Patrick Strickland
@patrickobrienstrickland.com
Writer from Texas
Managing editor @inkstickmedia.com
Books: You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave (2025), The Marauders (2022) & Alerta! Alerta! (2018)
Short fiction collection forthcoming: A History of Heartache
Managing editor @inkstickmedia.com
Books: You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave (2025), The Marauders (2022) & Alerta! Alerta! (2018)
Short fiction collection forthcoming: A History of Heartache
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My debut fiction book, a short story collection called ‘A History of Heartache,’ comes out with @melvillehouse.bsky.social this April. It’s available for preorder now. It has 14 loosely linked stories connected to North Texas about coming up strange in a strange place.
mhpbooks.com/books/a-hist...
mhpbooks.com/books/a-hist...
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"Imperialism defines much of this country’s history, but the latest escalation comes at a time when ICE agents have also been deployed to grab immigrants off the streets and whisk them to detention centers. Meanwhile, Trump has continued to preach the jingoistic gospel of stopping new arrivals."
When the Border is Both the Crime and the Crime Scene | Inkstick
In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it played a part in fueling.
inkstickmedia.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"Imperialism defines much of this country’s history, but the latest escalation comes at a time when ICE agents have also been deployed to grab immigrants off the streets and whisk them to detention centers. Meanwhile, Trump has continued to preach the jingoistic gospel of stopping new arrivals."
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"In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it played a large part in fueling."
When the Border is Both the Crime and the Crime Scene
In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it played a large part in fueling.
inkstickmedia.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it played a large part in fueling."
Reposted by Patrick Strickland
US Vice President JD Vance wants to use law enforcement to punish his critics — regardless of any proof of criminality.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/with-defense...
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/with-defense...
With Defense of ICE, JD Vance Clarifies His Next Target: You
US Vice President JD Vance wants to use law enforcement to punish his critics — regardless of any proof of criminality.
inkstickmedia.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
US Vice President JD Vance wants to use law enforcement to punish his critics — regardless of any proof of criminality.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/with-defense...
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/with-defense...
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3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
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The great @patrickobrienstrickland.com wrote this absolute banger of a review for @inksters.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
On Surveilling, Infiltrating, and Disrupting Fascists in America
In a new book, journalist Christopher Mathias sets about the difficult task of chronicling anti-fascist activists who don't seek acclaim.
inkstickmedia.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The great @patrickobrienstrickland.com wrote this absolute banger of a review for @inksters.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
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In his new book 'The Long War on Iran,' former political prisoner and sociologist Behrooz Ghamari takes a scalpel to decades of misguided US policy toward Tehran.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/once-a-priso...
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/once-a-priso...
Once a Prisoner, Behrooz Ghamari Dissects the 'Long War on Iran'
In his new book 'The Long War on Iran,' Behrooz Ghamari takes a scalpel to decades of misguided US policy toward Tehran.
inkstickmedia.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
In his new book 'The Long War on Iran,' former political prisoner and sociologist Behrooz Ghamari takes a scalpel to decades of misguided US policy toward Tehran.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/once-a-priso...
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/once-a-priso...
I did a deep dive on @letsgomathias.bsky.social's very important, very timely, and very well-done new book, 'To Catch a Fascist,' out next week.
On surveilling, infiltrating, and disrupting fascists in America
By @patrickobrienstrickland.com, on @letsgomathias.bsky.social's new book, 'To Catch a Fascist'
By @patrickobrienstrickland.com, on @letsgomathias.bsky.social's new book, 'To Catch a Fascist'
On Surveilling, Infiltrating, and Disrupting Fascists in America
In a new book, journalist Christopher Mathias sets about the difficult task of chronicling anti-fascist activists who don't seek acclaim.
inkstickmedia.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I did a deep dive on @letsgomathias.bsky.social's very important, very timely, and very well-done new book, 'To Catch a Fascist,' out next week.
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it's just so extremely cool to wake up one morning and find a writer you admire, @patrickobrienstrickland.com, do a close read of the book you've worked on for three years.
via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
On Surveilling, Infiltrating, and Disrupting Fascists in America
In a new book, journalist Christopher Mathias sets about the difficult task of chronicling anti-fascist activists who don't seek acclaim.
inkstickmedia.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
it's just so extremely cool to wake up one morning and find a writer you admire, @patrickobrienstrickland.com, do a close read of the book you've worked on for three years.
via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
“For those tens of millions of people, borders don’t stop where one country ends and the next begins; they stalk and haunt across endless miles and years. Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive.”
I’m in @thenation.com today:
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
I’m in @thenation.com today:
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
I’ve Covered Migration and Borders for Years. This Is What I’ve Learned.
Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive.
www.thenation.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“For those tens of millions of people, borders don’t stop where one country ends and the next begins; they stalk and haunt across endless miles and years. Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive.”
I’m in @thenation.com today:
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
I’m in @thenation.com today:
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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From TomDispatch last evening: The nightmare of immigration in the age of Donald Trump, up close and personal -- Patrick Strickland, "Immigration and the Invasion Story, Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes" tomdispatch.com/immigration-...
Immigration and the Invasion Story
After a year of gutting the United States government, deploying armed jackboots to American cities, and bombing at least seven countries, the Trump administration kicked off 2026 by invading Venezuela...
tomdispatch.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
From TomDispatch last evening: The nightmare of immigration in the age of Donald Trump, up close and personal -- Patrick Strickland, "Immigration and the Invasion Story, Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes" tomdispatch.com/immigration-...
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"[B]orders don't stop where one country ends and the next begins; they stalk and haunt across endless miles and years."
"Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive."
#USA #Lebanon #Palestine #Israel #Greece #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive."
#USA #Lebanon #Palestine #Israel #Greece #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
When the Border is Both the Crime and the Crime Scene
In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it played a large part in fueling.
inkstickmedia.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"[B]orders don't stop where one country ends and the next begins; they stalk and haunt across endless miles and years."
"Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive."
#USA #Lebanon #Palestine #Israel #Greece #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive."
#USA #Lebanon #Palestine #Israel #Greece #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Reposted by Patrick Strickland
In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it either waged or played a part in fueling.
By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com with @tomdispatch.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/when-the-bor...
By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com with @tomdispatch.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/when-the-bor...
When the Border is Both the Crime and the Crime Scene
In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it played a large part in fueling.
inkstickmedia.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 AM
In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it either waged or played a part in fueling.
By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com with @tomdispatch.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/when-the-bor...
By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com with @tomdispatch.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/when-the-bor...
Pitch us at Inkstick. We're a nonprofit newsroom focused on endless war and all that it entails: the military industrial complex, growing authoritarianism, militarization of policing, borders everywhere, and human rights crises in the US and beyond. (We pay -- rates depend on scope of pieces, etc.)
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Pitch us at Inkstick. We're a nonprofit newsroom focused on endless war and all that it entails: the military industrial complex, growing authoritarianism, militarization of policing, borders everywhere, and human rights crises in the US and beyond. (We pay -- rates depend on scope of pieces, etc.)
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Inkstick’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 (So Far)
Ft.
- @jmhattem.bsky.social
- @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
- Robin Andersen
- Lionel & Liz Morrison
- @rozinaali.bsky.social
- @reecejones.bsky.social & Greg Boos
Ft.
- @jmhattem.bsky.social
- @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
- Robin Andersen
- Lionel & Liz Morrison
- @rozinaali.bsky.social
- @reecejones.bsky.social & Greg Boos
Inkstick’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 (So Far)
In 2026, several forthcoming and highly anticipated books can help you make sense of authoritarianism, bigotry, and war in a grim age.
inkstickmedia.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Inkstick’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 (So Far)
Ft.
- @jmhattem.bsky.social
- @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
- Robin Andersen
- Lionel & Liz Morrison
- @rozinaali.bsky.social
- @reecejones.bsky.social & Greg Boos
Ft.
- @jmhattem.bsky.social
- @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
- Robin Andersen
- Lionel & Liz Morrison
- @rozinaali.bsky.social
- @reecejones.bsky.social & Greg Boos
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Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration is out ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)
December 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration is out ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)
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"People fleeing warzones may sometimes successfully outrun the bullets. But disasters do not stop at the border and often follow people into refugee camps."
Read an excerpt of Julian Hattem’s new book, ‘Shelter from the Storm,’ which will be out tomorrow with
@thenewpress.bsky.social
Read an excerpt of Julian Hattem’s new book, ‘Shelter from the Storm,’ which will be out tomorrow with
@thenewpress.bsky.social
Can Refugees Outrun Both Bullets and Natural Disasters?
An excerpt of Julian Hattem’s forthcoming book, ‘Shelter from the Storm,’ which will be released by The New Press on Jan. 6, 2026.
inkstickmedia.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"People fleeing warzones may sometimes successfully outrun the bullets. But disasters do not stop at the border and often follow people into refugee camps."
Read an excerpt of Julian Hattem’s new book, ‘Shelter from the Storm,’ which will be out tomorrow with
@thenewpress.bsky.social
Read an excerpt of Julian Hattem’s new book, ‘Shelter from the Storm,’ which will be out tomorrow with
@thenewpress.bsky.social
My debut fiction book, a short story collection called ‘A History of Heartache,’ comes out with @melvillehouse.bsky.social this April. It’s available for preorder now. It has 14 loosely linked stories connected to North Texas about coming up strange in a strange place.
mhpbooks.com/books/a-hist...
mhpbooks.com/books/a-hist...
January 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
My debut fiction book, a short story collection called ‘A History of Heartache,’ comes out with @melvillehouse.bsky.social this April. It’s available for preorder now. It has 14 loosely linked stories connected to North Texas about coming up strange in a strange place.
mhpbooks.com/books/a-hist...
mhpbooks.com/books/a-hist...
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Congratulations to our 2026 Best American Short Stories nominees: @coocoo4afropuffs.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com @danacann.bsky.social @aaronburch.bsky.social
#GraceBallard #AnnLandi #LisAnna-Langston #DamienRoos
doric-literary.com/nominations/
#GraceBallard #AnnLandi #LisAnna-Langston #DamienRoos
doric-literary.com/nominations/
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Congratulations to our 2026 Best American Short Stories nominees: @coocoo4afropuffs.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com @danacann.bsky.social @aaronburch.bsky.social
#GraceBallard #AnnLandi #LisAnna-Langston #DamienRoos
doric-literary.com/nominations/
#GraceBallard #AnnLandi #LisAnna-Langston #DamienRoos
doric-literary.com/nominations/
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Here it is, the final regular #ScholarSunday thread of 2025, my 255th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 255 (12/21/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, the final regular #ScholarSunday thread of 2025, my 255th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please sha...
blackwhiteandread.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Here it is, the final regular #ScholarSunday thread of 2025, my 255th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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Tomorrow Doric Literary announces our nominations for the 2026 #BestAmericanShortStories anthology! 🎉
While you're waiting, why not read our most recent (& #Pushcart nominated) offerings:
"Dallas, 1931" by @patrickobrienstrickland.com
"The Skull Never Frowns" by Damien Roos
doric-literary.com
While you're waiting, why not read our most recent (& #Pushcart nominated) offerings:
"Dallas, 1931" by @patrickobrienstrickland.com
"The Skull Never Frowns" by Damien Roos
doric-literary.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Tomorrow Doric Literary announces our nominations for the 2026 #BestAmericanShortStories anthology! 🎉
While you're waiting, why not read our most recent (& #Pushcart nominated) offerings:
"Dallas, 1931" by @patrickobrienstrickland.com
"The Skull Never Frowns" by Damien Roos
doric-literary.com
While you're waiting, why not read our most recent (& #Pushcart nominated) offerings:
"Dallas, 1931" by @patrickobrienstrickland.com
"The Skull Never Frowns" by Damien Roos
doric-literary.com
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@inkstickmedia.com's @patrickobrienstrickland.com on the long history of conspiracism and incitement behind Trump's "invasion" immigration rhetoric: inkstickmedia.com/the-long-oft...
The Long, Lethal History of Trump's 'Invasion' Rhetoric
In 2018, Trump began to routinely describe immigration as an ‘invasion.’ That rhetoric has fueled deadly violence for nearly two centuries.
inkstickmedia.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
@inkstickmedia.com's @patrickobrienstrickland.com on the long history of conspiracism and incitement behind Trump's "invasion" immigration rhetoric: inkstickmedia.com/the-long-oft...
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🎉It's Award Season at Doric Literary.🍾
Pushcart & BOTN nominations have already been announced.
Best American Short Story nominations come out December 23.
We're announcing our nominations for Best Small Fictions on New Year's Eve!
Read great short stories here:
doric-literary.com/nominations/
Pushcart & BOTN nominations have already been announced.
Best American Short Story nominations come out December 23.
We're announcing our nominations for Best Small Fictions on New Year's Eve!
Read great short stories here:
doric-literary.com/nominations/
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🎉It's Award Season at Doric Literary.🍾
Pushcart & BOTN nominations have already been announced.
Best American Short Story nominations come out December 23.
We're announcing our nominations for Best Small Fictions on New Year's Eve!
Read great short stories here:
doric-literary.com/nominations/
Pushcart & BOTN nominations have already been announced.
Best American Short Story nominations come out December 23.
We're announcing our nominations for Best Small Fictions on New Year's Eve!
Read great short stories here:
doric-literary.com/nominations/
I wrote @inkstickmedia.com about the long history of anti-immigrant propaganda portraying people crossing a border as an "invasion" & the violence that conspiracy theory fuels.
With a lot of thanks to @mdelbosque.bsky.social, @reecejones.bsky.social, & @shaneburley.bsky.social for speaking to me.
With a lot of thanks to @mdelbosque.bsky.social, @reecejones.bsky.social, & @shaneburley.bsky.social for speaking to me.
In recent years, Trump has routinely described immigration as an ‘invasion.’ That rhetoric has fueled deadly violence for nearly two centuries.
By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com
inkstickmedia.com/the-long-oft...
By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com
inkstickmedia.com/the-long-oft...
The Long, Lethal History of Trump's 'Invasion' Rhetoric
In 2018, Trump began to routinely describe immigration as an ‘invasion.’ That rhetoric has fueled deadly violence for nearly two centuries.
inkstickmedia.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I wrote @inkstickmedia.com about the long history of anti-immigrant propaganda portraying people crossing a border as an "invasion" & the violence that conspiracy theory fuels.
With a lot of thanks to @mdelbosque.bsky.social, @reecejones.bsky.social, & @shaneburley.bsky.social for speaking to me.
With a lot of thanks to @mdelbosque.bsky.social, @reecejones.bsky.social, & @shaneburley.bsky.social for speaking to me.
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The GOP was a dependable supporter of Israel for a long time. Now, its far-right wing is seeking to change that.
By: @shaneburley.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/the-growing-...
By: @shaneburley.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/the-growing-...
The Growing Fight Over Zionism in the Heart of the GOP
The GOP was a dependable supporter of Israel for a long time. Now, its far-right wing is seeking to change that.
inkstickmedia.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The GOP was a dependable supporter of Israel for a long time. Now, its far-right wing is seeking to change that.
By: @shaneburley.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/the-growing-...
By: @shaneburley.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/the-growing-...