William Burtch
@williamburtch.bsky.social
Writer. Coauthor of award-winning biography “W.G.” (Sunbury). “Otherwise Wretched” 2025 (Catamount) Finalist American Fiction Short Story Award. Second-Rounder Austin Film Festival. Authors Guild.
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William Burtch
@williamburtch.bsky.social
· Jan 27
Wow, that feeling when authors you respect really get your work! Thank you so much @meaganlucas.bsky.social and @joeyhedger.bsky.social for these incredible blurbs for Otherwise Wretched coming in March! (Catamount Press)
I’d be down with that book club!
January 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I’d be down with that book club!
Much appreciated Aaron! Some truly wonderful reads here!
daily short story, cont'd...
1/5: "Wab and Splinter" by William Burtch
1/6: "Angelo" by Andrew Porter
1/7: "Fanno Creek" by Katherine Dunn
1/8: "Love Life" by Bobbie Ann Mason
1/5: "Wab and Splinter" by William Burtch
1/6: "Angelo" by Andrew Porter
1/7: "Fanno Creek" by Katherine Dunn
1/8: "Love Life" by Bobbie Ann Mason
January 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Much appreciated Aaron! Some truly wonderful reads here!
”No one is penning lit fiction that speaks to thinking dudes anymore.”
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January 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
”No one is penning lit fiction that speaks to thinking dudes anymore.”
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That conflicted yet still exciting sensation of seeing a copy of your book at Half Price Books.
December 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
That conflicted yet still exciting sensation of seeing a copy of your book at Half Price Books.
Some collection ideas for celebrating National Short Day today. OK I slipped mine into the mix.
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some collection ideas for celebrating National Short Day today. OK I slipped mine into the mix.
For the history lover on your list. A missing piece of Civil War truth and courage.
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
For the history lover on your list. A missing piece of Civil War truth and courage.
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Today only 2026 book club is $40 off, and also today only we will send a free t-shirt with any order over $50, with the caveat that we’re down to 39 shirts. We will email to find out size/color preference.
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2026 Book Club — Malarkey
Buy a year’s worth of books and zines with the Malarkey Book Club. In 2026 you’ll get copies of: The Walls Are Closing In On Us , a novel by Joshua Trent Brown Terrestrial , a novella by Suzy...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Today only 2026 book club is $40 off, and also today only we will send a free t-shirt with any order over $50, with the caveat that we’re down to 39 shirts. We will email to find out size/color preference.
malarkeybooks.com/store/2026bo...
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Malarkey’s always doing great deals because they simply want you to read all their wonderful books.
Today only 2026 book club is $40 off, and also today only we will send a free t-shirt with any order over $50, with the caveat that we’re down to 39 shirts. We will email to find out size/color preference.
malarkeybooks.com/store/2026bo...
malarkeybooks.com/store/2026bo...
2026 Book Club — Malarkey
Buy a year’s worth of books and zines with the Malarkey Book Club. In 2026 you’ll get copies of: The Walls Are Closing In On Us , a novel by Joshua Trent Brown Terrestrial , a novella by Suzy...
malarkeybooks.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Malarkey’s always doing great deals because they simply want you to read all their wonderful books.
Never my intention but it seems it’s guys who really dig this collection. Glad to be part of anything bringing dudes back to reading fiction and into bookstores tho.
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Never my intention but it seems it’s guys who really dig this collection. Glad to be part of anything bringing dudes back to reading fiction and into bookstores tho.
Free holiday shipping from my publisher www.sunburypress.com! Pick up my debut collection Otherwise Wretched and many other great titles!
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Free holiday shipping from my publisher www.sunburypress.com! Pick up my debut collection Otherwise Wretched and many other great titles!
When you find your story collection beside Hanif Abdurraqib on the shelf it’s a good day. Thank you Blue Couch Bookshop!
October 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
When you find your story collection beside Hanif Abdurraqib on the shelf it’s a good day. Thank you Blue Couch Bookshop!
Super honored for my debut collection Otherwise Wretched to be selected for the Grand Lake Literature Festival in March 2026 in Celina, OH. Hope to see you there!
October 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Super honored for my debut collection Otherwise Wretched to be selected for the Grand Lake Literature Festival in March 2026 in Celina, OH. Hope to see you there!
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Added My Ardent Love for the Pencil and @renbolger.bsky.social’s forthcoming (but copies now in our possession) novel The Barre Incidents to the t-shirt bundle. Barre won’t be signed but it is discounted in the bundle.
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Two Books and a T-Shirt — Malarkey
Use code POSTOFFICE to get free shipping. For $50 you get two books and a t-shirt. That’s $16.67 each with free shipping. We tried to price this bundle at $45 but we would have been clearing about $1 ...
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August 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Added My Ardent Love for the Pencil and @renbolger.bsky.social’s forthcoming (but copies now in our possession) novel The Barre Incidents to the t-shirt bundle. Barre won’t be signed but it is discounted in the bundle.
malarkeybooks.com/store/twoboo...
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“…sterling, startling language…these are hard-hitting, reflective literary works.” - Midwest Book Review
“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews
“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews
August 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“…sterling, startling language…these are hard-hitting, reflective literary works.” - Midwest Book Review
“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews
“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews
Scanning through the B’s at Prologue Bookshop. Never gets old.
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Scanning through the B’s at Prologue Bookshop. Never gets old.
Only 5 days left for 20% off Otherwise Wretched direct from Sunbury Press using code HEMINGWAY Get some!
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Otherwise Wretched: Stories
The backdrops for these tales are sparse rural lands, from the Alleghenies to the deserts of the West. Farmers, gangsters, meth cookers, miners, cafe workers, lovers, and dreamers. And the animals tha...
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July 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Only 5 days left for 20% off Otherwise Wretched direct from Sunbury Press using code HEMINGWAY Get some!
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Read my piece about trying to find Malört in Washington, DC, in @havehashad.com today!!! So thrilled and grateful to be included. www.havehashad.com/hadposts/her...
Her Jesus Year by Joey Hedger
She likes a themed party, so I am on Capitol Hill looking for a bottle of Malört from the only place in the city that sells it while she makes hotdogs and frozen deep dish she got at Safeway. She boug...
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July 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Read my piece about trying to find Malört in Washington, DC, in @havehashad.com today!!! So thrilled and grateful to be included. www.havehashad.com/hadposts/her...
Thank you Miamian for the shoutout for Otherwise Wretched!
July 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thank you Miamian for the shoutout for Otherwise Wretched!
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New fiction in @mrbullbull.bsky.social today! I’ve been a fan of the journal for years, so it’s an honor to have a story here. Adlai the Last returns for a new gig—with a special guest?
"Cal suggested that his children should meet a 'true American hero,' and maybe John Hinckley Jr. would gift them a guitar pick they could bring to show-and-tell." - Zachary Kocanda mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
May 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New fiction in @mrbullbull.bsky.social today! I’ve been a fan of the journal for years, so it’s an honor to have a story here. Adlai the Last returns for a new gig—with a special guest?
Hey here’s a chance to save 20% the new collection OTHERWISE WRETCHED by buying direct from a great indie publisher using code HEMINGWAY. Many of these stories 1st appeared in favorites such as @gonelawn.bsky.social @mrbullbull.bsky.social and more. Checkout it out at www.sunburypress.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hey here’s a chance to save 20% the new collection OTHERWISE WRETCHED by buying direct from a great indie publisher using code HEMINGWAY. Many of these stories 1st appeared in favorites such as @gonelawn.bsky.social @mrbullbull.bsky.social and more. Checkout it out at www.sunburypress.com
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social looks out for its supporters! (And their books and journal are damn fine) Thank you!
June 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social looks out for its supporters! (And their books and journal are damn fine) Thank you!
Big congrats to the top award and finalists for the International Book Awards Short Story Category! Excited to be a finalist for Otherwise Wretched!
June 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Big congrats to the top award and finalists for the International Book Awards Short Story Category! Excited to be a finalist for Otherwise Wretched!
One more day folks for all author royalties from Otherwise Wretched: Stories to go to @columbushumane.bsky.social! Found 3 copies at Prologue Bookshop in Columbus. Also available at @bookshop.org ! Get you some!
May 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
One more day folks for all author royalties from Otherwise Wretched: Stories to go to @columbushumane.bsky.social! Found 3 copies at Prologue Bookshop in Columbus. Also available at @bookshop.org ! Get you some!
Came across this signed copy of Bitter Knowledge by the late Jack Matthews today in a used bookstore. Simple prose loaded with nuance and depth. Haven’t set it down. @ohiounivpress.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Came across this signed copy of Bitter Knowledge by the late Jack Matthews today in a used bookstore. Simple prose loaded with nuance and depth. Haven’t set it down. @ohiounivpress.bsky.social
Reminder that all author royalties for Otherwise Wretched in the month of May go to @columbushumane.bsky.social ! Let’s get pets and books into more hands!
May 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reminder that all author royalties for Otherwise Wretched in the month of May go to @columbushumane.bsky.social ! Let’s get pets and books into more hands!