John Samuel Brown (Sam to his friends) is a writer, editor, and organizer living in Missoula Montana. In past lives he’s been a cook, a radio personality, a junk dealer, and a musician.

Here’s a resume, why not.

What I’ve been up to

Check out the Montana Book Festival!

(I direct it)

Here’s a video I made about Krzysztof Kieślowski’s best three films and how they talk about a different kind of death.

Things I have done in the past that I am proud of

BRINE the ZINE

I contributed to several issues and helped with the layout of one

Learn more here and read the final issue with my short story, “Personals.”

Off Latch Press Zine

I contributed to the second issue

Buy a digital copy with my essay here.

A Video Essay

I Made this as my Capstone Project for the Davidson Honors College

It would later be foundational to my video essay about Krzysztof Kieślowski. Download it here.

The Missoula Independent

I wrote A review of a local band’s new album for what turned out to be the Missoula Independent‘s final issue (RIP)

A copy, preserved for posterity, can be found here. My review can be found on page 16.

Things you’re going to find anyway if you’re googling me

Whatculture

More writers should be honest about their listicle phase

Here’s the landing page. I am not responsible for the titles and I’ve come to understand that these have been enjoying a “second life” as reedited slideshows. Still wish I had been firmer with my editor that there were not “two sides” to the Iceage article

Fahrenheit 406

I am of the generation that put together culture blogs with their friends

Read selections of work from myself, Marshall Granger, and Dan Wiemals from when we were 19-24 years old.

Wrecks Goliath & The Brass Monkey Band

These were bands I was in at one time or another

The first was my long-running, two-piece punk band, the latter was a country band my best friends and I started in high school and took as far as being featured at the Northwest Folklife Festival.

Various Media Appearances about the Montana Book Festival

You can take these as proof that that I exist and can promote things

Here’s one I did for Montana Public radio, and another I did for ABC/Fox Montana.

Work with me here.

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