Emma Barry
@authoremmabarry.bsky.social
Novelist, college lecturer, and former political staffer. Lives with her high school sweetheart and a menagerie of pets and children in Virginia, where she occasionally finds time to read and write. she/her https://linktr.ee/authoremmabarry
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Emma Barry
@authoremmabarry.bsky.social
· Sep 25
So I can finally share my vague publishing news with you: I wrote an academic adventure romance.
I just ran around my house and made everyone in my family watch the best film of 2025.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I just ran around my house and made everyone in my family watch the best film of 2025.
I had one those experiences that always happens mid line edits, when you stare at word and convince yourself that it is or isn't real.
In this case, it was damange. That really should be a word.
In this case, it was damange. That really should be a word.
December 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I had one those experiences that always happens mid line edits, when you stare at word and convince yourself that it is or isn't real.
In this case, it was damange. That really should be a word.
In this case, it was damange. That really should be a word.
wait, what? where is my Sinatra's mom biopic??
Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
December 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
wait, what? where is my Sinatra's mom biopic??
Make a Bond film casual
No Time to Sigh
No Time to Sigh
Make a Bond film casual
The Spy Who Swiped Right On Me
The Spy Who Swiped Right On Me
Make a Bond film casual
Dr. Nah
Dr. Nah
December 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Make a Bond film casual
No Time to Sigh
No Time to Sigh
As is now tradition, we celebrate the day after Christmas with free books, more than 1700 free books in this particular go round. Just visit www.romancebookworms.com to browse the incredible selection.
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
As is now tradition, we celebrate the day after Christmas with free books, more than 1700 free books in this particular go round. Just visit www.romancebookworms.com to browse the incredible selection.
Having teenagers is being up at 7:15, drinking my tea by the Christmas tree with the dog, and we're the only creatures awake in the house.
December 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Having teenagers is being up at 7:15, drinking my tea by the Christmas tree with the dog, and we're the only creatures awake in the house.
I worked on my own edits in the morning, and now I'm reading Dana Williams book on Toni Morrison's editorial career. A fascinating juxtaposition.
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I worked on my own edits in the morning, and now I'm reading Dana Williams book on Toni Morrison's editorial career. A fascinating juxtaposition.
I loved this essay, and yup, I love this movie.
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I loved this essay, and yup, I love this movie.
The time is right for a new version of Desk Set. But EMERAC would be AI. Of course.
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The time is right for a new version of Desk Set. But EMERAC would be AI. Of course.
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CBS really Bari'd the story huh.
December 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
CBS really Bari'd the story huh.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Ella Fitzgerald's delivery of "hark, the herald angels sing" is a vibe.
December 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Ella Fitzgerald's delivery of "hark, the herald angels sing" is a vibe.
last night's movie selection was _Man on Wire_, and the playful use of classical music in it remains unparalleled. it's just a lovely, human, affirming film.
December 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
last night's movie selection was _Man on Wire_, and the playful use of classical music in it remains unparalleled. it's just a lovely, human, affirming film.
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New blog post: picking my 2026 nudge word authoremmabarry.com/2025/12/20/m...
My 2026 Word
Continuing my 2025 reflection posts (see my 2025 in writing post here), I wanted to return to last year’s word: balance.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New blog post: picking my 2026 nudge word authoremmabarry.com/2025/12/20/m...
SFWA seems determined to blow itself up almost exactly 6 years after RWA did the same thing.
Which writer's org will follow them?
Which writer's org will follow them?
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
SFWA seems determined to blow itself up almost exactly 6 years after RWA did the same thing.
Which writer's org will follow them?
Which writer's org will follow them?
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Rachel believes it saved her life. Her parents got out of her way and let her pursue her truth at a time when most would have disowned her and it gave her the strength to go after the life she was supposed to have. Trans kids need support and care. Without it, they will die.
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Rachel believes it saved her life. Her parents got out of her way and let her pursue her truth at a time when most would have disowned her and it gave her the strength to go after the life she was supposed to have. Trans kids need support and care. Without it, they will die.
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Harlow came out to her parents at 15, in 1964. They took her for hormone tests and the doctor told them that her male hormone levels were nearly non-existent and that "This isn't your fault and it isn't [Rachel's]." It informed their approach to accepting her and
A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Harlow came out to her parents at 15, in 1964. They took her for hormone tests and the doctor told them that her male hormone levels were nearly non-existent and that "This isn't your fault and it isn't [Rachel's]." It informed their approach to accepting her and
Things are going super well for you when you get to loudly explain to people around you that they're wrong to feel how they feel.
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Things are going super well for you when you get to loudly explain to people around you that they're wrong to feel how they feel.
Holy crap, After Hours at Dooryard Books is good.
December 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Holy crap, After Hours at Dooryard Books is good.
/whispers/ I have seen a cover shaped thing, and it is going to be so beautiful.
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
/whispers/ I have seen a cover shaped thing, and it is going to be so beautiful.
I wrote the first of my year in review posts. authoremmabarry.com/2025/12/15/2...
2025 in Review
My nudge word for 2025 was balance. It’s difficult for me to remember a year that’s been so divided between moments when, in a cold sweat, I’ve thought, “I have no idea what…
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December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I wrote the first of my year in review posts. authoremmabarry.com/2025/12/15/2...
This weekend has been one unrelentingly awful news story after another. I'm so heartbroken.
December 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This weekend has been one unrelentingly awful news story after another. I'm so heartbroken.
Cimarron and The Greatest Show on Earth have got to be on the list.
Late night question for the gang: what’s your LEAST favorite Best Picture winner that’s not Crash?
December 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Cimarron and The Greatest Show on Earth have got to be on the list.
Absolutely horrific news out of Brown. I've said this before and it's true, I walk into every room I teach in and think, "I wonder if I'll die here someday."
December 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Absolutely horrific news out of Brown. I've said this before and it's true, I walk into every room I teach in and think, "I wonder if I'll die here someday."