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J.D. Barker

@jdbarker

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Full-time writer, part-time assassin (more of a hobby really).

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J.D. Barker
6 years
Ever wonder who James Patterson reads for fun? This guy 😎. Thanks for the kind words, @JP_Books ! #4MK 🐵🙈🙊🙉
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@StephenKing I feel the disclaimer on the box just got one sentence longer.
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7 years
"Today is my birthday. I am fourteen. Please adjust your schedules and celebrate accordingly." - Toast
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4 years
Was it wrong to hug the mailman when he dropped this off today? Probably.
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J.D. Barker
5 years
I love sneaking my books into these little libraries. I found two on the island so far. 😎
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6 years
Happy Birthday, @StephenKing !
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J.D. Barker
6 years
I’ve got the best wife ever - homemade chocolate Oreo cake for birthday dinner dessert! 🎉
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5 years
Not sure what this instrument is called but it sure is cool. #GOT
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8 months
@StephenKing The Millionaire
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7 years
Little Ember Barker finally joined the world on 9/15 @ 3:02PM. She's got the most incredible blue eyes, I'm in a lot of trouble.
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Ever wonder who James Patterson reads for fun? This guy 😎. Thanks for the kind words, @JP_Books ! #4MK 🐵🙈🙊🙉
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Just typed the last word on my latest novel. Boy, that feeling never gets old! 😎 This one should hit shelves in 2019.
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J.D. Barker
5 years
My wife and I recently bought a house in New Hampshire and found this in the forest out back. At first, I was relieved it wasn’t a pet cemetery. Then I realized it’s NOT a pet cemetery.
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5 years
My wife is wrapping up her debut novel and the local po-po officer was kind enough to stop by and help fact-check the procedural stuff in her book. I’m debating whether or not I should tell the neighbors why the cops are in our driveway. 👀 kinda fun just to let them wonder 😆.
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3 years
@StephenKing I get commas. Semicolons are the devil’s work.
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6 years
Hard not to feel safe and secure knowing our guard dog is on duty.
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6 years
Just curious - what is the scariest book you've ever read?
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7 years
Happy Halloween, everyone!
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J.D. Barker
7 years
"It's my birthday today. I am five. That is all."
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J.D. Barker
5 years
It’s official - we just bought a home on the island of New Castle in NH - the Barker family is New England bound! Not only is there a cemetery in the woods behind the house, but I just noticed someone carved a pig into this old boulder.
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J.D. Barker
2 months
@StephenKing He squeezed blood from rocks to get this made. Without public support, that kind of passion for filmmaking will vanish. Soon there will be nothing but Marvel.
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J.D. Barker
5 years
Oh man, nothing better than finding an advance copy of @stephenking ’s latest in the mailbox! #TheInstitute
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J.D. Barker
4 years
Apparently if I’m quarantined long enough, I build stuff. On the plus-side, I now have someplace to store my ladder. ☝️
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Apparently my kid thinks the Force is real...
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Do all babies throw gang signs in their sleep? Or should I be worried?
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6 years
Somebody made all kinds of new friends at the voting booth today.
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6 years
Some of the first books I remember reading as a kid were the Hardy Boy and Nancy Drew mysteries. This weekend, at an appearance @ThinkOutsidetheBooks in Ypsilanti, MI, I found nearly the full set for my daughter! Can't wait to share these with her. 🙌
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J.D. Barker
5 years
@StephenKing Hmm. More fun to have Jake wake up and realize his entire career at THE TELEGRAPH had been a dream.
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Today someone decided her tongue is way more fun sticking out than being trapped in her mouth. I’m gonna put away my Kiss records for a little while.
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J.D. Barker
4 years
I bet Kanye won Nevada and they just don’t know how to tell us. 👀
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Hard to believe this incredible little person is one today. What an amazing year. We love you bunches, Little Toot!
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Working on the new book and had to call in the big guns for a consult.
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6 years
I’m so buying this for my wife’s Jeep 😂
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J.D. Barker
6 years
My kid’s got moves.
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J.D. Barker
4 years
Anyone else spending their Sunday straightening 19th century headstones in the cemetery behind their house? 😶
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Oh hell. Tom Petty too? The Grim Reaper is far too busy scooping up the best. We'll miss you, Tom. Find the biggest amp in heaven and shred.
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J.D. Barker
5 years
All good things must end. 🙈🙊🐵🙉 #4MK
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J.D. Barker
7 years
I'm not sure I like the direction they're going in with the new It movie.
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J.D. Barker
8 years
Pennywise full costume revealed - that's one creepy clown. #it
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3 years
My wife just told our 4yo, “If you open a present before Christmas it will turn into clothes.” 😅
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J.D. Barker
5 years
This $20 bubble machine may be the smartest purchase I’ve made as an adult. 👍 It’s like a baby sitter that runs on soap.
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Five years ago I married the love of my life. Today, she agreed to put up with me for at least five more. #Winning
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Somebody figured out how to stand recently and she’s very happy about it. I think she’s trying to impress the kid in the mirror.
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J.D. Barker
4 years
Ha. I don’t know who created this but to that person - thanks for making me smile today. 😅
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J.D. Barker
8 years
Somehow my dog can tell time. He finds me every day at exactly 4pm for a walk. Unfortunately, nobody told him there's a blizzard today. 😕
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J.D. Barker
5 years
Happy Easter everyone!
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Merry Christmas, all!
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J.D. Barker
5 years
Visiting Salem, MA today. It’s like occult Disneyland.
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J.D. Barker
7 years
“This might sound crazy, but I think there’s an octopus in my bed.”
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J.D. Barker
9 years
Just completed the first draft of my next novel, THE FOURTH MONKEY. Going in search of cake and adult beverages. 😎 http://t.co/j3fr97Qeef
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J.D. Barker
8 years
New Orleans is great. I found an exhibit of an ancient communication device right on the street. #history
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J.D. Barker
7 years
"This is my favorite blankie and it's comfy, don't judge me."
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J.D. Barker
1 year
Typical day in the life of a suspense author - Wife: "Why are you measuring that?" Me: "You know, work." Wife: "Put it away when you're done." Me: "I need to see if it will fit in a shoe first." Wife: "You better wash it." Me: "Sure. After I wipe it down and soak it in bleach."
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Nothing like, "fresh out of the dryer favorite blankie."
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Check out the plate 🤣
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J.D. Barker
10 years
When arts and crafts go awry. http://t.co/INBn11QCuW
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J.D. Barker
4 years
Is it just me or does the president’s doctor look like he just stepped off the set of General Hospital?
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J.D. Barker
5 years
This is clearly my daughter. I lived on candy corn through most of college.
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Happy “Stand Under the Table and Steal People Food” Day!
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J.D. Barker
8 years
My wife just finished the first draft of her first novel. I sense a bit of competition in our future. 😎 Congrats PB!
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Wow, so I just heard DRACUL was the UK’s top-selling ‘horror fiction’ hardback of 2018! I'm a little speechless right now. Thank you to everyone who picked up a copy!
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6 years
@StephenKing If this is a fan letter, he’s doing it all wrong.😶
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J.D. Barker
8 years
Check out what my mom found for me! I've been looking for one of these for years. Apparently you just need to travel back to 1948. #thxMom
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J.D. Barker
4 years
@StephenKing A 1% tax on toilet paper
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Anybody else watching YOU on Netflix? It’s like Dexter: The Early Years. 👍
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J.D. Barker
8 years
"What if it's just some crazy guy in a clown suit?"
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J.D. Barker
8 years
Our husky is trying to play with our handicapped hotdog. 👀
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9 years
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5 years
Big find today at a used book store!
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5 years
@StephenKing I hear in hell they play Santa Baby on a loop.
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Scored a first edition set of David Copperfield by Dickens at a used bookstore in Port Angeles, WA (no sparkly vampires were present).
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J.D. Barker
5 years
We’re trying really hard not to let our daughter veg in front of the television but she looks so damn cute doing it...
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J.D. Barker
8 years
Big dog, little bed. -or- "I don't get it, I fit perfectly last year. Mommy must have washed it wrong."
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Someone is clearly enjoying playing Christmas dress-up with her mommy this morning.
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J.D. Barker
5 years
Anyone else watching Chernobyl?
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J.D. Barker
8 years
Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Prince, George Michael...I hope Madonna is watching her back, the Grim Reaper's got a thing for the 80's.
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2 years
My 5yo didn’t feel this pumpkin was scary enough so she added some knives. I’m not sure if I should praise her creativity or sleep with a gun.
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5 years
My daughter discovered @johnlegend on Sesame Street. She is a fan.
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Psst. Hey @StephenKing , how about stepping aside for a minute and letting the new guy see how that #1 spot feels? #4MK 🐵🙈🙉🙊
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J.D. Barker
8 years
"I'm helping my daddy edit the prequel to Dracula. He said if I can hold this pose for five minutes, he'll put me in the book."
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J.D. Barker
4 years
Nineteen days. Have you ordered your copy?
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J.D. Barker
9 years
Had to put one of our dogs to sleep today. I wouldn't wish this feeling on anyone. We miss you Dixie.
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6 years
Her go to face for anything other than milk.
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J.D. Barker
7 years
The whole "outside thing" didn't last long. Toast has returned to the safety of his couch blankie.
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J.D. Barker
6 years
My dog just huffed at the back door and gave me a look like, “It’s cool. I’ll hold it.” Then disappeared under his blanket. What’s the temp where you are today?
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Heading in for a sneak-peek. Will report back in approximately 3 hours. Standby. 👍😎 #ITMovie
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4 years
I need a good scare. What’s a movie that really frightened you? I mean - had to leave the lights on for a week, couldn’t be alone, couldn’t sleep - frightened you?
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J.D. Barker
7 years
Wishing everyone the best in 2018!
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J.D. Barker
7 years
The day you realize your husky, who sits diligently in your front yard, now has more friends at your vacation property than you.
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3 years
My 4yo daughter is watching Home Alone for the first time and laughing her ass off. John Hughes was an f-ing genius.
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J.D. Barker
10 months
@StephenKing The older I get, the more I realize, Mr. (Fred) Rogers was the only honest person to walk this planet. Everyone else is full of varying degrees of shit.
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J.D. Barker
5 years
Happy birthday to @stephenking , the man who inspired a generation to read, some of us to pick up a pen, and all of us to imagine. Here’s to many more! Oh, and happy B-Day to these hacks too - Richard Bachman, John Swithen, and Beryl Evans. 😎
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J.D. Barker
6 years
Happy Halloween, everyone!
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J.D. Barker
4 years
45 years ago today we were ONLY afraid to go in the water.
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8 months
First day of the new year and I just typed the final words of a new book. Not a bad way to start 2024. 😎
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J.D. Barker
3 years
@StephenKing I was wondering why Twitter crashed. You crossed the streams.
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@StephenKing Wow. Bet it hurt for THE LONG WALK home.
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