Author of the short story collection, GHOSTS CAUGHT ON FILM. Stuff in places like The Best American Mystery & Suspense 2024 anthology, TriQuarterly, Barrelhouse, Ninth Letter, The Rumpus, Salt Hill, etc.
www.barrettbowlin.com
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Barrett Bowlin
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Me and @housleydave.bsky.social in Morgantown, Pittsburgh, and Columbus next week!
Come see us read, hang out, grab a beer before or after, chat about the west coast and aliens and bigfoot and all kinds of other fun, dumb stuff!
This should be the boilerplate statement for all lit mags--and, to be honest, college syllabi--out there.
On the eve of our submission window opening, we felt we should add an AI policy
Investors:
"Oh, the jobs report was better than expected?"
"It was."
[long silence]
"I'm scared. Hold me."
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/b...
You, there! Yes, you! If you live anywhere near the cities mentioned in @housleydave.bsky.social's post below, you absolutely need to go see him & @aaronburch.bsky.social in conversation. Both of their latest books are fucking stellar, and you'll be supporting indie bookstores while you're there!
Hear hear!
how does this keep happening
Congratulations to everyone who said it would get this bad. Your prize is watching everyone who disagreed now claim no one could have predicted it would get this bad.
