Zach Kocanda
@zacharykocanda.bsky.social
Illinois’s favorite son.
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We struck oil with these two stories—King Ludd’s Rag No. 25 is available now, featuring fiction from Jacob Stovall (“Awl”) and T. L. Xue (“Beautiful Paradiem”), plus another installment of Good Reads!
malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25
malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We struck oil with these two stories—King Ludd’s Rag No. 25 is available now, featuring fiction from Jacob Stovall (“Awl”) and T. L. Xue (“Beautiful Paradiem”), plus another installment of Good Reads!
malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25
malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25
The billboard on I-80 for Bill Engvall’s show in Shipshewana, Indiana, on October 26, 2018? Still there.
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The billboard on I-80 for Bill Engvall’s show in Shipshewana, Indiana, on October 26, 2018? Still there.
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Kangaroo performing as Neutral Milk Hotel at the Whistler for CHIRP Radio Night!
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Kangaroo performing as Neutral Milk Hotel at the Whistler for CHIRP Radio Night!
I read new shit.
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I read new shit.
Tonight!
🌀 The Mill, variety show/open mic 🌀
📍 The Burlington
⏱️ Doors @ 6:30, show @ 7
🌀 The Mill, variety show/open mic 🌀
📍 The Burlington
⏱️ Doors @ 6:30, show @ 7
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Tonight!
🌀 The Mill, variety show/open mic 🌀
📍 The Burlington
⏱️ Doors @ 6:30, show @ 7
🌀 The Mill, variety show/open mic 🌀
📍 The Burlington
⏱️ Doors @ 6:30, show @ 7
October events coming up!
October 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
October events coming up!
October 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The poem’s called “Goodtime Jesus” because he was having a good time playing the guitar.
October 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The poem’s called “Goodtime Jesus” because he was having a good time playing the guitar.
Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and the billboard on I-80 for the Bill Engvall show in Shipshewana, Indiana, on October 26, 2018.
October 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and the billboard on I-80 for the Bill Engvall show in Shipshewana, Indiana, on October 26, 2018.
Giant skeletons are showing up in my neighbors’ yards and @renbolger.bsky.social’s new novel has arrived—I’m ready for Halloween! 😱📘 @malarkeybooks.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Giant skeletons are showing up in my neighbors’ yards and @renbolger.bsky.social’s new novel has arrived—I’m ready for Halloween! 😱📘 @malarkeybooks.bsky.social
Read a new story at Sleeping Village last night—excited to do some editing and send it out soon!
September 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Read a new story at Sleeping Village last night—excited to do some editing and send it out soon!
Camped at Illinois Beach State Park this weekend. (But I did not stay in this building.)
September 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Camped at Illinois Beach State Park this weekend. (But I did not stay in this building.)
September 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Five years ago today I got my MFA (Malarkey Fiction Award) from @malarkeybooks.bsky.social. Proudest day of my life.
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Five years ago today I got my MFA (Malarkey Fiction Award) from @malarkeybooks.bsky.social. Proudest day of my life.
September 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reading at Sleeping Village for General Readings the day before my birthday!
Free, RSVP here: dice.fm/event/q2rgpy...
Free, RSVP here: dice.fm/event/q2rgpy...
September 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Reading at Sleeping Village for General Readings the day before my birthday!
Free, RSVP here: dice.fm/event/q2rgpy...
Free, RSVP here: dice.fm/event/q2rgpy...
August 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Gotta remind the people:
July 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Gotta remind the people:
June 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
June 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM