John Thurgood
@thurbad.bsky.social
Distinguished Dissertation Fellow, UWis-Milwaukee | Grad Certificate Women’s & Gender Studies | Fmr. Fic Editor Cream City Review | he/him/his
johnthurgood.com
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If you’ve ever doubted, here is the proof. I do know how to read.
uploading some more authors reading their stories!
first up:
listen to @thurbad.bsky.social read it now... or just read it on your own!
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first up:
listen to @thurbad.bsky.social read it now... or just read it on your own!
ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/the-filmma...
The Filmmaker by John Thurgood
"We could have been anywhere, but we were still traveling through the states on roads that only seemed to split the difference between where we were going and where we wanted to be."
ashortstorylong.substack.com
December 24, 2024 at 1:04 AM
If you’ve ever doubted, here is the proof. I do know how to read.
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Me, I have contributed. And @thurbad.bsky.social wrote this awesome review of my book, Big Venerable, for EL as well: electricliterature.com/everything-i...
Everything in its Rightful Place: Big Venerable by Matt Rowan - Electric Literature
In an interview with Freerange Nonfiction, Seth Fried said he considered himself a fabulist. He went on to say, “I like the idea that stories are supposed to have meaning or raise important questions....
electricliterature.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Me, I have contributed. And @thurbad.bsky.social wrote this awesome review of my book, Big Venerable, for EL as well: electricliterature.com/everything-i...
Reposted by John Thurgood
Blurb Week for @seanseanclan.bsky.social's HOLY AMERICAN BURNOUT! kicks off strong with love from Sean Hill: "Sean Enfield tells us facts we should know and reminds us of truths we shouldn't forget"
www.splitlippress.com/holy-america...
www.splitlippress.com/holy-america...
November 7, 2023 at 3:18 PM
Blurb Week for @seanseanclan.bsky.social's HOLY AMERICAN BURNOUT! kicks off strong with love from Sean Hill: "Sean Enfield tells us facts we should know and reminds us of truths we shouldn't forget"
www.splitlippress.com/holy-america...
www.splitlippress.com/holy-america...
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I think @therumpus.bsky.social website redesign is a great time to share my story pubbed earlier this summer! The story is about telepathy, sisters, and clinical trials. The redesign is lovely and makes the text so much more accessible. 🤗 therumpus.net/2023/06/19/s...
Rumpus Original Fiction: Signal and Response - The Rumpus
Researchers are investigating twins and siblings close in age for possible telepathic entanglement.
therumpus.net
November 6, 2023 at 3:18 PM
I think @therumpus.bsky.social website redesign is a great time to share my story pubbed earlier this summer! The story is about telepathy, sisters, and clinical trials. The redesign is lovely and makes the text so much more accessible. 🤗 therumpus.net/2023/06/19/s...
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hi pls read this story about a clown dystopia. this is the story that proved to my family I'm a real writer. they said "wtaf anthony, did you get a phd to write about mimes and fart swords? you have squandered our love"
anyway I hope you enjoy reading it even a tenth as much as I enjoyed writing it
anyway I hope you enjoy reading it even a tenth as much as I enjoyed writing it
Commedia dell’Fredo – Redivider
redivider.emerson.edu
November 1, 2023 at 9:46 PM
hi pls read this story about a clown dystopia. this is the story that proved to my family I'm a real writer. they said "wtaf anthony, did you get a phd to write about mimes and fart swords? you have squandered our love"
anyway I hope you enjoy reading it even a tenth as much as I enjoyed writing it
anyway I hope you enjoy reading it even a tenth as much as I enjoyed writing it
It’s Halloween, it’s snowing and I may just eat all this candy myself
October 31, 2023 at 3:12 PM
It’s Halloween, it’s snowing and I may just eat all this candy myself
I’ve never been to a therapist but if I could pay someone to read my novel drafts and talk to me about books every week I would call that therapy. Completely unrelated, my advisor read my novel and said it’s almost ready to send out for queries
October 28, 2023 at 2:17 AM
I’ve never been to a therapist but if I could pay someone to read my novel drafts and talk to me about books every week I would call that therapy. Completely unrelated, my advisor read my novel and said it’s almost ready to send out for queries
Had to download an app to access my MFA unofficial transcript why are we living like this
October 17, 2023 at 8:17 PM
Had to download an app to access my MFA unofficial transcript why are we living like this
Buying another book like this is the one that’s gonna set me straight
October 15, 2023 at 1:05 AM
Buying another book like this is the one that’s gonna set me straight
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Once again, I stared at some photos and wrote a very short story.
What Blessing is This #3: Michael Burnett — VILLAGE PSYCHIC
“…except for occasional acts of profound and surprising care.”
www.villagepsychic.net
September 26, 2023 at 3:06 PM
Once again, I stared at some photos and wrote a very short story.
Welcome to my nine week writing intensive where we’ll be discussing techniques and approaches to writing that I’ve gleaned from years of watching the Y2K movie adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Wonder Boys
September 21, 2023 at 9:58 AM
Welcome to my nine week writing intensive where we’ll be discussing techniques and approaches to writing that I’ve gleaned from years of watching the Y2K movie adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Wonder Boys
Wow, my story “Breakneck” was a top 10 finalist for the Fence International Literary Seminars in Kenya. Now if only someone would publish it 😅
September 18, 2023 at 2:29 PM
Wow, my story “Breakneck” was a top 10 finalist for the Fence International Literary Seminars in Kenya. Now if only someone would publish it 😅
I’ve got 70k words and I’m reading back over the ms. It’s about skateboarders, skate shops and mobility, and I’m trying not to judge it too harshly compared to the books I’ve been reading and loving lately
September 16, 2023 at 9:39 PM
I’ve got 70k words and I’m reading back over the ms. It’s about skateboarders, skate shops and mobility, and I’m trying not to judge it too harshly compared to the books I’ve been reading and loving lately
Oh just offering my silly little stories about skateboarding to the gods
September 15, 2023 at 12:59 PM
Oh just offering my silly little stories about skateboarding to the gods
My teaching philosophy is showing up
September 12, 2023 at 8:50 PM
My teaching philosophy is showing up
Does one poem, goes to jail
September 7, 2023 at 11:29 PM
Does one poem, goes to jail
It’s important to misspell the editor’s name in the cover letter. That way they don’t get the wrong idea and think you want to be friends
September 5, 2023 at 5:04 PM
It’s important to misspell the editor’s name in the cover letter. That way they don’t get the wrong idea and think you want to be friends
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Easily one of the best long form, investigative/character study documentaries I’ve ever seen:
Telemarketers | Official Trailer | HBO
They’re flipping the script on a billion-dollar industry. This 3-part HBO Original Documentary from Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, and Danny McBride follows two ...
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September 3, 2023 at 12:14 AM
Easily one of the best long form, investigative/character study documentaries I’ve ever seen:
Shrekfest was a vibe
September 3, 2023 at 12:36 AM
Shrekfest was a vibe
If you simply rewrite the same novel, you never have to write another one ever again
August 30, 2023 at 7:42 PM
If you simply rewrite the same novel, you never have to write another one ever again
Watching cocaine bear bc I want to feel alive
August 20, 2023 at 2:11 AM
Watching cocaine bear bc I want to feel alive
McSweeney’s said they liked my story 🤗
August 11, 2023 at 5:59 PM
McSweeney’s said they liked my story 🤗
Just got accepted to the Vermont Studio Center for their residency, but didn’t get the fellowship. Is it worth it to pay the 4,250? I really don’t know if I can afford it, but I feel like it would help me??? 🤷🏻♂️
August 2, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Just got accepted to the Vermont Studio Center for their residency, but didn’t get the fellowship. Is it worth it to pay the 4,250? I really don’t know if I can afford it, but I feel like it would help me??? 🤷🏻♂️
Got the new author pics. I told them I wanted something subtle.
July 29, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Got the new author pics. I told them I wanted something subtle.