Johnathan Fahey
@johnathanfahey.bsky.social
Writer • Fiction in Hazlitt, Geist, subTerrain, The Fiddlehead, and elsewhere.
https://johnathanfahey.com/
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Duke Alvarez: American Mummy Outlaw; or, The Undead Years of Phillipe LaFontaine | Hazlitt
The manner of my demise is of little interest, besides serving as our jumping off point.
hazlitt.net
New fiction up on Hazlitt
It’s about travelling sideshow mummies, decades long feuds, weird toy conventions, and the haunted 79 year history of an American pop culture icon told by the dead Canadian teenager who inadvertently inspired everything.
hazlitt.net/longreads/du...
It’s about travelling sideshow mummies, decades long feuds, weird toy conventions, and the haunted 79 year history of an American pop culture icon told by the dead Canadian teenager who inadvertently inspired everything.
hazlitt.net/longreads/du...
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Bill 60 could pass as early as today, stripping renters of significant rights and making it much easier for landlords to evict tenants.
Despite Reversal on Rent Control, Ford Government Still Plans to Make Evictions Easier
After a wave of furious backlash, the Ontario government backtracked on the most controversial part of its proposed Bill 60. But the housing bill will still make it faster and easier for landlords to…
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bill 60 could pass as early as today, stripping renters of significant rights and making it much easier for landlords to evict tenants.
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It's a big day for freaks who can read! Hobtown Mystery Stories: The Secret of the Saucer is available now at bookstores and tomorrow in comic shops. Don't miss the weirdest, most compelling graphic novel of the year from Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes! @hobtown.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It's a big day for freaks who can read! Hobtown Mystery Stories: The Secret of the Saucer is available now at bookstores and tomorrow in comic shops. Don't miss the weirdest, most compelling graphic novel of the year from Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes! @hobtown.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social
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When my book came out back in September Kris Bertin was kind enough to interview me about it.
Now I am interviewing HIM about the brand new third volume of his and Alexander Forbes’ wonderful Hobtown Mystery Stories. This was a lot of fun to do!
Read it here:
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/24/w...
Now I am interviewing HIM about the brand new third volume of his and Alexander Forbes’ wonderful Hobtown Mystery Stories. This was a lot of fun to do!
Read it here:
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/24/w...
“We Came to Aliens Through the Lens of Folklore”: Kris Bertin on “The Secret of the Saucer”
I’m Adam Szym, cartoonist of many years and of late a hobbyist screenwriter. Last September my graphic novel Little Visitor & Other Abductions, a collection of three sci-fi horror stories conne…
www.vol1brooklyn.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When my book came out back in September Kris Bertin was kind enough to interview me about it.
Now I am interviewing HIM about the brand new third volume of his and Alexander Forbes’ wonderful Hobtown Mystery Stories. This was a lot of fun to do!
Read it here:
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/24/w...
Now I am interviewing HIM about the brand new third volume of his and Alexander Forbes’ wonderful Hobtown Mystery Stories. This was a lot of fun to do!
Read it here:
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/24/w...
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The new volume of the Hobtown Mystery Stories arrives in stores on Tuesday Nov. 25th!
And you can get your copy signed by the creators at Bearly's (Grafton St. downtown Halifax) on Tuesday Nov. 27th at 7PM!
www.facebook.com/events/63485...
And you can get your copy signed by the creators at Bearly's (Grafton St. downtown Halifax) on Tuesday Nov. 27th at 7PM!
www.facebook.com/events/63485...
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The new volume of the Hobtown Mystery Stories arrives in stores on Tuesday Nov. 25th!
And you can get your copy signed by the creators at Bearly's (Grafton St. downtown Halifax) on Tuesday Nov. 27th at 7PM!
www.facebook.com/events/63485...
And you can get your copy signed by the creators at Bearly's (Grafton St. downtown Halifax) on Tuesday Nov. 27th at 7PM!
www.facebook.com/events/63485...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Chaser; a great Charles Portis piece on life on the open road:
oxfordamerican.org/magazine/iss...
oxfordamerican.org/magazine/iss...
Motel Life, Lower Reaches
MOTEL #1 Back when Roger Miller was King of the Road, in the 1960s, he sang of rooms to let …
oxfordamerican.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Chaser; a great Charles Portis piece on life on the open road:
oxfordamerican.org/magazine/iss...
oxfordamerican.org/magazine/iss...
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HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is here in a WEEK, so I'm offering a HOBTOWN REFRESHER COURSE for those who haven't been paying attention:
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is here in a WEEK, so I'm offering a HOBTOWN REFRESHER COURSE for those who haven't been paying attention:
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Old west novelty shop
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Old west novelty shop
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There's a shotgun-wielding "Ape Lord", a gang of purple-clad psychics, a flying saucer, and if that isn't enough, our lead is thinking, speaking, and experiencing the entire story BACKWARDS:
HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: The Secret of the Saucer drops on November 25th!
HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: The Secret of the Saucer drops on November 25th!
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
There's a shotgun-wielding "Ape Lord", a gang of purple-clad psychics, a flying saucer, and if that isn't enough, our lead is thinking, speaking, and experiencing the entire story BACKWARDS:
HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: The Secret of the Saucer drops on November 25th!
HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: The Secret of the Saucer drops on November 25th!
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Celebrate The Fiddlehead’s newest issue with a virtual launch!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings with Shelley Pacholok, winner of the 2025 Creative Nonfiction contest, and issue 305 contributors, A-E Best and Will Richter!
Nov. 19, 7pm AST
Email thefiddlehead@gmail.com for the Zoom link!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings with Shelley Pacholok, winner of the 2025 Creative Nonfiction contest, and issue 305 contributors, A-E Best and Will Richter!
Nov. 19, 7pm AST
Email thefiddlehead@gmail.com for the Zoom link!
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Celebrate The Fiddlehead’s newest issue with a virtual launch!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings with Shelley Pacholok, winner of the 2025 Creative Nonfiction contest, and issue 305 contributors, A-E Best and Will Richter!
Nov. 19, 7pm AST
Email thefiddlehead@gmail.com for the Zoom link!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings with Shelley Pacholok, winner of the 2025 Creative Nonfiction contest, and issue 305 contributors, A-E Best and Will Richter!
Nov. 19, 7pm AST
Email thefiddlehead@gmail.com for the Zoom link!
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After a furious outcry, the Ontario government reversed course on the most controversial part of Bill 60.
But the policy makes six other changes to landlord-tenant law that overwhelmingly benefit landlords, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/despite-reve...
But the policy makes six other changes to landlord-tenant law that overwhelmingly benefit landlords, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/despite-reve...
Despite Reversal on Rent Control, Ford Government Still Plans to Make Evictions Easier
After a wave of furious backlash, the Ontario government backtracked on the most controversial part of its proposed Bill 60. But the housing bill will still make it faster and easier for landlords to…
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After a furious outcry, the Ontario government reversed course on the most controversial part of Bill 60.
But the policy makes six other changes to landlord-tenant law that overwhelmingly benefit landlords, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/despite-reve...
But the policy makes six other changes to landlord-tenant law that overwhelmingly benefit landlords, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/despite-reve...
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■■■BREAKING NEWS■■■
HOBTOWN 3 THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is getting launched in HALIFAX, featuring:
•ALEX
•KRIS
•COPIES OF THE NEW HOBTOWN
All are encouraged to attend (unless barred from Bearly's).
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, NOV 25
HOBTOWN 3 THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is getting launched in HALIFAX, featuring:
•ALEX
•KRIS
•COPIES OF THE NEW HOBTOWN
All are encouraged to attend (unless barred from Bearly's).
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, NOV 25
October 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
■■■BREAKING NEWS■■■
HOBTOWN 3 THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is getting launched in HALIFAX, featuring:
•ALEX
•KRIS
•COPIES OF THE NEW HOBTOWN
All are encouraged to attend (unless barred from Bearly's).
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, NOV 25
HOBTOWN 3 THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is getting launched in HALIFAX, featuring:
•ALEX
•KRIS
•COPIES OF THE NEW HOBTOWN
All are encouraged to attend (unless barred from Bearly's).
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, NOV 25
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New fiction up on Hazlitt
It’s about travelling sideshow mummies, decades long feuds, weird toy conventions, and the haunted 79 year history of an American pop culture icon told by the dead Canadian teenager who inadvertently inspired everything.
hazlitt.net/longreads/du...
It’s about travelling sideshow mummies, decades long feuds, weird toy conventions, and the haunted 79 year history of an American pop culture icon told by the dead Canadian teenager who inadvertently inspired everything.
hazlitt.net/longreads/du...
Duke Alvarez: American Mummy Outlaw; or, The Undead Years of Phillipe LaFontaine | Hazlitt
The manner of my demise is of little interest, besides serving as our jumping off point.
hazlitt.net
June 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New fiction up on Hazlitt
It’s about travelling sideshow mummies, decades long feuds, weird toy conventions, and the haunted 79 year history of an American pop culture icon told by the dead Canadian teenager who inadvertently inspired everything.
hazlitt.net/longreads/du...
It’s about travelling sideshow mummies, decades long feuds, weird toy conventions, and the haunted 79 year history of an American pop culture icon told by the dead Canadian teenager who inadvertently inspired everything.
hazlitt.net/longreads/du...
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Steven Millhauser
October 3, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Steven Millhauser
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It’s been a strange month in Nepal. (Stranger than usual). I don’t feel like I have any thoughts to share, but I do have some feelings. I’ll see if I can post pictures that capture those feelings.
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It’s been a strange month in Nepal. (Stranger than usual). I don’t feel like I have any thoughts to share, but I do have some feelings. I’ll see if I can post pictures that capture those feelings.
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Some news: My screenplay adapted from Kate Kruimink's historical novel A Treacherous Country has won the top prize at the Byron Bay Film Festival in Australia. I'm gobsmacked. www.filmink.com.au/public-notic...
A Treacherous Country wins BBFF Screenplay Competition - FilmInk
Submissions to the Byron Bay International Film Festival’s 2025 Screenplay Competition came from around the world - from Turkey to Canada - with a particularly strong showing from the United States.
www.filmink.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Some news: My screenplay adapted from Kate Kruimink's historical novel A Treacherous Country has won the top prize at the Byron Bay Film Festival in Australia. I'm gobsmacked. www.filmink.com.au/public-notic...
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Seascape by Gerhard Richter, 1998
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137521
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137521
October 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Seascape by Gerhard Richter, 1998
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137521
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137521
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101. Duke Alvarez: American Mummy Outlaw; or, The Undead Years of Phillipe LaFontaine - Johnathan Fahey
October 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
101. Duke Alvarez: American Mummy Outlaw; or, The Undead Years of Phillipe LaFontaine - Johnathan Fahey
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I know the email is invalid. I just started typing it. Why don't you give me a second before you start making accusations.
October 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I know the email is invalid. I just started typing it. Why don't you give me a second before you start making accusations.
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Hobtown Fans be cracking our best codes left and right this is a crisis and humilating
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hobtown Fans be cracking our best codes left and right this is a crisis and humilating
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Bound book day for THE INSIDER! And what a beautiful object the fine people at Penguin Press have produced. I could not be happier with it, or with them.
Pub date is November 4th -- oh boy, or maybe shudder.
Pub date is November 4th -- oh boy, or maybe shudder.
October 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Bound book day for THE INSIDER! And what a beautiful object the fine people at Penguin Press have produced. I could not be happier with it, or with them.
Pub date is November 4th -- oh boy, or maybe shudder.
Pub date is November 4th -- oh boy, or maybe shudder.
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Thrilled to be hosting director Charlie Kaufman and writer Eva H.D. for a screening of their new short film How To Shoot A Ghost with a Q&A after with Canisia Lubrin and musical performances from Corin Raymond and Emily Steinwall.
PWYC ticket below!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/how-t...
PWYC ticket below!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/how-t...
October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thrilled to be hosting director Charlie Kaufman and writer Eva H.D. for a screening of their new short film How To Shoot A Ghost with a Q&A after with Canisia Lubrin and musical performances from Corin Raymond and Emily Steinwall.
PWYC ticket below!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/how-t...
PWYC ticket below!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/how-t...
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Reminder to artists:
The creature who comes to you asking for a partnership with nothing on offer except "connections" is a parasite. They want something very precious, and they want it for nothing.
Never, ever let them in.
The creature who comes to you asking for a partnership with nothing on offer except "connections" is a parasite. They want something very precious, and they want it for nothing.
Never, ever let them in.
October 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reminder to artists:
The creature who comes to you asking for a partnership with nothing on offer except "connections" is a parasite. They want something very precious, and they want it for nothing.
Never, ever let them in.
The creature who comes to you asking for a partnership with nothing on offer except "connections" is a parasite. They want something very precious, and they want it for nothing.
Never, ever let them in.