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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Jul 16

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

Richard Bausch, author of THE FATE OF OTHERS

Short stories with verve, wit, and compassion

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Caitlin Eliza (C.E.) McKenna @ce-mckenna.bsky.social · Feb 12

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

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Renee Fountain @reneefountain.bsky.social · Feb 3

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 :)

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Literary Agent Renee Fountain

Podcast Episode · Writers on Writing · 02/02/2025 · 1h 5m

podcasts.apple.com

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Mark Wish @markwish.bsky.social · Mar 13

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

KELP BOOKS | Kelp Journal

www.kelpjournal.com

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Mar 14

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.

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Jan 23

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.

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 29

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

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 29

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

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.

www.yahoo.com

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 29

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

Matthew Sorrento @msorrento.bsky.social · Nov 28

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thrilled to share the full front/back cover of our new story collection, designed by Steve Kirkham:

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 27

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

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 27

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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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 26

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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

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 25

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

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 24

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

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 24

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

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 23

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

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 22

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
#BookChallenge
Day 1

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 20

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...

WRITERS ON WRITING

www.writers-on-writing.com

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 17

Our late great Nigel.

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett @bdemarcobarrett.bsky.social · Nov 15

Nautical fiction. Curious!

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