Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Richard Bausch, author of THE FATE OF OTHERS Short stories with verve, wit, and compassion

My talk with Richard Bausch, author of the new fabulous collection of short stories, The Fate of Others open.substack.com/pub/penonfir...

Encouraging opportunities in one another’s work, having hard conversations, and engaging respectfully with one another are the cornerstones to a successful critique culture.

I’ve witnessed it in workshops led by @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social, @pamlhouston.bsky.social, and @samydunn.bsky.social

Literary Agent Renee Fountain Podcast Episode · Writers on Writing · 02/02/2025 · 1h 5m

I had the honor of answered some great questions on @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social Writers on Writing.

I hope you'll take a listen. There's a little gift for you if you do :)

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Breaking: Kelp Books has signed a collection of COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2022 author Barbara DeMarco-Barrett's #shortstories, including her CAS story "Blue Martini." Congrats, Barbara--am honored to have been your editor!

www.kelpjournal.com/books

#publication #WritingCommunity #writing #GoodNews

Thank you, Mark! As well as being a great writer, you are a great editor. You made my story, "Blue Martini," better, and I don't think there's anything more can you ask of an editor.

Interview with poet Kim Dower just posted at www.writersonwriting.com Lots about writing for all writers. She reads a few poems from her new collection and talks about how they came about. And a Q&A on Substack/penonfire.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Day 7

One million public Bluesky posts scraped for AI training A machine learning librarian scraped public posts and created a searchable AI training dataset, without consent of users.

Should we be concerned? www.yahoo.com/tech/one-mil...

My first horror short story, “Sandman,” will soon be out in this anthology. Looking forward!

Tofu turkey, homemade. Not Tofurkey! A recipe I found years ago in East West Journal, if you remember that magazine.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Day 6

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Day 5

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Day 4

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Day 3

I love it, too. Hope to have her on the show.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Day 2

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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#BookChallenge
Day 1

Do y'all remember Andrew Vachss? Crime writer and attorney who helped abused children and wrote fiction he said helped them more than his work in the courtroom. Two shows from the past. www.writers-on-writing.com/search?q=vac...

Our late great Nigel.

Nautical fiction. Curious!