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Tom McAllister

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Author of novels HOW TO BE SAFE and THE YOUNG WIDOWER'S HANDBOOK, and essay collection IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE. Co-host of Book Fight! podcast (RIP). @Barrelhouse.bsky.social NF Editor. Rutgers-Camden MFA faculty. South Jersey. Tom.mcallister.ws

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Today at noon!

06.03.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tom McAllister, on stage

Tom McAllister, on stage

Do not believe Tom's poet friend at all when he says he hung with the Doobie Brothers, but Tom himself, @tmcallister.bsky.social, is the real deal from any angle. #AWP #AWP26 (10 of ?)

05.03.2026 18:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BH editors setting up a whole thing

BH editors setting up a whole thing

Should be easy to find @barrelhouse.bsky.social at AWP

04.03.2026 21:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Buddy we've been alienmaxxing all week

04.03.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On the train to AWP, hearing lots of buzz about how this may be the year someone receives the coveted and mysterious Barrelhouse Genius Grant? Idk, maybe just a rumor

04.03.2026 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Jamie's right, cancel your trips, order your books
(or if it's too late to cancel, come by the @rosemetalpress.bsky.social table on Thurs at 11 or the Rutgers table Friday at 10 for signed copies)

03.03.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One tonight-- rock and roll reading at Metro Gallery, 6-8. Nothing else set in stone

04.03.2026 12:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sad news: nermal has been killed by an iranian drone attack on abu dhabi. an innocent victim of a senseless war

03.03.2026 22:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1412 ๐Ÿ” 221 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

whoa, this guy is Certified

03.03.2026 18:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

salesgravy dot com

03.03.2026 16:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

even beyond the bots, there is a huge percentage of accounts that have been dormant for years. Technically "real people" but not actually there.

03.03.2026 14:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Snap, Crackle, and Pop hosting a manosphere podcast, calling Tony the Tiger a cuck, talking about milkmaxxing, etc.

03.03.2026 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jamie's right, cancel your trips, order your books
(or if it's too late to cancel, come by the @rosemetalpress.bsky.social table on Thurs at 11 or the Rutgers table Friday at 10 for signed copies)

03.03.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

next time I'm setting my reminder to Texas time

03.03.2026 02:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm willing to go all the way to page 3 if I have to

03.03.2026 00:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

googling "does dying start at the neck" and scrolling till I find the answer I want

03.03.2026 00:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Uncle Gus at Reading Terminal Market is the hot new place and it actually lives up to the hype. RTM is worth visiting anyway. John's Roast Pork in south philly is less convenient to you but also great. Same note for Paesano's in the Italian Market (not traditional cheesesteaks but great sandwiches)

02.03.2026 23:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

you gotta text me this stuff, Aaron

02.03.2026 21:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if it was going to be a boondoggle, they would say it

02.03.2026 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The rash came up to me--big, strong rash, tears in its eyes-- and it said "sir I've never seen a more beautiful host." It latched on to me just like that. Big rash. Folks, we love rash don't we? They say the Hamburglar had a rash. A bad one. But it's not true. It's very sad.

02.03.2026 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oh, in that case no prob

02.03.2026 21:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

damn, did you already hit your limit on fiction subs?

02.03.2026 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Josh has become what Pluggers hate

02.03.2026 14:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Got his ass

02.03.2026 13:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I knew I should have fact checked this

02.03.2026 13:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Did you see that the representative of Oklahoma district 6 said"--- let me stop you there, I did not, and I'll never know, I am thinking about lunch

02.03.2026 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As a Bluesky user, I am of course 44 years old, have a masters degree in the arts, half my vocabulary is Simpsons quotes, and I spend 90% of my day doing deep dives on the press releases of lesser known Democratic congressmen

02.03.2026 13:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love him

02.03.2026 03:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is, though I haven't been there in... 15 years? Despite living about 5 miles from it.

02.03.2026 00:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For sure -- last time I was in Moorestown Mall it was me and like 4 seniors getting in their morning walk

02.03.2026 00:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0