Adam Van Winkle
@vanwinkle.bsky.social
founder & editor @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social; curator @npcountrycovers.bsky.social; curator @ArtArk.bsky.social; author Dylan Quick is a Dairy Queen Don Quixote & more; Minor Regional Novelist
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Here, on Earth, from @leftoverbooks.bsky.social...COUNT THE DUST. Available now: a.co/d/11toswz
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It's Friday, y'all. Trying to remember how that old Tom Waits song goes...
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
I'm reading COUNT THE DUST by a 40 watt bulb*
What price freedom? Dirt is my rug
Well, I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
*Real, actual praise below.
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
I'm reading COUNT THE DUST by a 40 watt bulb*
What price freedom? Dirt is my rug
Well, I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
*Real, actual praise below.
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
It's Friday, y'all. Trying to remember how that old Tom Waits song goes...
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
I'm reading COUNT THE DUST by a 40 watt bulb*
What price freedom? Dirt is my rug
Well, I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
*Real, actual praise below.
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
I'm reading COUNT THE DUST by a 40 watt bulb*
What price freedom? Dirt is my rug
Well, I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
*Real, actual praise below.
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Take a guess which book these digs are actually about? I do like to use the dirty little words though...
Of course, every book has its critics too. V.W. was especially brutal. Y'all can go on and decide for yourselves whether it's worth a damn or not: a.co/d/gZpV3h5
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Take a guess which book these digs are actually about? I do like to use the dirty little words though...
Reposted by Adam Van Winkle
Spoiler: COUNT THE DUST is NOT “A complete exhibition of the art and mystery of whaleology.”
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Spoiler: COUNT THE DUST is NOT “A complete exhibition of the art and mystery of whaleology.”
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the answers are a) cocaine and b) bob dylan’s hat obvi
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
the answers are a) cocaine and b) bob dylan’s hat obvi
It's Friday, y'all. Trying to remember how that old Tom Waits song goes...
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
I'm reading COUNT THE DUST by a 40 watt bulb*
What price freedom? Dirt is my rug
Well, I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
*Real, actual praise below.
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
I'm reading COUNT THE DUST by a 40 watt bulb*
What price freedom? Dirt is my rug
Well, I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
*Real, actual praise below.
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
It's Friday, y'all. Trying to remember how that old Tom Waits song goes...
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
I'm reading COUNT THE DUST by a 40 watt bulb*
What price freedom? Dirt is my rug
Well, I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
*Real, actual praise below.
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
I'm reading COUNT THE DUST by a 40 watt bulb*
What price freedom? Dirt is my rug
Well, I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
*Real, actual praise below.
Spoiler: COUNT THE DUST is NOT “A complete exhibition of the art and mystery of whaleology.”
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Spoiler: COUNT THE DUST is NOT “A complete exhibition of the art and mystery of whaleology.”
Take a guess which book these digs are actually about? I do like to use the dirty little words though...
Of course, every book has its critics too. V.W. was especially brutal. Y'all can go on and decide for yourselves whether it's worth a damn or not: a.co/d/gZpV3h5
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Take a guess which book these digs are actually about? I do like to use the dirty little words though...
Reposted by Adam Van Winkle
Stan Getz and and the late jazz trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker performing "Just Friends" live in a 1983 Stockholm concert. Song can be found on Baker's 1955 album Chet Baker Sings and Plays. Length: 8:56. #Jazz #JazzMusic m.youtube.com/watch?v=l_vi...
Stan Getz and Chet Baker "Just Friends" 1983
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January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Stan Getz and and the late jazz trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker performing "Just Friends" live in a 1983 Stockholm concert. Song can be found on Baker's 1955 album Chet Baker Sings and Plays. Length: 8:56. #Jazz #JazzMusic m.youtube.com/watch?v=l_vi...
I sang in the Red River Valley
I've drank with the poets in Santa Fe
Yea I ran from the snuff queens in Dallas
Like I ran from Snow White in L.A.
Now I've broken all my vows to DeMolay
Prepping for the afternoon American Lit class, listening to Jerry Jeff:
I've drank with the poets in Santa Fe
Yea I ran from the snuff queens in Dallas
Like I ran from Snow White in L.A.
Now I've broken all my vows to DeMolay
Prepping for the afternoon American Lit class, listening to Jerry Jeff:
January 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I sang in the Red River Valley
I've drank with the poets in Santa Fe
Yea I ran from the snuff queens in Dallas
Like I ran from Snow White in L.A.
Now I've broken all my vows to DeMolay
Prepping for the afternoon American Lit class, listening to Jerry Jeff:
I've drank with the poets in Santa Fe
Yea I ran from the snuff queens in Dallas
Like I ran from Snow White in L.A.
Now I've broken all my vows to DeMolay
Prepping for the afternoon American Lit class, listening to Jerry Jeff:
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I've got everything I need to drive me crazy
I've got everything it takes to lose my mind
And in here the atmosphere's just right for heartaches
Thanks to you I'm always here at closing time
Buck does Merle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4oP...
I've got everything it takes to lose my mind
And in here the atmosphere's just right for heartaches
Thanks to you I'm always here at closing time
Buck does Merle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4oP...
January 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I've got everything I need to drive me crazy
I've got everything it takes to lose my mind
And in here the atmosphere's just right for heartaches
Thanks to you I'm always here at closing time
Buck does Merle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4oP...
I've got everything it takes to lose my mind
And in here the atmosphere's just right for heartaches
Thanks to you I'm always here at closing time
Buck does Merle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4oP...
I met her out in Oklahoma
Down where the old Red River flows
I vowed my love to her forever
She was my sweet, sweet Rosie Jones
Starting today with Buck:
Down where the old Red River flows
I vowed my love to her forever
She was my sweet, sweet Rosie Jones
Starting today with Buck:
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I met her out in Oklahoma
Down where the old Red River flows
I vowed my love to her forever
She was my sweet, sweet Rosie Jones
Starting today with Buck:
Down where the old Red River flows
I vowed my love to her forever
She was my sweet, sweet Rosie Jones
Starting today with Buck:
My son’s first tableau.
January 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM
My son’s first tableau.
My wife and I are brainstorming a script where someone tries to put on, with good intentions, a Broadway style musical of William Carlos Williams poems. Imagining the costumes and dance moves set to his verse is pretty hilarious...
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
My wife and I are brainstorming a script where someone tries to put on, with good intentions, a Broadway style musical of William Carlos Williams poems. Imagining the costumes and dance moves set to his verse is pretty hilarious...
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It's out today! Thanks to anyone giving this book a shot.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonat...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonat...
January 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It's out today! Thanks to anyone giving this book a shot.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonat...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonat...
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Of course, every book has its critics too. V.W. was especially brutal. Y'all can go on and decide for yourselves whether it's worth a damn or not: a.co/d/gZpV3h5
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Of course, every book has its critics too. V.W. was especially brutal. Y'all can go on and decide for yourselves whether it's worth a damn or not: a.co/d/gZpV3h5
Reposted by Adam Van Winkle
Patrick Trotti is a master at writing gritty, real characters that navigate the hand they're dealt. Do yourselves a favor and get his newest collection. QUIET HOURS by @patricktrotti.bsky.social is out today from CJ Press:
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/quiet-hours....
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/quiet-hours....
Quiet Hours
QUIET HOURS: stories by Patrick Trotti Order Here! The characters in Patrick Trotti’s newest book are so used to disappointment that the real drama begins when they finally get what they want. In...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Patrick Trotti is a master at writing gritty, real characters that navigate the hand they're dealt. Do yourselves a favor and get his newest collection. QUIET HOURS by @patricktrotti.bsky.social is out today from CJ Press:
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/quiet-hours....
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/quiet-hours....
Of course, every book has its critics too. V.W. was especially brutal. Y'all can go on and decide for yourselves whether it's worth a damn or not: a.co/d/gZpV3h5
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Of course, every book has its critics too. V.W. was especially brutal. Y'all can go on and decide for yourselves whether it's worth a damn or not: a.co/d/gZpV3h5
First day of spring semester classes. I think I’ll start the creative writing class with Hank Williams.
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
First day of spring semester classes. I think I’ll start the creative writing class with Hank Williams.
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And I saw the moonlight sliver dead down on her face
I knew it was true, she was in the wrong place
In the wrong time, in the wrong tale
I knew when I'd ask her she'd hiss, "Christabel"
Born on this day in 1956: the great Robert Earl Keen.
I knew it was true, she was in the wrong place
In the wrong time, in the wrong tale
I knew when I'd ask her she'd hiss, "Christabel"
Born on this day in 1956: the great Robert Earl Keen.
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
And I saw the moonlight sliver dead down on her face
I knew it was true, she was in the wrong place
In the wrong time, in the wrong tale
I knew when I'd ask her she'd hiss, "Christabel"
Born on this day in 1956: the great Robert Earl Keen.
I knew it was true, she was in the wrong place
In the wrong time, in the wrong tale
I knew when I'd ask her she'd hiss, "Christabel"
Born on this day in 1956: the great Robert Earl Keen.
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Robert Earl Keen in front of his friend Terry Allen’s ROAD ANGEL (a bronze cast of a 1953 Chevrolet coupe placed unexpectedly in nature, emitting recorded stories, music, and histories from its "radio”).
January 11, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Robert Earl Keen in front of his friend Terry Allen’s ROAD ANGEL (a bronze cast of a 1953 Chevrolet coupe placed unexpectedly in nature, emitting recorded stories, music, and histories from its "radio”).
And I saw the moonlight sliver dead down on her face
I knew it was true, she was in the wrong place
In the wrong time, in the wrong tale
I knew when I'd ask her she'd hiss, "Christabel"
Born on this day in 1956: the great Robert Earl Keen.
I knew it was true, she was in the wrong place
In the wrong time, in the wrong tale
I knew when I'd ask her she'd hiss, "Christabel"
Born on this day in 1956: the great Robert Earl Keen.
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
And I saw the moonlight sliver dead down on her face
I knew it was true, she was in the wrong place
In the wrong time, in the wrong tale
I knew when I'd ask her she'd hiss, "Christabel"
Born on this day in 1956: the great Robert Earl Keen.
I knew it was true, she was in the wrong place
In the wrong time, in the wrong tale
I knew when I'd ask her she'd hiss, "Christabel"
Born on this day in 1956: the great Robert Earl Keen.
Little one told older bro he got to ride in the old truck yesterday. So big bro wanted a go today.
January 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Little one told older bro he got to ride in the old truck yesterday. So big bro wanted a go today.
Pizza and s’mores fixings procured. Camp out in the living room while mom is away is on.
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Pizza and s’mores fixings procured. Camp out in the living room while mom is away is on.
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Big thanks to @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and @vanwinkle.bsky.social for including my work in this anthology! It's surreal to hold my work in a published volume like this. One copy has a place of honor on my shelf and the other now resides at my local public library.
January 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Big thanks to @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and @vanwinkle.bsky.social for including my work in this anthology! It's surreal to hold my work in a published volume like this. One copy has a place of honor on my shelf and the other now resides at my local public library.
Killin time. Took the little one for a ride in the squarebody. Video of him bein excited when we go faster in comments.
January 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Killin time. Took the little one for a ride in the squarebody. Video of him bein excited when we go faster in comments.