Justyn Harkin

My story “Sobriquet” went live at Used Furniture Review earlier today with an amazing recorded reading by Lindsay Hunter.

For really, really bad dogs…

For really, really bad dogs…

Thank you, kind stranger.

Thank you, kind stranger.

I wonder which aisle has the paddles…

I wonder which aisle has the paddles…

Following Sunday’s pathetic excuse for an agreement on raising the government’s borrowing limit, Democrats and Republicans took time to celebrate the meager, ineffective deal, calling it ‘a testament to the not-so-great things that can happen in Washington when both parties barely come together and agree to not really accomplish anything.’
The Onion

I cannot begin to describe how excited I am to be in this month’s Hobart (web). I’ve been reading and re-reading the work of fellow August contributors Casey Hannan, Donna D.Vitucci, and Nick Scorza, and find myself humbled to be in their company. 

There’s a market for these in Newton, Iowa.

There’s a market for these in Newton, Iowa.

I can never hope to find anything else half as awesome.

I can never hope to find anything else half as awesome.

I don’t know why, but this image cracks me up.

I don’t know why, but this image cracks me up.

Too much…good stuff… Isn’t that bad by definition?

Too much…good stuff… Isn’t that bad by definition?