Josh Rank
THE PRESENT IS PAST - 2023 Unsolicited Press
CHANCE TO FADE & OTHER STORIES - 2025 Running Wild Press
ESTUARY - 2026 Unsolicited Press
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- My new novel is up for preorder! It follows a man with a diary that writes its own entries. Through this, he learns of an ex that had a son she never told him about. This sets off a series of events that include ghosts, the police, and of course, my dog. www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/estua...
- A great, simple joy in life is when you remember an artist you love but haven't thought about for a while. Then you can be like "Oh yeah, Jose Gonzalez!" and blast through the entire discography.
- Some thoughts on “First Kicking, Then Not” by @writesloud.bsky.social . cc: @stanchion.bsky.social
- I hate to be one of those "wake up" people, but this is nuts. They're creating an evil straw man to justify an otherwise unjustifiable crackdown. The response to this shooting from the administration has been unfathomably disgusting, but this is something different. This is dangerous.
- I don't talk about it much on here (I don't talk about much on here, in general), but I had a book come out this year of short stories and a novella that I think is fun. If you're into fun things, maybe you could get into this fun thing: bookshop.org/p/books/chan...
- And while we're at it, I also put out a novel in 2023 with @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social that means the world to me (based on my mother's battle with Alzheimer's). Magical realist twists. My dog is the hero. What's not to like? www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/thepr...
- Oh, is this what we're doing?
- I've read more books in 2025 than I ever have in a single year. The lesson I've learned? Fiction is a much better way to spend your time than checking the news every five minutes and reading comments on comments on social media.
- I've ordered 5 small press books in the last two weeks. I will continue to buy many more very soon. 2026 is the year of gobbling up as many small press books as possible. What should I read? Which presses are currently killing it?
- Reposted by Josh RankThey say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
- A coworker referred to the em dash as "the GPT double-hyphen" and it's just such a bummer how a useful punctuation mark has been corrupted by robots.
- I got that signed-a-fresh-publishing-contract skip in my step. Cool week for book stuff.
- It's release day! Chance to Fade & Other Stories is officially out in the world. 14 short stories and a novella covering a range of topics from collecting teeth, drawings that come to life, and finding love. bookshop.org/p/books/chan...
- Once more for the night crowd.
- Feels like we're stumbling into something dark. www.joshrank.com/blog/2025/9/...
- Feels like we're stumbling into something dark. www.joshrank.com/blog/2025/9/...
- Pretty tough to write my little book when the internet constantly firehoses a stream of horrors directly into my face.
- Enter! Gamble! Win!
- "This collection explores the lives of individuals pushed to the brink of what they think is possible, blending literary and magical realist styles." Enter to win a copy of @joshrank.bsky.social's "Chance to Fade & Other Stories" from @runningwildllc.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky
