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Books include CRITICAL HITS (with Carmen Maria Machado), Graywolf; HARD GIRLS, Mulholland; BUZZ KILL, Mulholland, Spring 25
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I’m at the No Kings protest in downtown Syracuse, NY where thousands of people are lining both sides of a main street. Cars honk in support as they go by.

i quit polygon; today's my last day. back to being an intergalactic bounty hunter (full-time freelance writer)! you'll soon see my bylines elsewhere & ofc you can still hear my video game opinions on Triple Click weekly. if you've got room in your budget for me: maddymyerswrites at gmail dot com <3

I just want someone to look at me the way audience members at poetry readings look at their phones.

Like maybe do what Padilla did, get out in front of this shit and make some noise, otherwise what is the point of you

I once was introduced to Jane Curtin by somebody she was monologueing to about the Yankees and she just turned to me and continued, for several minutes, the monologue about the Yankees. Pretty much perfect in other words

i have a story called "spanked before elvis" in the new Fence. it's about elvis, spanking, stamps, ritual, and fandom.

*scratches bum, winces* I’d sit down and enjoy a spot of telly if it weren’t for these blasted shreds

RIP to Brian Wilson, who gave us many perfect albums but also the perfect interview

Good, clear explanation of the events and possible consequences

Does formatting a fake reddit post for one hour count as writing

" I also believe that those of us who are older, whiter, safer from the threats of state violence do not have the moral ground to lecture the younger, browner and blacker, more directly impacted demographic on what they should and should not do." www.meditationsinanemergency.com/some-notes-o...

"Tired of Talking About Your "Feelings"? Violence Week" Darren Cullen, 2013 Ref E.640:5-2014, V & A Museum.

🚨🚨🚨 trying to sink holes into a board with a screwdriver, THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨🚨🚨

Me: could you please remove the plagiarism machine composed of the shattered remains of my stolen life’s work off of my computer please Apple: how about more of it but we make it harder to see

Oh, you’re not surprised? That’s cool. I actually had the part of my brain that registers surprise surgically removed at a very young age. My parents understood this would be important, later, for my ability to build social capital on the internet (which they also predicted, nbd).

found a restaurant if anyone's hungry. or thirsty I guess

I could never be a nurse because every time anyone went into septic shock I’d start singing it to the tune of baby shark

Immigrants are extremely good and cool. I want more immigrants in this country for a whole shitload of reasons. They contribute to culture. They contribute to the economy. I've always liked having them as neighbors. Someone please invent a pro-immigration politician so I can vote for them.

Release date unlocked!

kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes

Oh yeah, asshole? Howsabout YOU pond lehocky, huh? And I’ll get a lawyer

Mein "Krimi der Woche" (Crime novel of the week): J. Robert Lennon: "Hard Girls" (Deutsch von Stefan Lux) Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin @jrobertlennon.com @suhrkamp.de www.krimikritik.com/reviews/25/2...

New class in late August! Join us or share with someone who might want to! More information at greatplacebooks.com/fiction

I BOUGHT THIS WHILE ELON WAS CRAZY BUT BEFORE HE REMINDED EVERYONE I WAS A PEDOPHILE

we are reaching levels of distracted driving formerly thought to be impossible

I love all this digital art that this one guy made in 1999 and uploaded to wikimedia commons

Psyched about this Kirkus 🌟 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

I keep seeing ads for ChatGPT specifically aimed at students and we should treat this shit like it’s cigarettes.

“KMS” can be triggering for some. That’s why I like to say “OTTTTSFWMTARIIAD” (O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew)

Told the 3yo an extemporaneous story and wife, walking by, said “you’re a regular chatgpt.” Masterful troll babe

3/6/25

Blue Sky sample of the day / du jour (2025-06-03)

It’s good to see me, isn’t it? 💜✨ Yes, yes, the rumors are true — we are OFFICIALLY launching here on Bluesky! In case you forgot, we’re a place to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores, not billionaires. Thanks for being here 🙌🏽

"Bon? Bon, it's me, your cousin Marvin Iver! You're going to want to hear this." *holds up the phone to a satyr singing through a YakBak while an elk plays a saxophone*