Thomas Trang
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Thomas Trang
@thomastrang.bsky.social
· Mar 21
My novel DARK NEON & DIRT is out.
A neo-noir set in Los Angeles.
Romance, murder, mayhem.
Vietnamese safecrackers, dirty cops, Iraq vets, hackers, hustlers, gentrification, Henri Matisse, Thai food, explosions.
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
A neo-noir set in Los Angeles.
Romance, murder, mayhem.
Vietnamese safecrackers, dirty cops, Iraq vets, hackers, hustlers, gentrification, Henri Matisse, Thai food, explosions.
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
Just made my first great decision of 2026
January 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Just made my first great decision of 2026
Here's a 4-page comic strip I wrote a while back: thomastrangwriter.substack.com/p/fiction-on...
FICTION: On The Ledge
A comic strip I wrote from 2019.
thomastrangwriter.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Here's a 4-page comic strip I wrote a while back: thomastrangwriter.substack.com/p/fiction-on...
Reposted by Thomas Trang
Meet Max — the cashier who became a TV icon, lost everything, & returned to the only place he ever felt real: a Shop-Smart checkout lane.
A story about connection, collapse, & the strange holiness of ordinary life.
And Max? Read about him at the Garage:
literarygarage.com/artisan-reta...
🎸📚
A story about connection, collapse, & the strange holiness of ordinary life.
And Max? Read about him at the Garage:
literarygarage.com/artisan-reta...
🎸📚
Artisan Retail Experience | Literary Garage
literarygarage.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Meet Max — the cashier who became a TV icon, lost everything, & returned to the only place he ever felt real: a Shop-Smart checkout lane.
A story about connection, collapse, & the strange holiness of ordinary life.
And Max? Read about him at the Garage:
literarygarage.com/artisan-reta...
🎸📚
A story about connection, collapse, & the strange holiness of ordinary life.
And Max? Read about him at the Garage:
literarygarage.com/artisan-reta...
🎸📚
Reposted by Thomas Trang
THE ONE PERCENT don't care about us one bit. 16 stories from some of the best crime fiction writers out there. But don't take our word for it, listen to @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social: bit.ly/4j31UMg
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
THE ONE PERCENT don't care about us one bit. 16 stories from some of the best crime fiction writers out there. But don't take our word for it, listen to @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social: bit.ly/4j31UMg
you will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
you will be visited by three spirits
well played Shane F, if indeed that is your real name
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
well played Shane F, if indeed that is your real name
To my Aussie friends on here: I’ve just discovered Peter Coriss and his Luke Dunlop series specifically. I’m hooked.
Love the seedy Sydney 1990s vibe. The vernacular is superb and has me feeling nostalgic.
Love the seedy Sydney 1990s vibe. The vernacular is superb and has me feeling nostalgic.
October 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
To my Aussie friends on here: I’ve just discovered Peter Coriss and his Luke Dunlop series specifically. I’m hooked.
Love the seedy Sydney 1990s vibe. The vernacular is superb and has me feeling nostalgic.
Love the seedy Sydney 1990s vibe. The vernacular is superb and has me feeling nostalgic.
The weekend haul from Oxford
October 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The weekend haul from Oxford
From my story in 'The One Percent: Tales of the Super Wealthy and Depraved' - one of my best in a solid anthology start to finish.
www.rockandahardplacemag.com/the-one-perc...
www.rockandahardplacemag.com/the-one-perc...
October 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
From my story in 'The One Percent: Tales of the Super Wealthy and Depraved' - one of my best in a solid anthology start to finish.
www.rockandahardplacemag.com/the-one-perc...
www.rockandahardplacemag.com/the-one-perc...
There’s a game I play with the kid in the car where he reads the song titles on Spotify. He’s pretty good at it but sometimes I can get one over on him.
October 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
There’s a game I play with the kid in the car where he reads the song titles on Spotify. He’s pretty good at it but sometimes I can get one over on him.
Share your favorite black and white movie
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Share your favorite black and white movie
Six months ago today, I published this book and it continues to find readers.
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Six months ago today, I published this book and it continues to find readers.
5 Small Pleasures
1. Elmore Leonard dialogue
2. Michael McDonald records
3. Coffee
4. Robert Williams paintings
5. Eddie Marsan in Miami Vice
1. Elmore Leonard dialogue
2. Michael McDonald records
3. Coffee
4. Robert Williams paintings
5. Eddie Marsan in Miami Vice
5 Small Pleasures
1. The first days of spring when it's warm enough to wear a sundress again.
2. Chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven.
3. Waterfalls.
4. Laughing with someone you love.
5. Singing along to a favorite song when you're alone behind the wheel of a car.
1. The first days of spring when it's warm enough to wear a sundress again.
2. Chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven.
3. Waterfalls.
4. Laughing with someone you love.
5. Singing along to a favorite song when you're alone behind the wheel of a car.
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats
1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats
September 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
5 Small Pleasures
1. Elmore Leonard dialogue
2. Michael McDonald records
3. Coffee
4. Robert Williams paintings
5. Eddie Marsan in Miami Vice
1. Elmore Leonard dialogue
2. Michael McDonald records
3. Coffee
4. Robert Williams paintings
5. Eddie Marsan in Miami Vice
I had a lot of fun talking with Offer.
He is a gracious host and asked a lot of interesting questions, so I hope my answers were suitably constructive.
Terlson, however, is an incorrigible gutter thug in need of severe help.
open.spotify.com/episode/1ilY...
He is a gracious host and asked a lot of interesting questions, so I hope my answers were suitably constructive.
Terlson, however, is an incorrigible gutter thug in need of severe help.
open.spotify.com/episode/1ilY...
"Thomas Trang"
open.spotify.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I had a lot of fun talking with Offer.
He is a gracious host and asked a lot of interesting questions, so I hope my answers were suitably constructive.
Terlson, however, is an incorrigible gutter thug in need of severe help.
open.spotify.com/episode/1ilY...
He is a gracious host and asked a lot of interesting questions, so I hope my answers were suitably constructive.
Terlson, however, is an incorrigible gutter thug in need of severe help.
open.spotify.com/episode/1ilY...
Friday finds at the local used bookstore
September 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Friday finds at the local used bookstore
Rick James is back in rotation.
He’s melanin Meatloaf: bombastic, funky, completely over the top.
I’m absolutely here for it.
youtu.be/LyrGXnpSlIE?...
He’s melanin Meatloaf: bombastic, funky, completely over the top.
I’m absolutely here for it.
youtu.be/LyrGXnpSlIE?...
Ghetto Life
YouTube video by Rick James - Topic
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Rick James is back in rotation.
He’s melanin Meatloaf: bombastic, funky, completely over the top.
I’m absolutely here for it.
youtu.be/LyrGXnpSlIE?...
He’s melanin Meatloaf: bombastic, funky, completely over the top.
I’m absolutely here for it.
youtu.be/LyrGXnpSlIE?...
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
August 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor: