Barry Brown
Barry Brown is an Arkansas native, back home after three adventure-filled, action-packed decades living in seven states and four foreign countries, the military prison at Fort Leavenworth and seven locations in the federal bureau of prisons. He loves participating in the White County Creative Writers group. He is also a resident alumnus of the Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow.
His education is diverse, holding an undergraduate degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, a masters in business, and a Juris Doctorate. He is self-taught in Spanish and Koine Greek, maintaining himself somewhere on the fluency spectrum. He is a certified trainer and sports nutrition specialist.
Barry writes regularly for Hobby Farms magazine. He is a current contributor to The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form, or OEDILF to those who know and love it.
He published the political satire book Animal Zoo in March 2025. It is published using the pen name Orso Marrone and is a companion to George Orwell’s Animal Farm, but with the United States as the subject matter. April beings the publication of My Ridgewood Farm Experiences, a memoir-style group of often humorous stories related to his farm. Not exactly farm stories per se, but encounters with individuals with stories about the farm or its original owners.
His current projects include a spiritual/theological book entitled I AM, a series of small books involving farming practices on integral farms, and a view into life at Fort Leavenworth entitled One Day in the Life of John Denison (hoping for a 2027 release). He is working with Solander Press to publish two children’s books during 2026. The Itsy Bitsy Spider encourages readers to change actions to change outcomes. All of the Other Reindeer provides the only known legend for how Santa Claus began using the famous eight reindeer for his annual gift deliveries.
He writes award-winning poetry, essays, and short stories. He also writes poetry, essays, and short stories that are not award-winning. Barry often gets more of a kick out of his writing than the judges do. If you enjoy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry, Barry will publish short story collections in 2026. Watch for Do These Shorts Make Me Look Phat?, Who Loves Short Shorts?, and Airing Out My Shorts. They might not all make it out in 2026.
Barry lives on Ridgewood Farm, a 40 acre farm on the fringes of Searcy with his wonderful wife, Lori. He raises Dexter cattle for milk and meat, dairy goats, chickens, ducks, and an inordinate number of dogs. Between the farm and watching grandchildren, it is a wonder he gets anything written at all. The preceding time constraints result in his garden being atrocious.
You can read Barry’s blog posts here.
Barry’s website is barrybrown.art
BOOKS BY BARRY BROWN / ORSO MARRONE
ANIMAL ZOO is similar to George Orwell’s Animal Farm, but with the United States as the subject of the allegory. It is less concerned with sharing the author’s opinions, and more geared toward facilitating thought and conversation about issues in America. BUY ON AMAZON
MY RIDGEWOOD FARM EXPERIENCES is a fast-paced memoir-style series of stories at least loosely related to Ridgewood Farm. Guests at the 150-year-old original farmhouse often ask the history of the farm, so here it is! As accurate as can be expected relying on people’s memories and the author’s artistic license. BUY ON AMAZON