Adam Van Winkle

Here, on Earth, from @leftoverbooks.bsky.social...COUNT THE DUST. Available now: a.co/d/11toswz

"Well bring your old guitar and sit here by me Round the heavenly throne Drag out your Oklahoma poetry Cause it looks like the war is on" -Ry Cooder, "Jesus and Woody" Many folks been incited by Woody in poetry, song, art & storytelling. Here's our'n: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/songs-to-woo...

Well I was robbed and I was framed Whatever happens now ain't no fault of mine I got boned and I got blamed I guess I should have read that detour sign Monday morning not starting out great. Here's hoping it's better from here: youtu.be/JOBENLIXHqo?...

Very last harvest of the season.

“Dad, can we listen to some old Bob Dylan songs?” Yes, son, yes we can.

My youngest got picked for a city-wide art exhibit. And I was sure this letter was going to be a behavior correction when I saw it.

She wore red dresses with her black shining hair Ah, she had my baby and caused me to care Coldly she left me to suffer and cry Ah, she wore red dresses and told such sweet lies Born on this day in 1956: the great Dwight Yoakam: youtu.be/gG4LKFoDDCc?...

Wife’s been sick in bed all week so I’ve been on solo kid duty. Painted a room in the house. Youngest son got sent home puking Wednesday. Taekwondo. Guitar lessons. Work. Almost done. Happy Friday Kash Buks and Klowns.

That’s @therealjoeely.bsky.social on harmonica by the way.

My music loving son is currently obsessed with Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band’s “New Delhi Freight Train.” He wants it full volume as soon as we get in car. I ain’t mad. youtu.be/qZ5KIUo0B8c?...

You can take what you want after I'm gone It's only just a little place that we call home sweet home It was one old house trailer, two rusty Cadillacs And five thousand country music songs Obsessed w/ Ry Cooder's I, FLATHEAD and this song in particular: youtu.be/ZnsnPeY_RlQ?...

Might be one of my favorite things I've written.

Might be one of my favorite things I've written.

A review, but more than a review. An essay in tribute to a great book. In case you missed it, dig Adam Van Winkle's ode to Bud Smith's WORK, recently reissued by @PerfectDayPub: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bud-smiths-w...

I tried to write it simple, but this book means so much to me, I wrote a 2000 word essay instead. Please indulge me. And do go grab the new reissue of Bud's WORK.

I tried to write it simple, but this book means so much to me, I wrote a 2000 word essay instead. Please indulge me. And do go grab the new reissue of Bud's WORK.

Oct 17, 2026: Bob Dylan busts out and plays Guy Clark’s “Dublin Blues” in Norway. I want that…

Sitting in the parking lot while the 5 year old does his taekwondo sharing the gospel of Billy Joe Shaver with my 7 year old.

Cowboy Jamboree's Adam Van Winkle is crowing about how great @ConnollyAgs is again. And why not? It's true. Dig Van Winkle's review of Connolly's new album, Yesterday's Man, and give the album a listen when it drops on October 30th: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/yesterdays-m...

And the winner is... My good buddy @chrisstevenson.bsky.social. He kinda upped his chances because he shared it on multiple socials. Thanks man. Appreciate the support! I'll get your books to ya.

Doing some calculating on the drive in. The truck I drove to work is 46 years old. I’ll be 43 next month. Tommy Lee Jones was only 41 when he filmed Lonesome Dove. Happy Friday. Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit.

What was it you wanted Could you say it again? I'll be back in a minute You can get it together by then Willie does Bob at Bob’s 30th Anniversary Concert thingy recorded on this day in 1992: youtu.be/kJ47_XODKAo?...

Dig the nod to Paris, Texas in the opening of The Lowdown season two.

Can't wait to read all these! I have one called "So That We can Love Ourselves." Thanks to Adam at CJ for pubbing such a risky story. Hitachi and sickle romance / antifa crime fiction. SIDE NOTE: The bar I mention shut down a few months back bc of ICE. Here's the opening:

59 years ago the great Woody Guthrie passed from this world too soon at the age of 55. In 2026 the world needs all the inspiration it can get from his life & art. Cowboy Jamboree presents SONGS TO WOODY, good grit lit incited by just that. Out now: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/songs-to-woo...

Hats off to @vanwinkle.bsky.social for writing a stirring radio play, COUNT THE DUST. Read my full review here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... And good on @leftoverbooks.bsky.social for publishing! #reviews #radioplay

Semi-annual rewatch of a show canceled too soon: THE BRIDGE. Which means seeing the incomparable Lyle Lovett as one of the coolest characters on TV.

You know I've got 2 books out with @LEFTOVERBOOKS? A great publisher to work with. Get a copy of DYLAN QUICK IS A DAIRY QUEEN DON QUIXOTE and/or COUNT THE DUST here: leftoverbooks.carrd.co#books Share this post by 11:59 PM on 10/14 & you'll be in a drawing for a free copy of both.

You know I've got 2 books out with @LEFTOVERBOOKS? A great publisher to work with. Get a copy of DYLAN QUICK IS A DAIRY QUEEN DON QUIXOTE and/or COUNT THE DUST here: leftoverbooks.carrd.co#books Share this post by 11:59 PM on 10/14 & you'll be in a drawing for a free copy of both.

Very much enjoying Ry Cooder's "California Trilogy": Chávez Ravine, My Name is Buddy, & I, Flathead. Highly recommend.

Blow up your TV! Born on this day in 1946: the great John Prine.

Imagine dismissing, or worse yet slandering, Willie Nelson. Your Texas and country bonafides are suspect.

The gallows' shadow shook the evening In the night a hound dog bayed In the night the grounds were groanin In the night the price was paid Tom Russell does Bob Dylan: youtu.be/kLxHMQZn8ag?...

Been a long day. Could really go for some Winn-Dixie fried chicken and baked beans in 1993.

Shirley consoled me in Phoenix and Jeannie in old San Antone But who do I know in Dallas that will help me forget that I'm alone Willie wrote it, Kenny Price released it first. So Willie does Kenny doing Willie: youtu.be/GtT8RQKmraY?...

Hello old friend…

She didn’t say this about my book, but she might if she’d read it. (It’s Virginia Woolf talking about James Joyce’s ULYSSES). Happy Friday all you seasick sailors.

"Gil started the car, flipped a u-turn, hoping somehow José would see the Citation and know it was a warning." Ever read a story with a Chevy Citation in it? This is the one you should. Dig "El Regalo de Dios" by @melissacuisine.bsky.social: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/el-regalo-de...

He whistles. “Girl, lemme see them muscles." ...He pinches my arms. “Now that’s something. I bet no one messes with you.” Dig these strong women in Keti Shea's "Sugar and Spice" in Cowboy Jamboree's latest issue: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/sugar-and-sp...

Cause I been broke and I been throwed I been learned, damn, I should've knowed That Helena, Montana beats hell in a city gone cold -Terry Allen, "Helena Montana" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXD4... Below: Terry Allen, Visions Behind Glass (Billingsgate), 1983, and the artist's explanation

"stink, beer...& salt...sears on the/leather of...sleeveless jackets on burly... men & mc club patches" Dig Friday Night Ride to Mary’s, Naturally by Christopher Stevenson in Cowboy Jamboree's newest issue, EAGLE-EYED: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/friday-night...

"Everyone put on a life vest and threw a leg over the gunwale..." "Same River Twice" is fantastic flash from @aeweisgerber.bsky.social in Cowboy Jamboree's latest issue, EAGLE-EYED: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/same-river-t...

2 years ago today we lost a giant. Kris Kristofferson, June 22, 1936-September 28, 2024 Soon as I was better, I was movin' on Gettin' it together, gettin' good and gone

2 years ago today we lost a giant. Kris Kristofferson, June 22, 1936-September 28, 2024 Soon as I was better, I was movin' on Gettin' it together, gettin' good and gone

That's not a quote about my book. It's Jim Harrison using a Whitman line to talk about Larry McMurtry's All My Friends Are Going to be Strangers. But good writers did say good things about my book. See for yourself? Happy Friday, y'all. a.co/d/0ccRKCTg

Our Fall 2026 issue--kicking off our 12th (!) year--is now live! Dig EAGLE-EYED, 7 original works of verse and fiction incited, inspired and ignited by the artistry and life of legendary independent Texas filmmaker, Eagle Pennell: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/121-eagle-ey...

Shamus Award winner @tomandes.bsky.social's new collection, GUESS THIS IS KAPUT, is out in the world today from Cowboy Jamboree Press! Get yours: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/guess-this-i...

Very much enjoying my first run thru Barry Gifford’s fiction. This memoir is starting out as enjoyable.

Well his shirt was brown and faded And his hat was wide and black The pants that once were blue were grey And they had a pocket gone in back Jerry Jeff and Willie do Steven Fromholz: youtu.be/WoUuI8NjPPk?...