Dan Chaon
@danchaon.bsky.social
Novelist and short story writer. New novel, ONE OF US, due out Sept. 23, 2025
Signed/personalized copies of my books here: https://www.macsbacks.com/dan-chaon
Signed/personalized copies of my books here: https://www.macsbacks.com/dan-chaon
Such a ridiculously stacked cast
I love it when directors can just sort of casually
call up randos for cameos
I love it when directors can just sort of casually
call up randos for cameos
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Such a ridiculously stacked cast
I love it when directors can just sort of casually
call up randos for cameos
I love it when directors can just sort of casually
call up randos for cameos
It’s very ill will adjacent
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
It’s very ill will adjacent
I have a new story in this one👇👇
One of the best horror publications of 2025! The TOC is insanely stacked!
On sale for $1.99 on all ebook platforms- Thanks everyone -you've helped maker this book the #1 bestseller on amazon in
#3,455 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#1 in Horror Collections & Anthologies (Books)
It's also on sale in audio for $.99
books.apple.com/us/book/nigh...
#3,455 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#1 in Horror Collections & Anthologies (Books)
It's also on sale in audio for $.99
books.apple.com/us/book/nigh...
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I have a new story in this one👇👇
Sesame Street: That's About the Size
YouTube video by Sesame Street
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December 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Serious question:
Am I just old? (61M)
Or did things actually used to be better?
Am I just old? (61M)
Or did things actually used to be better?
December 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Serious question:
Am I just old? (61M)
Or did things actually used to be better?
Am I just old? (61M)
Or did things actually used to be better?
He made the right choice.
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
He made the right choice.
Post surgery blues:
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Post surgery blues:
You gave me the best present! Thank you!
December 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
You gave me the best present! Thank you!
I hope you enjoyed the cookies and milk I left out for you.
December 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I hope you enjoyed the cookies and milk I left out for you.
Reposted by Dan Chaon
We’re all being punished because a bunch of unattractive billionaires are mad they can only buy the faux respect of sycophants, and not real cultural influence.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We’re all being punished because a bunch of unattractive billionaires are mad they can only buy the faux respect of sycophants, and not real cultural influence.
I made a title card for my new book. I guess it's a way to make it feel real.
Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible.
A penny dropped in the wishing well.
Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible.
A penny dropped in the wishing well.
December 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I made a title card for my new book. I guess it's a way to make it feel real.
Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible.
A penny dropped in the wishing well.
Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible.
A penny dropped in the wishing well.
It could be two for the price of one
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 AM
It could be two for the price of one
The problem is that U2 became so irrelevant after the iTunes debacle that I don't think anyone's actually heard one of their songs (good or bad) in 25+ years...
Though I DID hear Bono on the new L'il Wayne 😢
Though I DID hear Bono on the new L'il Wayne 😢
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The problem is that U2 became so irrelevant after the iTunes debacle that I don't think anyone's actually heard one of their songs (good or bad) in 25+ years...
Though I DID hear Bono on the new L'il Wayne 😢
Though I DID hear Bono on the new L'il Wayne 😢
I was inexplicably obsessed with CS's version of "Happy Talk."
December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I was inexplicably obsessed with CS's version of "Happy Talk."
I am pleased to learn that Sam Irby likes my novel
December 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I am pleased to learn that Sam Irby likes my novel
"Who Was Holding My Hand Last Night?" 🎶
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Who Was Holding My Hand Last Night?" 🎶
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE!
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE!
On first glance I thought it was a brain~~😐
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
On first glance I thought it was a brain~~😐
Wonderful story 👇
My story “Triple Body Walking” has won the 2025 @fracturedlit.bsky.social Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales Prize. Check out the comment by Guest Judge Dan Chaon 🥹
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Wonderful story 👇
Reposted by Dan Chaon
"The circus seemed like a very particular metaphor for American life: the dream of escaping and being special, alongside the pressure to conform and not be a 'freak.'"
Dan Chaon speaks with Sanjena Sathian about his new novel, "One of Us." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/blambustercated/
Dan Chaon speaks with Sanjena Sathian about his new novel, "One of Us." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/blambustercated/
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"The circus seemed like a very particular metaphor for American life: the dream of escaping and being special, alongside the pressure to conform and not be a 'freak.'"
Dan Chaon speaks with Sanjena Sathian about his new novel, "One of Us." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/blambustercated/
Dan Chaon speaks with Sanjena Sathian about his new novel, "One of Us." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/blambustercated/
