The Spud

KP is the brother of a mass shooter. JD is the shooter's number 1 fan. The pair drives through rural Idaho, the physical and psychological landmarks of the violence imposing themselves on the characters and the reader. The Spud is a puzzle: thinking/watching/living a movie rerun.


About the Author
Brielle Brilliant is a self-authorized investigator who writes, films, and prank calls. She grew up in New York, but has moved around a lot. She's worked at the City Lights Bookstore and 826 Valencia in San Francisco, as well as the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur. She studied philosophy in college in Colorado, while working as the coordinator for The International Experimental Film Festival. Then she moved to Berlin to make films and accidentally became a ghostwriter. Before getting her MFA in writing from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, she made friends in Montreal's noise community and starting developing her prank phone calling technique. Brielle likes to box.