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Nightsky
Nightsky
by Bud Smith
Yesterday I had to go to a training class. We learned of all kinds of horrific ways people have been killed or maimed on job sites. And then the talk went into horrific ways people have been killed in thei...
Natural Selectors
Natural Selectors
Bud Smith
There used to be some pretty tough gangs around here. My father started one when he was a little kid. My uncles were in it too.
They called their gang The Natural Selectors.
There were plenty of ot...
Interview with Scott McClanahan
Ten years ago, I became a Scott Mclanahan fan. This was after reading his novels Hill William, then Crappalacia. His writing has pure energy and force, driven by a voice laser-beaming love (and requisite hate) at whatever his subject happen...
"Skyhawks" in The Paris Review
Hello hello,
It’s a beautiful fall day here and I hope it is where you are too. I wanted to share some news today about my recent story in The Paris Review (fall 2025 issue), called “Skyhawks” which is about a crew of union boilermake...
Reviews of My Life
A Paraphrased Joke
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It went like this: “Did you hear about the man with the van full of monkeys?” No, said their children. “Well,” I said, “The van broke down and then the man stood stranded on the side of the road l...
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Wrote the novel, Teenager (Vintage). Mighty coming from Knopf ‘27. Welder/mechanic in boilermakers union.
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