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John Waddy Bullion @johnwaddy.bsky.social · 4h

Read an excerpt of ELECTROCUTION IS A PORTMANTEAU at the link below. If you like what you read, hit up the @bruisermag.com store or contact me directly to get a copy, for the⚡️electrifyingly⚡️low price of $10! www.bruisermag.com/bullion_elec...

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Excerpt from ELECTROCUTION IS A PORTMANTEAU by John Waddy Bullion - BRUISER

John Waddy Bullion is a Fort Worth-based writer of fiction and nonfiction and the author of This World Will Never Run Out of Strangers (Cowboy

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 19h

Learning about the “good deal!” and “nice deal!” and “oh, very nice deal!” and “wow, significant deal!” phrasing in Publisher’s Marketplace, and it is both objectively hilarious and gross

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Remembering it’s the first day of the NHL season

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I was floored to receive such a generous blurb from a writer I've long admired. Mary Miller's work - stories in particular -are some of the stories that got me into writing short fiction all those years ago. ASK ME ABOUT THE MONEY is out on Nov 3. Preorders are available wherever books are sold.

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy publication day to @johnwaddy.bsky.social’s ELECTROCUTION IS A PORTMANTEAU from @bruisermag.com I had the opportunity to blurb this, and you do not want to miss it!

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John Waddy Bullion @johnwaddy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

⚡️Out now from @bruisermag.com’s zine series: a long standalone story(?) a non-fiction novella(?) a Marksonian pastiche(?) a book report(?) a thing (✅) from me about two uniquely American innovations: the electric guitar and the electric chair⚡️ shop.bruisermag.com/product/elec...

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ELECTROCUTION IS A PORTMANTEAU - zine by John Waddy Bullion

"Like grazing a live wire, ELECTROCUTION IS A PORTMANTEAU seizes you and doesn't let go. An assemblage of poignant, funny, and utterly devastating rock 'n' roll histories and electric-chair mythologie...

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 24/09/2026

ANOTHER ONE BRUISER ZINE 012: ELECTROCUTION IS A PORTMANTEAU, a brilliant work of nonfiction by @johnwaddy.bsky.social. Read the excerpt today. Copies will be available tomorrow at the BRUISER x Broken River Books reading at Floating Bookshop in OKC—online orders live now. Let’s rock! ↓

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I just need to keep telling myself this. Keep telling myself. Keep…

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Learned mine will be the last story in The Feathertale Review’s final issue. I published my first story there in 2010 and became a Writer-at-Large shortly after. Since then, it’s published a bunch of my stories, won a couple Canadian National Magazine Awards, and it’s been a helluva ride.

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Woke up to an acceptance! Excited to be part of @thetwinbill.bsky.social’s World Series issue, which will come out later next month!

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If Ouroboros is going to be the title of my novel, I reeeeeeeeally need to learn how to spell it right the first time

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Couldn’t get a picture so you’re just gonna have to trust me on this one, but the clouds over the Walmart are spectacular

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Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Desert Nights, Rising Stars is fast approaching. Join a community of writers. Oct. 16-17. 3 days, 75+ sessions + a legendary line-up. Learn more at piper.asu.edu/conference#a.... With @asuenglish.bsky.social

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yesterday I wrote 3800 words on the novel AFTER I rewrote 1200 words of the academic essay AFTER I graded five comp classes AFTER I taught and now this morning my head hurts.

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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"So we throw out other people’s recognition. What’s left for us to prize? I think it’s this: to do (and not do) what we were designed for. That’s the goal of all trades, all arts, and what each of them aims at: that the thing they create should do what it was designed to do.” —Marcus Aurelius

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My love language is setting down my wallet or keys or sunglasses and saying to myself “that’s a terrible place to put that,“ and then losing them

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NEW ON PATREON: Roger and Rob talk to author Colin Brightwell about his stories, their inspiration, and the overall writing process. Patreon memberships start at $5/month. Your support helps us pay our authors and keep the magazine going: bit.ly/4wLXH5V

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm so excited for this story collection, forthcoming Feb 2027. Here's a brief interview with Kathleen along with a cover reveal at Debutiful (preorders available wherever books are sold): debutiful.net/2026/09/18/s...

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See the cover for Gold in the Furnace - Debutiful

Kathleen McNamara’s Gold in the Furnace is a debut story collection exploring life at the edges of reality in the modern American West. Across landscapes shaped by fire, flood, and snow, McNamara’s ch...

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

hey i really really liked it

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can’t wait for this to come out and for everybody to get their hands on it!

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John Waddy Bullion @johnwaddy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

some very nice people said some very nice things about something I made that’s coming out next week ⚡️ @jonathanin2k.bsky.social @keersteemack.bsky.social @juscarts.com @bruisermag.com

"John Waddy Bullion could've submitted this as a dissertation on the history of electricity. Instead, he wires something uncontainable into our nerves, our veins, the marrow of our bones, each turn of the page rattling our teeth looser, our hair , catching fire."
Jonathan Danielson-
author of The Lowest Basin: Arizona Stories

"Bullion at his best: a balancing act of breezy humor and horrid brutality, blending history, pop culture, and capital punishment into a single narrative.
Bullion doesn't just throw the switch. He lights
'em the fuck up."
Kirsti MacKenzie
author of Better to Beg

"There's no writer better equipped to trace the etymology of
"electrocution" like Bullion, whose work always veers into the most electrifying spaces, the most surprising worlds."
Justin Carter
author of Brazos

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Had the opportunity to speak with ASU’s undergraduate advanced fiction workshop today. I remember the speakers I had in my workshops when I was an undergrad at ASU, so it was a total full circle moment.

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

me posting online: oh man my first draft is such a mess 😅 me by myself: but…is this the best thing I’ve ever written??

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Taking screenshots of that Franzen interview for future use…

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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

All the degradations of modern life, and yet: the seventh inning stretch remains inviolate.

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This ASU game only hurts if you haven’t been trained your entire life to expect this from ASU games

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Fall is here, baby! Bring on the pumpkin spice!

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Honestly, this feeling never gets old

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just had a huge box filled with copies of my book land on my doorstep! Hopefully see you at Phoenix Public Library’s Local Author Fair on November 7!

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Only 37??? A child still. A kid. A freaking baby!

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"What's most interesting about Alexander's writing is the horrific version of nature he creates, and why it's horrific." Thoughtful review of Suicide Valley Trail Maintenance up today on @briefecology.bsky.social! @colincalexander.bsky.social www.briefecology.com/the-eco-upda...

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Eco Review | Suicide Valley: Trail Maintenance — Brief Ecology

Review by Ben Lockwood

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Submitted an application for an academic job about an hour after it posted. Even if I don’t get an interview, I hope they’ll let me know if I was the first to apply.

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Excited to be part of the Phoenix Public Library’s Local Author Fair on November 7! Check out the full lineup of great Arizona authors here, and I hope to see you there!

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

@spencerfleury.bsky.social's incredibly funny new novel is out in 2 weeks! Get it now for $4 off the cover price while still on pre-order. It's got a stoner, a murder, and a mutiny on a military ship. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

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The Shitbird | Stanchion

The Shitbird is the story of Colin McAllister, a seaman in the US Coast Guard, and a poor fit for the role at best. He’s an outsider, a stoner with a bad attitude and a smart mouth, a combo that often...

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Stephanie Austin @stephanieaustin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I have an essay in this inaugural issue -- my first "real" essay in a super long time. I wrote about a guy I went out with who was obsessed with "Crash into Me" by Dave Matthews and thus, *I* became obsessed with "Crash into Me" by Dave Matthews.

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The thing about the academic job market is I’m not moving. Unless, of course, someone gives me a really good offer. Someone give me a really good offer!

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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Asked Alexa to play ”I Saw the Light” and it refused. Flat out refused. Wouldn’t play it by Hank, Willie, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Dolly Parton, you name it. Might be a sign for today.

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Sandra Newman @sannewman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Dance like no one's watching. No, not like that. Wrong. More spontaneous.

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