Kent Gowran
@kentgowran.bsky.social
Chicago guy living in Water Valley.
No BlueSky in Mississippi for the time being.
Hopefully back soon.
No BlueSky in Mississippi for the time being.
Hopefully back soon.
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Hi friends. I caught up with Laird's partner, Jessica M today and received permission to share this. As some of you may know, Laird is in need of a new kidney. The appropriate donor would have O blood type. If you or anyone you know may be a willing match & donor, please reach out to me.
August 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Hi friends. I caught up with Laird's partner, Jessica M today and received permission to share this. As some of you may know, Laird is in need of a new kidney. The appropriate donor would have O blood type. If you or anyone you know may be a willing match & donor, please reach out to me.
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Today is the day. After a few years of hard work with my pal @cgolden.bsky.social and the efforts of some of the absolute best writers in the business and the blessing of @stephenking.bsky.social, ka's wheel brings us back around again to the world of THE STAND. amzn.to/402VZAf Love to you all.
August 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Today is the day. After a few years of hard work with my pal @cgolden.bsky.social and the efforts of some of the absolute best writers in the business and the blessing of @stephenking.bsky.social, ka's wheel brings us back around again to the world of THE STAND. amzn.to/402VZAf Love to you all.
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In 2015, not long after it was released, @briankeene.bsky.social called my novel SLOWLY WE ROT "hands down the single best zombie novel I've ever read." Well, that novel is now at long last available in audio format from Fright Night Audio.
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August 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In 2015, not long after it was released, @briankeene.bsky.social called my novel SLOWLY WE ROT "hands down the single best zombie novel I've ever read." Well, that novel is now at long last available in audio format from Fright Night Audio.
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Please block and report this fucking loser troll @anti-aoc-network.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Please block and report this fucking loser troll @anti-aoc-network.bsky.social
I haven’t watched the movie as of yet, but take Bill’s advice and check out Willy Vlautin’s novel for a wonderful read. Vlautin hits the heart every time out.
Excited to watch this later—based on one of my favorite books by my favorite writer, Willy Vlautin. That’s a hell of a good list. Very promising. Hope the movie manages to do the book some justice. In any case, I highly recommend checking out the book first.
To mark the release of Night Always Comes, streaming now on @netflix.com, director Benjamin Caron shares ten films that influenced his new thriller taking place over the course of one intense night.
Read the list notes on Letterboxd: boxd.it/NlimS/detail
Read the list notes on Letterboxd: boxd.it/NlimS/detail
August 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I haven’t watched the movie as of yet, but take Bill’s advice and check out Willy Vlautin’s novel for a wonderful read. Vlautin hits the heart every time out.
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Repost if you support trans people and think we're neato
December 23, 2023 at 12:49 AM
Repost if you support trans people and think we're neato
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Check out my new story. Also, give the other stories on this great site a read.
This week’s new short story has a Jim Thompson meets Jordan Harper feel. Gritty, sparse noir with the cold logic of violence from @mikemchone.bsky.social
Check it out - we think you'll love it:
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#Fiction #IndieLit #NoSafeStories #shortstory
Check it out - we think you'll love it:
literarygarage.com/an-american-...
#Fiction #IndieLit #NoSafeStories #shortstory
An American Romance | Literary Garage
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August 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Check out my new story. Also, give the other stories on this great site a read.
Coming out in November. Should be an interesting read.
August 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Coming out in November. Should be an interesting read.
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So damn glad LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN is getting a good release from @imprintfilms.bsky.social. Based on one of my favorite books. Had a big impact on me at a very young age. All-timer JJL performance. I wrote about the film here a couple of years back: southwestreview.com/i-wake-up-st...
August 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
So damn glad LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN is getting a good release from @imprintfilms.bsky.social. Based on one of my favorite books. Had a big impact on me at a very young age. All-timer JJL performance. I wrote about the film here a couple of years back: southwestreview.com/i-wake-up-st...
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If you get the chance to go see SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, do it - it's pretty good
If you get the chance to read SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, do it - it's very good
If you get the chance to read SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, do it - it's very good
August 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you get the chance to go see SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, do it - it's pretty good
If you get the chance to read SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, do it - it's very good
If you get the chance to read SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, do it - it's very good
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As the SHE RIDES SHOTGUN movie rides into theaters tomorrow, I wrote a thing for @letterboxd.social about the many movies that inspired me when I wrote the source novel, including the book's core inspiration, the immortal SHOGUN ASSASSIN. Check it out:
To mark the release of She Rides Shotgun, in theaters tomorrow from Lionsgate, the film’s co-writer and author of the book it’s based on, Jordan Harper, shares ten films that influenced the source material.
Read the list notes to see what Harper has to say about each selection: boxd.it/Mhg0o
Read the list notes to see what Harper has to say about each selection: boxd.it/Mhg0o
July 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
As the SHE RIDES SHOTGUN movie rides into theaters tomorrow, I wrote a thing for @letterboxd.social about the many movies that inspired me when I wrote the source novel, including the book's core inspiration, the immortal SHOGUN ASSASSIN. Check it out:
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Here's a scene from SHE RIDES SHOTGUN starring Taron Egerton as Nate and the amazing Ana Sophia Heger as Polly. Go see it August 1, you fools.
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youtu.be/hgUHr1Vunlc?...
She Rides Shotgun Exclusive Movie Clip - Polly (2025)
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Coming Soon
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July 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Here's a scene from SHE RIDES SHOTGUN starring Taron Egerton as Nate and the amazing Ana Sophia Heger as Polly. Go see it August 1, you fools.
youtu.be/hgUHr1Vunlc?...
youtu.be/hgUHr1Vunlc?...
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Neglected to mention that I wrote an introduction to this edition of DIRTBAGS
Is @erykpruitt.bsky.social your favorite scumbag noir writer or have you never read him?
Is @erykpruitt.bsky.social your favorite scumbag noir writer or have you never read him?
This new edition of DIRTBAGS by @erykpruitt.bsky.social is real nice!
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Neglected to mention that I wrote an introduction to this edition of DIRTBAGS
Is @erykpruitt.bsky.social your favorite scumbag noir writer or have you never read him?
Is @erykpruitt.bsky.social your favorite scumbag noir writer or have you never read him?
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"It's ok, honey. The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout won't hurt you!"
The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout:
The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout:
July 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
"It's ok, honey. The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout won't hurt you!"
The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout:
The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout:
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Putting aside for one second the basic fucking humanity of letting trans people exist, you can tell which side is right in this because one side is saying "I just want to play" and the other is saying "I just want to win"
July 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Putting aside for one second the basic fucking humanity of letting trans people exist, you can tell which side is right in this because one side is saying "I just want to play" and the other is saying "I just want to win"
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To celebrate the release of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, a new crime thriller, at @ohmpods.bsky.social I talked with the author and co-screenwriter @jordanharper.bsky.social about the joy of watching his work remixed, with love
www.oneheatminute.com/articles/fea...
www.oneheatminute.com/articles/fea...
SHE RIDES SHOTGUN w/author and co-screenwriter Jordan Harper — One Heat Minute Productions
To celebrate the release of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN , a new crime thriller, I talked with the author and co-screenwriter Jordan Harper about the joy of watching his work remixed by director Nick R...
www.oneheatminute.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
To celebrate the release of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, a new crime thriller, at @ohmpods.bsky.social I talked with the author and co-screenwriter @jordanharper.bsky.social about the joy of watching his work remixed, with love
www.oneheatminute.com/articles/fea...
www.oneheatminute.com/articles/fea...
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Gentle PSA that you don't always have to liken someone dealing with a major health issue to "fighting a battle" because it gives way too much power to the health issue & also implies that the person "loses" (or is the opposite of a winner) if they pass from ALS or cancer or something. Screw that.
July 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Gentle PSA that you don't always have to liken someone dealing with a major health issue to "fighting a battle" because it gives way too much power to the health issue & also implies that the person "loses" (or is the opposite of a winner) if they pass from ALS or cancer or something. Screw that.
Check out this review by @wmboyle4.bsky.social of the brand new Frank Stanford biography by James McWilliams. Standford’s my favorite poet, and this review by my buddy Bill (who also happens to be one of my favorite writers) has me all the more excited for reading the bio.
I reviewed James McWilliams’s biography of Frank Stanford for POETRY. I poured a lot into this—Stanford’s my favorite poet, and this book is top shelf. www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/170...
July 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Check out this review by @wmboyle4.bsky.social of the brand new Frank Stanford biography by James McWilliams. Standford’s my favorite poet, and this review by my buddy Bill (who also happens to be one of my favorite writers) has me all the more excited for reading the bio.
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The Dark, a ghost story anthology of mine, is on sale for $2.99 today all platforms.
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The Dark
<div><b>This award-winning horror anthology is the “yardstick by which future ghost fiction will be measured”—featuring Tanith Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, and others (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred rev
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July 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Dark, a ghost story anthology of mine, is on sale for $2.99 today all platforms.
openroadmedia.com/ebook/the-da...
openroadmedia.com/ebook/the-da...
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I have the honor of setting down a few thoughts in words about one of the most important musical figures in my life. May he rest in the knowledge that he gave voice to sentiments many struggle to express.
The voice of Ozzy Osbourne was unlike anything before it. John Darnielle of @themountaingoats.bsky.social reflects on the loss of the singular frontman
Ozzy Osbourne Obituary: For the Back Street Kids
John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats reflects on the loss of the singular frontman.
pitchfork.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I have the honor of setting down a few thoughts in words about one of the most important musical figures in my life. May he rest in the knowledge that he gave voice to sentiments many struggle to express.
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DIRTBAGS is a modern classic of Southern gothic and noir. RHP is proud to present the brand new edition of @erykpruitt.bsky.social’s debut novel, DIRTBAGS.
Order your copy today: bit.ly/44wCbWX
Order your copy today: bit.ly/44wCbWX
July 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
DIRTBAGS is a modern classic of Southern gothic and noir. RHP is proud to present the brand new edition of @erykpruitt.bsky.social’s debut novel, DIRTBAGS.
Order your copy today: bit.ly/44wCbWX
Order your copy today: bit.ly/44wCbWX