jennyshank.bsky.social
Representing Jenkind. Writer, reader, eater. Books: MIXED COMPANY & THE RINGER. Teach: Mile High MFA & Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Words: The Atlantic, Washington Post, McSweeney’s & jenny.shank.substack.com
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My son was offended by the notion that I expected him to believe in a fantastical being. When he was seven or so, he said, “I don’t want a dollar from a ‘tooth fairy’ and if someone from the Flat Earth Society tried to give me a dollar I wouldn’t take that either.”
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I wish the billionaires would hurry up and head to Mars and take Charlie Monfort with them.
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Exactly--I don't think he has the cognitive ability to realize that Elon has taken over. Think about how quickly he fired people in his first administration, particularly when anyone outshined him. This is even more dangerous, because the bad people he hires can each use him to their own ends.
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There are many more wonderful southwestern reads to discover on our website & at the Tucson Festival of Books March 15 & 16, featuring many authors of our picks. If you have a southwestern book publishing in 2025 (below the red line on this map), send it our way! www.library.pima.gov/southwestboo...
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And how could you not love the novel THE HORSE, by Willy Vlautin, published by @harpercollins.bsky.social about an itinerant guitarist, struggling with alcoholism and trying to dry out at a Nevada mining claim, when he discovers a horse in worse shape than himself and determines to save it.
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Don't sleep on WHOLE by Derek Updegraff published by
@gregorywolfe.bsky.social through Slant Books, a surprising and thoughtful novella whose protagonist shares a startling inner life.
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I was so impressed with the skilled writing and zany characters in Alexander Sammartino's debut novel LAST ACTS, published by @scribnerbooks.bsky.social.
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There are many more wonderful southwestern reads to discover on our website & at the Tucson Festival of Books March 15 & 16, featuring many authors of our picks. If you have a southwestern book publishing in 2025 (below the red line on this map), send it our way! www.library.pima.gov/southwestboo...
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Don't sleep on WHOLE by Derek Updegraff published by @gregorywolfe.bsky.social through Slant Books, a surprising and thoughtful novella whose protagonist shares a startling inner life.
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And how could you not love the novel THE HORSE, by Willy Vlautin, published by @harpercollins.bsky.social about an itinerant guitarist, struggling with alcoholism and trying to dry out at a Nevada mining claim, when he discovers a horse in worse shape than himself and determines to save it.
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I loved the memoir WHISKEY TENDER by Deborah Jackson Taffa so much! It's one of our top picks for the year.
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I have been telling everybody to read the fantastic memoir PARANORMAL RANGER by Stanley Millford Jr., published by @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social.
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For engrossing Southwest historical fiction, check out CANDLELIGHT BRIDGE by @caralopezlee.bsky.social, published by @flowersongpress.bsky.social.
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My picks include the story collection MYSTERY LIGHTS by @lenavalencia.bsky.social, published by @tinhouse.bsky.social.
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How is this for Denver cred: my first job was at Blockbuster video on Hampden when I was 17. That’s where I personally printed and laminated the Blockbuster membership card of a certain Attorney Frank Azar.
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Congratulations!
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Oh no! I’m sorry for the wedgie. And for the evil bullies who wanted to maximize your torture.
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I’m sorry! In some ways we think things are worse…but in other ways our kids are enjoying much gentler childhoods.
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This makes sense—I was bused to majority Black and Latino schools in Denver growing up…and yeah, I’m definitely more lefty than non-bused family members. I am so thankful for that experience.
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It's so good to see him finding his way again!
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Let's bring this energy, friends, now and forever.
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"True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice." - Martin Luther King Jr.
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Seeing it at night was even more dramatic.
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This is so gross.
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As an ND grad, I'm hoping he just meant this literally--like, you can see Touchdown Jesus on the library from the field, and it looks like he's looking over your shoulder. But probably not!