Thank you No Depression – Roots Music Journalism & Willa Stein for the mention 🖤

I showed my 4-year-old the new light fixture I installed in the “dent” (what he calls our den). He said, “How the hell did you do that?!”

No Evil available 6.13.25

*THE* Bud Smith said this. He’s one of my favorite writers…beyond honored. Anyway…it’s coming this December y’all from LEFTOVER Books…

Robert Earl Keen performing “Feelin’ Good Again” live at Redrocks last month. Getting ready to hit the road again. Check out the full tour and grab your tickets: robertearlkeen.com/tour

Gone on this day in 2020: the great James Hand.

Definitely a good night to listen to some Slim Hand records. Also, highly recommend Ags Connolly’s cover album. Excellent interpretations.

No one has ever rocked a tambourine cooler than this.

Scored a signed 1981 exhibition catalogue complete with text for Terry Allen’s RING theatre/art happening!

I’ve got a story called “Nightsky” in the new issue of Fence. It’s about a guy who gets stuck up on a roof and has to come to terms w/ oh god, everything. Thanks to editor Harris Lahti

Lunch on the river.

Chocolate dessert.

Writers, name the 5 authors who most impact your writing style or philosophy: -Larry McMurtry -Sam Shepard -Terry Allen -Kurt Vonnegut -Annie Baker

Can't get a better champion in this world than Benjamin Drevlow. He's one of my favorite writers and this means the world to me. December y'all.

Adam Van Winkle Need a Van Winkle logo...

Well, some of it is true...

We’re goin to the North Woods for a few weeks with stops in Tennessee, Southern Illinois, and Chicago along the way. Sorry if our posts and replies are a bit leisurely (infrequent). In the meantime…

Gatlinburg.

“Sic Transit Gloria Dehaven.” -Bud Shrake (qtd by Larry McMurtry)