Writer of dark speculative & crime fiction. Editor at @RHP_Press
Louisville, KY
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My crime story Mama will be out this fall in the Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026 edited by @stephycha & @meganeabbott from @HarperCollins @MarinerBooks
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X, Fam! The print edition for Tales from Terrebonne is now up for pre-order through Barnes & Noble! More links soon! Thank you all for the amazing support!! Cheers, Rock and a Hard Place Press, @RobSmith3, @VictorDeAnda, @SuzJay11, and @KellieScottReed!
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With Criterion Collection having recently released the massive Stanley Kubrick collection, I thought some would be interested in this essay on the director working with pulp writer Jim Thompson. The two collaborated on The Killing and Paths of Glory. crimereads.com/kubrick-jim-t…
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Soho is giving away 35 copies of my new book, HEAVY SUGAR, on Goodreads. Last week to enter: goodreads.com/giveaway/enter…
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My friend Sheena Lester told me that this essay read to her like a film. Indeed, that made me happy as I imagine most of my writings, essays or fiction, as movies in my mind. crimereads.com/clubs-new-yor… via @cr
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I have a surprise for you on Cold Caller Magazine tomorrow ... it's a kind of 'premiere' 🕵️♂️
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For #Noirvember, I wrote for The Brooklyn Rail about the intercoursing of noir with erotica in 1981, and the creation of my favorite film genre: the fuck noir.
Read it: brooklynrail.org/2026/11/fil…
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Rewind your mind back to the 1980s and rediscover this classic album | Explore our retrospective tribute here: album.ink/EPMDstrbus
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For me, "Paid in Full" was the best hood film ever made. crimereads.com/paid-in-full/
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THIS DROPPED TODAY! THE MAN'S BOOK IS OUT AND IT IS MEANER THAN A PIT VIPER! ORDER DIRECT THROUGH LINK, FRIENDS.
THIS IS A DON'T MISS.
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Sixty-five crime dramas, ranked: the Netflix binge list for anyone who likes their nights long and their detectives haunted. #CrimeTV
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As we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, I look back at my grandma's love for NYC/NJ supermarkets. Shopping for the holidays with her was always a delight. crimereads.com/supermarket-p…
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My debut Tales from Terrebonne drops on 11/10! Print edition links coming soon, but Kindle's up for pre-order!
Thank you @RobSmith3, @VictorDeAnda & the entire RHP Team! Special thanks to @KellieScottReed and @CW_Blackwell!!
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An imaginative producer who fashioned a lasting body of beautiful and unsettling films on meager budgets, Val Lewton revolutionized the horror genre with his work at RKO Studios.
#NoirAlley presents a triple feature of his work tonight at midnight and Sunday beginning at 10am ET
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We want to keep you updated on the reviews we post each week (Now).
If you already have a big TBR list, don’t worry, we’ll remind you of the upcoming books as they’re about to be published (Later).
This week we have reviews of 4 books. Read them now: bestthrillerbooks.com/review…
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Intoxication by Lynda Williams
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#poetry #noir #story #flashfiction #shortstory #goodreads #readingcommunity #dirtyrealism #writingcommunity #publishingcommunity #bristolnoir #submisssionsopen
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A Tulsa job, a bad connection, and nobody walking away clean. Albert Tucher's new hard-boiled flash fiction is live. #CrimeFiction #FlashFiction mysterytribune.com/the-tulsa…
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The Butterfly Collector by Eamonn Furey
bristolnoir.co.uk/site/the-b…
#poetry #noir #story #flashfiction #shortstory #goodreads #readingcommunity #dirtyrealism #writingcommunity #publishingcommunity #bristolnoir #submisssionsopen
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