RIP, Neeli Cherkovski

Story from the New York Times: Neeli Cherkovski, Poet Who Chronicled the Beat Generation, Dies at 78. Hank: The Life of Charles Bukowski by Neeli Cherkovski Cherkovski was well-liked by many people, unless one included many mainstream press book reviewers. (I write that last comment more as a reflection of my memories some 25-30 years …

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New Story Featured in Bristol Noir Magazine: “Acquiring Experience, Making Friends”

Bristol Noir Magazine -- Scott C Holstad Preview - 3-28-2024 I have a new story titled "Acquiring Experience, Making Friends" featured on the Bristol Noir: Curiously Dark Fiction website. It's a little different than many of my stories published over the past year in that it's a longer work, at 1,500+ words. However, I've been …

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Sporting Mad Swirl Merch

Last month I posted that a story of mine was just published in Mad Swirl magazine. (To go straight to the story, click on this link.) I meant to add, and forgot until now, that they've got cool merch. My post today is a collage of me sporting a Mad Swirl shirt. If you've read …

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The Defunct Heat City Literary Review

Does anyone remember the high quality, short lived Heat City Literary Review? It was a really nice literary journal, based if I recall correctly in Boston. It seemed very promising. Their first couple of issues were very high quality using professional materials, excellent professional perfect bound glossy covers, about 90 pages. I loved their covers …

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“Dollar Storing” Featured in Mad Swirl Magazine

It was my first trip to a dollar store anywhere, this one on Broadway, and she was aghast that I’d never been to one before. Dollar Tree was her idea of a darn good time. I was back in Knoxville after burning through money in Beverly Hills like Satan was after it. Had some good times, paying the price after. …