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carolynparkhurst.bsky.social
I'm the NYT bestselling author of the novels The Dogs of Babel, Lost and Found, The Nobodies Album and Harmony. Humor in the New Yorker and the Rumpus, essays in Washingtonian and WSJ. She/her, bisexual, married, mom.
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I’m going to create an app called That Guy, to help old people watch movies. You tap a button marked “Is that the same guy?” And it will say, “Yes. This is the guy you saw buying a ticket in the first scene.” Or “Nope, different guy. This is the first time we’ve seen him.”

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My airplane seat, acting like we have some kind of relationship

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Wow, nothing gets me off to.a good start more than waking up to an email from my mother with the subject heading "The World."

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Which Schoolhouse Rock episode did all these people miss?

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Ohhh, I see where I've gone wrong with my crossword puzzle. Apparently, Shelley never wrote a poem called "Tom Skylark."

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Wonderful article in @washingtonpost.com about my dear friend @paulawhyman.bsky.social and her fabulous new book BAD NATURALIST! wapo.st/4hyVO5v

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The hold music for my dermatologist's office is The Hall of the Mountain King, over and over again, and WOW is that an intense vibe for thinking about your skin

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I don’t think I’m a super-amazing writer. I think I’m pretty good; I have my moments. But every once in a while, I’ll remember a particular line or phrase, and I’ll think: Yeah. I like that one. And that can be enough to propel me through another writing day.

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Marriage in middle age…

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Happy Holidays from Yuli, the lost fifth March sister

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Thanks to FB for reminding me of this timeless amateur meme I made apparently six years ago

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Good King Wenceslas is the Ozymandias of Christmas carols

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Told my family I wanted some of those pet communication buttons for Christmas. Got some pushback.

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What to do if I find the perfect gift for my dog, but it can't arrive by the 25th, she'll be devastated

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Just watched the series finale of What We Do In The Shadows. What a glorious show.

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There's a little song that I sing sometimes to my dog on the porch, when she's feeling scared about going for a walk. My husband just suggested that maybe it should be "an inside song" so I don't get a reputation among the neighbors. Dog and I are very insulted.

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My favorite-ever misheard Christmas lyrics, courtesy of my kids when they were younger, are Frosty the Snowman's "two eyes made out of cold" and Silent Night's "holy imbecile, tender and mild."

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Can't wait to read @paulawhyman.bsky.social's new book! It's out in January!

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If you think about it, the very best books are really just extremely long spells that turn you into a different person for the rest of your life

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My husband discovered that you can ask an AI bot to write something in the style of Carolyn Parkhurst. It's great, not weird or unsettling at all.

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Guys, this is from EW's list of the most devastating TV cancellations of 2024, AND I HAVE NEVER FELT SO SEEN

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I guess if there's any personal lesson to be learned from this week, it would be: Try to live your life in such a way that millions of strangers don't publicly celebrate your death.

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Regarding the astounding news about anesthesia from BCBS: In 2005, I had a c-section where the anesthesia didn't completely take, for some reason. Not the birth experience I'd imagined. I love my daughter, but good lord. 1/10, would not recommend.

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Target's decided to go for a real zaddy vibe Santa this year www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgAh...

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