Jamey Gallagher
@jameygallagher.bsky.social
Author of BODIES IN BAGS, I AM IDRIS ELBA, and AMERICAN ANIMISM.
https://jameyg0.wixsite.com/jameygallagher
Community college writing teacher
I read and write: literary stuff, crime stuff, weird stuff
From NH, living in Baltimore.
https://jameyg0.wixsite.com/jameygallagher
Community college writing teacher
I read and write: literary stuff, crime stuff, weird stuff
From NH, living in Baltimore.
Pinned
Bodies in Bags: Stories
Stories
bookshop.org
It's alive!!
BODIES IN BAGS is out there in the world. With another kickass cover from @egallagher.bsky.social
It's not going to be for everyone, but if you're into dark, gritty crime fiction, I hope you'll check it out.
bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...
BODIES IN BAGS is out there in the world. With another kickass cover from @egallagher.bsky.social
It's not going to be for everyone, but if you're into dark, gritty crime fiction, I hope you'll check it out.
bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...
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I'm gonna just say it: I think this is a really good book for this time of year.
October 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I'm gonna just say it: I think this is a really good book for this time of year.
I'm gonna just say it: I think this is a really good book for this time of year.
October 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I'm gonna just say it: I think this is a really good book for this time of year.
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Sometimes a piece of writing surprises you. This one surprised me. Maybe you'll like it?
“I am thinking about people and birds and words and books and magic.”
Thanks to Ed Simon and @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
pghrev.com/words-birds-...
“I am thinking about people and birds and words and books and magic.”
Thanks to Ed Simon and @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
pghrev.com/words-birds-...
Words/Birds – Essay/Poem - Pittsburgh Review of Books
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September 18, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Sometimes a piece of writing surprises you. This one surprised me. Maybe you'll like it?
“I am thinking about people and birds and words and books and magic.”
Thanks to Ed Simon and @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
pghrev.com/words-birds-...
“I am thinking about people and birds and words and books and magic.”
Thanks to Ed Simon and @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
pghrev.com/words-birds-...
Reposted by Jamey Gallagher
It's alive!!
BODIES IN BAGS is out there in the world. With another kickass cover from @egallagher.bsky.social
It's not going to be for everyone, but if you're into dark, gritty crime fiction, I hope you'll check it out.
bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...
BODIES IN BAGS is out there in the world. With another kickass cover from @egallagher.bsky.social
It's not going to be for everyone, but if you're into dark, gritty crime fiction, I hope you'll check it out.
bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...
Bodies in Bags: Stories
Stories
bookshop.org
March 10, 2026 at 11:21 AM
It's alive!!
BODIES IN BAGS is out there in the world. With another kickass cover from @egallagher.bsky.social
It's not going to be for everyone, but if you're into dark, gritty crime fiction, I hope you'll check it out.
bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...
BODIES IN BAGS is out there in the world. With another kickass cover from @egallagher.bsky.social
It's not going to be for everyone, but if you're into dark, gritty crime fiction, I hope you'll check it out.
bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...
Reposted by Jamey Gallagher
Sometimes I wonder where I would be right now if that day when I was 13 and wore a half shirt and walked around Lawrence Mass playing a boombox on my shoulder was the day I found my true identity.
September 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Sometimes I wonder where I would be right now if that day when I was 13 and wore a half shirt and walked around Lawrence Mass playing a boombox on my shoulder was the day I found my true identity.
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I hope the increasing number of spam emails I am receiving as a writer is a sign of increased visibility. Haha.
September 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I hope the increasing number of spam emails I am receiving as a writer is a sign of increased visibility. Haha.
Sometimes I wonder where I would be right now if that day when I was 13 and wore a half shirt and walked around Lawrence Mass playing a boombox on my shoulder was the day I found my true identity.
September 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Sometimes I wonder where I would be right now if that day when I was 13 and wore a half shirt and walked around Lawrence Mass playing a boombox on my shoulder was the day I found my true identity.
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Remember it's never too late to write a review online of a book! Or to pitch an interview with an author! Or to post about a book online!
Like this book for just one example off the top of my head:
Like this book for just one example off the top of my head:
Every Galaxy a Circle
An Intriguing Journey through the Cosmos of Human ExperienceIn Every Galaxy a Circle, Chloe N. Clark masterfully intertwines memories, ghosts, and the future, presenting a collection that spans folklo...
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September 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Remember it's never too late to write a review online of a book! Or to pitch an interview with an author! Or to post about a book online!
Like this book for just one example off the top of my head:
Like this book for just one example off the top of my head:
I hope the increasing number of spam emails I am receiving as a writer is a sign of increased visibility. Haha.
September 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I hope the increasing number of spam emails I am receiving as a writer is a sign of increased visibility. Haha.
Teaching: it will humble you.
September 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Teaching: it will humble you.
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Someone broke into my car and left a bunch of prints and books in the rain! So anything I consider salvageable-but-not-sellable is going in these mystery studio ephemera mailers in my shop. Yay!
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Studio Cleanout Mystery Mailer
a 9 x 12" mailer of artwork odds and ends! You get what you get etc etc. May include: - slightly damaged prints - perfectly fine prints - sketches - patches - stickers - zines - ephemera I have lying ...
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September 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Someone broke into my car and left a bunch of prints and books in the rain! So anything I consider salvageable-but-not-sellable is going in these mystery studio ephemera mailers in my shop. Yay!
evangelinegallagher.bigcartel.com/product/stud...
evangelinegallagher.bigcartel.com/product/stud...
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Wearing my @eldiagram.bsky.social shirt to the Baltimore Book Fest, like all the cool kids.
September 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Wearing my @eldiagram.bsky.social shirt to the Baltimore Book Fest, like all the cool kids.
Wearing my @eldiagram.bsky.social shirt to the Baltimore Book Fest, like all the cool kids.
September 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Wearing my @eldiagram.bsky.social shirt to the Baltimore Book Fest, like all the cool kids.
Sometimes a piece of writing surprises you. This one surprised me. Maybe you'll like it?
“I am thinking about people and birds and words and books and magic.”
Thanks to Ed Simon and @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
pghrev.com/words-birds-...
“I am thinking about people and birds and words and books and magic.”
Thanks to Ed Simon and @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
pghrev.com/words-birds-...
Words/Birds – Essay/Poem - Pittsburgh Review of Books
I
pghrev.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Sometimes a piece of writing surprises you. This one surprised me. Maybe you'll like it?
“I am thinking about people and birds and words and books and magic.”
Thanks to Ed Simon and @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
pghrev.com/words-birds-...
“I am thinking about people and birds and words and books and magic.”
Thanks to Ed Simon and @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
pghrev.com/words-birds-...
Reposted by Jamey Gallagher
Tomorrow: something essayistic, something poetic, something birdy and something wordy.
September 17, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Tomorrow: something essayistic, something poetic, something birdy and something wordy.
Tomorrow: something essayistic, something poetic, something birdy and something wordy.
September 17, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Tomorrow: something essayistic, something poetic, something birdy and something wordy.
I've read a couple Chester Himes novels. I was not prepared for this brutal piece of writing.
September 15, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I've read a couple Chester Himes novels. I was not prepared for this brutal piece of writing.
Has there ever been a Monday as Monday as this in the history of Mondays?
September 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Has there ever been a Monday as Monday as this in the history of Mondays?
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Short stories: they're fucking cool.
August 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Short stories: they're fucking cool.
Today all my words are coming out left handed which makes them valuable in certain circumstances.
September 1, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Today all my words are coming out left handed which makes them valuable in certain circumstances.
Low key freaking out. Classes start tomorrow. Meeting 80 new people. Building four temporary but hopefully powerful communities of people who will THINK and WRITE together.
August 30, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Low key freaking out. Classes start tomorrow. Meeting 80 new people. Building four temporary but hopefully powerful communities of people who will THINK and WRITE together.
Easy to feel like I'm getting nothing done, especially when rejections keep streaming in, but this summer I:
Drafted 7 stories
Revised and sent out a whole-ass novel
That's not bad.
Drafted 7 stories
Revised and sent out a whole-ass novel
That's not bad.
August 29, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Easy to feel like I'm getting nothing done, especially when rejections keep streaming in, but this summer I:
Drafted 7 stories
Revised and sent out a whole-ass novel
That's not bad.
Drafted 7 stories
Revised and sent out a whole-ass novel
That's not bad.
How many years do I have to teach before the anxiety dreams about teaching disappear? Horrible class! No one listened! Things were a mess! I forgot what I was saying! My Dean was observing me!
August 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
How many years do I have to teach before the anxiety dreams about teaching disappear? Horrible class! No one listened! Things were a mess! I forgot what I was saying! My Dean was observing me!
It is good to wake up with a first line magically placed in your mind.
August 26, 2026 at 12:03 PM
It is good to wake up with a first line magically placed in your mind.
I went to a meeting today. After the meeting someone emailed a bunch of obviously AI-generated questions of the facilitator. The facilitator presented a bunch of AI-generated answers. Is this what we're doing now?
August 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I went to a meeting today. After the meeting someone emailed a bunch of obviously AI-generated questions of the facilitator. The facilitator presented a bunch of AI-generated answers. Is this what we're doing now?