Meanwhile, I have much more solid research and evidence that taking acetaminophen while pregnant can result in an adult who you’ll like and admire just as much if they weren’t yours

One thing I do like about iOS 26 is how when I send an iMessage it lights up in a bright flash, like the supernatural communication that I have always intended that to be

The retcons were exactly the laugh I needed at 3am last night

Thoroughly spoiled myself on everything in 28 Years Later before watching it yesterday, still thinking about it today, not close to done yet

my most Gen X complaint is that just because you’re paranoid don’t mean they’re not after you

Write about your pets as if they’re people, of course.

Oh, autocorrect who changed it to "grouper," you sweet summer child

Very pettily amused that someone doesn't know how to delete a Facebook post

Dreamt I was leading a writing workshop that met in a food court. It was pretty great, honestly

I know I have a few Connecticut followers...if you've been wondering where/how you can support medical care for many of our state's children, especially in light of recent closures, I got an excellent tip yesterday. DM/email/whatever me.

It’s either quietly check Bluesky all the time or only check it when you’re someplace like a waiting room and intermittently emit “Huh” or “Oh wow,” to the irritation of those around you

Boston-area folks, I am so excited to host a conversation with my dear friend @ambersparks.bsky.social about her new novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social on October 16. I hope you'll join us! www.harvard.com/event/amber-...

I keep watching this thing on TV and idly thinking about how one of the best pictures I have of myself was taken a few days before I was rushed to the hospital

1. In the 2 years I lived there I saw EMTs tend to someone who'd fallen down the Tenleytown escalator and saw a guy get in the doors but his lunch didn't and its plastic bag flapped from Medical Center to Bethesda 2. There is an EIGHT DOLLAR difference in price between XS and 4X, wtf

If you’re wondering what Connecticut smells like, this is the last one on the shelf

I kinda love that *this* was how I found out about the big news.

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*leans in, whispers* sometimes old people don't give you that look because they're offended sometimes, it's because they're bored

psst you don't like gavin newsom, you like the three pr professionals in a trench coat who write his tweets

My novel THE COVER GIRL is about a teenage model whose life is upended by a predatory rock star and the woman she becomes in the aftermath. He doesn’t have a name. He doesn’t need one. Many thanks to @electricliterature.com for letting me explore this choice electricliterature.com/the-power-of...

School supply season PSA: Stone paper notebooks and fountain pens are usually not good combinations.

So far this is a hurricane I like — forecast is straight out to sea, but people see it on TV and are reminded to wonder how my category 5 self is doing

Since even before I can remember, the Academy Awards have been among the most prestigious awards in the performing arts. I wanted one, I was never able to get one. It’s true, actually. I would’ve taken it if they would’ve called me. I waited, & waited, & waited. Still waiting way past my jail time.

THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER, HANNAH GRIECO'S FIRST KICKING, THEN NOT, IS HERE! Links to buy from Stanchion: Book: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... Bundle: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... PDF: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... From bookstores: bookshop.org/p/books/firs... amzn.to/4mlfgWo

I got to read a section from @mossyair.bsky.social ‘s new novel THE COVER GIRL a few @barrelhouse.bsky.social Writer Camps ago, and I’m super excited to dive in on reading the whole book!

Spent a happy and necessary hour wandering around @unreliablebooks.bsky.social today. Among many other things, it did my heart good to brick-and-mortar shop for zines. ❤️

If you use this photo as a prompt PLEASE tell me where I can read the result

Final ep of Book Fight went up today. 13 years ago when @mikeingram.bsky.social asked me to do a podcast with him, I thought it would be a little hobby for a few months but it's been the most fun & fulfilling work of my life. Thanks to everyone who followed along www.bookfightpod.com/episodes/end...

TIL Allenwood FCI is directly across the street from Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland

Here we goooooooo #writercamp

On this week's Selected Shorts episode, Jane Kaczmarek performs @benloory.bsky.social’s “The Book." Check out this excerpt of Kaczmarek's reading, and then listen to the full story wherever you get your podcasts! bit.ly/3J9OT6J

Definitely clinging a little too hard to being happy for Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson

This is a Sopranos reboot I would watch.

Tonight’s #writercamp feature: former NYC cop gets job as chief of police in seaside town, 4th of July hijinks ensue

It’s goat time. #writercamp

I’ve become the kind of writer who curses myself silently for not packing a glue stick.

the only way to guarantee book sales is to star on a youtube show where twenty-four writers from across the globe fight to the death on a carnival cruise ship while dressed like their favorite characters from pre 1950s literature

If you know where this— Good morning, you awesome person.

One of my cats with all of her favorite things. Not visible: the extremely nasty year-old catnip banana that is she is sitting directly on top of because she knows the new one was supposed to replace the old one, and is like oh hell no, I have two bananas now, I deserve two bananas

The moment of truth in packing for a trip, where one has to decide whether to bring the Switch or not

Still taking book pitches for @barrelhouse.bsky.social, through Aug. 9. Looking for short books (25K-30K words) that combine criticism and memoir, exploring some pop-cultural artifact that's played an outsized role in your life, or that connects in some unique/interesting way to your own story.

Just got a phishing text that was so close-but-not-quite I had to resist the temptation to send encouraging feedback

Bless every single one of you who makes me laugh out loud in an open-space, high-echo dealership waiting room

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Nowhere on CCMC's site or socials. Own your decision! ctmirror.org/2025/07/23/c...

The only positive I can see about any of this is that it's never (at least in my lifetime) been so easy to see which side of history is the right one to be on.

Young Turks has to be in the Top 50 Greatest Songs Not To Mention Their Own Title

Hey fellow writers, what handwriting/typing iOS note taking apps do you like? (just lost six months/100 or so pages on Notability because apparently I didn't change my backup settings when the app's capabilities changed, trying to deal w/o driving 4000 miles and sliding piss discs under a door)