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Today at the St**k we're going BEHIND THE STORY with @tuskmor.com , talking about "Detox Mansion", inspired by Zevon's song of the same name. A story about survival, betrayal & the dangerous clarity that comes when there’s nowhere left to hide... open.substack.com/pub/literary...
Behind The StoryGet to know D.J. Tuskmoropen.substack.comTwo boys grow up together in a working-class Italian neighborhood. Two different paths. Nick Di Carlo's story of friendship, ambition, loyalty & the price of getting exactly what you think you deserve. Today at the Garage: literarygarage.com/the-life-and...
The Life and Times of Sammy Santello | Literary GarageAmbition, violence, and loyalty between two friends leave only one boy alive to remember..literarygarage.comWhat does a mother owe her child when protecting him may mean betraying someone else’s child? Told as a desperate prayer from a woman caught between love, guilt & the truth, "You and Me, Kid" by @frankbyrns.bsky.social is at the Garage: literarygarage.com/you-and-me-kid
YOU AND ME, KID | Literary GarageA mother’s devotion is tested when she discovers evidence that could send her only son to prison.literarygarage.comWhen the entire world is sent home, the classroom Beatriz once loved becomes another place where she has to hide. A quietly devastating flash about isolation, family & the students who disappeared behind black screens in 2020. Read Hector Duarte, Jr.'s story: literarygarage.com/stop-video-m...
Stop Video Mute Audio | Literary GarageA tense, moody story of a teenage girl as trouble approachesliterarygarage.comToday at the St**k, we go behind the story with @andrewcareaga.bsky.social, , author of “The Doctor’s Version,” inspired by Zevon’s “Charlie’s Medicine.” He discusses writing a narrator who sees himself as a savior, even as the truth tells a far darker story. open.substack.com/pub/literary...
Behind The StoryGet to know Andrew Careagaopen.substack.comAn abandoned house. A rocking chair in a shuttered room. A worn-out Elvis record that may still be playing long after everyone is gone. In “Mystery Train,” by Mike Lee, memory, longing & ghost-story atmosphere collide in a haunting journey through time. literarygarage.com/mystery-train
Mystery Train | Literary GarageA woman’s memories—and a worn Elvis record—linger inside the rocking chair of an abandoned Tennessee home.literarygarage.comOur Bad Intentions editor @kmwriter01.bsky.social has something to say about a list of the top 50 Zevon songs.....
Michael DowningSomeone ranked Warren Zevon’s 50 greatest songs. Naturally I read the list calmly, considered its merits, & prepared a measured response explaining why parts of it are completely wrong. Also, no “Sentimental Hygiene?” We need to talk… open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...
What happens when patriotism, desperation & bad intentions collide? Today’s Behind the Story takes us inside “Dime-Store Patriot” with author Dylan Demasi. open.substack.com/pub/literary...
Behind The ScenesGet to know Dylan Demasiopen.substack.comSuccess has a way of changing people. Sometimes it changes them into someone they never wanted to become. The Business Trip by @hmwilson.bsky.social is a slow-burning story about ambition, identity & quiet moments when a life begins to come apart. At the Garage: literarygarage.com/the-business...
The Business Trip | Literary GarageA story about the weight of expectationsliterarygarage.comBeauty isn't always what we see in the mirror. Today's story from Jill Williams, "The Fairest in the Land," is a powerful tale of friendship, grace, sacrifice, and discovering where true worth comes from. Read it now at the Garage. literarygarage.com/the-fairest-...
The Fairest In The Land | Literary GarageSometimes grace wears scarsliterarygarage.comYesterday's unexpected plot twist: our editor @kmwriter01.bsky.social had to explain to Fox News that he wasn't the late author with the same name. Meanwhile, our first BEHIND THE STORY feature debuted. Meet Zakariah Johnson & go behind his story in Bad Intentions open.substack.com/pub/literary...
Every story in Bad Intentions has its own voice, its own inspiration, and its own journey to the page. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing the writers behind the anthology, beginning with Zakariah Johnson. open.substack.com/pub/literary...
Behind The StoriesGet to Know Zakariah Johnsonopen.substack.comFor the lunch time crowd, today's last Zevon-inspired story from @scribblerotoole.bsky.social is a darkly funny tale about mortality, memory and one man's decision to go out on his own terms. Check it out at the Garage: literarygarage.com/last-orders-...
Last Orders at The Parting Glass | Literary GarageA bittersweet tale of mortality, single malt, and one final act of defiance.literarygarage.comLiterary GarageToday's story, Last Orders at The Parting Glass by @ajotoole.bsky.social is a fitting finale: funny, heartbreaking, quietly rebellious & deeply human. A darkly funny meditation on mortality, memory, and one man's decision to write his own ending See you on 7/07 literarygarage.com/last-orders-...
For the afternoon crowd. Check out today's excellent Zevon-inspired story from @kevinjmackey.bsky.social - in typical Zevon style, it combines love, danger, betrayal and surprise.
Literary GarageToday's Zevon-inspired story, "Business or Pleasure," by Kevin Mackey begins with an unexpected meeting in a gym & ends in a place neither character saw coming. In Warren Zevon's world, love, danger & betrayal often check into the same hotel. literarygarage.com/business-or-...
Today's Zevon-inspired story, "Business or Pleasure," by Kevin Mackey begins with an unexpected meeting in a gym & ends in a place neither character saw coming. In Warren Zevon's world, love, danger & betrayal often check into the same hotel. literarygarage.com/business-or-...
Business Or Pleasure | Literary GarageIn Warren Zevon's world, love, danger, and betrayal often check into the same hotelliterarygarage.comToday's Zevon-inspired feature is "Woodrow Wilson's Guns" by @bobarmstrongwriter.bsky.social It's a sweeping tale of music, love, crime & revolution. Like Zevon's best songs, it's a reminder the most unforgettable lives are often lived in the shadow of history literarygarage.com/woodrow-wils...
Woodrow Wilson's Guns | Literary GarageLike the best Zevon songs, "Woodrow Wilson's Guns" reminds us that history is often shaped not by heroes but by ordinary people trying to find love & redemption in extraordinary times.literarygarage.com