The Flatted Fifth

New short story has landed over at PostBellum. some characters from previous stories including Sam Hayes, the hero from the novel, and the legendary Marshall Bass Reeves. Enjoy!

Short Story: Phil Gets Complicated. Where Sam Runs into a legendary marshal, a questionable Pinkerton and, well, Phil.

Black Hand remembering Jerry on a rainy Sunday. About as good as it gets!

new short story over on Postbellum. Probably the best short story i've ever done, for what that's worth. and it's a back story of a character from the upcoming novel. check it out and subscribe! https://open.substack.com/pub/tomdudra/p/short-story-the-librarian?r=73v8sg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Pete and Gena at the go. Pete is Lou reed cool and Gena is a national f@ treasure!Peter Wile - MusicGena Lanette

Newsletter for Postebellum has landed. I know i owe some fiction, as well... i'm working on it, and promise it'll be worth the wait. Meanwhile, this weeks newsletter talks about how businesses and technology was applied and the impacts, north and south. Enjoy! read and subscribe!

Newsletter - July 18 how progress works, and why the south really never did find the handle

Live and Local: Marshall Stone

Live and Local: Marshall Stone — The Flatted Fifth A lifetime ago, I used to work night shift. I would work from 8 to 8, 12 hour shift, 4 days a week. Wasn’t a bad gig for a young guy. Some built in overtime, lots of quiet hours where I was able to teach myself how to program computers, etc. Back then, if you could code, it was like having an auto...

Live and Local: Jimmy P, and other local doings

Live and Local: Jimmy P, and other local doings — The Flatted Fifth So I have seen the Grateful Dead more often than any other live act. That’s not to say the Grateful Dead is my favorite band of all time (I like them quite a bit, but they’re not), nor even my favorite concert that I’ve seen (some of the Dead shows I’ve been to are up there, but I’d have t...

This week's Newsletter for PostBellum has landed. a little more morernly topical than usual, would love to see what you think. and dont forget to subscribe!

Newsletter July 1, 2026 We need to start calling things what they are...

Music Talk: My own Villain Origin Story

Music Talk: My own Villian Origin Story — The Flatted Fifth So, I write about music, as you know. Mostly, I write about the local music scene in Gettysburg, and have reviewed several of the local musicians, and some of their albums. Aside from joking about it, I rarely talk about my own musical attempts. And that’s appropriate. Because there’s not a lot ...

The week's newsletter on PostBellum has landed. please check it out, subscribe, and leave thoughts.

Newsletter, Jun 24 The Bushwhackers