Reposted by Russell W JohnsonRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 29/06/2026THE DESERT JUDGES YOU: Check out June's fantastic story by Dustin Triplett, new this month at Stone's Throw: www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw... #flashfiction #crimefiction 042
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026There is a fine line between persistence and mental illness 010
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Trump will release the Epstein files right after he releases his taxes. 020
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026No genre fiction allowed on this snooty flight. 000
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Every once in a while, literature offers us a story that champions the spirit of humanity.This is NOT that story. DIRTBAGS is a modern classic of Southern gothic and noir from @erykpruitt.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/44wCbWX 084
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 21/10/2025That’s something I think we all can relate to. 010
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonRon Earl Phillips @ronearl.bsky.social · 20/10/2025These things sneak up on you. Last book of the year. 052
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 13/10/2025No matter where you go, there you are. 120
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Trump can still win the Nobel Peace Prize if Mike Pence has the courage to do the right thing. 000
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025I love when ex-heroin addicts lecture people about taking prescription drugs 000
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonBeau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Well lookie hrrrrr. Let’s get ready to rumble!! I kid, of course. @gabino.bsky.social and @christafaust.bsky.social would wipe the floor with me. Either way, fun should be had! Drop by if you can. 082
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonBeau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Once more, for the afternoon crowd. If you’re feeling generous, I could use a boost. 054
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonMeagan Lucas @meaganlucas.bsky.social · 29/07/2025How fucking lucky are we? All these brilliant books came out this week! @cwblackwell.bsky.social @russellwjohnson.bsky.social @skbarnidge.bsky.social 2132
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonJeff Sexton @bookanon.com · 31/07/2025#BookReview: The Miner's Myth by @russellwjohnson.bsky.social (via @shotgunhoney.com). Solid Conclusion With One Significant Flaw. #amreading #mystery #courtroom #drama #legal #WestVirginia #police #family #secrets #appalachia #BookSky 📚💙⚡ bookanon.com/2025/07/31/b... 023
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonMeagan Lucas @meaganlucas.bsky.social · 14/07/2025I stole this pic from @russellwjohnson.bsky.social it's from the Backroads Noir Gathering on Friday night. I think it sums everything up perfectly. Love these folks. 072
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonCasey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 22/07/2025Happy pub day to the awesome @russellwjohnson.bsky.social!!! 011
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonCasey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 22/07/2025So grateful to have been asked for a blurb. Here it is, and every single word is true. @russellwjohnson.bsky.social is a damn talent! 0132
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Book 3, the final chapter of the Mountaineer Mystery Series, is available for pre-order. Hope you’ll check it out. shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...shotgunhoney.comThe Miner’s MythSometimes the Devil you know is better than the one you don’t. That’s a hard truth Sheriff Mary Beth Cain is reluctantly coming to terms with. After ridding Southern West Virginia of her moth… 030
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Wanted to share some good news. Although I’m finishing up my Mountaineer Mystery Series with Book 3, THE MINER’S MYTH, due July 15, my writing career is just getting started. I’ll be transitioning to my first legal thriller that was recently sold to Red Adept Publishing. Stay tuned. 020
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/03/2025“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said. “If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comJudge releases detained Venezuelan couple with temporary protected statusThe judge said the detention of the couple was baseless and unlawful. 7444378411479
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Not satisfied with purchasing a Presidential Election to become co-President, Sissy SpaceX now wants to buy himself a Supreme Court judge in Wisconsin. You can end his shopping spree, Wisconsinites! 🚫 💰 #VoteForJudgeSusanCrawford 🗳️ ✅ 👍 This is super important. 30525667516452
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”washingtonpost.comRFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientistMarks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.” 11933224913315
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother. 24274385514194
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is making a surprised face and saying `` oh , snap ! ''ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a surprised face and saying `` oh , snap ! '' 030
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Whatever happened to the "5 things " DoGe emails ? Talked to someone really smart who just left gov, who said all the emails bounced back as inbox full. Already forgotten Typical Ready Fire Aim 1435432157370
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Free speech warriors and conservatives who fight for the First Amendment and bla bla bla, please defend this. A student arrested by masked individuals on campus for writing an OP-ED! Federal Government Detains International Student at Tufts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...nytimes.comRumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Student, Is Detained by ICEThe university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated, its president said in a late-night email to students and faculty members. 48818348
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonClara Dolderman @claradolderman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025This is great. I hope they are wildly successful, as they deserve to be!! 241154159
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 12/03/2025If Canada becomes the 51st state does that mean we can get universal health care? 000
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 10/03/2025The triumvirate of Putin, Trump, and Musk should bring a permanent end to the James Bond franchise. No fictional villain could ever outdo this reality. 010
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Movie idea: THE MATRIX REALITY where it turns out the simulation is the true world and Neo was just a depressed loner with delusions of grandeur 000
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 08/03/2025I’m starting to think the Trump-Russia thing wasn’t a hoax 000
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025I’m starting to think Trump was lying when he said he didn’t know anything about Project 2025 010
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Any othe writers struck by the irony? www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai...computing.co.ukOpenAI accuses DeepSeek of stealing IPMicrosoft-backed OpenAI has accused Chinese competitor DeepSeek of using its proprietary models to train its own system. 020
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 12/01/2025magazine.wvu.edu/stories/2024...magazine.wvu.eduWVU Magazine | Russell Johnson: A coal country kid turned writerWhen Johnson graduated from West Virginia University in 1999 — a double major in English and history with a minor in creative writing — the former Calliope staff member and writer for the Daily Athena... 010
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 06/12/2024I’m 47 years old. There have been six recessions in my lifetime. 1980, 1981, 1990, 2001, 2007, 2020. What do each of these have in common? 130
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonTitan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 05/12/2024We are thrilled to announced that Titan Books has acquired two novels and a short story collection by Bram Stoker Award®-winning horror author @haileypiperfights.bsky.social! ✨ 2433043
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Agree. Neal is a good dude. But WVU nation deserves a nationally relevant team that’s in the top 25 more years than not. 030
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024media.tenor.coma man with a beard is making a funny face .ALT: a man with a beard is making a funny face . 000
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024media.tenor.coma man is praying with his hands folded in front of his face .ALT: a man is praying with his hands folded in front of his face . 010
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Had a great time cheering on #wvubasketball in the Bahamas, and The Moonshine Messiah merch made it on TV 010
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The Mountaineer Mystery Series has been included with the Best of West Virginia items at Tamarack! 030
Reposted by Russell W JohnsonRob D. Smith @robdsmith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Books from @meaganlucas.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social @coyhall.bsky.social @keithrosson.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social @russellwjohnson.bsky.social @bamawriter.bsky.social @mcginley.bsky.social and more! 2125
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024media.tenor.coma man in a striped shirt is yawning in a bathroom .ALT: a man in a striped shirt is yawning in a bathroom . 020
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024I hope you choose to use your powers for good. 000
Russell W Johnson @russellwjohnson.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Democratic voters have zero interest in protecting anyone who breaks the law. It’s one of the great things about not being in a personality cult. 010
