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Hugh Lessig
@hlessig.bsky.social
Debut novel, "Fadeaway Joe," out from Crooked Lane Books. Short stories in Down & Out anthologies, Shotgun Honey and Thuglit. 30-plus years a newspaper reporter. Loves dogs, coffee, comics, a good IPA. . www.hughlessig.com.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We have enough money to “run” Venezuela but not enough to help people who need health insurance.
January 4, 2026 at 1:18 AM
What a time.
December 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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MELIA is sleeping her days away in the shelter. She didn't get her Christmas wish. But we can make her New Years a great one. Shes a great dog just needs the right home. 💝

💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Give the gift of crime, ya'll.
Reminder: crime fiction books make excellent stocking stuffers 🎅
December 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This
The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Had the pleasure of reviewing an advance copy. Get this one before the creek rises.
AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @kmwriter01.bsky.social.
Guest-edited by Anthony winning author
@curtisippolito.bsky.social
. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
October 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Major news outlets are standing together and refusing to sign. ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News have all rejected a new Pentagon policy that would impose unprecedented restrictions on news gathering.
October 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Really now
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Respect to those who got here first.
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Ready for business! A Novel Event at Oozlefinch Beers And Blending.
October 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Author Finally Finishes Draft, Celebrates By Immediately Hating It
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Thanks to @markatley.bsky.social for this great Q&A. While you’re at it, check out his fiction and learn about the Tulsa underworld.
A new interview on the St@ck with a kind writing friend, @hlessig.bsky.social We talk life, his book, and retirement… a guest appearance from Gus (his dog).

“Fadeaway Joe is the kind of noir I love...”— @robwhart.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What a gem. Ana Sophia Heger is mesmerizing as Polly. Same for Taron Egerton. I didn't recognize John Carroll Lynch after his turn in "Ballard." Saw this at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday when no one else bothered to be in the theater. Their loss. The book ain't bad, either. @jordanharper.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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July 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hey, ya'll. My novel is nearing its second birthday, and I'd love to get a few more reviews on Amazon. If you've read the book and haven't bothered to drop a review, now's the time. Gus will thank you from the bottom of his grumpy heart. (Also, the hardcover is half priced at the moment.)
August 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Had a fantastic conversation with @rhppress.bsky.social editors @smccaffery.bsky.social and @paulgarth.bsky.social about noir, writing for catharsis, late-stage capitalism, and my debut collection WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN. Check it out here 👇👇👇

www.patreon.com/posts/134338...
Discussing Whatever Kills The Pain, with CW Blackwell | Rock and a Hard Place Press
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July 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Thanks, Gabino! Sometimes you just can't get rid of a body. Check out my story "Bad Man Down" here: bit.ly/44y6iNA
July 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is a good one.
Thanks, Gabino! Sometimes you just can't get rid of a body. Check out my story "Bad Man Down" here: bit.ly/44y6iNA
July 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This.
July 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM