hayden casey
@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social
writer and musicker //
SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS out now from @splitlippress.com //
A HARVEST OF FURIES coming oct '25 from @lfpbooks.bsky.social //
music everywhere //
linktr.ee/haydencasey //
SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS out now from @splitlippress.com //
A HARVEST OF FURIES coming oct '25 from @lfpbooks.bsky.social //
music everywhere //
linktr.ee/haydencasey //
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We are accepting submissions for one more month!
The most recent book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt is by @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was just named a PEN/Bingham finalist! Could you be next?
What do we want? Boundary-breaking prose which we interpret broadly…
The most recent book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt is by @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was just named a PEN/Bingham finalist! Could you be next?
What do we want? Boundary-breaking prose which we interpret broadly…
GOOD MORNING!!! It's a NEW YEAR, and that means it's a NEW OPPORTUNITY for you short fictioneers to find your book a home! We're now OPEN for your short story and flash fiction books. Our SS/FF editor @egreenberg.bsky.social + our fantastic SS/FF reading team are eager to read your book, so SEND IT!
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
We are accepting submissions for one more month!
The most recent book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt is by @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was just named a PEN/Bingham finalist! Could you be next?
What do we want? Boundary-breaking prose which we interpret broadly…
The most recent book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt is by @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was just named a PEN/Bingham finalist! Could you be next?
What do we want? Boundary-breaking prose which we interpret broadly…
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Congratulations to @asuenglish.bsky.social MFA alum @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, whose debut collection SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS is a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Congratulations to @asuenglish.bsky.social MFA alum @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, whose debut collection SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS is a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
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Congratulations to @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social! Here's an conversation about SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS with Maya Chari. necessaryfiction.com/interviews/u...
January 29, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Congratulations to @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social! Here's an conversation about SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS with Maya Chari. necessaryfiction.com/interviews/u...
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HELLO AND YES THIS IS GOOD NEWS! We're ecstatic to share that @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social's story collection SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS has been named a FINALIST for the @penamerica.bsky.social 2026 Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
HELLO AND YES THIS IS GOOD NEWS! We're ecstatic to share that @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social's story collection SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS has been named a FINALIST for the @penamerica.bsky.social 2026 Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
MY BOOK IS A FINALIST!!!!!!!!!!!
We are excited to announce the finalists for the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards! Our finalists range from promising debut authors to literary legends. Learn more about this year's honorees: https://pen.org/2026-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/
Announcing the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists
PEN America is thrilled to announce the Finalists for the 2026 Literary Awards. Join us for the Ceremony on March 31, 2026!
pen.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM
MY BOOK IS A FINALIST!!!!!!!!!!!
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BURN, a new novel by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social, drops next month (2/3) from Cowboy Jamboree Press 🚬🔥
January 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
BURN, a new novel by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social, drops next month (2/3) from Cowboy Jamboree Press 🚬🔥
i've been in novel-writing mode for so long that writing a short story feels like a vacation!!!!! school's out for winter!
January 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM
i've been in novel-writing mode for so long that writing a short story feels like a vacation!!!!! school's out for winter!
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GOOD MORNING!!! It's a NEW YEAR, and that means it's a NEW OPPORTUNITY for you short fictioneers to find your book a home! We're now OPEN for your short story and flash fiction books. Our SS/FF editor @egreenberg.bsky.social + our fantastic SS/FF reading team are eager to read your book, so SEND IT!
January 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
GOOD MORNING!!! It's a NEW YEAR, and that means it's a NEW OPPORTUNITY for you short fictioneers to find your book a home! We're now OPEN for your short story and flash fiction books. Our SS/FF editor @egreenberg.bsky.social + our fantastic SS/FF reading team are eager to read your book, so SEND IT!
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Happy new year! We're now open for fiction collections. The most recently published book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt Is b @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was recently longlisted for the PEN/Bingham award. Could YOU be next? Dust off that manuscript, and send it to us!!!
GOOD MORNING!!! It's a NEW YEAR, and that means it's a NEW OPPORTUNITY for you short fictioneers to find your book a home! We're now OPEN for your short story and flash fiction books. Our SS/FF editor @egreenberg.bsky.social + our fantastic SS/FF reading team are eager to read your book, so SEND IT!
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Happy new year! We're now open for fiction collections. The most recently published book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt Is b @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was recently longlisted for the PEN/Bingham award. Could YOU be next? Dust off that manuscript, and send it to us!!!
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WE HAVE BEEN ALL-CAPS SCREAMING AT SLP HQ SINCE WE FOUND OUT!!!
CONGRATS, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social!!!
CONGRATS, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social!!!
We're hugging everyone we see because we're so thrilled: @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social 's book, SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS, is longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!!!
December 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
WE HAVE BEEN ALL-CAPS SCREAMING AT SLP HQ SINCE WE FOUND OUT!!!
CONGRATS, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social!!!
CONGRATS, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social!!!
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We're hugging everyone we see because we're so thrilled: @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social 's book, SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS, is longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!!!
December 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We're hugging everyone we see because we're so thrilled: @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social 's book, SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS, is longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!!!
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Congratulations to @asuenglish.bsky.social MFA grads @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social and @jonathanin2k.bsky.social, both longlisted for this year's PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
Announcing the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
PEN America is honored to announce the Longlists for the 2026 Literary Awards, which will confer nearly $350,000 to writers and translators.
pen.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Congratulations to @asuenglish.bsky.social MFA grads @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social and @jonathanin2k.bsky.social, both longlisted for this year's PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my book is on here???? i am unable to comprehend this occurrence
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my book is on here???? i am unable to comprehend this occurrence
writing a scene involving a flood and it's very difficult. there are only so many ways to say there's water everywhere
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
writing a scene involving a flood and it's very difficult. there are only so many ways to say there's water everywhere
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It was such a pleasure to celebrate the launch of @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social's debut novel A HARVEST OF FURIES last night at Changing Hands in Phoenix! A fantastic reading and a great conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It was such a pleasure to celebrate the launch of @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social's debut novel A HARVEST OF FURIES last night at Changing Hands in Phoenix! A fantastic reading and a great conversation.
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It's been a busy autumn 🍂 9 ASU English faculty announce 2025 work 🥳 Here are nooks & journals by @beelzebebout.bsky.social, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, G. Castle, L. FastHorse/M. Garcés, @elizhoran.bsky.social, @nnedi.bsky.social, A. Thompson & N. Zweig.
Details: ow.ly/qhnG50XmSzi #ASUHumanities
Details: ow.ly/qhnG50XmSzi #ASUHumanities
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's been a busy autumn 🍂 9 ASU English faculty announce 2025 work 🥳 Here are nooks & journals by @beelzebebout.bsky.social, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, G. Castle, L. FastHorse/M. Garcés, @elizhoran.bsky.social, @nnedi.bsky.social, A. Thompson & N. Zweig.
Details: ow.ly/qhnG50XmSzi #ASUHumanities
Details: ow.ly/qhnG50XmSzi #ASUHumanities
spent 40 min this morning trying to get the ugly AI popup to disappear from Word
made me think fondly of Scrivener... who would never do such a thing to me... I might have to make The Switch...
made me think fondly of Scrivener... who would never do such a thing to me... I might have to make The Switch...
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
spent 40 min this morning trying to get the ugly AI popup to disappear from Word
made me think fondly of Scrivener... who would never do such a thing to me... I might have to make The Switch...
made me think fondly of Scrivener... who would never do such a thing to me... I might have to make The Switch...
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On the new fiction table! I ordered copies for the store!
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
On the new fiction table! I ordered copies for the store!
@caitluce.bsky.social CAITLIN!!!!! I’m not sure if you remember me, but I used to be a frequent customer at U Book Store back in ‘14–‘17! hello a decade later!
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
@caitluce.bsky.social CAITLIN!!!!! I’m not sure if you remember me, but I used to be a frequent customer at U Book Store back in ‘14–‘17! hello a decade later!
“the reports of my neuroses are greatly exaggerated,” I think, and then I reencounter something like this and go, ohhhhh, maybe not
Congratulations to @asuenglish.bsky.social MFA alum @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, whose debut novel A HARVEST OF FURIES is out today! (True story: in his last MFA semester, Hayden told me he was going to draft this novel in three chunks, delivering me 22,000 words per thesis meeting... and then did!)
MY FIRST NOVEL IS OUT TODAY!!!!! & they have it at barnes & noble?!? (& lots of lovely independent bookshops as well!!)
I have been trying to do this for 10 years & dreaming about it for 10 more—surreal moment!
I have been trying to do this for 10 years & dreaming about it for 10 more—surreal moment!
October 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“the reports of my neuroses are greatly exaggerated,” I think, and then I reencounter something like this and go, ohhhhh, maybe not
MY FIRST NOVEL IS OUT TODAY!!!!! & they have it at barnes & noble?!? (& lots of lovely independent bookshops as well!!)
I have been trying to do this for 10 years & dreaming about it for 10 more—surreal moment!
I have been trying to do this for 10 years & dreaming about it for 10 more—surreal moment!
October 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
MY FIRST NOVEL IS OUT TODAY!!!!! & they have it at barnes & noble?!? (& lots of lovely independent bookshops as well!!)
I have been trying to do this for 10 years & dreaming about it for 10 more—surreal moment!
I have been trying to do this for 10 years & dreaming about it for 10 more—surreal moment!
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What a joy to hear Phoenix writers read this afternoon : @mdbell79.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏👏
October 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What a joy to hear Phoenix writers read this afternoon : @mdbell79.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏👏
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If you're in Phoenix/Tempe today, come out to the Rift for the first Desert Grit Reading Series, with me, @shipraagarwal.bsky.social, @jonathanin2k.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, and @stephanieaustin.bsky.social!
October 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If you're in Phoenix/Tempe today, come out to the Rift for the first Desert Grit Reading Series, with me, @shipraagarwal.bsky.social, @jonathanin2k.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, and @stephanieaustin.bsky.social!
I am applying to so many jobs. I am a job-applying machine. I am a sleek efficient mechanized typist of statements and filler-inner of forms. no job is safe from me. I am a consummate professional. I am vigilant for new postings. the void into which I fire off applications is becoming weary of me.
October 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I am applying to so many jobs. I am a job-applying machine. I am a sleek efficient mechanized typist of statements and filler-inner of forms. no job is safe from me. I am a consummate professional. I am vigilant for new postings. the void into which I fire off applications is becoming weary of me.
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Save the date! Next Saturday will be the 1st Desert Grit Reading Series at Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse in Scottsdale! Oct 4th at 3 PM!
Readings from
@mdbell79.bsky.social
@shipraagarwal.bsky.social
@sabrinahicks.bsky.social
@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social
@stephanieaustin.bsky.social
And me!
Readings from
@mdbell79.bsky.social
@shipraagarwal.bsky.social
@sabrinahicks.bsky.social
@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social
@stephanieaustin.bsky.social
And me!
September 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Save the date! Next Saturday will be the 1st Desert Grit Reading Series at Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse in Scottsdale! Oct 4th at 3 PM!
Readings from
@mdbell79.bsky.social
@shipraagarwal.bsky.social
@sabrinahicks.bsky.social
@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social
@stephanieaustin.bsky.social
And me!
Readings from
@mdbell79.bsky.social
@shipraagarwal.bsky.social
@sabrinahicks.bsky.social
@haydenmcasey13.bsky.social
@stephanieaustin.bsky.social
And me!