Steve Wiegenstein
@swiegenstein.bsky.social
Ozarks native, author of novels and short stories. PEN/Faulkner Award finalist, 2021. #Missouri #Ozarks #writing
My "congressman," hard at work as usual. What an ignoramus.
House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'
Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."Du...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
My "congressman," hard at work as usual. What an ignoramus.
Me and rocks. We go way back.
Geology
I’ve been fascinated by geology since I was a junior in high school, when I took a class on the subject. Our teacher was a professional geologist with a master’s degree who approached t…
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February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Me and rocks. We go way back.
As I have said before, sports betting is for chumps, and the government officials and companies that promote sports betting are playing us for chumps. This is an effective tax rate of less than one-hundredth of one percent. missouriindependent.com/2026/01/30/m...
Missouri sports betting tops $543M in first month but deductions leave state with only $521K • Missouri Independent
Missourians placed more than half-a-billion dollars in bets on sporting events in December but promotional offers offset the taxable profits.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
As I have said before, sports betting is for chumps, and the government officials and companies that promote sports betting are playing us for chumps. This is an effective tax rate of less than one-hundredth of one percent. missouriindependent.com/2026/01/30/m...
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On this day Jan 12, 1931
Black Man Burned Alive by White Mob in Maryville, Missouri; Black Residents Flee
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
Black Man Burned Alive by White Mob in Maryville, Missouri; Black Residents Flee
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
Jan. 12, 1931 | Black Man Burned Alive by White Mob in Maryville, Missouri; Black Residents Flee
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
On this day Jan 12, 1931
Black Man Burned Alive by White Mob in Maryville, Missouri; Black Residents Flee
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
Black Man Burned Alive by White Mob in Maryville, Missouri; Black Residents Flee
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
Word nerd alert: If you trace it all the way back to its Proto-Indo-European root, the word "cacophony" means "sounds like shit."
January 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Word nerd alert: If you trace it all the way back to its Proto-Indo-European root, the word "cacophony" means "sounds like shit."
The Christmas song you didn't know you needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEu7...
Ummet Ozcan - Mongolian Jingle Bells (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Ummet Ozcan
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December 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Christmas song you didn't know you needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEu7...
Thanks to @stlmag.bsky.social for posting this headline from the March 14, 1909, edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
December 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Thanks to @stlmag.bsky.social for posting this headline from the March 14, 1909, edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Sitcom pitch: Burned out by the stress of judging the quick and the dead every day, God moves to Yale, Oklahoma, and opens a garage.
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sitcom pitch: Burned out by the stress of judging the quick and the dead every day, God moves to Yale, Oklahoma, and opens a garage.
A happy thing to blog about.
Christmas Elves
Santa’s elves don’t get enough respect. Santa is in all the pictures and songs, but who really does the work of putting together all those toys? The elves, that’s who. Thus I want…
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December 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A happy thing to blog about.
Now that sports betting has come to Missouri, a helpful reminder: sports betting is for suckers. If you think you've figured out a way to beat the system, you are one of the suckers.
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Now that sports betting has come to Missouri, a helpful reminder: sports betting is for suckers. If you think you've figured out a way to beat the system, you are one of the suckers.
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Celebrate Small Business Saturday with 50 percent off all titles using code BF25. Thank you for supporting indie publishing.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Celebrate Small Business Saturday with 50 percent off all titles using code BF25. Thank you for supporting indie publishing.
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#SmallBusinessSaturday #ShopSmall #BookDeals #SupportIndiePublishers
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#SmallBusinessSaturday #ShopSmall #BookDeals #SupportIndiePublishers
Persimmon cookies using my mom’s recipe.
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Persimmon cookies using my mom’s recipe.
One of the most unusual, and nifty, venues I've given a talk in. The Orris is a converted movie theater whose owner graciously allows the Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center to hold events.
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
One of the most unusual, and nifty, venues I've given a talk in. The Orris is a converted movie theater whose owner graciously allows the Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center to hold events.
True this.
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
True this.
New blog post. stevewiegenstein.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/f...
Favorite Ozarks Places – 23
Dillard Mill The Ozarks has an abundance of picturesque old grist mills, enough that two recent travel guides were published about them – one by Richard McGee of West Plains and another by Ba…
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October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
New blog post. stevewiegenstein.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/f...
Join Ice
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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October 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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They tell voters what they should be concerned about. They don’t bother to listen to what they are concerned about. We are trying to force a narrative on people who only need to look around or check their bank account to see what concerns them.
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Why Can't We Just Listen
Telling them their concerns instead of listening to their concerns
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September 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
They tell voters what they should be concerned about. They don’t bother to listen to what they are concerned about. We are trying to force a narrative on people who only need to look around or check their bank account to see what concerns them.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/why-cant-w...
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When I saw a list of the "100 ugliest public buildings in the United States," I naturally had to check to see whether any Missouri buildings were included. Surprisingly, only one: the Municipal Court building in Springfield, at 45th. Well deserved.
September 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
When I saw a list of the "100 ugliest public buildings in the United States," I naturally had to check to see whether any Missouri buildings were included. Surprisingly, only one: the Municipal Court building in Springfield, at 45th. Well deserved.
Recent interview about my books, the Ozarks, etc. readershouse.co.uk/the-literary...
The Literary Craft Of Steve Wiegenstein - Reader's House
PHOTO: Steve Wiegenstein, author with deep ties to the Missouri Ozarks and a voice of profound historical insight. Exploring The Ozarks, History, And The Lives That Shape Them Steve Wiegenstein discus...
readershouse.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Recent interview about my books, the Ozarks, etc. readershouse.co.uk/the-literary...
Interesting new book out.
The Klan
My next novel, which will be coming out in 2026, is set in the early 1920s, the time of what’s known as the “second resurgence” of the Ku Klux Klan in America. The first iteration…
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August 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Interesting new book out.
I appreciate this long-distance interview.
The Literary Craft Of Steve Wiegenstein - Reader's House
PHOTO: Steve Wiegenstein, author with deep ties to the Missouri Ozarks and a voice of profound historical insight. Exploring The Ozarks, History, And The Lives That Shape Them Steve Wiegenstein discus...
readershouse.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I appreciate this long-distance interview.
When was the last time Amazon hosted a kids' story hour in your hometown? Or held a local author signing? Your local bookstore is essential to your community! You can support your local store by using www.bookshop.org! Today through the 11th, it has free shipping, too. (Hint: my books are on there.)
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
www.bookshop.org
July 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
When was the last time Amazon hosted a kids' story hour in your hometown? Or held a local author signing? Your local bookstore is essential to your community! You can support your local store by using www.bookshop.org! Today through the 11th, it has free shipping, too. (Hint: my books are on there.)
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The world’s most predictable heel turn
July 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The world’s most predictable heel turn