Taryn Barnes

Thriller & mystery writer. People-watcher obsessed with the strange truths that make fiction real. Life’s the biggest plot twist.

[Taryn Barnes @Tarynwrites89]

“They don’t pay the cost of truth. They build a Patreon around the counterfeit.” https://t.co/bYPuKxWZ7Q
#LeavingTech #ConfessionsFromTheTrenches #TechExposed
#tech #culture

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Ch. 13 | White Lies and Linen Cults https://t.co/kAUHzJlq0H #amwriting #Mysterysaja

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An open letter to the children — now grown or still enduring — who were failed, and the monsters who hid behind respectability.

https://t.co/n2kpBzZj0y #childabuse #narcissisticabuse #trauma #openletter

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I hate Substack.
But I love a good mystery.

Welcome to Sam Ellison Mysteries — a suburban noir where the espresso’s strong, the neighbors are worse, and the bodies keep turning up.
https://t.co/tnm8tOsXdu

#amwriting #serializedfiction #mystery #thriller #substack

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Talia was never the same after that day.

Not because of the U-Haul. Not even because of the silence.

But because the colors stopped.

That was the day she began to see in gray

Read Short Story Here: https://t.co/nm58Os4hcH

#grief #shortstory #trauma #fiction #loss #amwriting

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A murdered family, a malfunctioning light switch, and enough beige to induce a coma. Jasmine’s gut says something’s off—and she’s rarely wrong.
�� Read the full chapter: https://t.co/gLdQfFKqvc
#amwriting #mystery #thriller #fiction #suspense #HOA

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Vesna runs the HOA like a despot in Louboutins.

But when Peter’s body is found at the bottom of Lake Mead, her regime starts to crack.

Murder, manipulation, and memorial services—Lago Tierra gets spicy.

🕵️‍♀️ Read the latest chapter: https://t.co/3cmeKP4STr
#amwriting #Mystery

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Ernesto smiles for sport, flirts with opportunity, and fakes his way through another day in paradise.

But even charm has an expiration date.

Read the latest chapter of Sam Ellison and the Case of the Homicidal HOA https://t.co/lqUUDDi7Zi
#humor #fiction #thriller #suspense

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HOA crime scene:
✔️ One HOA violation
✔️ One offending weed
✔️ One overeager groundskeeper
Jerry just wanted to make his tee time. Instead, he triggered suburban warfare.
📍New ch. in the Sam Ellison Mysteries is live. https://t.co/v88PWHuT4a
#AmWriting #thriller #mystery #hoa

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Where two or more are branded
Sam Ellison & the Case of the Homicidal HOA | CH. 6 https://t.co/bSOJwXpNvq… #amwriting #thriller #mystery #humor #faith #suspense #booktwt #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday

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How to Clear a Bench in Under Sixty Seconds

Sam Ellison & the Case of the Homicidal HOA | CH. 5 https://t.co/Nbo8b20AJB #amwriting #fiction #humor #mystery #thriller #suspense

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Where the water's low and the body count's high.
https://t.co/F1MMeMY0Ok #crimefiction
#amwriting
#suspensebooks #MYSTERY #thriller

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Misbehavin' in Beethoven https://t.co/tJoruXNNCW #amwriting
#shortstory #fiction
#humor

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Sam Ellison & the Case of the Homicidal HOA | Ch. 3 https://t.co/4pJzjruZr1 #amwriting #mystery #suspense #thriller #familydysfunction

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I just published I Asked My Lower Self About These Faux-Spiritual Influencers, and Here’s What She Said https://t.co/sj0UMW01h3 #satire #humor #parody #spirituality

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https://t.co/fbgL7MXC5t #amwriting #fiction #mystery #thriller #suspense #creativity #indiewriter

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You’re not deep. You’re just stalling
https://t.co/k8ykIMh9iU #amwriting #creativity #vulnerabilityculture #opinion #WritingCommunity #indiewriters #contentfatigue

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@Emily9000frank Thanks!

No missing women. Just murder in suburbia.

Sam Ellison and the Case of the Homicidal HOA kicks off with a double homicide, tangled secrets, and a slow-burn mystery full of twists.

Read it here: https://t.co/hgRjxyLfoU

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No missing women. Just murder in suburbia.

Sam Ellison and the Case of the Homicidal HOA kicks off with a double homicide, tangled secrets, and a slow-burn mystery full of twists.

Read it here: https://t.co/hgRjxyLfoU
#mysteryfiction #crimefiction #amreading #amwriting

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The Daughter My Father Made Me https://t.co/mdkMjnWPyO #amwriting #shortstory #familydysfunction #HealingJourney