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Paul J. Garth

@pauljgarth.bsky.social
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BAMS Distinguished Story writer (twice!) Midwestern Gothic and Nebraska Noir. Crime fiction. Doom metal. Editor for Rock and a Hard Place magazine. Shotgun Honey alum. Should probably be writing. Might be playing Warhammer

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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If you’d said in 2016 the government would be making *fucking snuff films* a thousand of the worst people you know would have condescendingly told you you were overreacting.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Christo-fascists in this country are so in love with the god of terror and death the government is making a god damn snuff film.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh and the hotel shootout in No Country, duh. Not the motel, the hotel. And I love that I have to specify.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Throwing the circular saw blades in COMMANDO. Actually pretty much just the entirety of COMMANDO
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I love the apartment scene but think I prefer the manor scene with Clive Owen, each of them working to flush the other out. So goddamn good.
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Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On sale for $1.99 ghost stories. Edited by Ellen Datlow openroadmedia.com/ebook/the-da...
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The Dark
<b>This award-winning horror anthology is the “yardstick by which future ghost fiction will be measured”—featuring Tanith Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, and others (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review).
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
At the end of the night, if I have my writing for the day done, and I’ve done some good reading, and my models are built or painted, I allow myself to play some Diablo. And ya know what? This game whips ass.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is the 1st story I wrote after taking a long time away from writing stories (writing novels will do that). But goddamn did it feel good to be back. And goddamn am I thrilled at Lawrence and Michelle’s response to it. I’m so lucky they’re editors and I’m so excited for people to read it.
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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Haunting, bleak, & timeless, @pauljgarth.bsky.social 's STEAM ENGINE captures the deadly journey of two modern day drifters on a train bound to nowhere. Coming out in DAYDREAM BELIEVER, released on September 29th from @shotgunhoney.com ! Coedited by moi and @writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I say this as a man over 40 considering starting a letterboxd account
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Every time a man over 40 thinks to himself, “I should start a Letterboxd account”, everyone around him instantly takes 3d10 psychic damage.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Resident Evil IV and Diablo IV have incredibly similar openings, both reflecting the terror and mystery inherent in small towns and closed cultures. In this essay I will…
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This sounds fun!
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
DON'T LOOK TWICE: Check out this month's great story on STONE'S THROW by Lisa Robertson. You might be seeing double. Read it today: bit.ly/4i7paLZ #flashfiction #crimefiction
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
18 year olds are dumb. God knows I was. But I thought I was so smart! I dunno I just think it’s important to admit when you’ve been fooled or when you lead with emotion. It’s not ideal obviously but it’s understandable at a human level. Insisting on it when you know better is even worse.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
TO BE FAIR it was released in late 03 when the admin was *obviously* lying about Iraq and I think the whole environment contributed to it sticking more than it would have otherwise.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I genuinely believe any dude who is about 40 years old who says he wasn’t at least super interested in a lot of the ideas in loose change is probably fibbing. I can’t say I ever believed it wholesale, but I certainly entertained the “did they know and let it happen” theories more than I should have
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You monster
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I dunno. I don’t have words. Except this. Andy Williams forever. Punk rock forever. Heavy metal forever. Bang your fucking head.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
maybe Moor and then we lay down exhausted and think about this dude who gave us so much love and taught us to tour and how to perform and how to be punk without being a cliche and to never forget the fun .
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I grew up with every time I die. The loss of Andy is genuine and huge and I think tonight we should just give people huge and play big riffs and if the mood strikes you punch a hole in the fucking wall and keep ripping so the drywall tears totally out and Map Change and Roman Holiday are playing and
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Jesus this is good.
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Kung-fu Eyebrows @blindenmuth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Apropos of nothing Stray Bullets is a fantastic comic
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Oh, also, speaking of me, I’m actually in this collection too, doing a riff on the Monkee’s STEAM ENGINE. It features, natch, wintery noir, ultra violence, fucked up families, and trains! bsky.app/profile/writ...
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hey, my novella (more a short novel, really) THE LOW WHITE PLAIN is back out and available in paperback. Get it if you like wintery noir, fucked up families, really big guns, triple crosses, and ultraviolence (specifically perpetuated on shithead neo-nazis). Oh and maybe a bit of occultism to!
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
God damn.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy solstice. May your days be long, the sun be warm, and the dirt soft beneath your feet.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
You know who I think should add soup to their menu? Taco bell. It'd be amazing, and we all know it.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
DO IT
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Guillotines.
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
HAPPY EARTH DAY: To celebrate, RHP is offering their climate change crime fiction anthology for a discounted price of 99 cents for a limited time. Grab your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK #crimefiction #climatechange #earthday2026
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Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
May 29th it is happening.
The cover of Boards of Canada's upcoming album INFERNO holy shit good things still happen
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
EARTH DAY SALE On Fire and Under Water: A Climate Change Crime Fiction Anthology is on sale for Earth day. 99 Cents for one of the best anthologies of the year, including at least one selection for Best American Mystery and Suspense. GET IT HERE: www.amazon.com/Fire-Under-W...
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Oh my god my jaw fucking DROPPED
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
ANTHONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN: If you're a Bouchercon voter, please consider nominating one of RHP's two eligible collections. Thanks again for your support.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
It’s a good thing I don’t have your number or we’d be texting late into the night, just one GO BIG RED after another.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Brother, can I give you a GO BIG RED
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Nebraska: WERE A BASKETBALL SCHOOL NOW, MOTHERFUCKERS
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Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
What's this? My new novel from @rarebirdlit.bsky.social is available for preorder! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Mighti...
New novel Mightier than the Sword coming Fall 2026 and available for preorder now.
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Andy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
time to be a good little irish chicagoan on st. patrick’s day and watch THE FUGITIVE
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
THIS IS HOW I FIND OUT DREW STRUZAN DIED?!?! WHAT THE FUCK.
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Liam Quane 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @specificityarchives.com · 11/03/2026
The only political Kennedy not affected by the Kennedy curse is Leon.
Leon Kennedy sitting on a throne.
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
BioWare’s best!
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Heather Levy 🌈 @heatherlevy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Bouchercon ballots are out! My queer suspense is eligible for Best Paperback Original, and I’d be forever thankful for your nomination! 😘
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Rob D. Smith @robdsmith.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Check out this interview with @marythor.bsky.social from @dosomedamage.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/dosomeda...
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Midwest Shadows: A Conversation with Mary Thorson
The award-winning short story writer talks moral darkness, historical horrors, and the quiet dread lurking in everyday places.
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"Spooky" Gene Rayburn @generayburn.com · 09/03/2026
I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.
Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other
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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 09/03/2026
🚨New @andymboyle.bsky.social story!!! inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-my-...
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My Battery Is Low and It’s Getting Dark by Andy Boyle
4:14:02 p.m. — it’s me again. I know you won’t text me back, but I had to tell you I’m finally doing it. I’m leaving him. for good. forever.
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DoSomeDamage @dosomedamage.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Q: How do you build dread in a short story? @marythor.bsky.social: It’s about playing chicken, pushing characters to the edge repeatedly—the edge of what they shouldn’t do, shouldn’t see, shouldn’t pursue. Then asking: what happens if they keep going? dosomedamage.substack.com/publish/post...
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Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I got to hang out with @marythor.bsky.social and @smccaffery.bsky.social on the @rhppress.bsky.social Patreon podcast, where we talked about Mary’s new collection, A WOMANS GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME. It was very fun, and we promise you’ll enjoy listening to it! www.patreon.com/posts/womens...
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A Women's Guide To True Crime | Rock and a Hard Place Press
Get more from Rock and a Hard Place Press on Patreon
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Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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