If I send my husband a picture of a dog for adoption and he hearts it, that's permission to adopt the dog. Right?

1. A new Gallup poll shows collapsing support for gay marriage and LGB relationships. It appears to be driven entirely by the Republican Party... Moderates and Democrats have seen no such collapse. It shows that Republicans will not stop with trans people. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP. It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.

Rereading “Bayou” by Bryan Washington in this 2017 issue of @onestorymag.bsky.social. Man he knows how to tell a story 💚

One of my favorite books! Read it during Pride. Read it after Pride. Read it any time!

“Yet just as Alabama doubled down on racial discrimination, the Court today doubles down on chaos. Because I choose to defend the rule of law and the right of all Alabamians to participate equally in democracy, I respectfully dissent.” Thank you, Justice Sotomayor.

“If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating, to work in the margins, outside a central perception." —Don DeLillo, The Names

The thing I didn't understand about writer's block until recently—at least for me: It's not the words that are stuck but the spark & joyful obsession that come with wrestling my way through a story. I still feel it in small bursts, but I miss that ever-present hum. I'm hopeful it'll return.

What are your favorite personal narrative essays? I'd love to read them

A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.

There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.

It’s homophobic to send me emails in June.

"It’s 2003, and New York City is a fractured place to live. Amid the chaos, Dawn is caught somewhere between wanting to be a 'good girl' and wondering if she’s a girl at all." Re-upping for Pride Month! Hard to believe ENDPAPERS is 3.5 years old already! www.autostraddle.com/endpapers-is...

It's June, submissions for Short Story, Long are open! Short stories, 2k-8k words long (with the 3,000-5,500 range being our real sweet spot). We nominate for awards (one will be in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026!). $150 payment plus every story gets paired with original, commissioned art.

Reminder that banning elected officials from trading stock is a total no brainer. They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.

The most excited anyone will ever be to watch me writing—because of the ribbon bookmark and elastic band attached to my notebook 😹😻

Or is it simply called "painting"?

There has to be a German word for overdosing on paint chips, agonizing over every color and every shade of every color, buying too many sample cans, and then at last choosing the perfect color, only to dislike it when it's finally applied.

NYC, we're running 2K for 2-K. That's right: we're hosting a 2-kilometer race with New York Road Runners while signing families up for free child care for 2 year-olds. Sign up, lace up, and sign up again for 2-K starting June 2. Register to run: register.nyrr.org?event=cc912a...

I'm such a child, giggling over here about two typos in the MTA's emergency evacuation procedures (which I'm reading for story research): "Your best protection is to remain clam" "the train's pubic address system"

Good morning #5amWritersClub. It's been a long time since I've woken before 6:00. Time to write some words.

I'm starting to think that waking up everyday in abject terror might be affecting everyone

One reason I stay on social media is because it brings me so much joy to scroll right into a stranger celebrating a creative win!

I just got called out for using the wrong journal name in a rejection from a lit mag. That's definitely on me, but times are tough. Please go easy on us. We're doing our best 😩

If you're mourning your team's exit from the playoffs, looking forward to the final combat for Lord Stanley's Cup, or looking for your next hockey read, check out HEADING NORTH for a queer literary love-letter to the sport. Ebook link here, paperback below: www.amazon.com/Heading-Nort...

Love a peek behind the literary curtain!

Many authors' publishers failed to register their book with the U.S. Copyright Office & were therefore excluded from the Bartz v. Anthropic class action settlement. The Authors Guild is collecting info to understand the scope of the problem & report out about it. authorsguild.org/anthropic-se...

"The immigrants said they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between assailants posing as ICE agents and real agents, 'because now they all come hooded.'" When is this madness going to end? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The way the masculine dudes who looked like they drive pick-up trucks all started singing and dancing along to “Pink Pony Club” at karaoke last night 💗💗💗

We are going to savor this one. Our client, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is freed of these outrageous, vindictive charges. It’s a good day.

Gas is expensive and food is unaffordable, which is why the biggest problem facing the country is a Black Betty Boop

TFW you can't write an essay to save your life but you have a friend who edits personal essays and is willing to read a million of your drafts to help you succeed 🥹

Good morning to whoever's been buying one or two copies a week of ENDPAPERS!

Does a collar like this exist @dieworkwear.bsky.social? If so, what is it called so I can search for it? 👀

I mistook the video play button for a very cool collar. Now I want to alter a shirt.

With Colbert going off the air tonight & that AI slop winning a Granta award, I can't stop thinking about how this government is taking our artists and our art. Of course they're destroying far worse, but how will we process it all without despairing? How will we resist? Art heals & strengthens us.

The New York Times editorial board: “Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”

Fuck AI. Here's some artistic joy—and genius—to brighten your timeline www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z2L...

"The stuff that we were long told was the bare minimum—read your sources, check your work, know you are responsible for anything you put your name on—is now framed as an impossible standard that few could meet." Yes! As Michel continues, this has been true for too long, and AI is exacerbating it.

Good morning, friends!

I wrote a few more sentences today. That's two days in a row!

She rummaged through her big, loud bag for a tissue and handed it to Laura. Now I want to see yours 👀

Join us next Thursday! Free to all & bring your questions!

lithub.com/a-prize-winn... Here we go.

It's #TouretteSyndrome Awareness Month. Recently my son, who has TS, was looking for a roommate for his freshman year of college. He found someone who matter-of-factly advertised that he has TS and makes squeaking noises. It warms my heart to see people being that comfortable about who they are <3

I'm finding less time and focus to write with a kid in his senior year of high school than I did when he was a toddler. But I wouldn't trade this last year with him at home full time for anything 😭❤️

Finally getting to this! I’ve read the first few chapters and I’m all the way in

"She loved pretty outfits and big skirts and blue jeans. If you knew her, you couldn’t hate her if you tried." What an absolutely pointless loss.

My friend's band is playing soon, but they go on at 10pm and I'm 52

If my marriage holds up under the strain of my inability to settle on a color for the kitchen cabinets, then I'll have the confidence that I can get as many books and cats as I want.