
About
Dan McKay has had several short stories published in anthologies every year since 2016, including the Fark Fiction Anthology, the Talking Stick, and the Fargo Library’s Northern Narratives. Dan is the winner of the 2005 Bulwer-Lytton contest and his winning entry was featured on Car Talk. Dan is active in local writers groups and lives with his family in Fargo, ND.
Publications

Doomscrolling: The 2022 Fark Fiction Anthology
From across the far reaches of the internet, the community at Fark.com presents . . . Doomscrolling: The 2022 Fark Fiction Anthology.
Our editors have worked feverishly to bring you the best short fiction of 2022 from the minds and imaginations at Fark, the online community where snark is king and wit reigns supreme.
Aliens. Artificial Intelligence. Time Travel. Snakes (big ones!) Magic and technical support issues! Murder! Guns! Gods! More aliens! Deadly games! Even more aliens!
And even better, for the seventh year in a row, all proceeds from the sale of this anthology will benefit an excellent children’s charity chosen by the posters at Fark.com.
So give your emotional support squirrel a squeeze and tell the mods it’s going to be okay, because this . . . is Doomscrolling.

Need Help Soonish: The 2021 Fark Fiction Anthology
From across the far reaches of the internet, the community at Fark.com presents . . . Need Help Soonish: The 2021 Fark Fiction Anthology.
Our team of editors has worked tirelessly to bring the best short fiction of 2021 from the minds and imaginations at Fark, the online community where snark is king and wit reigns supreme.
Fantastic tales of space travel. Zombies. Closet monsters. Ghosts and golems. Mysteries and murders, conspiracies and consequences, all await! And even better, for the sixth year running, all proceeds from the sale of this anthology will benefit an excellent children’s charity chosen by the posters at Fark.com.
So get comfortable in your chair, and be ready to get so very scared that you Need Help Soonish.

Fark in the Time of Covid: The 2020 Fark Fiction Anthology
From across the far reaches of the internet, the community at Fark.com presents . . . Fark in the Time of Covid: The 2020 Fark Fiction Anthology.Our editors have worked feverishly to bring you the best short fiction of 2020 from the minds and imaginations at Fark, the online community where snark is king and wit reigns supreme.Time travel. Murder. Vampires. A basement apartment for rent. More vampires. Zombies. Aliens. Even more vampires! Whatever that thing was. And last but not least, Florida.And even better, for the fifth year in a row, all proceeds from the sale of this anthology will benefit an excellent children’s charity chosen by the posters at Fark.com.Mask up your squirrel and sanitize the slatted chair of woe, because this is Fark in the Time of Covid.

Oh, No, Not Again!: The 2019 Fark Fiction Anthology
Once again, from across the wide reaches of the internet, the community at Fark brings you . . . Oh, No, Not Again: the 2019 Fark Fiction Anthology.Our fearless team of editors has worked tirelessly to assemble the best short fiction of 2019 from the brilliant minds and imaginations at Fark, the online community where snark is king and wit reigns supreme.Riverboat gamblers. Ghosts. Aliens. Unexpected types of mice. Horrifying events, comedy, and bears. Time travel, kind of. And . . . that one story I don’t even know how to describe. Yeah, you’re gonna have to read that one yourself.Even better, once again, all proceeds from the sale of this anthology will be donated to an excellent Children’s cancer charity chosen by the posters at Fark.comSo pull up a slatted chair and find a good pickle, because once again, it’s time to say . . . Oh, No, Not Again!

Everybody Panic: The 2018 Fark Fiction Anthology
From across the far reaches of the internet, the community at Fark.com presents . . . Everybody Panic: The 2018 Fark Fiction Anthology. Our editors have worked feverishly to bring you the best short fiction of 2018 from the minds and imaginations at Fark, the online community where snark is king and wit reigns supreme. Vampires. Zombies. Sharks. Black holes. The dark things lurking in the void of space, and the spaced-out things lurking in time. Heroes on call, if you can afford them. Baked goods with interstellar consequences. Yes, you read that right. Just trust me. And even better, for the third year running, all proceeds from the sale of this anthology will benefit an excellent children’s charity chosen by the posters at Fark.com. Pull up a chair. Give your favorite squirrel a beer. It’s time to panic.

NORTHERN NARRATIVES: A Collection of Poems, Essays, and Short Stories by the Citizens of North Dakota and the Red River Valley
Welcome to the second volume of Northern Narratives. This anthology features selected poems, essays, and short stories submitted to the Fargo Public Library during the Winter Read-A-Thon, which ran Jan. 8 – March 4, 2018. We hope to make the project an annual event.
All pieces are written and self-edited by citizens of North Dakota and the Red River Valley. Judging was done by the NDSU English Honor Society and community volunteers.

The Talking Stick: Volume 26: Fine Lines
The Talking Stick is a publication of the nonprofit organization, The Jackpine Writers’ Bloc, Inc. The JWB was founded over twenty years ago by a group of people who loved to write and wanted to get published. They created the first volumes of The Talking Stick, starting out small and using various local publishers and editors. The book began with poems and stories from just the Park Rapids/Menahga/Nevis area. Our book now includes writers from the whole state of Minnesota as well as writers who have a strong connection to Minnesota. Now, with our twenty-fifth book, we wish to celebrate those determined writers who first formed the JWB. Join us, turn the pages, read the work of our current members as well as reprinted favorites from the founders of The Jackpine Writers’ Bloc. Enjoy our voices, both past and present.

Through a Scanner Farkly: The 2017 Fark Fiction Anthology
From deep within the internet, the community at Fark.com presents: Through a Scanner Farkly. Our editors have worked feverishly to collect the best short fiction of 2017 from the minds and imaginations of the posters at Fark, the online community where snark is king and wit reigns supreme. Giants. Ghosts. Devious alien plots. Leftover bombs and bathing spider, magical goats and ominous manuscripts, we’ve collected them all into a volume for the ages. And even better, all proceeds from the sale of this anthology will benefit an excellent children’s charity, even though for the second year running they’re not allowing us to use their name on the cover, the bastards. So pull up a chair, pour a beer, and pet your favorite squirrel, because it’s time to go Through a Scanner Farkly.

Heart of Farkness: The 2016 Fark Fiction Anthology
From deep within the internet, the users of Fark.com bring you: Heart of Farkness.
A veritable treasure trove of short fiction lies within these pages, encompassing a wide variety of styles and genres. From science fiction to humor, mystery to horror: Heart of Farkness has it all.
In Heart of Farkness you will come face-to-face with the apocalypse, ghosts, space ships, a beer fountain, and even critters the likes of which you’ve never encountered before!
Truly, Heart of Farkness is a feast for the imagination, and it’s all for a great cause: all proceeds from the sale of this anthology will benefit an excellent children’s charity, even though they wouldn’t give us permission to use their name on the cover, the bastards.
Oh, and did we mention that it’s called Heart of Farkness? Fabulous title, isn’t it? We think so, too. We thought of it ourselves. Enjoy!