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
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.
We have enough money to “run” Venezuela but not enough to help people who need health insurance.
January 4, 2026 at 1:18 AM
We have enough money to “run” Venezuela but not enough to help people who need health insurance.
What a time.
December 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What a time.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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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
💻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
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
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Give the gift of crime, ya'll.
Reminder: crime fiction books make excellent stocking stuffers 🎅
December 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Give the gift of crime, ya'll.
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
This
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
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Guest-edited by Anthony winning author
@curtisippolito.bsky.social
. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
October 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Had the pleasure of reviewing an advance copy. Get this one before the creek rises.
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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."
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factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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....
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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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
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.
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
Really now
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Respect to those who got here first.
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Respect to those who got here first.
Ready for business! A Novel Event at Oozlefinch Beers And Blending.
October 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ready for business! A Novel Event at Oozlefinch Beers And Blending.
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me trying to fix all the plot holes in my new novel...
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry
a cat is playing with a toy on top of a table .
ALT: a cat is playing with a toy on top of a table .
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October 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
me trying to fix all the plot holes in my new novel...
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry
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Author Finally Finishes Draft, Celebrates By Immediately Hating It
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Author Finally Finishes Draft, Celebrates By Immediately Hating It
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting
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
“Fadeaway Joe is the kind of noir I love...”— @robwhart.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 4:03 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.
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
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
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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
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.)
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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 👇👇👇
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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
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...
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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
Thanks, Gabino! Sometimes you just can't get rid of a body. Check out my story "Bad Man Down" here: bit.ly/44y6iNA
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 is a good one.
This.
July 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This.