Bloody Buffalo: A True-Crime Series in Buffalo Rising

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The Buffalo Body-Snatchers

Skulduggery? A Bungled Body-Burglary?

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Lincoln’s Final Farewell

After Shuffling off his Mortal Coil, He Shuffled Off to Buffalo.

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My Short Story “Happy Birthday!” just came out in BlazeVOX Journal. I am so excited, because this is my favorite short story I’ve written, and also it’s coming out just before my birthday. Actually, a year ago I received an email on my birthday, the subject was “Happy Birthday!” and it was a rejection of this story from a literary journal.

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I was recently interviewed by Alex Leff for his podcast Human Nature Odyssey. We discussed Daniel Quinn’s influence, and how the book Ishmael inspired me to write Genesis and the Rise of Civilization. This episode will be publicly available for a limited time.

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My Short Story “Potential Spam” just came out in the Ghost City Review.

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Song: “Canalside Summer”

Written and Produced by j. Snodgrass

Vocals by Sarah Emmerling Guitars by Stephen Sue

This song was written/recorded in conjunction with a 2023 production of the play RUST AND REDEMPTION: REQUIEM FOR A BUFFALO GRUNGE BAND Written by j Snodgrass, Directed by Matthew LaChiusa, Featuring Charles McGregor, Brooke Goergen Cameron Kogut, Monish Bhattacharyya and Sarah Emmerling

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My Short Story “Louder and Faster” just came out in BlazeVOX Journal.

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My Short Story,

“Why Can’t You Be More Like the Tooth Fairy?”

has just been published in

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