Annie Rauwerda has built a career exploring Wikipedia’s weirdest corners 🌐 The creator of Depths of Wikipedia says, she’s had a “simultaneous love affair with the Internet Archive and Wikipedia” ❤️ More 👉 blog.archive.org/2026/02/05/d... @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social #WaybackMachine #Wikipedia

With the WP book section closing and other publishing news, I think literary people really need to adopt a punk rock mindset. It's DIY or die these days.

Name five classic films from this decade. If that task feels harder than it should, Matthew Frank has a theory. He digs into Cinemanesia, the streaming-era reality where movies rack up views but rarely stick, get quoted, or earn a second life theankler.com/p/age-of-cin...

apropos of *all the things*, this is a very good zine www.printedmatter.org/catalog/59835/

The Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, announced that they're shutting down their books section. We'd say "ironic," but... Keep supporting indie bookstores and public libraries over the mega retailer, aka the institutions that actually care about storytelling 💓

k y'all, gonna be doubling down on art because it truly feels like the only path forward! gonna use this space to yell as loud as I can about the books and films and art that bring me joy! if that sounds good to you then you're invited! let's do this!

Really excited to be doing monthly zine review roundups for Zona Motel ❤️‍🔥 zonamotel.substack.com/p/zine-motel...

TQT’s pub day is February 17th, aka the Aquarius eclipse, aka Chinese New Year. So IT’S ALREADY A BUSY DAY—and then since everyday runs the risk of being AKA another new horror (though maybe it’ll be the day when It Happens!) let me just say: I have copies, I will sign + ship for $20. ✌️

legit love that this book is autofiction and a pretty honest capturing of the summer I spent in Tacoma AND this is the book description: “a friend rides an orca to come visit. Pirates guard a wormhole in the forest. A secret doorway in the Tacoma Mall tunnels back to Aaron’s childhood bedroom”

On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had. I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!

wrote about my return to film photography (and offered some related movie recs) in this month's Microfascination 📸 abigailoswald.substack.com/p/through-th...

MY BOOK IS A FINALIST!!!!!!!!!!!

YES WE ARE DOING THIS AGAIN, but this time, it's for our brand new Multigenre + Chapbook team: our MG/C editor, @erinvachon.bsky.social, is looking for readers to join their 2026 MG/C reading team! Readers are COMPENSATED! More details forthcoming on the app, which will be available on Fri Jan 30!

my latest zine guides you through an adventure at your local library! pick a path—choice or chance—and see what books you end up with 📚 abigailoswald.itch.io/begin-at-the...

Hi friends, just checking in from Minneapolis. Can we put out a couple asks for your support? 💕 Turns out, it's really hard to run a lit mag in your free time when the federal government has besieged your beloved city.

during the worst year of my life I developed an obsession with Mothman that culminated in the writing of this @brightwalldarkroom.com piece. 24 years since its release, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES remains worth a watch for anyone trying to figure out how to make peace with the unknown

David Lynch would've been 80 today; I've spent a lot of this last year thinking about his work. I have a tendency to try to "solve" things, but Lynch taught me how to sit with mysteries + accept that not everything has an answer ❤️ so grateful for his art abigailoswald.substack.com/p/mysteries-...

Friends, our community here in MN desperately needs help protecting against ICE. Please join us in donating directly to these orgs that provide food, safety & legal support to MN immigrants. And if you’ve been meaning to pick up a zine from our shop, there’s never been a better time. 💌

"another woman watching another movie about another dead girl, trying once more to make sense out of something that will never make sense; a life taken and a girl gone, try as I might to keep her alive through language." Read @abigailoswald.bsky.social! www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/12/26/i...

📅✏️ Mark your calendar! 🕵️ You’re invited to a virtual celebration on January 21 at 10am PT. This year’s #PublicDomainDay event pursues The Case of the Disappearing Copyright. Expect detectives, jazz-age culture, classic films, & more newly-free works from 1930. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1977502652...

Now reading your zine submissions! We’ll feature selected zines in our digital Spring ‘26 Edit AND our zine-vending Zine Machine, which will be stationed at @setandsettingshop. ✨We are a paying market! ✨ Graphic flair by @friendly.dirt.pile 💬

If you let them, the horrors will devour you whole. Making space to live and smile is an act of resistance. So is helping others to do the same. If you’re an artist in this time, remember that what you’re doing is part of the emotional support infrastructure. They want you silent. 1/2

some notes from me here about following a particular actor through the stories they choose to tell in their lifetime, and lots of wonderful insight from the group on watching movies in 2025!

four years ago today, Catapult published a story of mine called "City Wolf." it's a story about loneliness and possibility and sisterhood (and werewolves, obviously), and I am so very happy it's in the world 💜 magazine.catapult.co/fiction/stor...

INCOMING!!! Extremely rare opportunity that hasn't come up in YEARS: on Jan 8, we'll be opening for applications to join the Split/Lip Press editorial team as our Novel/Novella Book Editor! Our beloved Kate Finegan is stepping down this year from her position (which she initiated for us in 2020!).

Dec 31st - At a New Years Eve party, Sally realises she misses Harry, at which point Harry suddenly appears. 📽️📅 When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

in which I briefly yell about my discovery of Short Story Dispensers (turns out you can find 'em all over the world—check out the map in the link below!) shoutout to Aaron for going above + beyond to not just publish wonderful work, but also cultivate a community! short-edition.com/en/p/find-a-...

With Cameron Crowe’s new memoir, The Uncool, now on bookshelves, the Almost Famous writer-director takes Brian Formo on a tour of his filmmaking career, from the lasting legacy of Jerry Maguire quotes to his favorite cinematic needle drops. Read the full story on Journal here: boxd.it/2TU

finding @brightwalldarkroom.com years ago changed my life! as a reader, I found the kind of film writing I'd always been looking for. as a viewer, I've had countless opportunities to see the movies I love in a new way. and as a writer, I found my voice—something that matters more now than ever.

had a blast exploring Nolan's INSOMNIA by taking a closer look at the women who shape its story for @brightwalldarkroom.com! www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/12/26/i...

The early web was driven by curiosity & openness, not monetization. Audrey Witters reflects on that era, using her now-famous animated alien GIF as an example of how playful, freely-shared work helped shape digital culture & why preserving it matters. Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/12/22/a...

Rob Reiner was still alive when I mailed this zine to a friend last wk 💔 today she sent me photos of it filled w/ memories of his work + it made me cry! I was so focused on the idea of thanking living creators that I'd never thought about using it to process grief—here it is again; I hope it helps ❤️

It's very potent to see so many small press books on the PEN longlists. Our authors write incredible books, and this is a powerful testament that our boundary-breaking mission at SLP is being seen, recognized, and honored. We're going to keep doing what we're doing, because IT'S OBVIOUSLY WORKING!!

WE HAVE BEEN ALL-CAPS SCREAMING AT SLP HQ SINCE WE FOUND OUT!!! CONGRATS, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social!!!

my writing life completely changed when I prioritized finding joy in the process and let go of everything else—I can't wait to see where next year's creative experiments lead me, and I'm looking forward to discovering more of that joy ☺️

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my book is on here???? i am unable to comprehend this occurrence

Looking for something to read that doesn't make you feel awful about everything? Grab (or gift!) a yearly subscription to BW/DR—including full access to our entire 140+ issue archive—for just $19. Coupon code: HOLIDAY2025

Now is a great time to attack the TBR pile. A great time to take a walk in the sunshine. A great time to start dreaming about the next project. When the field is fallow, nutrients are building underground. Why? Because the old shit is breaking down. That's what feeds new growth. So we lie fallow. 6/

“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”

A subscription to Paranoid Tree is the perfect gift for: - Your cool artsy cousin - Brave readers with eclectic taste - Your biggest crush Treat someone to a new short story in the mail every month. 💌 Get 2 free issues with each subscription—for a limited time! paranoidtree.com/subscriptions

This is awesome. Print is such a good way to get around a bunch of distribution (and surveillance!) mechanisms that seem otherwise mandatory in this very gross economy. It is really nice to see it spelled out like this. It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!

Wrote about the new @mcsweeneys.net, @benjaminpercy.bsky.social's The End Times, and the book as art project countercraft.substack.com/p/books-as-a...

All the Dorothies are on sale during @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social's sitewide sale for the next (checks watch) 36 hours! 📚🎁 Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...

New today on the site: An imagined conversation between Mace Mason (STRANGE DAYS) and Perfidia Beverly Hills (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) from @russellnichols.bsky.social 🎨 by @mosesleeart.bsky.social

what do detective stories mean, and why do we need them? just got word that my conversation w/ Sara Gran about her wonderful new book was one of 2025's most popular interviews over at Write or Die—not too late to give it a read if you missed it the first time! ☺️ writeordiemag.com/author-inter...

my annual zine roundup is out today! check out some of my favorites from the year 💕 abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...

the seventh Fast & Furious movie (which I cannot WAIT to write about someday!!)

my annual zine roundup is out today! check out some of my favorites from the year 💕 abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...

I'm so excited to share my zines online for the first time! ☺️ four new zines to inspire creativity and everyday adventures, all available for immediate download on Itch at a name-your-price option: abigailoswald.itch.io more details about each one in the thread!

RIP Tom Stoppard 😭 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead forever changed the way that I thought about minor characters—wrote about the experience a few years ago abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-study-in...