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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Scott Holstad reads “Hollywood Party Scene(s)”
I hope you all enjoy this short story. It's a bit over the top, but could it be true? Ah, that's not the point. It's Fiction, not NonFiction, right? Lemme know what you think because I'm thinking of some more similar stories if people like this one. Thanks. (And check out my YouTube channel because …
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Mad Swirl Features my Short Story “Change Redux” This Week!
Mad Swirl is a great literary magazine that publishes quality short stories among other things. In 2024, they featured three of mine but this year I hadn't sent them anything until it was almost summer and as time elapsed, I realized I had sent them a story I had been experimenting with which some might …
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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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