Bird on a wire.

László on Friday.

Earlier this morning.

Lunchtime!

Yesterday's excellent galley mail! A Perfect Day to Put Your Head in the Oven by Lee Chia-Ying and translated by Lin King. "A young woman revisits her childhood and realizes all was not as it seemed." Due out from @riverheadbooks.bsky.social January 2027!

I'm currently reading I Liked Rex by the excellent "godmother of flash fiction" Diane Williams . I keep thinking about the first line of the story "Pleasure of the Day" "Before things fell apart, she had her first pleasure of the day." Brilliant! Out in September from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social.

End of June/early July favorites. Blue Sunset - Denise Rose Hansen, Switzy by Emma Cline, The Disappearers - Marlon James, Daphnis & Chloe - Colin McAdam, One Hundred Guinea Pigs by Gustavo Rodríguez; translated by Daniel Hahn. @dorothyproject.bsky.social, @biblioasis.bsky.social, @charcopress.com

László on Tuesday.

A lone banana peel waiting for its moment of fame...

Hello excellent galley day from @wwnorton.com and @ndbooks.bsky.social! The titles are listed in the alt text.

A sidewalk smashed trash duck.

This beauty!

Thursday evening sun.

The one year anniversary of the most legroom I've ever experienced on a flight. That's my red backpack six feet away.

Today's excellent galley mail! Mafalda Book Two by Quino; translated by @terribleman.com! and Night on the Galactic Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa & illustrated by Osamu Tsukasa; translated by Asa Yoneda & David Boyd. Both landing in October from Elsewhere Editions/ @archipelagobooks.bsky.social

Onto July 2026! A short short a day.

Tuesday morning.

exceedingly juicy

Friday book from the future recommendation for Bury Your Dead by Ana Paula Maia; translated by Padma Viswanathan. Landing in August from @charcopress.com.

Sunday evening.

Book from the future recommendation for the darkly funny Our Life in the Forest by Marie Darrieussecq; translated by Penny Hueston. "I opened my eye and bang, everything came into focus." Out in September from @transitbooks.bsky.social. Please support your local independent bookstore/library.

Saturday afternoon.

Friday afternoon.

Horrible old man!

Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday evening.

Galley Day! All coming late 2026/early 2027 from @archipelagobooks.bsky.social, @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social, @sohopress.bsky.social, @pushkinpress.com, @riverheadbooks.bsky.social

Acid Green Velvet by Grace Krilanovich is what all the cool kids will be reading this fall! On my shelf of perfectly weird books. Out in September from @twodollarradio.bsky.social.

Monday morning.

most degenerate king! But, lords, we hear this fearful tempest sing, Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm

Sunday afternoon

Saturday evening

Saturday morning

It’s happening!

Friday afternoon.

Friday afternoon.

⚽ The streets of Capitol Hill are alive with the sounds of the World Cup.⚽

Wednesday afternoon.

It was his death stroke.

Coming from @biblioasis.bsky.social in September “Seven Stories About Tammy” by the great Elizabeth McCracken! This is the first in a series of single short stories. The story was originally published in Zoetrope and included in the 2025 edition of The Best American Short Stories.

Tuesday afternoon

Looking for an excellent short story collection? Check out Baby in a Box by Sarah Braunstein out today! If you follow my daily short story posts you'll know that I've been reading through this collection. Published by @wwnorton.com

Day five of the smashed watermelon along the path from the light rail.

Tuesday morning.

A short story collection coming from Jeff VanderMeer!

I find myself growing grim about the mouth

Drama clouds.

Saturday evening.

Saturday morning.