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    Author: EdEarl

    I'm an ex-journalist, self-published novelist and avowed technopeasant reluctantly dipping a scuffed boot toe into the blogosphere. Looking at the wreckage of the newsroom where I currently work brings to mind the line from The Shawshank Redemption -- get busy livin' or get busy dyin'. High time I got busy with the former because newspapers are real busy dyin' right now. When I'm not casting a gloomy eye on my profession, I like to hunt, work on my '68 Chevy C-20 -- a fabulously impractical city vehicle dubbed The Green Hornet -- listen to bluegrass, blues and Texas music of all stripes, cuss about the declining fortunes of the Tennessee Vols and consider the virtues of barbecue in its many incarnations. A wreck and a ripped up knee convinced me to give up my Harley a year or so back and I'm still pissed about that.

    Righteous Praise for Hard-Boiled Goodness

    Two friends of mine did me the high honor of praising my Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled crime thrillers this week, both of them fine authors in their… Read more “Righteous Praise for Hard-Boiled Goodness”

    February 12, 2025 by EdEarl
    November 14, 2024 by EdEarl

    Ed Earl Does Dallas

    Take a gander at me reading a chapter from my upcoming Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thriller at a recent Noir@theBar at The Wild Detectives in… Read more “Ed Earl Does Dallas”

    November 14, 2024 by EdEarl

    Hap N’ Leonard’s Daddy

    Hot damn, kids — just got a bolt of praise from the champion mojo storyteller his own damn sef, Joe R. Lansdale. Here’s what Hap n’ Leonard’s… Read more “Hap N’ Leonard’s Daddy”

    July 4, 2024 by EdEarl

    Big Mistake, Big Thrill

    Life is short. And it’s about to get a lot shorter for a pack of high-life Savannah sex club swells, a crooked DA, a bent cop, a… Read more “Big Mistake, Big Thrill”

    June 7, 2024 by EdEarl

    Higher Plane Western

    From afar, it’s always tempting to lump Baron R. Birtcher’s Sheriff Ty Dawson mysteries with other modern-day Westerns such as Craig Johnson’s Longmire series or the Joe… Read more “Higher Plane Western”

    June 3, 2024 by EdEarl

    You’ve Been Warned…

    Come on out to the Williamson County Public Library in Franklin, Tennessee June 8-9 to join your ol’ pal, Honest Jim, and 30 talented writers of a… Read more “You’ve Been Warned…”

    May 8, 2024 by EdEarl

    Golden Praise

    You might give serious thought to picking up a copy of Jim Nesbitt’s award-winning novel, THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT, at: https://www.amazon.com/author/jimnesbitt Here’s what fellow authors have to… Read more “Golden Praise”

    April 20, 2024 by EdEarl

    Grab The Gold

    Hot damn, kids. THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT has snagged the best crime fiction novel prize in the 2024 Independent Press Awards. Just got the advanced word on… Read more “Grab The Gold”

    February 14, 2024 by EdEarl

    Canine Envy

    There’s something about rapid-fire writing and the relentless staccato of short, sharp sentences spiced with dark wit, grim insight and bloody shockers that keep a reader focused… Read more “Canine Envy”

    January 17, 2024 by EdEarl

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