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Kent Gowran

@kentgowran.bsky.social

Chicago guy living in Water Valley.

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frayed skeletons β€” Blood+Honey by Frank Reardon β€œThe depths layered with sunlight swallowed the skeleton into the deep dark. The cars on the Tobin kept going to and from, horns honked. People screamed out their windows. The churc...

I have a new story out in Blood Honey, titled FRAYED SKELETONS.

This story deals w different pains and truths lurking in the heart n mind. Different for me to write abt

It's my 3rd story out in 2026, part of my untitled short story collection Click the link

www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/fray...

02.03.2026 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Look at this beautiful cover!! 😍

28.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Curious about how to integrate research into your historical crime fiction without resorting to the dreaded info-dump? Join this #writing class I’m teaching next month with Rock and a Hard Place Press! Lnk in 🧡to register!

25.02.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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The Loafin' Hyenas album (from 1990) is finally available again, now on Bandcamp. ttexedwards.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo...
'The Loafin' Hyenas, photographed by Margot Reyes. Hollywood, California, 1990....

09.11.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not to toot my own horn, but I’m super into this story that I wrote. Out today with @mrbullbull.bsky.social!

18.02.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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My Felonious Valentine: Romeo is Bleeding I've talked a few times about my affection for Peter Medak and Hilary Henkin 's Romeo is Bleeding and pretty much every time out I menti...

For Valentines' Day, I wrote about ROMEO IS BLEEDING #myfeloniousvalentine web.archive.org/web/20231123...

15.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s 1988 and The Dead Milkmen release their album Beelzebubba, featuring the song β€œSri Lankan Sex Hotel” which references Jim Thompson’s The Killer Inside Me. I’m 16 at that point, probably a year away from being turned onto Thompson. Now, 38 years later, I catch the reference of the first time.

14.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Calendar page showing it’s Friday the 13th

Calendar page showing it’s Friday the 13th

13.02.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Holy cats my book is coming out in 30ish days! I have a few interviews coming up over the next few weeks, but if you need any content for your bookish podcasts, substacks, blogs, thoughts, talks, etc… I am available for any and all! Here to talk lady crime fiction all day!

12.02.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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Volume 110, Number 4 - Southwest Review

New issue of @southwestreview.bsky.social is a stunner. It features a Needle Drops column where @meganabbott.bsky.social writes about Enya’s β€œMarble Halls” in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social on PLACES IN THE HEART, & much more. 6 bucks a copy. southwestreview.com/volume-110-n...

06.02.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

About that great writing news I teased…
I’m thrilled to announce I signed with RHP to publish my next novel, WAVES OF BURDEN. In working with the team last summer I found everyone to be passionate, dedicated, and so thoughtful. I can’t think of a better press to bring this story into the world.

07.02.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
The Low White Plain (A Grifter's Song Book 27) - Kindle edition by Garth, Paul J., Zafiro, Frank. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. The Low White Plain (A Grifter's Song Book 27) - Kindle edition by Garth, Paul J., Zafiro, Frank. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks...

My short noir novel, THE LOW WHITE PLAIN, in which in-love grifters hatch a fake kidnapping plot that gets out of hand during a once in a lifetime winter storm that ends up with a lot of occultist neo-Nazis and their political benefactors dying very badly is back in print today.
a.co/d/iaGzMvc

24.01.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper Edgar winner Harper’s riveting latest (after The Last King of California) follows a trio of Los Angeles strivers who investigate...

"Razor-sharp dialogue and vivid prose ... conjure an intoxicating atmosphere of glamor and decay, while Harper’s distinct characters elicit deep emotional investment. The result is a glittering neo-noir with staying power."

www.publishersweekly.com/9780316458405

16.01.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Talking Scared 2026 begins!!

Kristi DeMeester talks us through the curses, spells and hypocritical prayers in her new witchy novel: DARK SISTERS. We discuss purity culture, noughties cruelty, and her childhood in the fundamentalist church.

Wherever you get podcasts.

08.01.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
The cover of Michael Wehunt's new novel, NIGHTJARS, with the release date of 9/29/26

The cover of Michael Wehunt's new novel, NIGHTJARS, with the release date of 9/29/26

Announcing my new novel, NIGHTJARS, out September 29, 2026 from St. Martin's Press. Pre-orders are open now.

This one is leaner, bloodier, darker, and full of my grim heart. I can't wait for you to nestle under its wing.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Does the nightjar remember the night?

07.01.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 10
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TWO FROM ERYK PRUITT: Lake Castor is full of shady people making even shadier choices. Find out how and pick up both books by @erykpruitt.bsky.social for that gritty noir reader in your life today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN

05.01.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to my friend, @briankeene.bsky.social for setting this up for me. I'm a proud guy, HATE doing this, and I get times are tough, I'd be forever grateful to help me bridge the gap. The story is Brian's GFM post, my back is fucked, full story over on my Insta page

The link: gofund.me/bafa601f8

03.01.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Many thanks. Happy New Year, Jed.

01.01.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Electric Wizard’s Come My Fanatics… album cover.

Electric Wizard’s Come My Fanatics… album cover.

Electric Wizard’s Come My Fanatics… is now 29 years old. Still remember finding it flipping through new releases in a long gone record store whose name I’ve forgotten (probably could’ve named it 2 years ago, but, y’know, brain damage). Sounds fantastic this afternoon.

01.01.2026 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reprint Story: Nebula Quest! | Laird Barron Get more from Laird Barron on Patreon

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01.01.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get some ❀️❀️❀️

30.12.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My writing in 2025 (a thread):
My latest novel, SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET, came out from Soho Crime on 2/4/25 (the paperback will be available on 1/6/26): www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768961...

30.12.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's RELEASE DAY! Vol 3 has some absolutely phenomenal stories that dive deep into the dark, the unknown, and the truly terrifying. Be sure to pick up your copy and check out the work of these authors!

#dwantho #darkwaterspodcast #shortstories #anthology #newrelease

31.12.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Hey hey, looky here ... now y'all can listen me yap about THE SMALL HOURS.

get it here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...

28.12.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chthonica #16: Brian Evenson, Gemma Files, and Prof. Brandon R. Grafius on Horror and Religion!
YouTube video by Chthonica Chthonica #16: Brian Evenson, Gemma Files, and Prof. Brandon R. Grafius on Horror and Religion!

It's a Christmas miracle! Horror greats @gemmafiles.bsky.social and @brianevenson.bsky.social join Professor @bgrafius.bsky.social and me to talk about the inextirpable intersection of horror & religion! What a rich, rollicking conversation! Happy holidays to all πŸŽ„ πŸŽƒ
youtu.be/KAIsEKjH_PQ

24.12.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
The Low White Plain (A Grifter's Song Book 27) - Kindle edition by Garth, Paul J., Zafiro, Frank. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. The Low White Plain (A Grifter's Song Book 27) - Kindle edition by Garth, Paul J., Zafiro, Frank. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks...

Hey, if you got a gift card to the big A and you’re looking for something to spend it on, the reissue of my bleak and brutal snowstorm heist gone wrong noir is up for preorder
a.co/d/irqt9k6

25.12.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Ink drawing close up of hand clawing at grassy soil

Ink drawing close up of hand clawing at grassy soil

Some artwork in progress for my band Drouth, plans for 2026 to be announced in the near future. Listen at Drouth.bandcamp.com #inkdrawing #inkart

24.12.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Debbie Harry and Lemmy

Debbie Harry and Lemmy

24.12.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lemmy of MotΓΆrhead with some Christmas cheer.

Lemmy of MotΓΆrhead with some Christmas cheer.

The reason for the season.
Lemmy Kilmister born on this day in 1945.

24.12.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People might say that pre-ordering my book for someone would make for a lousy Christmas present. But! Not only will it gift your loved ones a sizzling piece of neon noir that may well end up chiseled on the tombstone of the American Empire, but it will also reach them about delaying gratification.

23.12.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1