Barbara A. Barnett
@babarnett.bsky.social
Fantasy & horror writer. Musician. Occasional orchestra librarian. Odyssey Writing Workshop grad, critiquer & blog editor. Taos Toolbox 2024. SFWA/HWA/Codex member. Repped by Emily Keyes. She/her. https://babarnett.com
I PETTED ALL THE HORSIES
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I PETTED ALL THE HORSIES
Been experimenting with ways to use my dry erase board for tracking projects. I’m not sure how useful this current iteration is, but it does perfectly capture the vibes of my current to-do list.
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Been experimenting with ways to use my dry erase board for tracking projects. I’m not sure how useful this current iteration is, but it does perfectly capture the vibes of my current to-do list.
A vampire and paranormal museum only a little over an hour from my house yet it's amazingly taken me this long to get there.
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A vampire and paranormal museum only a little over an hour from my house yet it's amazingly taken me this long to get there.
Plus bonus dance break at the Wawa, as one also does.
October 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Plus bonus dance break at the Wawa, as one also does.
Marching behind a frog, as one does.
October 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Marching behind a frog, as one does.
How it started
September 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How it started
Doomscrolling break aka This Week's Awesome Thing: book nook! I was given a DIY miniature book nook kit as a thank you gift at Odyssey's TNEO workshop this summer. Behold the cuteness I have wrought! It even has lighting!
September 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Doomscrolling break aka This Week's Awesome Thing: book nook! I was given a DIY miniature book nook kit as a thank you gift at Odyssey's TNEO workshop this summer. Behold the cuteness I have wrought! It even has lighting!
Monday Monkey: That time Super Great dressed up for a wedding yet still refused to wear pants.
September 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Monday Monkey: That time Super Great dressed up for a wedding yet still refused to wear pants.
The world is a dumpster fire, so to counteract the doomscrolling with some hopescrolling, Fridays I shall present This Week’s Awesome Thing. Today: the crest-tailed mulgara, a bitty little marsupial predator that has found its way off the endangered list AND WHY IS IT SO CUTE
September 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The world is a dumpster fire, so to counteract the doomscrolling with some hopescrolling, Fridays I shall present This Week’s Awesome Thing. Today: the crest-tailed mulgara, a bitty little marsupial predator that has found its way off the endangered list AND WHY IS IT SO CUTE
Table top bonfire candle making it look like I’ve got flamey wine tonight
August 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Table top bonfire candle making it look like I’ve got flamey wine tonight
Resurfacing after a hectic week+ at The Never-Ending Odyssey (aka TNEO) writing workshop. Now I reacquaint myself with a normal schedule and dive into this large pile of critique, revision, and brainstorming notes.
July 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Resurfacing after a hectic week+ at The Never-Ending Odyssey (aka TNEO) writing workshop. Now I reacquaint myself with a normal schedule and dive into this large pile of critique, revision, and brainstorming notes.
Lasik got me a good 20 years without glasses, but the time has come where I need them for distance again. Luckily, they are cute AF. Being able to read street signs earlier kind of nice too.
June 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Lasik got me a good 20 years without glasses, but the time has come where I need them for distance again. Luckily, they are cute AF. Being able to read street signs earlier kind of nice too.
Monkey on the march!
June 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Monkey on the march!
Me staring out the window: (sigh) sad dreary miserable rainy blah day is OMG BUNNIES
May 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Me staring out the window: (sigh) sad dreary miserable rainy blah day is OMG BUNNIES
From a fun night of Pirates to Super Great finding him-sized Tabasco sauce
April 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
From a fun night of Pirates to Super Great finding him-sized Tabasco sauce
Monkey Takes Manhattan
April 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Monkey Takes Manhattan
My brain seems intent on kicking and screaming as I drag it out of vacation mode, but damn it, we’ve got novel revisions to tackle. Goodbye poolside margaritas, hello cults and arid Old Westy landscapes!
March 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My brain seems intent on kicking and screaming as I drag it out of vacation mode, but damn it, we’ve got novel revisions to tackle. Goodbye poolside margaritas, hello cults and arid Old Westy landscapes!
If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
February 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
The world is literally and figuratively on fire, but yay I've finished outlining a new novel?
February 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The world is literally and figuratively on fire, but yay I've finished outlining a new novel?
It is fine quality results like this that make me so happy I can't turn off Google's AI function (eye roll)
January 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It is fine quality results like this that make me so happy I can't turn off Google's AI function (eye roll)
Semi-snowy arrival in Stone Harbor for the annual Sea Hags retreat weekend aka THE HAGGENING
January 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Semi-snowy arrival in Stone Harbor for the annual Sea Hags retreat weekend aka THE HAGGENING
I think the chapter title supports the bookmark’s assessment.
January 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I think the chapter title supports the bookmark’s assessment.
That feeling of pride when you finish a scene focused on your evil antagonist and this is the word count:
December 14, 2024 at 8:51 PM
That feeling of pride when you finish a scene focused on your evil antagonist and this is the word count:
Tis the season for this meme (cries in Xmas concert week)
December 11, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Tis the season for this meme (cries in Xmas concert week)