truth through your words.

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Another day... Have you ordered your copy of Turkeyfoot by Rick Childers?

took 20 years but we got it baby

Honored to be among such great work and the nomination from such cool outlet!

In ‘09 my story “Rider” won the Montana Prize in Fiction judged by the great Joy Williams. Recently someone reminded me of the commentary she asked to be published w/ it. This was 5 years before my first book, a collection that opens with “Rider.” Continue the writer must 👊