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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Lowlife Lit Press merch, c/o Scott Holstad

My New Lowlife Lit Press Merch is Making Me Look a Little Crazy!

Just got my new Lowlife Lit Press shirt and asked my wife to take a photo of me in it. Look at what happened to me when I was just supposed to look "Normal" for the pic! Heh. Love the shirt and the slogan: "Write. Drink. Submit. Repeat." Badass and an apt description of most …

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My Story “Demonology 2025” Published in Bristol Noir Magazine!

Bristol Noir -- "Demonology 2025" by Scott C. Holstad The fine people at Bristol Noir magazine were kind enough to very likely exit their normal comfort zone to publish a story of mine that is probably a bit more quiet horror than noir, but I think I was able to marry elements of each so …

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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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