@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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another zine fest gone by
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BRUISER@bruisermagOct 22
real BRUISER activities happening in Oklahoma City this weekend 💪
Josh Shepard@JoshShepardOct 13
one hellafied weekend in OKC
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cash@cash__brownsOct 21
sluggo
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Today my dad suggested I shouldn’t bother publishing work anywhere other than bruiser because they’re the only lit mag in the world anyway. I said dad you have no idea.
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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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Teaching a little MONDAY workshop apply at MINDPALACEPOETRY.COM
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at work folding shitloads of zines listening to john zorn’s naked city youtu.be/DupAKHyP6XI?is=PTAw…
Josh Shepard@JoshShepardJan 20
Editing the webzine while listening to Cro-Mags
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BRUISER@bruisermagOct 20
bruiser is best condolences to all runners up
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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
56%keep that shit long
18 votes • Final results
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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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