Colin Brightwell
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Colin Brightwell
@cbwell.bsky.social
Fiction writer. Shenanigan enjoyer. Scooby-Doo enthusiast.
FMK: Born in the U.S.A. edition.

Annnnnd go
September 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Two months of my collection NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS IN A FLYOVER STATE from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and it’s nice seeing reviews like this one.

If any press or writer out there is open to an interview to discuss it, I’m trying to keep spreading the word.
May 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Another gem from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social - THE LOWEST BASIN by @jonathanin2k.bsky.social is fantastic. Strong confident voice drives these desert stories. Makes me wanna hightail it out west. Bravo!!
May 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
May 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Anthony Neil Smith’s collection from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is fucking bonkers crazy in every best way. Digging the hell out of it.
April 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I selected a curated playlist of jukebox tunes that the dive bar regs are vibing with and this asshole decides to play the loud slot machines and it’s drowning out Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” - read the room, pal!
March 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My debut collection NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS IN A FLYOVER STATE drops NEXT WEEK from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social - check out these freaking awesome blurbs from freaking awesome writers. It’s happening!!
March 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Finally went to see Anora in the theaters last night. 30 minutes too long, but it was pretty good. Mikey owns the show. Turns into a Christopher and Paulie bit from the Sopranos for a full 40 minutes. So yeah - fun. Last shot kills you.
March 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This was great
March 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory is like, so fucking good. Haven’t been this excited about new music in months. Months.
February 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Nothing Good Ever Happens in a Flyover State. Out 3/18 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social

Here’s what Chris Offutt says:

“Colin Brightwell brings tremendous compassion and insight into the world of desperate men, alcohol, and violence. Here is the midwest you'll never know but won't forget.”
February 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Showed my family the Greatest Movie of All Time
November 27, 2024 at 3:54 AM
2000s/2010s Springsteen is angrier and I really like it.
November 19, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Rit’s ralled ryle, rook rit rup, Raggy.
November 16, 2024 at 10:07 PM
I’m back on a Bowie kick. What’s your favorite Bowie album? I’ve always really dug Scary Monsters.
November 12, 2024 at 3:34 PM
This song is pure magnificence.
November 11, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Currently listening.
This is like a rural Gen Z Springsteen/Taylor Swift hybrid. Into it.
September 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM