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Latest novel: THE GREAT AMERICAN BETRAYAL "Best Comedy Books of 2022" —Vulture English professor, novelist, satirist, father, husband, dog owner, gardener, liker of good beer https://scottsteinonline.com
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Two years ago, I just wanted Google to let me know if my novel The Great American Betrayal got a review anywhere. Now I get these alerts every day.

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Hard to decide what kind of energy I need for today’s work. And I know it’s wrong to be drinking tea to write from the POV of the world’s greatest coffee machine robot. I chose perfect energy.

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What if "the pleasure of the president" is having generals loyal to him personally instead of to the country and the Constitution? I'm no expert, but that seems like a bad reason.

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Not only that—I want you to pay for it and then tell your friends to do the same.

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Virtually all authors are happy when libraries carry their books. Libraries buy the book, so it’s still a sale. Publishers actively market their books to libraries.

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Cheers, Bluesky. Boulevard has become one of my favorite breweries.

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You'd think a GOP congressman would know what "duplicitous" means.

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A little retail therapy to restock the beer fridge. Try to enjoy whatever you can when possible.

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If Democratic Norm walked into Cheers, no one would even say hi.

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We were talking about Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" and Ha Jin's "A Bad Joke" and somehow that led to how our university had shut down DEI programs because of a powerful and controlling central government threatening funding.

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Drugs and chainsaws. More of this please.

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Drexel used to have all first-years read a common, current book each year, and the author would talk to the whole freshman class and teach a master class to select students. We'd also have a faculty dinner with the author. I got to chat/have a drink with Ha Jin, Cory Doctorow, others. Fun.

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This Zillow listing was going around on Bluesky a few weeks ago. Today I sent it to my Writing Humor and Comedy students and asked them to consider looking through the house pics at full size; the real action starts around pic 20. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

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At least it’s Friday somewhere.

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Been a while since I listened to Maceo Parker’s Life on Planet Groove. A helpful corrective.

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This is what I’m naming everything.

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Discussed “Harrison Bergeron” with students and once again had to assure them that Vonnegut was not a right-winger opposed to equal rights. Also discussed “A Bad Joke,” by Ha Jin, which hits a little different this year.

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What's your favorite short story published in the last few years that's available online? Any genre. #writing #fiction #shortstory

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Read the [throne] room

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Originalism is back! We originally had a King. You might even say that's a key part of our origin story.

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Write Now Philly has reviewed More Strange Than True by @cjspataro.bsky.social

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The election was months ago; the photo is from yesterday. This person has made a Trump campaign sign the centerpiece of their landscaping, decorating it for the seasons and holidays. Probably not someone who’s going to be persuaded by the price of eggs.

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People don't realize how lazy GenAI use makes 99.9% of users. We've watched real-time as students (and professors) cheating with it has gotten lazier and lazier. Something like "checking the references" just isn't going to happen. We'll see things devolve rapidly unless there are consequences.

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