Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I had to say this weird work pledge of allegiance every Monday for a year when I worked campus landscaping. I finally found a place for it in some fiction, word for word. Wonder if I’ll get a defamation suit. Some people take grass cutting real serious. 150
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Forgot how much I love this messy, amazing novel 100
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I’m always impressed with how rapid fire King’s prose is. Can’t put him down when you get into it. 100
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Getting real into Charles Dickens for no particular reason whatsoever 000
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Two months of my collection NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS IN A FLYOVER STATE from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and it’s nice seeing reviews like this one. If any press or writer out there is open to an interview to discuss it, I’m trying to keep spreading the word. 063
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Another gem from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social - THE LOWEST BASIN by @jonathanin2k.bsky.social is fantastic. Strong confident voice drives these desert stories. Makes me wanna hightail it out west. Bravo!! 072
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Anthony Neil Smith’s collection from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is fucking bonkers crazy in every best way. Digging the hell out of it. 032
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 29/03/2025I selected a curated playlist of jukebox tunes that the dive bar regs are vibing with and this asshole decides to play the loud slot machines and it’s drowning out Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” - read the room, pal! 000
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 10/03/2025My debut collection NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS IN A FLYOVER STATE drops NEXT WEEK from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social - check out these freaking awesome blurbs from freaking awesome writers. It’s happening!! 092
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Finally went to see Anora in the theaters last night. 30 minutes too long, but it was pretty good. Mikey owns the show. Turns into a Christopher and Paulie bit from the Sopranos for a full 40 minutes. So yeah - fun. Last shot kills you. 010
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory is like, so fucking good. Haven’t been this excited about new music in months. Months. 020
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Nothing Good Ever Happens in a Flyover State. Out 3/18 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social Here’s what Chris Offutt says: “Colin Brightwell brings tremendous compassion and insight into the world of desperate men, alcohol, and violence. Here is the midwest you'll never know but won't forget.” 062
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 19/11/20242000s/2010s Springsteen is angrier and I really like it. 020
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 12/11/2024I’m back on a Bowie kick. What’s your favorite Bowie album? I’ve always really dug Scary Monsters. 120
Colin Brightwell @cbwell.bsky.social · 22/09/2023Currently listening. This is like a rural Gen Z Springsteen/Taylor Swift hybrid. Into it. 020
