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Works | Tom Pitts

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February 27, 2015. KNUCKLEBALL (a novella) Order Today on AMAZON.com Hugh Patterson is an old-school cop and die-hard Giants fan rooted in the San Francisco Mission District. When he’s struck down in the line of duty, the whole city is aghast. But Oscar Flores, … Continued. HUSTLE (A novel. Down & Out Books). February 6, 2014. Piggyback (A novella. Published by Snubnose Press). October 19, 2012. 2016 Tom Pitts Design by RED.

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Blog | Tom Pitts

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April 12, 2016. Next Tuesday, Down and Out Books is releasing Unloaded: Crime Writers Without Guns, an anthology with a stellar line-up from all reaches of the crime writing community. Seriously, from way up the food chain with names like Joe R. Lansdale … Continued. The Little Cesar Syndrome. August 31, 2015. Discovering the Cheatin’ Shortcuts of Our Literary Heroes. July 21, 2015. If you can’t use your blog to pontificate and force your bloated opinions into the world, then what the hell is it good for?

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The Bible is full of tropes! | Tom Pitts

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The Bible is full of tropes! March 19, 2014. The Bible is Full of Tropes. There. I said it. The other night I was wrangled into watching. The Book of Eli. By my wife. She loves Denzel hey, who doesn’t? But she also loves this particular movie. I know you think. You’ll hate it, but you’ll like it, just give it a chance. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this rationalization, I’d be having a lobster lunch right now instead of writing this. To the prostitute come femme fetale, to the reptilian Pon...

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It’s out! | Tom Pitts

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April 1, 2014. No, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke. My new novel HUSTLE. Oh, yes. The business. If any of y’all are interested, I’ve got several advance copies still here at HQ, ready to ship. What makes them special? Well … there’s no price on them (which, in a way, makes them priceless) and there are a few spacing anomalies in the typesetting that are fixed on the final (first) edition. I’ll be happy to sign ’em and ship ’em. The rest I’ll leave to fate. 4 Responses to “It’s out! April 1, 2014. By Ange...

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Review: The Counselor | Tom Pitts

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October 29, 2013. So, this week I went and saw. The much-touted flick that had so many of us salivating for the past year while they teased us with clips. Before going, I did read a few reviews that managed to lower my expectations. Which, to be honest, were pretty fuckin’ high. You see, I. Cormac McCarthy. I was lucky enough to read. No Country For Old Men. Before ever laying eyes on the movies. With. Imagine my sinking heart when the bad reviews began to pile up. Don’t get me wrong,. Which takes place ...

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Selective Memories … | Tom Pitts

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Selective Memories …. April 20, 2015. Last week I went and saw The Replacements. At the Masonic in San Francisco. While I was out there, alone in the crowd, being shoved and jostled by five thousand other Mats fans trying to recapture a bit of their youth, I was struck by a terrible thought. Well, actually, several terrible thoughts. A lot of folks take a time like that to enjoy some nostalgia, remember what made the good times good. Me? Oh, if it were only that easy …. April 20, 2015. February 1, 2016.

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Shorts | Tom Pitts

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Local Hero (available in Trouble in the Heartland Anthology). December 16, 2014. Link to Trouble in the Heartland: Crime fiction inspired by the songs of Bruce Springsteen. The Hill (published in Pulp Modern #8). December 15, 2014. Link to The Hill (available in Pulp Modern #8). Company Man (available in Dark Corners Vol. 1). September 27, 2014. Link to Dark Corners Vol. 1 on Amazon. Soldier’s Disease (available in The Big Adios Western Digest). September 27, 2014. Link to The Big Adios on Amazon.

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Inaugural Blog | Tom Pitts

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December 9, 2013. So, I’ve done it. I’ve entered the blogosphere, finding myself in a place I never thought I’d be. When I think about bloggers, I picture angry politicos spouting their tired and borrowed opinions on subjects I’ve never cared about guys in sweatpants railing against Obamacare (or for Obamacare) in the quiet of a messy hotel room lined with canned food. Disappoint others made me strive for a level of quality I couldn’t reach on my own. We now return you to your regularly scheduled postings.

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The Best Lists of 2013 … or 1976 | Tom Pitts

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The Best Lists of 2013 … or 1976. December 19, 2013. The end of the year always brings us plenty of lists. Nowadays, with the advent of social media, the lists are more personalized, specialized:. My favorite reads of 2013, my favorite movies of 2013, my favorite celebrity nip-slips, corporate mergers, whatever. Numerous requests on Facebook to name the ten books that stuck with me left me confused and wrung out. Synapses misfired, bad memories floated up. Did I really love that book? It occurred to me t...

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How Love Hurts became Canada’s Stairway to Heaven. | Tom Pitts

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How Love Hurts became Canada’s Stairway to Heaven. March 11, 2014. Poor bastard, I thought. Would he be crucified like this on the CBC? Sure, he was skewered by Canuck journalists, but to be turned into a shallow joke-of-the-moment like a forgettable internet kitten clip? The differences, though, are more subtle. It’s not just the metric system either. April Wine’s Could Have Been a Lady. Poised to become the next Guess Who, April Wine’s sales never took off stateside. It’s easy to chalk ...Bruce Springs...