John Byrne Barry
@johnbyrnebarry.bsky.social
Author, actor, crossing guard
Read this. I do not live in Chicago now, but I grew up there and while it pains me to see what is going on there, I also feel proud about how Chicagoans are fighting back.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Read this. I do not live in Chicago now, but I grew up there and while it pains me to see what is going on there, I also feel proud about how Chicagoans are fighting back.
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You’ve probably heard the famous post- WWII poem, “First They Came.”
But have you seen this positive new adaptation by @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social ?
Lisa Von Ahn writes how she found hope & inspiration for this moment in the poem. We hope you do too.
coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/27/o...
But have you seen this positive new adaptation by @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social ?
Lisa Von Ahn writes how she found hope & inspiration for this moment in the poem. We hope you do too.
coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/27/o...
October 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
You’ve probably heard the famous post- WWII poem, “First They Came.”
But have you seen this positive new adaptation by @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social ?
Lisa Von Ahn writes how she found hope & inspiration for this moment in the poem. We hope you do too.
coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/27/o...
But have you seen this positive new adaptation by @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social ?
Lisa Von Ahn writes how she found hope & inspiration for this moment in the poem. We hope you do too.
coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/27/o...
It’s ping pong, but you’re standing on the table — a pickleball lover
I resented pickleball less, when I realized it was just ping-pong.
August 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It’s ping pong, but you’re standing on the table — a pickleball lover
"Pirates of Sausalito" ebook is free today and tomorrow on Amazon.
Hippie houseboaters in a waterfront shantytown in 1970s Sausalito resist eviction by developers determined to build luxury docks. Then, someone gets stabbed.
Imagine “Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” meets “Murder, She Wrote.”
Hippie houseboaters in a waterfront shantytown in 1970s Sausalito resist eviction by developers determined to build luxury docks. Then, someone gets stabbed.
Imagine “Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” meets “Murder, She Wrote.”
Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery
Amazon.com: Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery: 9780996726214: Barry, John Byrne: Books
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August 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"Pirates of Sausalito" ebook is free today and tomorrow on Amazon.
Hippie houseboaters in a waterfront shantytown in 1970s Sausalito resist eviction by developers determined to build luxury docks. Then, someone gets stabbed.
Imagine “Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” meets “Murder, She Wrote.”
Hippie houseboaters in a waterfront shantytown in 1970s Sausalito resist eviction by developers determined to build luxury docks. Then, someone gets stabbed.
Imagine “Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” meets “Murder, She Wrote.”
Earlier this month, I redesigned my book covers so they are more unified and “branded.”
The first image is as the covers are now, the second shows a more unified look, and the third adds a tagline.
I'd love to hear what you think.
johnbyrnebarry.com/creating-a-u...
The first image is as the covers are now, the second shows a more unified look, and the third adds a tagline.
I'd love to hear what you think.
johnbyrnebarry.com/creating-a-u...
July 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Earlier this month, I redesigned my book covers so they are more unified and “branded.”
The first image is as the covers are now, the second shows a more unified look, and the third adds a tagline.
I'd love to hear what you think.
johnbyrnebarry.com/creating-a-u...
The first image is as the covers are now, the second shows a more unified look, and the third adds a tagline.
I'd love to hear what you think.
johnbyrnebarry.com/creating-a-u...
My New Favorite Review + Why I'm Grateful for My Readers
johnbyrnebarry.com/my-new-favor...
#writing #reviews #gratitude
johnbyrnebarry.com/my-new-favor...
#writing #reviews #gratitude
June 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
My New Favorite Review + Why I'm Grateful for My Readers
johnbyrnebarry.com/my-new-favor...
#writing #reviews #gratitude
johnbyrnebarry.com/my-new-favor...
#writing #reviews #gratitude
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Whoa, this is super cool.
May 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Whoa, this is super cool.
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Got to play National Geographic reporter in my own backyard for this one. Coyotes are unique among apex predators for thriving in cities, but my favorite fact is how they got here. Hint: 🌁
Huge kudos to photographer Loren Elliott for his stunning work. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u...
Huge kudos to photographer Loren Elliott for his stunning work. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u...
The Coyotes of San Francisco
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Got to play National Geographic reporter in my own backyard for this one. Coyotes are unique among apex predators for thriving in cities, but my favorite fact is how they got here. Hint: 🌁
Huge kudos to photographer Loren Elliott for his stunning work. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u...
Huge kudos to photographer Loren Elliott for his stunning work. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u...
My audiobook of "Pirates of Sausalito" is half off — $8.50 — at audiobooks.com until May 31 — www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/pi...
And the ebook is free today through Wednesday on Amazon — www.amazon.com/Pirates-Saus...
And the ebook is free today through Wednesday on Amazon — www.amazon.com/Pirates-Saus...
May 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My audiobook of "Pirates of Sausalito" is half off — $8.50 — at audiobooks.com until May 31 — www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/pi...
And the ebook is free today through Wednesday on Amazon — www.amazon.com/Pirates-Saus...
And the ebook is free today through Wednesday on Amazon — www.amazon.com/Pirates-Saus...
What a fantastic book. I do not read many nonfiction books, but this read like a novel. I listened to it, as an audiobook and it was riveting. And as you say, brutal.
May Book Challenge (see OP in first comment. #BookSky #SomeHistory
“King Leopold’s Ghost,” by Adam Hochschild. A nonfiction classic that details the horrific crimes of the imperialist race to carve up Africa for plunder, territory, and glory. Absolutely brutal—and accurate—account.
“King Leopold’s Ghost,” by Adam Hochschild. A nonfiction classic that details the horrific crimes of the imperialist race to carve up Africa for plunder, territory, and glory. Absolutely brutal—and accurate—account.
May 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
What a fantastic book. I do not read many nonfiction books, but this read like a novel. I listened to it, as an audiobook and it was riveting. And as you say, brutal.
Sausalito Houseboat Wars: What Really Happened?
Join me in Sausalito next Wednesday, April 9 @ 6 pm for a lively conversation with Books by the Bay’s Cheryl Potts — about the “houseboat wars,” turning true events into a novel, and more. There will be wine.
Join me in Sausalito next Wednesday, April 9 @ 6 pm for a lively conversation with Books by the Bay’s Cheryl Potts — about the “houseboat wars,” turning true events into a novel, and more. There will be wine.
April 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sausalito Houseboat Wars: What Really Happened?
Join me in Sausalito next Wednesday, April 9 @ 6 pm for a lively conversation with Books by the Bay’s Cheryl Potts — about the “houseboat wars,” turning true events into a novel, and more. There will be wine.
Join me in Sausalito next Wednesday, April 9 @ 6 pm for a lively conversation with Books by the Bay’s Cheryl Potts — about the “houseboat wars,” turning true events into a novel, and more. There will be wine.
An important addition to the "abundance" conversation.
It's hard to believe anyone can talk about an abundance agenda without talking about patent reform. These monopolies are all about creating artificial scarcity cepr.net/publications...
Patents and the Abundance Agenda
Find out what an Abundance Agenda looks like and the critical role of patent reforms in promoting economic abundance.
cepr.net
March 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An important addition to the "abundance" conversation.
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Ross Douthat please try not to tell lies to the readers about things your own newspaper is covering on an ongoing basis
March 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ross Douthat please try not to tell lies to the readers about things your own newspaper is covering on an ongoing basis
I read that first quote out loud to two people, just yesterday.
This New Yorker piece about the Irish Famine has several paragraphs I found literally jaw-dropping (positive). This is a book review!! Good god!!!
March 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I read that first quote out loud to two people, just yesterday.
Since I am a self-published author, I did not expect any of my four novels would show up here, but two did. It is pure theft.
As someone else said, I'm both flattered and furious.
As someone else said, I'm both flattered and furious.
March 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Since I am a self-published author, I did not expect any of my four novels would show up here, but two did. It is pure theft.
As someone else said, I'm both flattered and furious.
As someone else said, I'm both flattered and furious.
Over the decades, I’ve interviewed hundreds of people for news stories, research, and more. I can count on my fingers, however, the number of times I’ve been interviewed as an author.
One of my favorites is one I wrote myself, so I decided to do that again. Enjoy.
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One of my favorites is one I wrote myself, so I decided to do that again. Enjoy.
mailchi.mp/c2aa4ed8ef34...
March 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Over the decades, I’ve interviewed hundreds of people for news stories, research, and more. I can count on my fingers, however, the number of times I’ve been interviewed as an author.
One of my favorites is one I wrote myself, so I decided to do that again. Enjoy.
mailchi.mp/c2aa4ed8ef34...
One of my favorites is one I wrote myself, so I decided to do that again. Enjoy.
mailchi.mp/c2aa4ed8ef34...
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A picture tells 1000 words
February 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A picture tells 1000 words
Tomorrow, we open “Murder on the Bocce Court,” the ninth murder mystery I’ve performed in.
I have a small, but funny part as a French bocce player, and it’s a pleasure to just be an actor, instead of also writing and directing. Though I did design the poster for the play.
I have a small, but funny part as a French bocce player, and it’s a pleasure to just be an actor, instead of also writing and directing. Though I did design the poster for the play.
January 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Tomorrow, we open “Murder on the Bocce Court,” the ninth murder mystery I’ve performed in.
I have a small, but funny part as a French bocce player, and it’s a pleasure to just be an actor, instead of also writing and directing. Though I did design the poster for the play.
I have a small, but funny part as a French bocce player, and it’s a pleasure to just be an actor, instead of also writing and directing. Though I did design the poster for the play.
Maniacal Laughs, Musical Stings, and Distinctive Voices — Eight Lessons From Recording My Audiobook
The audiobook of "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery" is now available widely. Here’s how it got produced and what I learned from the process.
johnbyrnebarry.com/maniacal-lau...
The audiobook of "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery" is now available widely. Here’s how it got produced and what I learned from the process.
johnbyrnebarry.com/maniacal-lau...
January 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Maniacal Laughs, Musical Stings, and Distinctive Voices — Eight Lessons From Recording My Audiobook
The audiobook of "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery" is now available widely. Here’s how it got produced and what I learned from the process.
johnbyrnebarry.com/maniacal-lau...
The audiobook of "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery" is now available widely. Here’s how it got produced and what I learned from the process.
johnbyrnebarry.com/maniacal-lau...
You can listen here to Chapter 1 of my new audiobook, "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery."
You can listen here to Chapter 1 of "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery."
johnbyrnebarry.com/pirates-audi...
Also here's my first review. It made my day.
You can listen here to Chapter 1 of "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery."
johnbyrnebarry.com/pirates-audi...
Also here's my first review. It made my day.
December 12, 2024 at 8:55 PM
You can listen here to Chapter 1 of my new audiobook, "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery."
You can listen here to Chapter 1 of "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery."
johnbyrnebarry.com/pirates-audi...
Also here's my first review. It made my day.
You can listen here to Chapter 1 of "Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery."
johnbyrnebarry.com/pirates-audi...
Also here's my first review. It made my day.
This is a valuable conversation about young men and how their struggles and their "longing for belonging" leave them vulnerable to right-wing movements.
Young men are particularly vulnerable to far right radicalization. If we want to prevent the rise of the next generation of Brownshirts, we need to pay attention to the ways in which boys are suffering. I wrote about it here. dashkaslater.substack.com/p/young-men-...
December 6, 2024 at 6:52 PM
This is a valuable conversation about young men and how their struggles and their "longing for belonging" leave them vulnerable to right-wing movements.
This is easy to forget.
One of the biggest mistakes left-leaning people make: when they think about "messaging" or "branding," they think about clever words & phrases. But the key to successful messaging is *power*, ie, the capacity to thrust your message into eyes/ears. Repetition, not cleverness, is the key to success.
December 3, 2024 at 7:45 PM
This is easy to forget.
Last day of November. Long afternoon walk in Santa Cruz.
November 30, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Last day of November. Long afternoon walk in Santa Cruz.