Justyn Harkin

Feb 06

New Stories from the Midwest 2012

My story “Rainbow Dogs” is going to be in it. How cool! Major thanks to Chris Heavener at Annalemma for giving the story its first home. 

New Story at Used Furniture Review -

Delighted to see my new story, “Prime,” over at Used Furniture Review

Jan 19

“If there’s any guy crazy enough to attack me, I’m going to show him the end of the world—close up. I’m going to let him see the kingdom come with his own eyes. I’m going to send him straight to the Southern Hemisphere and let the ashes of death rain all over him and the kangaroos and the wallabies.” — Haruki Murakami on kicking dudes in the balls

Dec 16

New Work Forthcoming!

I’ll have a new piece in Used Furniture Review some time soon. I really like this journal, and I’m delighted to be appearing in it once again.

Oct 21

Hello, stationery.

Hello, stationery.

Oct 12

Oh?

Oh?

Sep 22

Rage! Not only did this website steal my story, they fucked it up as well. Although, truth be told, I’m kind of intrigued by the possibilities of “Pecker Penmanship.” 

Rage! Not only did this website steal my story, they fucked it up as well. Although, truth be told, I’m kind of intrigued by the possibilities of “Pecker Penmanship.” 

Sep 20

Looks legit.

Looks legit.

Sep 16

“Sorry, but AWP provides no rankings of creative writing programs because such rankings are misleading.” — The AWP Official Guide to Writing Programs

Sep 13

‘I’ve never seen anything like this,’ I told Michael Grunze, 25, one of the team’s best defenders, as I watched my first game.

‘Neither have we,’ he deadpanned.

” — “For the Chicago Comets, Blindness Is No Impediment to Tough Competition,” ChicagoMag.com