Essayist, critic, poet, songwriter, golfer, Dylanologist, gender traitor: overthink it.https://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3mnuejwe7hs2nJoin me for a summer workshop -- deadline extended to June 15! https://grubstreet.org/blog/deadline-extended-to-6-15-advanced-personal-essay-and-advanced-poetry-workshops09 Jun 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuejwe7hs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3mlo4723qrc2tThrilled to have this essay, “Waist Deep in the Mist,” published with Under the Sun. This essay took eight years of writing and revision before it found a home, then a few requests for permissions to republish Dylan material lyrics — some rejected, some granted. I hope you’ll give it a read!12 May 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo4723qrc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3mjks7s7wms2mI'm excited to be on the judge's panel for this writing contest hosted by my favorite podcast, Sober Awkward! Give it a follow, give it a listen, and do send in your sobriety stories -- 1k words max. https://cuppa.community/posts/100690539?utm_source=manual15 Apr 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjks7s7wms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3mfp2r5myx22hThe Dylan Review now has a Substack. Please give us a follow! https://substack.com/@thedylanreview/note/p-189046574?r=gwed&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action25 Feb 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp2r5myx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3mfmrkuql522nWe just launched the latest Dylan Review, and this issue features a commentary from yours truly titled “Boy from the North Country: Sam Sussman’s Overly Cautious Autofiction.” Please give the issue a read and feel free to share your thoughts! https://thedylanreview.org/2026/02/22/boy-from-the-north-country-sam-sussmans-overly-cautious-autofiction/24 Feb 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmrkuql522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3mczhl7sj3s2gWho likes sad songs in major keys? How about long, self-indulgent close-ups of the artist? Well I’ve got you covered on both fronts. Here’s a music video for my original song, “Last Night”: https://youtu.be/_BEaZff6CBU?si=dWLYFbcf2B3Pfqsl #folk #folkrock #pianorock #singersongwriter #altfolk #pianoballad #blues #swing22 Jan 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczhl7sj3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3mcdgbcfdps2jhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=XVWUQxK5EnQ13 Jan 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdgbcfdps2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3m7uwb6p7dk2kStoked for my one-sentence essay, “No More,” which covers those crucial moments when I quit drinking for good, to appear in this flash edition of The W(hole)! #sobriety #flashnonfiction #prosepoetry https://open.substack.com/pub/thompsonk/p/esh-no-more?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer13 Dec 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7uwb6p7dk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3m5civ47xbk2tIs it just me or is it getting increasingly difficult, in terms of litmag rejections, to distinguish between “we are so grateful for your work it is a gift and an honor though we can’t publish it we are unimaginably fortunate that you sent it our way” and “please try us again”?10 Nov 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5civ47xbk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3lzmsamivh22thttps://youtu.be/zVRyM4togns?si=HN0tj2Csd3ZYQ3pj “Who Killed Charlie Kirk?” (after Bob Dylan’s early folk classic, “Who Killed Davey Moore?”)25 Sep 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzmsamivh22thttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3lzh72ejzbs2dWhen leaving a toxic relationship, a person must endure a certain amount of slander. I've learned it's better to lay down the people pleasing and perfectionism and welcome the accusations. The sooner that happens, the sooner everyone can move on with their lives. #folk #rock #folkrock #bobdylan https://youtu.be/HNDalYuMbbg?si=Un1AXl88PJMw4LUV22 Sep 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzh72ejzbs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3lrcdiojmjs2qMaking jokes is all that matters [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2025 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrcdiojmjs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3llhycecrnk2hPaul Lisicky spitting bars about Bob Dylan and patriarchy in his new memoir Song so Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell28 Mar 2025 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhycecrnk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3lhrlpdouhk2bWhy is the hmm 🤔 emoji so judgmental? I love when people make me go hmmm. If anything, the expression should be neutral to positive. Why wouldn’t we want to think? 🤔 🤔 🤔09 Feb 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrlpdouhk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3lfagduoquk2oMom asked when all this queer and trans stuff started so I told her the truth: Michelle Obama handed out pamphlets at Barack's second inauguration and we just ran with it. It only took her several seconds to stop nodding and go "wait -- you're messing with me aren't you?"08 Jan 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfagduoquk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/paulhaney.bsky.social/post/3lce56mwwms2ehttps://infinitygoesupontrial.substack.com/p/i-contain-multitudes?r=gwed I had a blast appearing on this podcast and chatting about queerness, Bob Dylan, queer Bob Dylan, writing process, book publishing and more. Please check it out!02 Dec 2024 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:idpe2s67gmokhowwy5jpwou5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lce56mwwms2e