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Jason M Thornberry

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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Me on my bike, 1978. I was seven. No cell phone. No iPad. No laptop. When I wasn't riding that bike, I was playing the drums. This photo corresponds to a personal essay published yesterday. You can read it here: jmthornberry.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/m... #GenX
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Marshall Blvd
At school, on the playground, I was Steve Austin, the bionic astronaut from The Six Million Dollar Man. I wrestled other boys, punching them in slow motion. Everything in the sandbox was acted out …
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Many THANKS to @theargylelitmag.bsky.social for publishing my personal essay, Marshall Blvd, in the final issue. www.theargylelitmag.com/theme-08-bri...
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Marshall Blvd — The Argyle Literary Magazine
CNF by Jason M. Thornberry “At school, on the playground, I was Steve Austin, the bionic astronaut from The Six Million Dollar Man . I wrestled other boys, punching them in slow motion. Everything ...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Many, many, many THANKS to @donkeycommish.bsky.social for signing my copy of this fantastic book! Re-reading it now! ⚽️ #Relegated #FootballCulture #LowerLeague #premierleage #lufc #arsenal @wolvesfc.bsky.social @lufc-unofficial.bsky.social @mancity.com
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My personal essay, Travelling Subtitles, appears today in Afterimages. You can read it here: thirtywest.substack.com/p/traveling-... THANK YOU @thirtywestph.com
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Traveling Subtitles
Memoir by Jason Thornberry. I had a little time to rest before my outpatient treatment started—a moment to catch my breath—and then I returned...
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Sand and Gravel Chapbooks @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Jason M. Thornberry's work appears in Grub Street, Meetinghouse Magazine, Rejection Letters, and elsewhere. His chapbook, The Finish Line, is available through Sand and Gravel Press. His first two novels and a memoir are both under consideration. Jason lives in Seattle with his wife and dog.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The first chapter of my memoir appears in Volume 74 of Grub Street. Someday, the rest of it will find a home!
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Mass shooting in Seattle. Sick of this shit. Guns are for cowards. #bangunsnow
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God @thegodshow.com · 26/07/2026
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Buford was a staff writer for for the New Yorker and their fiction editor for eight years. Fantastic book. Beautifully written, disturbing but also quite funny.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This short personal essay appeared in Issue 46 of 100subtexts Literary Magazine. READ IT HERE: jmthornberry.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/p...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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ApplesHardcoreYo @appleshardcoreyo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
www.sandandgravelpress.com/store/the-fi... My publisher still has a few copies of this left. Help me sell it out.
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The Finish Line - Jason Thornberry 4.25 x 5.5 — SAND AND GRAVEL PRESS
In this poignant, funny, chapbook of short fiction and two essays, Jason M. Thornberry takes on unsavory landlords, dental extractions, benevolent crows, cigar-chomping land developers, and poets who ...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
MY VASECTOMY This personal essay appeared yesterday in Issue 13 of Medicine and Meaning, the journal of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (April 22, 2026). READ IT HERE: medicineandmeaning.uams.edu/my-vasectomy/
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Authors Answer: Jason M. Thornberry open.substack.com/pub/authorsa...
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Authors Answer Q&A #598
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
boldjourney.com/meet-jason-t...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
SUBMITTABLE thinks my cover letter, which I've been using since 2017, looks like AI. Go figure... #AIsucks
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Jay Mertiss Thompson invited me onto his Path with Art-hosted podcast, Tapping into Your Bliss. LINK: pathwithart.podbean.com/e/tapping-in...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Fifty-five-years old. Today.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I'll be at Hugo House tonight, reading from my new chapbook, THE FINISH LINE. Thanks to Ariel Basom and the great writers who'll be joining me. @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
A partial government shutdown looms—again? I'll say it once more: if we stopped paying Congress—and cut off their healthcare—during shutdowns, the shutdowns wouldn't happen.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I turned my phone off on Friday morning and had a glorious, technology-free weekend. It felt great. And I slept better, too. Times like this, I wish I could go back to my LAN line. I'd certainly get more writing done. I guess I'll turn the phone back on tomorrow. Maybe.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Michael Keen's interview with me about THE FINISH LINE. www.sandandgravelpress.com/interviews
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Interviews — SAND AND GRAVEL PRESS
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
THE FINISH LINE, now available from Sand and Gravel Press. www.sandandgravelpress.com/store/the-fi...
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Sand and Gravel Chapbooks @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Big News: our first release of 2026, @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social 's chapbook The Finish Line, is now available for preorder. Books ship Jan. 14. www.sandandgravelpress.com/store/the-fi...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
My prose poem, Drowning Song, is in the latest issue (Vol 19.1) of the Broadkill Review... www.broadkillreview.com/post/drownin... Thank you, @thebroadkillreview.bsky.social!
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
SPEAK OUT SEATTLE last night.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
THANK YOU, Jackie Fender, for inviting me to read last night at Creative Colloquy in Tacoma. And a shout-out to Magill, Leah McCall, and Nick Stokes for sharing the stage. #creativecolloquy #tacomaliteraryscene #tacomaliteraryevents
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha @thellpsx.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
www.kqed.org/news/1206519... it's going to be a month in a few days which is surreal and wild. I cried reading this, and, got a lot out of people sharing how we are carrying @sfdirewolf.bsky.social 's work forward.
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After Alice Wong’s Death, Her Friends Vow to Keep Fighting for Disability Justice | KQED
Friends, activists and policy experts reflect on Alice Wong’s legacy as looming Medicaid cuts threaten critical services for disabled people in California and nationwide.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
December 2010. The week I sold my drums and moved to Seattle. Someday I'll find another snare like this one...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
THANK YOU, @edboywrites.bsky.social and @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social for inviting me to read at Ed's chapbook release last night in Tacoma! THANKS to Brit Guenthard, Brother Voxsax, and Cassie Crouton as well, for reading and performing. And, of course, THANKS to Bob's Java Jive for hosting us!
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Thank you to BOOKENDS REVIEW for publishing my short story, Sunburst Finish: thebookendsreview.com/2025/12/04/s...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thanks to CANVAS REBEL for featuring me: canvasrebel.com/meet-jason-t...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
I spent part of my childhood and teenage years in Newport, Oregon. I return frequently, and I'm disgusted and appalled that Felonious Trump wants to install an ICE detention facility here. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u... #RemoveTrumpNow
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Where the Waters Are Rough, a Fishing Town Confronts Trump’s Priorities
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
I just finished listening to my new novel and making a few hundred little changes to the third draft. I still have some minor details to iron out, but at 84,073 words, it's probably 96% complete. My deadline is Dec 31!
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This is me in 2020, finishing grad school under lockdown. At least I had extra writing time!
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
My flash fiction piece, MFA Ave, appeared in Meetinghouse, Dartmouth College's literary magazine. It's available only in print, but I've added it to my website: jmthornberry.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/m...
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MFA Ave.
I took my poem to the mechanic today…
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Only one piece on my Substack, but you can find it here... substack.com/@jasonmthorn...
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Jason M. Thornberry | Substack
Jason M. Thornberry’s writing appears in the Los Angeles Review of Books, World Literature Today, Maryland Literary Review, JMWW, Letters Journal, North Dakota Quarterly, South Florida Poetry Journal,...
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
No one in Congress—Republicans, Democrats, Independents—should be paid during a government shutdown.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Two questions: Why are we paying Congress during a federal shutdown? How quickly would they iron things out, if they weren’t getting paid? If their fabulous health insurance had been revoked? I’ll tell you. There would be no government shutdowns. Not even for a day.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
I was a guest today on The Funky Writer Podcast. You can listen to it here: www.podbean.com/media/share/...
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🇬🇧📺 Classic British TV 📺🇬🇧 @classicbritishtv.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Prunella Scales (22 June 1932 – 27 October 2025) R.I.P
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