Barrett Bowlin
@barrettbowlin.bsky.social
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.
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Barrett Bowlin
@barrettbowlin.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Ghosts Caught on Film
Check out Ghosts Caught on Film by Barrett Bowlin on Bookshop.org US!
bookshop.org
Well, hot damn! @bookshop-org.bsky.social now sells ebooks!
And, gosh, I'd be remiss if I didn't promote a certain ne'er-do-well's short story collection, GHOSTS CAUGHT ON FILM, on their site.
bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...
And, gosh, I'd be remiss if I didn't promote a certain ne'er-do-well's short story collection, GHOSTS CAUGHT ON FILM, on their site.
bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...
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If you've noticed that ChatGPT is improving, it's probably because I've spent so much time grading its work.
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you've noticed that ChatGPT is improving, it's probably because I've spent so much time grading its work.
As the recipient of yesterday’s Inaugural Market Basket Grocery Store Peace Prize, I am humbled and honored to be the recipient of today’s Inaugural Gong Cha Tea Kiosk Peace Prize (Boston South Station Division).
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
As the recipient of yesterday’s Inaugural Market Basket Grocery Store Peace Prize, I am humbled and honored to be the recipient of today’s Inaugural Gong Cha Tea Kiosk Peace Prize (Boston South Station Division).
Hoooooooly shit, look at the names on this list!
We're thrilled to share that the Long List for the 2025 Literary Awards Program is now live! buff.ly/W9BV5sP
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hoooooooly shit, look at the names on this list!
Yes.
Yes, it is a fucking horrible song.
But also: yes, McCartney is an amazing songwriter.
But let's not forget: "Wonderful Christmastime" is godawful.
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Yes, it is a fucking horrible song.
But also: yes, McCartney is an amazing songwriter.
But let's not forget: "Wonderful Christmastime" is godawful.
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Is Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime' simply… horrible?
In the decades since its release, "Wonderful Christmastime" has become a seasonal staple beloved by some but loathed by others.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Yes.
Yes, it is a fucking horrible song.
But also: yes, McCartney is an amazing songwriter.
But let's not forget: "Wonderful Christmastime" is godawful.
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Yes, it is a fucking horrible song.
But also: yes, McCartney is an amazing songwriter.
But let's not forget: "Wonderful Christmastime" is godawful.
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Damn it.
What an absolute loss, and what a profound influence on so many of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/o...
What an absolute loss, and what a profound influence on so many of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/o...
Daniel Woodrell, ‘Country Noir’ Novelist of ‘Winter’s Bone,’ Dies at 72
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Damn it.
What an absolute loss, and what a profound influence on so many of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/o...
What an absolute loss, and what a profound influence on so many of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/o...
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Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Good!
Fuck Home Depot for its complicity in aiding and abetting ICE raids.
And for that matter, fuck ICE.
Fuck Home Depot for its complicity in aiding and abetting ICE raids.
And for that matter, fuck ICE.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Good!
Fuck Home Depot for its complicity in aiding and abetting ICE raids.
And for that matter, fuck ICE.
Fuck Home Depot for its complicity in aiding and abetting ICE raids.
And for that matter, fuck ICE.
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Join One Story for a FREE virtual write-in Dec. 7th. To register visit: bit.ly/4pclhFG
#writing #writingclasses #writingcommunity #writers #fiction
#writing #writingclasses #writingcommunity #writers #fiction
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Join One Story for a FREE virtual write-in Dec. 7th. To register visit: bit.ly/4pclhFG
#writing #writingclasses #writingcommunity #writers #fiction
#writing #writingclasses #writingcommunity #writers #fiction
It’s time for everyone’s favorite game:
HAIL-MARY SPAM TEXT MESSAGE or INVITATION TO A MURDER-SUICIDE IN THE WOODS?
HAIL-MARY SPAM TEXT MESSAGE or INVITATION TO A MURDER-SUICIDE IN THE WOODS?
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It’s time for everyone’s favorite game:
HAIL-MARY SPAM TEXT MESSAGE or INVITATION TO A MURDER-SUICIDE IN THE WOODS?
HAIL-MARY SPAM TEXT MESSAGE or INVITATION TO A MURDER-SUICIDE IN THE WOODS?
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Today, the House finally passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Survivors have waited years for answers, and the American people have been kept in the dark for far too long.
Every name, every meeting, and every document must be released—no excuses, no delays.
(1/2)
Every name, every meeting, and every document must be released—no excuses, no delays.
(1/2)
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Today, the House finally passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Survivors have waited years for answers, and the American people have been kept in the dark for far too long.
Every name, every meeting, and every document must be released—no excuses, no delays.
(1/2)
Every name, every meeting, and every document must be released—no excuses, no delays.
(1/2)
Texas absolutely won’t do this, but it’s nice to know we’re still recognizing the division between church and state sometimes.
November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Texas absolutely won’t do this, but it’s nice to know we’re still recognizing the division between church and state sometimes.
Tonight's grading soundtrack is brought to you by dark disco, Italo disco, and whatever electronic body music (EBM) is, and I am fucking into it!
youtu.be/9hcXrPjeNz0?...
youtu.be/9hcXrPjeNz0?...
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Tonight's grading soundtrack is brought to you by dark disco, Italo disco, and whatever electronic body music (EBM) is, and I am fucking into it!
youtu.be/9hcXrPjeNz0?...
youtu.be/9hcXrPjeNz0?...
On a day when 8 Democrat senators have revealed themselves to be the feckless dickholes they always were, I'm taking my victories however they come.
So fuck Kim Davis, fuck her attorneys, and fuck her financial backers. Obergefell v. Hodges remains intact (for now).
thehill.com/regulation/c...
So fuck Kim Davis, fuck her attorneys, and fuck her financial backers. Obergefell v. Hodges remains intact (for now).
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On a day when 8 Democrat senators have revealed themselves to be the feckless dickholes they always were, I'm taking my victories however they come.
So fuck Kim Davis, fuck her attorneys, and fuck her financial backers. Obergefell v. Hodges remains intact (for now).
thehill.com/regulation/c...
So fuck Kim Davis, fuck her attorneys, and fuck her financial backers. Obergefell v. Hodges remains intact (for now).
thehill.com/regulation/c...
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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CALL ALL OF THEM. SAY PRIMARY.
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
CALL ALL OF THEM. SAY PRIMARY.
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
To those New Yorkers who championed and then reelected @schumer.senate.gov back in 2022, I invite you to take one of the spoons I'm currently holding in my hand, and then please eat my entire ass.
Yup, just dig in there and enjoy.
Yup, just dig in there and enjoy.
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
To those New Yorkers who championed and then reelected @schumer.senate.gov back in 2022, I invite you to take one of the spoons I'm currently holding in my hand, and then please eat my entire ass.
Yup, just dig in there and enjoy.
Yup, just dig in there and enjoy.
Tuesday night’s election results gave me hope for this stupid country, for the first time in a full year. Therefore, it was time to celebrate with some Brandy Alexanders.
1.5 oz Cognac
1 oz dark Crème de Cacao
1 oz Heavy Cream
Shake with ice, pour into a chilled glass, top w/ fresh nutmeg. Drink.
1.5 oz Cognac
1 oz dark Crème de Cacao
1 oz Heavy Cream
Shake with ice, pour into a chilled glass, top w/ fresh nutmeg. Drink.
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Tuesday night’s election results gave me hope for this stupid country, for the first time in a full year. Therefore, it was time to celebrate with some Brandy Alexanders.
1.5 oz Cognac
1 oz dark Crème de Cacao
1 oz Heavy Cream
Shake with ice, pour into a chilled glass, top w/ fresh nutmeg. Drink.
1.5 oz Cognac
1 oz dark Crème de Cacao
1 oz Heavy Cream
Shake with ice, pour into a chilled glass, top w/ fresh nutmeg. Drink.
I have finally finished grading this round of essays, and I'm now going to reward myself by starting up a new round of essays, but also with cocktails.
Cheers.
Cheers.
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I have finally finished grading this round of essays, and I'm now going to reward myself by starting up a new round of essays, but also with cocktails.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
It's been a year since I've had any sort of hope for this country. Hot damn!
What we know, 10:20pm
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It's been a year since I've had any sort of hope for this country. Hot damn!
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Honor Dick Cheney’s memory the proper way by shooting a friend in the face
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Honor Dick Cheney’s memory the proper way by shooting a friend in the face
Y'all, I am looking so stupidly forward to @jenniferpashley.bsky.social's new novel, THE HOUSE GUEST, out July 2026 from Little, Brown. Preorder this awesomeness (with the ridiculously cool cover) here!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-house-...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-house-...
The House Guest: A Novel|Hardcover
www.barnesandnoble.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Y'all, I am looking so stupidly forward to @jenniferpashley.bsky.social's new novel, THE HOUSE GUEST, out July 2026 from Little, Brown. Preorder this awesomeness (with the ridiculously cool cover) here!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-house-...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-house-...