Dave Housley
@housleydave.bsky.social
Writer of The Other Ones, Looney, Howard & Charles at the Factory, This Darkness Got to Give, more. Editor @ Barrelhouse, primary organizer of the Barrelhouse conference in DC in the Spring. Web @ PSU. Goofy gentleman. He/him.
What is writing even for if not to express your strongly held, ridiculous positions in some made-up ridiculous asshole's mouth.
January 26, 2026 at 5:41 PM
What is writing even for if not to express your strongly held, ridiculous positions in some made-up ridiculous asshole's mouth.
We're filling up the schedule for the Barrelhouse conference in DC on 4/18/26 with lots of great workshops and panel discussions on craft, publishing, and fitting writing into your life. Registration is $95 and We're a third sold out already. Hope you'll join us! www.barrelhousemag.com/conference
January 23, 2026 at 2:13 PM
We're filling up the schedule for the Barrelhouse conference in DC on 4/18/26 with lots of great workshops and panel discussions on craft, publishing, and fitting writing into your life. Registration is $95 and We're a third sold out already. Hope you'll join us! www.barrelhousemag.com/conference
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I'm fully confident literary magazines will survive the AI apocalypse. There is no better time to become a creative writer. You already have an inside track because most people have never even heard of these things that can never die. We will be here with the cockroaches and Taco Bell
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I'm fully confident literary magazines will survive the AI apocalypse. There is no better time to become a creative writer. You already have an inside track because most people have never even heard of these things that can never die. We will be here with the cockroaches and Taco Bell
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It's release day for my book! Thank you so much to @jacklegpress.bsky.social and @fulmerford.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
It's release day for my book! Thank you so much to @jacklegpress.bsky.social and @fulmerford.com
Local friends! I'm having a launch party for ALIENS ATTACK at Webster's in State College on 3/25/26! More details soon but it'll be a little different than the usual thing: A Night of Literature, Music, and Aliens. Hope you can join us, mark your calendars! More details soon!
January 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Local friends! I'm having a launch party for ALIENS ATTACK at Webster's in State College on 3/25/26! More details soon but it'll be a little different than the usual thing: A Night of Literature, Music, and Aliens. Hope you can join us, mark your calendars! More details soon!
When I was writing ALIENS ATTACK! I didn't think it was book about real life but here we are, under attack, so I guess even though there are zeppelin shaped UFOs shooting lasers at Troy and Lelaina from Reality Bites, this is a book about right now. Also on sale! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
When I was writing ALIENS ATTACK! I didn't think it was book about real life but here we are, under attack, so I guess even though there are zeppelin shaped UFOs shooting lasers at Troy and Lelaina from Reality Bites, this is a book about right now. Also on sale! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...
We're starting to fill the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference program for 4/18! Thrilled to be bringing back crowd faves @wendywimmer.bsky.social and @reneeknicholson.bsky.social, and @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social is bringing Dolly Parton poetry! More soon. www.barrelhousemag.com/conference
January 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
We're starting to fill the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference program for 4/18! Thrilled to be bringing back crowd faves @wendywimmer.bsky.social and @reneeknicholson.bsky.social, and @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social is bringing Dolly Parton poetry! More soon. www.barrelhousemag.com/conference
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Three Questions for Andrew Bertaina, #Author of Ethan Hawke & Me @andrewbertaina.bsky.social @barrelhouse.bsky.social @housleydave.bsky.social @hsmithwrites.bsky.social
brucerosenstein.com/three-questi...
brucerosenstein.com/three-questi...
Three Questions for Andrew Bertaina, Author of Ethan Hawke & Me – Bruce Rosenstein
brucerosenstein.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Three Questions for Andrew Bertaina, #Author of Ethan Hawke & Me @andrewbertaina.bsky.social @barrelhouse.bsky.social @housleydave.bsky.social @hsmithwrites.bsky.social
brucerosenstein.com/three-questi...
brucerosenstein.com/three-questi...
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It was a 2025 goal of mine to send new work to @aaronburch.bsky.social for Short Story, Long and I'm so happy he liked "Home is a Relative Term" enough to give it a, well, home!
It's a story of suburban existentialism, queer panic, and a desire for connection.
open.substack.com/pub/ashortst...
It's a story of suburban existentialism, queer panic, and a desire for connection.
open.substack.com/pub/ashortst...
“Home is a Relative Term” by Christopher Gonzalez
"The thing about going home again is that you really do become the person you were when you were last permanently there. I was eighteen when I left for college, a month shy of turning nineteen..."
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January 6, 2026 at 2:34 PM
It was a 2025 goal of mine to send new work to @aaronburch.bsky.social for Short Story, Long and I'm so happy he liked "Home is a Relative Term" enough to give it a, well, home!
It's a story of suburban existentialism, queer panic, and a desire for connection.
open.substack.com/pub/ashortst...
It's a story of suburban existentialism, queer panic, and a desire for connection.
open.substack.com/pub/ashortst...
Hey @barrelhouse.bsky.social is open for submissions for proposals for craft workshops or panel discussions at our DC conference on 4/18/26. Pays $50. We're looking for *useful* workshops, panels, whatevers on craft, editing, publishing, writing life. www.barrelhousemag.com/submission-i...
Submissions — Barrelhouse
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January 7, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Hey @barrelhouse.bsky.social is open for submissions for proposals for craft workshops or panel discussions at our DC conference on 4/18/26. Pays $50. We're looking for *useful* workshops, panels, whatevers on craft, editing, publishing, writing life. www.barrelhousemag.com/submission-i...
You just have to hope this all doesn't somehow besmirch the sanctity of the FIFA peace prize.
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
You just have to hope this all doesn't somehow besmirch the sanctity of the FIFA peace prize.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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This whole Venezuela war thing feels like a “Break glass in case of emergency” tactic. people.com/mar-a-lago-s...
Mar-a-Lago Spa Would Send Teen Workers on House Calls to Jeffrey Epstein's Mansion: Report
Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago spa sent teen workers on house calls to Jeffrey Epstein's mansion, according to a new report
people.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This whole Venezuela war thing feels like a “Break glass in case of emergency” tactic. people.com/mar-a-lago-s...
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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!
Writers! Give yourself a head start on 2026 and sign up for the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference on 4/18! Just $95, which includes a book, workshop w an editor, the full conference, more lit stuff. A friendly, positive, productive day. Hope to see you there! www.barrelhousemag.com/conference
The Barrelhouse Conference: Conversations and Connections, Practical Advice on Writing — Barrelhouse
Conversations and Connections is a one-day conference organized by Barrelhouse in person at American University in Washington, DC on April 18, 2026.
www.barrelhousemag.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Writers! Give yourself a head start on 2026 and sign up for the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference on 4/18! Just $95, which includes a book, workshop w an editor, the full conference, more lit stuff. A friendly, positive, productive day. Hope to see you there! www.barrelhousemag.com/conference
Writing a sprawling science fictiony book with no outline and 7 main characters and 13 secondary characters with POV chapters, including one who dies immediately and one who is a dragon that lives on an island in the Susquehanna River, is fun and cute until you have to try to write a synopsis.
December 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Writing a sprawling science fictiony book with no outline and 7 main characters and 13 secondary characters with POV chapters, including one who dies immediately and one who is a dragon that lives on an island in the Susquehanna River, is fun and cute until you have to try to write a synopsis.
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we have a story by MM Kaufman @mmkaufman.bsky.social !
it's about an aging man whose reality starts glitching, switching between ordinary life & a staged reality of actors, props, & cardboard
a beautiful story with a beautiful ending - u should read this pronto
xraylitmag.com/not-everythi...
it's about an aging man whose reality starts glitching, switching between ordinary life & a staged reality of actors, props, & cardboard
a beautiful story with a beautiful ending - u should read this pronto
xraylitmag.com/not-everythi...
NOT EVERYTHING DIES IN THE DARK by M.M. Kaufman
For Ben There reality was, being all realistic, when it blinked out. One second I’m looking at Sammy and Joe sitting on the stoop in their church clothes eating deviled eggs and rice casserole off sty...
xraylitmag.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
we have a story by MM Kaufman @mmkaufman.bsky.social !
it's about an aging man whose reality starts glitching, switching between ordinary life & a staged reality of actors, props, & cardboard
a beautiful story with a beautiful ending - u should read this pronto
xraylitmag.com/not-everythi...
it's about an aging man whose reality starts glitching, switching between ordinary life & a staged reality of actors, props, & cardboard
a beautiful story with a beautiful ending - u should read this pronto
xraylitmag.com/not-everythi...
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
December 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
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I'M READY TO GO! HOW DO I BOOK MY IMAGINE CABIN?
Fill out the form on the website, and then watch your email. Can’t wait to see you!
NOTE: If you have been to a Barrelhouse Write-in before, you’ll still need to register.
www.barrelhousemag.com/writeins
Fill out the form on the website, and then watch your email. Can’t wait to see you!
NOTE: If you have been to a Barrelhouse Write-in before, you’ll still need to register.
www.barrelhousemag.com/writeins
Barrelhouse Write-Ins — Barrelhouse
A write-in is where writers meet up in a chat room, and then work on their own projects. It might seem pretty basic, and it is, but it gets results. Also, it’s just fun to talk to other writers somepl...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I'M READY TO GO! HOW DO I BOOK MY IMAGINE CABIN?
Fill out the form on the website, and then watch your email. Can’t wait to see you!
NOTE: If you have been to a Barrelhouse Write-in before, you’ll still need to register.
www.barrelhousemag.com/writeins
Fill out the form on the website, and then watch your email. Can’t wait to see you!
NOTE: If you have been to a Barrelhouse Write-in before, you’ll still need to register.
www.barrelhousemag.com/writeins
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WHAT DO I GET?
The time-honored Barrelhouse Write-In bespoke Yelling At You (with Love) to Do The Thing each morning
A party for discussing & celebrating your progress at the end of each day
A daily pic to send to people who think you’re in a cabin in the woods, to prove you’re having a great time
The time-honored Barrelhouse Write-In bespoke Yelling At You (with Love) to Do The Thing each morning
A party for discussing & celebrating your progress at the end of each day
A daily pic to send to people who think you’re in a cabin in the woods, to prove you’re having a great time
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
WHAT DO I GET?
The time-honored Barrelhouse Write-In bespoke Yelling At You (with Love) to Do The Thing each morning
A party for discussing & celebrating your progress at the end of each day
A daily pic to send to people who think you’re in a cabin in the woods, to prove you’re having a great time
The time-honored Barrelhouse Write-In bespoke Yelling At You (with Love) to Do The Thing each morning
A party for discussing & celebrating your progress at the end of each day
A daily pic to send to people who think you’re in a cabin in the woods, to prove you’re having a great time
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WHAT DOES IT COST?
Nada. Zilch. Zero. If you have the means, please donate to a food bank, animal shelter, or trans person’s aid fund. (Feel free to DM us for suggestions.)
Nada. Zilch. Zero. If you have the means, please donate to a food bank, animal shelter, or trans person’s aid fund. (Feel free to DM us for suggestions.)
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
WHAT DOES IT COST?
Nada. Zilch. Zero. If you have the means, please donate to a food bank, animal shelter, or trans person’s aid fund. (Feel free to DM us for suggestions.)
Nada. Zilch. Zero. If you have the means, please donate to a food bank, animal shelter, or trans person’s aid fund. (Feel free to DM us for suggestions.)
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HOW WILL IT WORK?
From Dec 26-31, we’ll have a morning check-in (10 am ET/7 am PT) to chat and set goals for the day. Then we’ll have a closing check-in (4pm ET/1pm PT) to see how you did. In between those check-ins? YOU WRITE.
Spend one day or all of them — it’s totally up to you.
From Dec 26-31, we’ll have a morning check-in (10 am ET/7 am PT) to chat and set goals for the day. Then we’ll have a closing check-in (4pm ET/1pm PT) to see how you did. In between those check-ins? YOU WRITE.
Spend one day or all of them — it’s totally up to you.
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
HOW WILL IT WORK?
From Dec 26-31, we’ll have a morning check-in (10 am ET/7 am PT) to chat and set goals for the day. Then we’ll have a closing check-in (4pm ET/1pm PT) to see how you did. In between those check-ins? YOU WRITE.
Spend one day or all of them — it’s totally up to you.
From Dec 26-31, we’ll have a morning check-in (10 am ET/7 am PT) to chat and set goals for the day. Then we’ll have a closing check-in (4pm ET/1pm PT) to see how you did. In between those check-ins? YOU WRITE.
Spend one day or all of them — it’s totally up to you.
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Just sharing one of the most correct and true pieces I ever wrote www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/n...
No One Deserves Happiness in Christmas Town, by Amber Sparks — Barrelhouse
Christmas Town. What a dreadful, dismal, backwater dump Have you been? And what I mean is, have you been since you were small and rather naïve?
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December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Just sharing one of the most correct and true pieces I ever wrote www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/n...
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my chapbook came out five years ago somehow. always grateful to @barrelhouse.bsky.social for putting it out, @livesinpages.bsky.social for his brilliant editing, and @housleydave.bsky.social for asking me the best question - hey, are you working on anything?
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/abstin...
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/abstin...
Abstinence Only — Barrelhouse
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December 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
my chapbook came out five years ago somehow. always grateful to @barrelhouse.bsky.social for putting it out, @livesinpages.bsky.social for his brilliant editing, and @housleydave.bsky.social for asking me the best question - hey, are you working on anything?
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/abstin...
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/abstin...