Danielle Barr
daniellebarrwrites.bsky.social
Danielle Barr
@daniellebarrwrites.bsky.social
Literary fiction author/Driftwood Press short story winner/The Milk House/HAD/Okay Donkey/Petrichor Prize Finalist/ Rep: Iris Blasi at Arc Literary Management
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A year ago today I finished my first novel.
Today, I signed a contract with my dream literary agent. I am so excited to share that my work is now represented by @irisblasi.bsky.social of Arc Literary Management.
I can’t wait for all that is to come with her in my corner!
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September 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I’ve been dying to put this description somewhere for years. Now it’s the first line of my words flash over at BULL today!
"Naked men look like frogs, pinched in at the waist with wide shoulders. Rupin undresses and I think of dissecting frogs in science, pickling formaldehyde and sharp-singed nostrils." - Danielle Barr mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
September 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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“Every misogynist joke poses a question to its female audience: Can you laugh along? Will you be chill or are you going to make a big deal out of this? Are you going to be a bitch…? Arriving in the form of a dildo, the joke that is also the question becomes a double entendre: Can you take it?”
August 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
PS- She did 😭🥹
A crazy week. After notifying agents of the results of a literary contest (announcement soon!), there was a rush of requests and a (non-offer) request for a call. I have to believe my future agent already has my manuscript in their inbox 🤞🏻
July 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So proud of this zombie story about mother trauma over at Okay Donkey this week! Grateful for the chance to share it!
July 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Finished novel number three today. Sent it off to my agent. Now turning off my brain for a long as possible 😮‍💨
June 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
😂
*nods*
June 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you’re interested in reading the first chapter of my latest novel, check it out at L’Esprit!

If you’re an editor and wanna see the whole thing, I hear @irisblasi.bsky.social can hook you up!
May 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Do I..do I write absurdist literary fiction?

This is an excellent discovery.
April 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A year ago today I finished my first novel.
Today, I signed a contract with my dream literary agent. I am so excited to share that my work is now represented by @irisblasi.bsky.social of Arc Literary Management.
I can’t wait for all that is to come with her in my corner!
April 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Less than a year after a full-throated embrace of AI, NaNoWriMo is shutting down :
March 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Love the imagery in this one 😮‍💨
Little dose of apocalyptic summer to combat any lingering winter chill. This week, enjoy "NOT U NOR HIM 2 PARADISE" by Sosie Chery.

Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-25-25/para...
March 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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is ur child texting state secrets in a Signal chat?

ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.
March 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
You spend months and months wondering when it will be your turn and then suddenly it just…is?
March 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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yesterday got away from me and I didn't post Danielle Barr's story. a shame! it's great, super fun.

"None of the brown paper bags are big enough, so I bear hug it while I shimmy sideways out the front door."
https://www.havehashad.com/qoo7g
At the Sex Shop Off the Highway, on Valentine’s Day by Danielle Barr
“It’s called the Butt Plug Challenge,” says the cashier. Purple silicone, eighteen inches tall, at least, as big around at its widest as my thigh. “Surely not,” I say back. “People don’t actually…
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February 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I forgot to post here but..

Yesterday my little weird about a sex shop me and my best friend used to hang out in in Huntsville, Alabama went live on @havehashad.com

www.havehashad.com/hadposts/at-...
At the Sex Shop Off the Highway, on Valentine’s Day by Danielle Barr
“It’s called the Butt Plug Challenge,” says the cashier. Purple silicone, eighteen inches tall, at least, as big around at its widest as my thigh. “Surely not,” I say back. “People don’t actually d...
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February 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
NOTHINGBERGERS has..

🍔Voice-y, distinct POVs
🍔Literary prose
🍔Rural Appalachian setting
🍔Offbeat characters with quirky names
🍔The unintended victims of powerful mens’ missteps
🍔The corrupting power of fame
🍔A shocking twist ending

#questpit #a #q
February 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Why did Cletus Berger’s mama throw herself off the water tower, + why’s the whole town so tight-lipped about it? + could country icon Law Leylow’s illicit affair w/a teen really be THAT bad (it can)? Small towns’ long memories+ loose lips can only hold these secrets so long.

#questpit #q #litfic
February 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A crazy week. After notifying agents of the results of a literary contest (announcement soon!), there was a rush of requests and a (non-offer) request for a call. I have to believe my future agent already has my manuscript in their inbox 🤞🏻
January 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Why did Cletus Berger’s mama throw herself off the water tower, + why’s the whole town so tight-lipped about it? + could country icon Law Leylow’s illicit affair w/a teenager really be that bad? Small towns’ long memories+ loose lips can only hold these secrets so long. #p2ppit #a #litfic
January 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM