Russell Thayer
@russellthayer10.bsky.social
An old man writing old stories: @APCON_MAG @Tough_Crime @punk_magazine @OutcastPress @ExpatLitJ @NoirBristol @GuiltyCrimeMag @ShotgunHoney @pulpmodern @press_roi @CloseToTheBone3 @MysteryTribune
I'm sorry she's such a cynic, but she's not sorry. Not at all.
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Money Honey by Russell Thayer
from The One That Got Away: a Pistol Jim Press series
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February 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I'm sorry she's such a cynic, but she's not sorry. Not at all.
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I damn sure won't forget this collection any time soon.
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I damn sure won't forget this collection any time soon.
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WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN: Derringer Award-winning author @cwblackwell.bsky.social mourns an America lost to the shadows, exploring a broken economic system that has given rise to rampant inequality, violence, and darkness. Take it from @hlessig.bsky.social: bit.ly/4runwWU
January 29, 2026 at 1:22 PM
WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN: Derringer Award-winning author @cwblackwell.bsky.social mourns an America lost to the shadows, exploring a broken economic system that has given rise to rampant inequality, violence, and darkness. Take it from @hlessig.bsky.social: bit.ly/4runwWU
It still boggles the mind.
January 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
It still boggles the mind.
After "Black Flies" by Shannon Burke, a chilling novel about paramedics in 1990s Harlem, I need to switch things up with a lighter New York saga, thanks to @msemilyedwards.bsky.social.
January 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
After "Black Flies" by Shannon Burke, a chilling novel about paramedics in 1990s Harlem, I need to switch things up with a lighter New York saga, thanks to @msemilyedwards.bsky.social.
One day at the Missoula airport, I came around a corner and managed to dance out of the way of Andie MacDowell as she charged toward me. We just barely did not interact.
Please quote this from the time you didn't interact with someone famous.
I was visiting with family in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the same time that Mother Theresa was there visiting her Missionaries of Charity. The bishop held a Mass for her at the church where I was baptized. I didn't go.
I was visiting with family in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the same time that Mother Theresa was there visiting her Missionaries of Charity. The bishop held a Mass for her at the church where I was baptized. I didn't go.
Catching a train from Bristol Temple Meads, but they shifted the service along the platform because a scene from THE OUTLAWS was being shot where it would usually come in. The scene featured Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant, but my train came before they shot it so I didn't see either of 'em.
December 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
One day at the Missoula airport, I came around a corner and managed to dance out of the way of Andie MacDowell as she charged toward me. We just barely did not interact.
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i see so much love for inclusive detective stories, nick & nora spouses, and solid whodunnits and yet i can get no traction for my series that is all that and more.
can you PLEASE help people know about Viviana Valentine? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/GFM/a...
can you PLEASE help people know about Viviana Valentine? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/GFM/a...
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
i see so much love for inclusive detective stories, nick & nora spouses, and solid whodunnits and yet i can get no traction for my series that is all that and more.
can you PLEASE help people know about Viviana Valentine? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/GFM/a...
can you PLEASE help people know about Viviana Valentine? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/GFM/a...
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Crime fiction is the gift that keeps giving. Why not send an issue or two of RHP to that person in your life who can't get enough stories of people on the edge, people making bad decisions? Buy an issue today: bit.ly/3MbYXOk
December 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Crime fiction is the gift that keeps giving. Why not send an issue or two of RHP to that person in your life who can't get enough stories of people on the edge, people making bad decisions? Buy an issue today: bit.ly/3MbYXOk
Only three short stories made it to screens in 2025, but this thing happened, mostly thanks to my writing pardner @meproctor.bsky.social. We plan to keep at it with a new one in 2026, with wrinkles removed, and another stunning cover by the great @frankvatel312.bsky.social.
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Only three short stories made it to screens in 2025, but this thing happened, mostly thanks to my writing pardner @meproctor.bsky.social. We plan to keep at it with a new one in 2026, with wrinkles removed, and another stunning cover by the great @frankvatel312.bsky.social.
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Ta-dah!!!! Cat's out of the bag ... It's OK when it's your publisher who makes the announcement 😂 .... Yep, @russellthayer10.bsky.social and I are back at it, and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social rebooked us!
April brought a first for CJ: a double-authored piece of detective noir brilliance. @meproctor.bsky.social & @russellthayer10.bsky.social brought the goods with BOP CITY SWING. (Psst! BCS's Tom and Vivian will be back in 2026 in KANSAS CITY BREAKDOWN.)
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Bop City Swing
Bop City Swing by M.E. Proctor & Russell Thayer Order here! San Francisco. 1951. Jazz is alive. On radios and turntables. In the electrifying Fillmore clubs, where hepcats bring their bebop...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ta-dah!!!! Cat's out of the bag ... It's OK when it's your publisher who makes the announcement 😂 .... Yep, @russellthayer10.bsky.social and I are back at it, and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social rebooked us!
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April brought a first for CJ: a double-authored piece of detective noir brilliance. @meproctor.bsky.social & @russellthayer10.bsky.social brought the goods with BOP CITY SWING. (Psst! BCS's Tom and Vivian will be back in 2026 in KANSAS CITY BREAKDOWN.)
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bop-city-swi...
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Bop City Swing
Bop City Swing by M.E. Proctor & Russell Thayer Order here! San Francisco. 1951. Jazz is alive. On radios and turntables. In the electrifying Fillmore clubs, where hepcats bring their bebop...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
April brought a first for CJ: a double-authored piece of detective noir brilliance. @meproctor.bsky.social & @russellthayer10.bsky.social brought the goods with BOP CITY SWING. (Psst! BCS's Tom and Vivian will be back in 2026 in KANSAS CITY BREAKDOWN.)
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This got here in a hurry. I suspect it's going to be my kind of mystery. From @msemilyedwards.bsky.social.
December 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This got here in a hurry. I suspect it's going to be my kind of mystery. From @msemilyedwards.bsky.social.
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If you’re looking for a quick fix this holiday weekend, head over to the ‘zon and grab “Irish,” a short story by @russellthayer10.bsky.social. Such a clever bit of noir about a girl wise beyond her years…and not someone you’d ever want to cross. Link below. Best buck you’ll spend today.
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you’re looking for a quick fix this holiday weekend, head over to the ‘zon and grab “Irish,” a short story by @russellthayer10.bsky.social. Such a clever bit of noir about a girl wise beyond her years…and not someone you’d ever want to cross. Link below. Best buck you’ll spend today.
This humid little story by @msemilyedwards.bsky.social was right up the center of my alley. Always good stuff @bristolnoir.bsky.social.
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To Avoid the Near Occasion of Sin By Emily J. Edwards » Bristol Noir
The humidity of the afternoon broke as the sun went down, hidden behind clouds that brought an hour-long torrential downpour. Now the stools on the patio were sopping wet, but no one seemed to mind. T...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This humid little story by @msemilyedwards.bsky.social was right up the center of my alley. Always good stuff @bristolnoir.bsky.social.
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For the Friday night crowd-
Roll into the weekend with this great story from
@meproctor.bsky.social - retro noir in an stylish voice that blends Chandler, John D. MacDonald, & Ross Macdonald.
The pacing in this one is superb with sharp dialogue, sensory richness, and emotional subtlety
Roll into the weekend with this great story from
@meproctor.bsky.social - retro noir in an stylish voice that blends Chandler, John D. MacDonald, & Ross Macdonald.
The pacing in this one is superb with sharp dialogue, sensory richness, and emotional subtlety
New at Literary Garage: Tom Keegan is back.
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
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🎸📚
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Ramona | Literary Garage
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November 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
For the Friday night crowd-
Roll into the weekend with this great story from
@meproctor.bsky.social - retro noir in an stylish voice that blends Chandler, John D. MacDonald, & Ross Macdonald.
The pacing in this one is superb with sharp dialogue, sensory richness, and emotional subtlety
Roll into the weekend with this great story from
@meproctor.bsky.social - retro noir in an stylish voice that blends Chandler, John D. MacDonald, & Ross Macdonald.
The pacing in this one is superb with sharp dialogue, sensory richness, and emotional subtlety
Like a Coen Brothers video game. Wildly fun.
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Like a Coen Brothers video game. Wildly fun.
Just finished this enthralling book about the progressive reforms in women's prisons of the 1920's and 30's, leading to the cutting-edge institution at Tehachapi. I'm doing some research for a story. (The backgrounds of some of the female prisoners mentioned in here would make a dozen good stories.)
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Just finished this enthralling book about the progressive reforms in women's prisons of the 1920's and 30's, leading to the cutting-edge institution at Tehachapi. I'm doing some research for a story. (The backgrounds of some of the female prisoners mentioned in here would make a dozen good stories.)
When things look bleak, and I mean really bleak, all we want to do is talk to our loved ones. That's it. (If you need a good ab workout, see it in the theater.)
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When things look bleak, and I mean really bleak, all we want to do is talk to our loved ones. That's it. (If you need a good ab workout, see it in the theater.)
I'm grilling in regalia. Mariners vs Tigers. My son is at the game. I'm envious. And will soon be feeling mellow on wine and ribeye.
October 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I'm grilling in regalia. Mariners vs Tigers. My son is at the game. I'm envious. And will soon be feeling mellow on wine and ribeye.
My two favorite teams are going at it this weekend. I plan to be happy and sad at the same time.
October 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My two favorite teams are going at it this weekend. I plan to be happy and sad at the same time.
I gobbled up this grindhouse extravaganza. Keeps my immune system strong.
September 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I gobbled up this grindhouse extravaganza. Keeps my immune system strong.
From the era of actresses that made me fall in love with the movies.
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Claudia Cardinale tribute (1938 - 2025).
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September 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
From the era of actresses that made me fall in love with the movies.
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I recently spoke with Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg." Thinking about old movies inspires me to repost a link to this tale of Vivian in old Hollywood. Part One of a trilogy.
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Short Story: HITTING HER MARK by Russell Thayer » Bristol Noir
Patting her pale stomach and the dark pile of hair where her long legs met for pleasure, Vivian calculated it must be her sixth visit to Tully’s private getaway cave, with its bare walls, dark-stained...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I recently spoke with Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg." Thinking about old movies inspires me to repost a link to this tale of Vivian in old Hollywood. Part One of a trilogy.
www.bristolnoir.co.uk/short-story-...
www.bristolnoir.co.uk/short-story-...
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Maggie and Vivian ("Bop City Swing") first appeared together in this old story. In fact, this one is old enough that Viv had not yet exposed herself to me as the woman behind the Gunselle. Happy to have it safely parked @literarygarage.bsky.social
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Cattle Call | Literary Garage
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September 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Maggie and Vivian ("Bop City Swing") first appeared together in this old story. In fact, this one is old enough that Viv had not yet exposed herself to me as the woman behind the Gunselle. Happy to have it safely parked @literarygarage.bsky.social
literarygarage.com/cattle-call
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Maggie and Vivian ("Bop City Swing") first appeared together in this old story. In fact, this one is old enough that Viv had not yet exposed herself to me as the woman behind the Gunselle. Happy to have it safely parked @literarygarage.bsky.social
literarygarage.com/cattle-call
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Cattle Call | Literary Garage
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September 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Maggie and Vivian ("Bop City Swing") first appeared together in this old story. In fact, this one is old enough that Viv had not yet exposed herself to me as the woman behind the Gunselle. Happy to have it safely parked @literarygarage.bsky.social
literarygarage.com/cattle-call
literarygarage.com/cattle-call