@JoshShepard

Author of CUTTING PROMOS: PRO WRESTLING ERASURE POEMS (@bruisermag 2024) & INSIDE VOICE (@GhostCityPress 2022) | Managing editor at BRUISER | he/him

 Oklahoma
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Joined April 2009
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Wrote a book of poems.
Fightful Wrestling
@Fightful25 Jul 2025
Name a piece of wrestling lore about yourself.
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BRUISER@bruisermag12h
bruiser is best condolences to all runners up
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Josh Shepard@JoshShepardOct 13
one hellafied weekend in OKC
Josh Shepard@JoshShepardAug 14
if you’re in Oklahoma, I’m gonna need you to lock tf in for the events I have lined up for you this fall 🗓️
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MARK@markplasmaOct 17
this zine is an oral history of both electrocution and guitarists getting shocked onstage it is so sick
BRUISER@bruisermagOct 16
Bullion zines have landed in Baltimore
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BRUISER@bruisermagOct 16
Bullion zines have landed in Baltimore
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BRUISER@bruisermagOct 16
The limbs of the fighters move like a bundle of mating snakes. DIRTY by Mary Sfaelos Klein ↓
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cash@cash__brownsOct 15
Nancy 10/13/26
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coworker won’t stop calling me Mr. Haircut
Josh Shepard@JoshShepardSep 28
getting a haircut for my brother’s wedding this week and I haven’t decided if I want keep it long or cut it off
44%short cut, fresh start
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like please mr haircut was my barber
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one hellafied weekend in OKC
Josh Shepard@JoshShepardAug 14
if you’re in Oklahoma, I’m gonna need you to lock tf in for the events I have lined up for you this fall 🗓️
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Metro Library@MetroLibraryOKOct 13
A blank page is just the beginning. ✍️ Join poet and "Dead Hand" author Carson Jordan for an evening of poetry readings, writing exercises and more. See where the words take you! 📍Metro Library - Belle Isle 📅 Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m. ✨ spotic.us/3VDLoMp
Poster for a poetry writing workshop at Metro Library - Belle Isle on October 22 with a photo of Carson Jordan sitting thoughtfully outdoors.

ALT Poster for a poetry writing workshop at Metro Library - Belle Isle on October 22 with a photo of Carson Jordan sitting thoughtfully outdoors.

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MARK@markplasmaOct 7
Big Jack over here hitting home runs
BRUISER@bruisermagOct 7
i’m reminded in times like these of just how much i know. GET THIS! BY @jpaulcrawford ↓
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Cleveland Poet@ClevelandPoetOct 7
sometimes you just forget to write poetry because you are watching wrestling
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cash@cash__brownsOct 3
normal guy
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bianca@pineredemptionOct 5
Pizarnik: “Language is empty and nothing seems to have been touched by human hands. They are everybody and I am myself. Deserted world, reflexive words that speak only to themselves. Killing me. I die in dead poems…”
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BRUISER@bruisermagOct 1
BRUISER'S Best Small Fictions 2027 Nominees Read them below ↓ Submit to BRUISER.
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JW@jonwaddySep 30
Read an excerpt of ELECTROCUTION IS A PORTMANTEAU at the link below. If you like what you read, hit up the @bruisermag store or contact me directly to get a copy, for the⚡️electrifyingly⚡️low price of $10! bruisermag.com/bullion_elect…

Excerpt from ELECTROCUTION IS A PORTMANTEAU by John Waddy Bullion - BRUISER

John Waddy Bullion is a Fort Worth-based writer of fiction and nonfiction and the author of This World Will Never Run Out of Strangers (Cowboy

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Josh Shepard@JoshShepardSep 28
getting a haircut for my brother’s wedding this week and I haven’t decided if I want keep it long or cut it off
44%short cut, fresh start
56%keep that shit long
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I remain undecided
Josh Shepard@JoshShepardSep 28
getting a haircut for my brother’s wedding this week and I haven’t decided if I want keep it long or cut it off
44%short cut, fresh start
56%keep that shit long
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miss mind palace@jarsonmccullersSep 29
Ask not what clout can do for you, but what you can do for clout….
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Dodo Eraser@dodo_eraserSep 29
Reminder that this is today! Message us (or a reader) for the link! Reading: @catkinspoet @jackbedell @SadeeBee @justin_karcher @caitlinowriter @abbisynths @JoshShepard 🦤
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