I wanted stories with working class people fed up with the daily grind, waking up to the idea that our economic system is built for a small fraction of people and that the American Dream is a kind of lullaby they sing to us to keep us showing up to work on time.… more
Tag Archives: Jim Thompson
Jordan Harper
BULL Interview by Brian Charles FrankI always say, “I don’t do action. I do violence.” I want the violence to hit. And the way I do that is I focus on making it as small as possible. To me, a machine gun isn’t as dramatic as a six-shooter, and a six-shooter isn’t as dramatic as a baseball bat. The more you can make it about one body trying to affect another body, change you, break you, really that’s the way to head, because we’ve all felt pain.… more
David Tromblay
BULL Interview by drevlowI never concern myself with plot. I create characters, give them something to do, and put shit in the way. At the keyboard, I’m both the Lord and Lucifer, and my characters are all Job.… more
GATEWAY TO NIRVANA
Moans from the Condiment Fridge by Frank ReardonThe humor, the hatred of day jobs, the drinking, the gambling on life, the madness of the grind, giving away your soul for pennies on the dollar, I knew that world. I lived in that world.… more
Willy Vlautin
BULL InterviewI’ve always been drawn to people who were a little banged up, a little wobbly on their feet. I think, most likely, because I’ve always felt that way. I’ve always been balancing on the edge of trying and giving up. Keeping my shit together or destructing.… more
Jake Hinkson
BULL Interview by Frank ReardonI wanted to tell a story set in that world that would also be a pretty accurate description of that world. People aren’t cliches. No one perfectly fits into a stereotype, even when they commit their whole life to being a stereotype.… more
This is What Killed Manuel “Cheyenne” Gutiérrez…
Moans from the Condiment Fridge by Frank ReardonSince the shit bomb went off earlier this year. Since the sickness came, killing well over 200,000 like a Gatling gun. Since the astronomical loss of jobs happened under a racist Nazi President who is actively blackmailing the country by holding back any chance of stimulus until after the election thus sending millions to bread… more
Frank Reardon
BULL Interview by Benjamin DrevlowLet’s not mince words here. Frank Reardon makes his living as a butcher in Minot, North Dakota. Let’s just imagine for a moment the type of stories a butcher in Minot, North Dakota might tell. Now imagine a guy with the hard-earned writing chops of a Charles Bukowski or Larry Brown. Frank Reardon has published… more
