Joel Barker
@joelbyronbarker.bsky.social
Chair of the Jefferson County of Oregon Democrats.
Writer at https://joelbyronbarker.com and https://oldtruckgoodcoffee.com about urban rural interchanges. Fly fishing. Empathy. Some running. Lots of dogs. A new novel published.
Writer at https://joelbyronbarker.com and https://oldtruckgoodcoffee.com about urban rural interchanges. Fly fishing. Empathy. Some running. Lots of dogs. A new novel published.
Phil Collins was right about a lot of things, but he got one thing wrong.
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Phil Collins was right about a lot of things, but he got one thing wrong.
I have no words.
December 16, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I have no words.
Oh sweet everything it is 60 degrees on a December day in Central Oregon and MY BOOK IS ARRIVING TODAY.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Oh sweet everything it is 60 degrees on a December day in Central Oregon and MY BOOK IS ARRIVING TODAY.
"When will it be over?"
"Once they release the files…"
"He'll resign, or die, or something…"
I don't think there are any quick fixes ahead of us.
"Once they release the files…"
"He'll resign, or die, or something…"
I don't think there are any quick fixes ahead of us.
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
"When will it be over?"
"Once they release the files…"
"He'll resign, or die, or something…"
I don't think there are any quick fixes ahead of us.
"Once they release the files…"
"He'll resign, or die, or something…"
I don't think there are any quick fixes ahead of us.
“When we regain a sense of what poems are for, we will renew the art (the technical means) of writing them. And so we will renew their ability to tell the truth.”
— Wendell Berry
— Wendell Berry
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“When we regain a sense of what poems are for, we will renew the art (the technical means) of writing them. And so we will renew their ability to tell the truth.”
— Wendell Berry
— Wendell Berry
Sent my novel off to print! What self publishing can be for the author today.
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Sent my novel off to print! What self publishing can be for the author today.
Update on the book production. And have you gotten a sticker yet? Send me your address and I will get you one.
Should I share the book cover in advance of the release or make it a surprise?
Should I share the book cover in advance of the release or make it a surprise?
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Update on the book production. And have you gotten a sticker yet? Send me your address and I will get you one.
Should I share the book cover in advance of the release or make it a surprise?
Should I share the book cover in advance of the release or make it a surprise?