"Knowing the men died in that lake, so close to their destination, so close to telling stories long into their years about that night in November. How they might have had scars to show, or a pinched nerve that caused pain to shoot down their leg to remind them."

will be sending this to my dad. like the author, I don’t remember not knowing this song.

I hate how scarce any sort of opportunity is right now, esp as a trans author, I am truly lucky to have things going on, and I hate how bad it feels to write and say "it's mildly insulting that my name is spelled wrong literally everywhere you've been promoting this"

my pitch: there's a new guy, his name is James Bond, he runs a Hot Dog cart down by the pier. People say "you're James Bond?" and he laughs and says "no relation" and clicks his little hot dog tongs. He is not British, but he did throw up in an Aston Martin that was actually an Austin Mini once

I wrote, as expected, about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in my newsletter. Also about the time I spilled coffee on myself in a drive-thru, and how that wasn't the worst thing to happen to me that day. www.anxietyshark.ca/the-gales-of...

having your own newsletter and looking at your metrics is great, because you get a real front row seat at just how many people have held onto their Yahoo email addresses

Peak Niko in this week's newsletter. Also, go read her book if you haven't yet! (The book is "The Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman".)

I wrote, as expected, about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in my newsletter. Also about the time I spilled coffee on myself in a drive-thru, and how that wasn't the worst thing to happen to me that day. www.anxietyshark.ca/the-gales-of...

I am certain @nikostratis.com knows about this already but tagging her nonetheless

once we’re through Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald day, we’re allowed to move onto the final Holiday Season of the year - (listening to A Long December by The Counting Crows)

also! WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS (or any of the books in the MUSIC MATTERS series as well as all UTP books!) is on sale at the University of Texas Press' website for 40% off (50% off ebooks) with the code UTXGIFTS utpress.utexas.edu/9781477320112/

Slightly later in the morning than planned: we have a new website!! You should receive an email with everything you need to know, but let us know how it goes for you. We've worked so hard to bring this to you (especially Luke!) and we're so excited about it!

it's Wreckmas Eve, don't forget to leave 29 sailors out for the Gales of November tonight

Congratulations to Kim Thayil, the first person featured on the debut album by the Presidents of the United States of America to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Skill issue

we need a Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald about Amelia Earhart

whenever i need it, there is always a @raxkingisdead.bsky.social

Deleted my post about the guy posting that Lynch quote because I simply don’t care. Please don’t fight him about it, it doesn’t matter

wild that the article does not mention that this is his second time being charged with sexual assault

SKIN GRAFT is out now! Listen wherever you get good music! pansysucks.bandcamp.com/album/skin-g... And come see them play in Portland with me if u live there! :)

I had a very good time talking Billy Madison on @youaregood.bsky.social , a movie I somehow know every single line despite not having seen it since the late 1900s

Jumped on the radio to talk about the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald this morning ,take a listen

Happy release day to our beautiful little book about Sex, and The City. Also the irreversible damage hole on the cover, art by the beautifully talented @mattielubchansky.com, is a fun little craft you can do at home, on the bus, or the workplace. All you need is a knife and a can do attitude.

i’ve got a tremendously dumb comic in this and also drew the insanely stupid cover….get your copy and see tuck on tour in my opinion

Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.

I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee. I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them

HEY if you are reading Patti Smith’s new book BREAD OF ANGELS & want more, my book WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS is on sale for 40% off right now (use code UTXGIFTS) utpress.utexas.edu/9781477320112/

Also on sale is @nikostratis.com’s THE DAD ROCK THAT MADE ME A WOMAN: utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/

NEW EPISODE! "At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought." In which @maryhoulie.bsky.social explains to Alex and @nikostratis.com what about Billy Madison warms her heart.

It's so cool that Zohran was JUST elected and the transsexual degenerate takeover of NYC has already begun! Join me and @littlepuss.net for SEX CHANGE FROM HELL next Tuesday at Starr Bar! There will be iconic performances and hot people and NEW books from TWO fun trans presses :)

also so hyped to be making my Elliott Bay debut on Nov 17 with my friend Serena Hommes! Serena contributed to 2 Trans 2 Furious ~and~ Sex Change and the City, and is also a smart cool actor and writer! I'll be heading to Pony after the official event, so come kick it with us on a Monday night :)

I'm so hyped for SEX CHANGE + SKIN GRAFT, a joint launch party with Pansy, @vivmccall.bsky.social 's rad indie band! Join us at Kelly's in PDX on 11/19 to hear tunes from Pansy's new EP Skin Graft, plus Vivian & I chatting about trans art! Tickets going fast!!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/pansy-tuck...

SEX CHANGE IN YOUR CITY starts today! join us for a celebration of weird scrappy trans+queer art why not?! every event has an optional Hang Out in addition to the book part, so come hang! or just come quietly listen to me riff, idc. RSVP @ girldadpress.com/tour :)

good morning

NEW EPISODE: "The Mallipsode" (S2E15) In which the gang gets trapped in the mall, get haunted by Beck, @nikostratis.com talks shit about the Monster Mash and heavily quotes Mallrats, and I make a frozen pizza at 7 in the morning.

If you want your publication to matter, hire trans journalists!!!!!

Two of the most significant politics editors in Teen Vogue’s history were working class trans people from Ohio and Philly, and their tireless, fearless work is a huge part of why so many people are mourning its demise now. @satansjacuzzi.bsky.social and @leximcmenamin.com you will always be famous

Thrilled to say that I'll be at the Shivering songs festival in Fredericton in January 2026, reading from my book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman accompanied by my dear friends in the Burning Hell. Tix on sale now, come hang out: www.shiveringsongs.com

Author Su Chang does not do public-facing events to support her first novel because of fears of how the Chinese government might react to the issues and history it explores. @thewalrus.ca @houseofanansi.bsky.social Listen to our conversation: podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/s...

The gutting of Teen Vogue, a publication which dared to treat its readers seriously and with respect, is an especially dispiriting day in old media's long, self-destructive forced march to nowhere

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

I know this headline might read as a lil hyperbolic, but I assure you it is 100% not at all!!! @tuck.bsky.social and @nikostratis.com joined ESC KEY .CO for what is arguably the most significant Power Lunch yet!!! click link + buy book + have fun, flirty time!!! www.esckey.co/sex-change-a...

Hey everyone! In addition to the previously announced nonfiction workshop and Matthew J. Trafford interview, I will be hosting a lecture at the AfterWords Festival in Halifax on post-traumatic narratives. Hope to see you there! afterwordsliteraryfestival.com/product/refr...

Texas Book Fest people: In between eating tacos I'm gonna do some events! Come find me? With @lauriewoolever.bsky.social on Saturday and Susannah Cahalan on Sunday.

some news: i'm affected by this round of layoffs at paste so my last day will be nov. 14. it really sucks to have this happen right before the holidays. now looking for full-time and part-time work opportunities so please reach out if you have any leads

I think my clock should have to change for me once in a while

In peak 2025 form, all the ads on City TV in Canada are about how how the Blue Jays are Canada’s team, and how we need to strip mine an area called “the ring of fire” in northern Ontario

i like when they cut to the manager and he’s got dying-inside eyes

I like when they cover their mouths to whisper with each other, like they’re talking about boys that they like