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.
Had the pleasure of reviewing an advance copy. Get this one before the creek rises.
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Guest-edited by Anthony winning author
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. 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.
The fire alarm goes off in the theater about 45 minutes in, complete with strobe lights, and I will never be the same. We shuffled back inside after the all clear, but we were lesser people. Great film though.
June 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The fire alarm goes off in the theater about 45 minutes in, complete with strobe lights, and I will never be the same. We shuffled back inside after the all clear, but we were lesser people. Great film though.
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Friends, if you haven't read my book, now's a good time. It's currently $1.99 on Kindle and $7.49 for the audiobook.
www.amazon.com/Burn-this-Ni...
www.amazon.com/Burn-this-Ni...
June 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Friends, if you haven't read my book, now's a good time. It's currently $1.99 on Kindle and $7.49 for the audiobook.
www.amazon.com/Burn-this-Ni...
www.amazon.com/Burn-this-Ni...
This. All the time.
Edward R. Murrow’s powerful anti-McCarthy broadcast is as relevant now as it was 71 years ago.
Have a listen.
Have a listen.
June 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This. All the time.
Can't make this, but it looks like a good one. Get there if you can.
June 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Can't make this, but it looks like a good one. Get there if you can.
Can’t wait.
Next on the June 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 is KING OF ASHES: A NOVEL by S. A. Cosby! @blacktopkid.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Can’t wait.
My first Noir at the Bar took place seven years ago, almost to the day. It was at a pool hall in Fredericksburg, Va. that served great hot dogs, as I recall. Looking at that lineup, I'm not sure I grasped the company I was in. #amwriting, #crimefiction
June 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My first Noir at the Bar took place seven years ago, almost to the day. It was at a pool hall in Fredericksburg, Va. that served great hot dogs, as I recall. Looking at that lineup, I'm not sure I grasped the company I was in. #amwriting, #crimefiction