@kevinjfellows
Writer and poet. Recovering technologist. Poet and author of the novel At the End of the World. Words in 34 Orchard, Strange Horizons, Translunar Travelers Lounge and others. Runner. https://kevinjfellows.com
Now that Bluesky displays a proper embed for Bandcamp links 🥳🥳,
here’s some shameless self promotion!
The Fisher King blends piano and string quintet with electronic textures and field recordings for an album of loss, solastalgia, and hope.
johnmdavis.bandcamp.com/album/the-fi...
“Why do you want to shit on entire swathes of human endeavor and wreck the planet while you’re doing it? Why are you so determined to be awful and amoral? Everything about your priorities is messed up, and you should all be heartily ashamed, abashed and embarrassed.”
Welp, once again it is #BandcampFriday where artists get to keep 100% of the proceeds from their sales!
I’ll be plugging other folks’ music today but I’ll start with ‘The Fisher King’. Released in January, it’s my electro-orchestral vision of hope.
johnmdavis.bandcamp.com/album/the-fi...
That other recent work probably has its place too. Moods are not always to be trusted in the judgement of creative things.
Close up of white petaled almond tree blossoms.
There's not an abundance of living, growing things here, but there is always something. Almond blossoms blossoming are among my favorites.
I was brought up on Shunn and thus live by the name | title | page# in my header. Even draft number, and date. Like you suggest, others may never print anything. But I do and everything printed has a header with enough information to be considered Metadata.
Writers I've read 5 or more short stories by, published in last decade?
Yiyun Li
William Trevor (last collection)
John Crowley
Jonathan Lethem
Ed Park
Steven Millhauser
Sophia Samatar
Elizabeth McCracken
Anna Kavan
Leonora Carrington
The last two were recent editions of newly collected work.
A background of fresh tomatoes with a transparent overlay displaying the message: "We can end hunger, but only when we work together." At the bottom, the logo of Feeding America is visible.
Everyone deserves fair access to the food they need to live with dignity. By listening deeply, removing barriers and focusing on communities most impacted, we create stronger communities—for all of us.
We can end hunger, but only when we work together. 🧡
A reminder of how much work goes into all artistic endeavors.
We don't see the hours of repetition for performance, the sketches behind paintings, or a writer's many drafts.
psyche.co/videos/the-r...
I haven't been online much due to ongoing health issues & work deadlines - but I want to send my love and solidarity to friends & publishing colleagues in Minnesota, and their communities.
Below is a useful "How to Help" list compiled by sff writer Naomi Kritzer.
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
“A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection—not an invitation for hypnosis.” - Umberto Eco
I just called my reps demanding that Congress defund ICE and stop the violence. I used @5calls.org . It's something I could do right now, so I did. Friends from Minneapolis were calling for it. I'm writing about it here in case you want to flood those phones, too
I think it counts.
Traveler?
Anyone who could participate in this has given up all pretense at humanity.
Good news! Today the days are a little longer and ‘The Fisher King’ is available for streaming on Tidal, Apple, YouTube Music, and Amazon!
tidal.com/album/487735...
On the Other Peoples’ Music blog today @etherdiver.bsky.social calls ‘The Fisher King’
“An interesting and emotionally resonant album.”
OPM is a fantastic source for finding new sounds irrespective of genre. Highly recommend a follow!
www.etherdiver.com/2026/01/16/o...
The Merrimack, Charles, Hudson, and Colorado. But those which formed me: the Warner, Contoocook, and Battenkill. Indebted to my father for teaching me to notice the water. Always.
Not sure I've ever taken a survey before where I answered "absolutely the fuck not" to every single question
If you read one thing today, let it be this:
“An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good: Fellow poet Danez Smith memorializes the Minneapolis mother's call to witness”
❤️💔
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
USDA’s latest food security report confirms what families already know: food insecurity is real, widespread, and impacts every community. Understanding the data brings us closer to solutions so everyone can thrive.
Read more: bit.ly/4qdTC8a
The woman ICE killed in Minneapolis was the poet Renee Nicole Macklin Good.
"i want back my rocking chairs,
solipsist sunsets,
& coastal jungle sounds that are tercets from cicadas and pentameter from the hairy legs of cockroaches"
poets.org/2020-on-lear...
This album is rich, layered, and just what you need on a January day.
A big thank you to the folks who have taken time out to listen to (and preorder 🥰🥹) my instrumental meditation on the state of things, ‘The Fisher King’!
The full album drops tomorrow!
johnmdavis.bandcamp.com/album/the-fi...
Yes I'm trying to get poems, a story, and a newsletter out the door today. No, it has nothing to do with today being the last day of 2025. But hey, if that gives me an extra boost to get the work done, I'll take it.
Sugar Rush
A small thing I wrote about family and friends split across a geographic divide during the holidays, guilt, those who have traveled beyond reach, poetry that resonates, and the notion of tenderness.
medium.com/@kevinjfello...
