B. Chris (B.C.) Bell
@bc30000.bsky.social
Author of the Tales of the Bagman series and some dozen pulp novellas. Bluespunk musician. Pulp, punk rock, cult movies, comics and books. History, fun facts, weird research, Taoism, politics, and brain farts. No DM's w/out request.
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I've been meaning to reread NOSTROMO, but I don't think I can handle two failed democracies at once.
January 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I've been meaning to reread NOSTROMO, but I don't think I can handle two failed democracies at once.
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The world's a crazy mess right now. Overwhelming. Music gets me through all of it. If I share something that one other person enjoys, I'm happy. Little Walter has the right message
youtu.be/cY7hnRaPJxM?...
youtu.be/cY7hnRaPJxM?...
Little Walter - Everything's Gonna Be Alright [1959]
YouTube video by Classic Mood Experience
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January 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The world's a crazy mess right now. Overwhelming. Music gets me through all of it. If I share something that one other person enjoys, I'm happy. Little Walter has the right message
youtu.be/cY7hnRaPJxM?...
youtu.be/cY7hnRaPJxM?...
Still haven't seen 99.4 percent of the Epstein files.
January 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Still haven't seen 99.4 percent of the Epstein files.
Epstein. Impeach. Indict. Embalm.
January 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Epstein. Impeach. Indict. Embalm.
I keep thinking about this movie. Can't imagine why.
January 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I keep thinking about this movie. Can't imagine why.
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they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
Thinking about chucking it all and becoming a trapper.
a man with long hair and a beard is wearing a brown coat
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is wearing a brown coat
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Thinking about chucking it all and becoming a trapper.
My health insurance company Cigna was bought out by Healthspring.
Now none of my doctors are covered and I can't refill prescriptions.
I hate this place.
Now none of my doctors are covered and I can't refill prescriptions.
I hate this place.
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
My health insurance company Cigna was bought out by Healthspring.
Now none of my doctors are covered and I can't refill prescriptions.
I hate this place.
Now none of my doctors are covered and I can't refill prescriptions.
I hate this place.
Our current political system. storyoftheweek.loa.org/2014/10/the-...
The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
A free story every week, sponsored by The Library of America
storyoftheweek.loa.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Our current political system. storyoftheweek.loa.org/2014/10/the-...
We really did use this chart in psychology, only the "fuck around" axis was labeled "novelty seeking" and the "find out" axis was labeled "manageability."
This version took more explaining.
This version took more explaining.
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 AM
We really did use this chart in psychology, only the "fuck around" axis was labeled "novelty seeking" and the "find out" axis was labeled "manageability."
This version took more explaining.
This version took more explaining.
The pResident is a terrorist trying to prevent us from looking at his backers by withholding the Epstein files. RICO, anyone?
January 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The pResident is a terrorist trying to prevent us from looking at his backers by withholding the Epstein files. RICO, anyone?
"The mountains are high, and the king is far away."
January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"The mountains are high, and the king is far away."
I will always believe this was the inspiration for the X-Men.
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I will always believe this was the inspiration for the X-Men.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, The sleep of reason produces monsters (Plate 43 from "Los Caprichos"), 1797-98, Etching and aquatint, 216 x 152 mm (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, The sleep of reason produces monsters (Plate 43 from "Los Caprichos"), 1797-98, Etching and aquatint, 216 x 152 mm (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
I just don't like how time consuming computer writing programs are. I've got a whole cast of characters in my head, profiled. I don't need their whole background, just the socio-political & personal history that created them.
Is that old fashioned?
Is that old fashioned?
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I just don't like how time consuming computer writing programs are. I've got a whole cast of characters in my head, profiled. I don't need their whole background, just the socio-political & personal history that created them.
Is that old fashioned?
Is that old fashioned?
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“What happens when a pulp writer refuses to modernize?”
You get B.C. Bell, creator of Tales of the Bagman, musician, and unapologetic rebel.
In our latest WriteStats interview, he talks pulp, pain, and purpose:
📖 Read: writestats.com/from-texas-t...
#BookSky @bc30000.bsky.social
You get B.C. Bell, creator of Tales of the Bagman, musician, and unapologetic rebel.
In our latest WriteStats interview, he talks pulp, pain, and purpose:
📖 Read: writestats.com/from-texas-t...
#BookSky @bc30000.bsky.social
From Texas to Chicago: The Wild Pulp World of B.C. Bell
Explore the fascinating world of B.C. Bell, the creator of Tales of the Bagman, a unique Depression-era vigilante saga.
buff.ly
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
“What happens when a pulp writer refuses to modernize?”
You get B.C. Bell, creator of Tales of the Bagman, musician, and unapologetic rebel.
In our latest WriteStats interview, he talks pulp, pain, and purpose:
📖 Read: writestats.com/from-texas-t...
#BookSky @bc30000.bsky.social
You get B.C. Bell, creator of Tales of the Bagman, musician, and unapologetic rebel.
In our latest WriteStats interview, he talks pulp, pain, and purpose:
📖 Read: writestats.com/from-texas-t...
#BookSky @bc30000.bsky.social
In the late sixties movie studio bigwigs were so culturally separated from the masses that they couldn't understand them and the studio system died.
Now, take a look at our political system.
Now, take a look at our political system.
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
In the late sixties movie studio bigwigs were so culturally separated from the masses that they couldn't understand them and the studio system died.
Now, take a look at our political system.
Now, take a look at our political system.
Narco-terrorist is a made up word. There is no such thing.
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Narco-terrorist is a made up word. There is no such thing.
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Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
Not going to write today?
C'mon, just get your ass in the chair. One page, one lousy page. You can do that in your sleep. It adds up.
C'mon, just get your ass in the chair. One page, one lousy page. You can do that in your sleep. It adds up.
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Not going to write today?
C'mon, just get your ass in the chair. One page, one lousy page. You can do that in your sleep. It adds up.
C'mon, just get your ass in the chair. One page, one lousy page. You can do that in your sleep. It adds up.
I wrote a book where that happened. www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Expr...
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I wrote a book where that happened. www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Expr...
Signed on BlueSky and my comments went immediately to naming a kid wrong, one ex leaving because I was disabled, and another changing the locks on the door.
Song writing-wise, that's A Boy Named Sue, I Just Can't Make It, and Move it on Over.
I'm going to write some songs this year, too.
Song writing-wise, that's A Boy Named Sue, I Just Can't Make It, and Move it on Over.
I'm going to write some songs this year, too.
January 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Signed on BlueSky and my comments went immediately to naming a kid wrong, one ex leaving because I was disabled, and another changing the locks on the door.
Song writing-wise, that's A Boy Named Sue, I Just Can't Make It, and Move it on Over.
I'm going to write some songs this year, too.
Song writing-wise, that's A Boy Named Sue, I Just Can't Make It, and Move it on Over.
I'm going to write some songs this year, too.