Poet, writer & author Scott C. Holstad reads a dirty realism short story titled "Premeditated" that was published in Bristol Noir magazine in August 2025.
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My Bukowski-inspired Story, “Premeditated,” Published by Bristol Noir
I said, “Asshole, admit you’re a fraud! Admit you can’t write! Admit you pay other people to write your crap. What, a bum on Skid Row? A middle school dropout? Are they even fucking literate? Do you even give a shit? How much do you pay ‘em? Tell me, TELL ME!!!”
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Bristol Noir Publishes my Dirty Realism Noir Story “Always Knew It Would Be Like This”
Bristol Noir has been cool enough to publish a number of different stories and types of stories by me over the past few years, but this 2,000+ word new story titled "Always Knew It Would Be Like This" is probably the closest I've come to actual noir tone and style in my paying homage to …
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Newly Published in Bristol Noir Magazine: “Once, the Meek Died Young!”
Bristol Noir Magazine: Scott C. Holstad's "Once, the Meek Died Young" I have a long new poem titled "Once, the Meek Died Young" up today in the March 10, 2025 issue of Bristol Noir: Curiously Dark Fiction. I think this may be the 5th piece of mine they've published in the past year and I'm …
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New Story Featured in Bristol Noir Magazine: “The Final Episode?”
Bristol Noir Magazine: Scott C. Holstad's story The Final Episode? I have a new story titled "The Final Episode?" in the November 28, 2024 issue of Bristol Noir: Curiously Dark Fiction. It's very different from the other stories of mine Bristol Noir has published this year and, for me at least, ends on an upbeat …
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