Novelist and short story writer. New novel, ONE OF US, due out Sept. 23, 2025 Signed/personalized copies of my books here: https://www.macsbacks.com/dan-chaonhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3mbh6yfpcck2kI have a new story in this one👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jan 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbh6yfpcck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3mb6nitrs6s2gSerious question: Am I just old? (61M) Or did things actually used to be better?30 Dec 2025 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb6nitrs6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3mawgngobwc2cPost surgery blues:26 Dec 2025 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawgngobwc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3ma3fzdtp322sI made a title card for my new book. I guess it's a way to make it feel real. Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible. A penny dropped in the wishing well.16 Dec 2025 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3fzdtp322shttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m7fvvf7e6k2dI am pleased to learn that Sam Irby likes my novel07 Dec 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7fvvf7e6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m775mvtbk22uOn first glance I thought it was a brain~~😐 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m775mvtbk22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m76xfic37c2uWonderful story 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76xfic37c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m76vpktiyk2u04 Dec 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76vpktiyk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m6wt25szjc26Sad to hear that the great Daniel Woodrell has passed. His work meant a lot to me.01 Dec 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wt25szjc26https://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m6gplgndk22fYou will be visited by three spirits [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2025 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6gplgndk22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m64mph3g5k2tPoets save the world! Woo-hoo! (But also don't overpraise them because then they will lose their talent) [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64mph3g5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m63bp4joxc2xIt’s nice to rest your muzzle on an end table while gazing out the window.20 Nov 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63bp4joxc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m5u2kcy6uk2jWhat perfect album came out the year you turned 16…? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Nov 2025 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5u2kcy6uk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m5md6mvnrc2xHeaded to San Francisco today! Look for me at Book Passage in Corte Madeira tomorrow Nov 15 at 7pm With Tom Barbash! Ooo14 Nov 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5md6mvnrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m5hsljqlb22fGuess who I ran into whilst out for a stroll12 Nov 2025 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hsljqlb22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m5eopidcp22gWonderful event last night at Book Soup in LA, in conversation with the brilliant @bcdreyer.social11 Nov 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eopidcp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m5cgwg2kuk2zReading tonight in LA at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!10 Nov 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cgwg2kuk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m5a6dyhpwk26Texas Book Festival update: Fun panel on history and horror with Stephen Graham Jones and Bret Anthony Johnson09 Nov 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5a6dyhpwk26https://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m556ufd2a22nI’ve been deputized!!08 Nov 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m556ufd2a22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m54zqqc2is2rTour info! Austin today and tomorrow and then Monday at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!08 Nov 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54zqqc2is2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m54yj4x7mk2f Now in Austin for Texas Book Festival! HMU if you want to hang out!!!08 Nov 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54yj4x7mk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m53im4jt5s2zMood08 Nov 2025 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m53im4jt5s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m4xxoawp7k2hJust arrived in Houston and my hair has lost its mind06 Nov 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xxoawp7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m4vinciz422gGetting ready to go on a journey, starting tomorrow! I hope I will meet some of you during my travels:05 Nov 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vinciz422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danchaon.bsky.social/post/3m4u4kjdgvk2qPttttd05 Nov 2025 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:adj7faw7dmdxq33lxlmoaels/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4u4kjdgvk2q