I have a vague feeling that I should put out an anthology of my published poems (and some that aren't); are there publishers I should approach with this, or do I stick with my traditional "homemade chapbook" approach? I don't know who puts out poetry collections.

Will Stancil says some of y'all are still acting like Leonardo Di Caprio's character in One Battle After Another instead of Benicio del Toro's character in One Battle After Another, even though you had a whole critically acclaimed movie to help you out

I didn't realize the cinematographer on Sinners was a woman! (found out with award noms). That's still super rare - only 7% of pro cinematographers are women. That's even lower than the rate for directors (10%). The lighting on that was so fun! I was already a fan.

As a culture, we're not nearly afraid enough of rabies. Even if vaccines caused autism (which they don't), a person can live quite happily with it. There's no living with rabies. There's only waiting to die whilst suffering unimaginable horrors. Make rabies frightening again.

it is true that some Americans waved the flag as they committed unspeakable acts of evil but other Americans waved that same flag marching into battle against their own former slaveowners you get to decide who has the legitimate claim

Centipede remains perfect. (1981, Dona Bailey and Ed Logg for Atari)

I'll grant that my mood skews negative at the moment, but having watched s2 e1 of The Night Manager oof I am feeling the gap between "based on a novel by John Le Carre" and somebody doing Le Carre pastiche. Just me?

I slipped and fell on the way to work this morning! Winter must stop!

I've wanted open borders all my life; free movement of both goods and labor makes sense to me. I can do it between Texas and Massachusetts; why not Mexico and Canada? My entire voting life, the only presidential candidate from either party who aligned with me on this was John McCain.

Alert: New Andrea Hairston book due out in May. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A thing to remember is Hitler was *popular* in Germany. We Lost Caused about the Germans for Cold War reasons. GenX German friends of mine talked all the time about having no relationship with their grandparents; they'd ask "how could you" and didn't get good answers.

It strikes me sometimes that the trans flag has baby colors, the colors of a blanket in which you would wrap a baby. Such a gentle thing. "What if someone made a guess when I was an infant, when I was very first born?" Such an easy thing to do, such a light thing.

It's done. Prosperity koi. #embroidery

But what if I Bought yarn to use up yarn. Bet nobody's ever tried THAT before.

This one is especially worth your attention. Give yourself a little break and read it. I've read it dozens of times at this point, and am surprised and delighted every time.

dang these are really cool

I love Josh Johnson's standup. A once-in-a-generation talent.

"Well, shit, in that case," said the preschool teacher, as she put away her cross-stitch, set her jaw, and marched out into mortal danger.

ICE murdered Renee Good just blocks away from where police murdered George Floyd. @ayannapressley.bsky.social and I are introducing the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act to hold ICE agents and all federal law enforcement officers accountable. We need justice. Abolish qualified immunity now.

I'm at the intersection of the Aberjona (A Civil Action) and the Mystic (Mystic River)

I'm not going to feel satisfied until the culture in which I reside gets beyond "men are goofballs; women have magical/psychic powers and a responsibility to use these powers" I'm not talking about any specific situation in the news, but at any time I write this, it will seem like I am.

On the one hand, yes. On the other hand, I have been told SINCE I WAS A SMALL CHILD not to stick my arm into or out of a vehicle unless I'm the one in control of whether it moves. So what's the deal with this idiot.

I continue to be all-in for Ed Markey, and this is why. He will go right for the throat, immediately. (This was from yesterday.) I've gone to his recent rallies, and he's like this in person too. He represents me so well. My literal favorite dem.

"Carol of the Bells" is stuck in my head, and although I wouldn't say I hate that song, the version that gets stuck in my head is a version I don't like, from a movie soundtrack. it's not a song of good cheer. They do not sing gaily. More of a shrill bludgeoning.

the magi have been and gone. there are needles stuck places mortal minds cannot grasp. christmas sleeps

My body only has five states: - fine - cold - sleepy - stomachache - (rare) a bit giggly I have never encountered a substance or circumstance that moves me beyond those states. Fear? That feels sleepy. Drunkenness? Also sleepy. At any given time, I'm mostly either fine or trying to sleep past it.

Amazon has added Rufus AI, which tries to engage me in a chat about whatever I'm searching for, as if being able to avoid those in-store chats isn't the entire selling point of Amazon. Stunning how many companies don't understand their own business models.

Alternately, asses *are* legs. Asses are the tops of legs. It's like how fingertips are still your finger.

There's a showcase of cool free interactive fiction browser games happening right now over at itch.io/jam/if-short... go play stuff, rate stuff, vote on stuff; it's fun

Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti. Mattia sips on an espresso during his. Truly the heroes we need during these times.

Once again this is really just me being mad that I had to learn to read handwritten cyrillic (Evilest Cursive) and unleashing that anger on innocent bystanders

And SPEAKING OF SESTINAS, can we talk about this one from Anne E. G. Nydam, from Strange Horizons, September 2025, about one of the lesser known tales collected by the Grimms? #12DaysOfPoetry strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

I would like to combine "standing on the shoulders of giants" with "crush my enemies and hear the lamentations of their women" and stand upon the shoulders of my enemies, then use that extra height to dunk on them

“It is cold, and I am a small animal compared to the heavy sky.” I really liked this. Imagery that feels so true and evokes a wintery feeling, in nature and in life.

Tomorrow is my favorite parade, The Rose Parade. This frog was made from seven lima beans, eight quadrillion Brussels sprouts, and ten billion sunflower seeds??? Tell me more.

Speaking from behind the scenes, as an editor who came into the field pretty young when he was already a major editor, David was (and is!) consistently supportive, collegial, experimental, funny, interesting, and welcoming to newcomers in a very non-patronizing way. well deserved award

Either it's when I backed up into Michael Gambon at a coffee shop and said "oops sorry," and afterward someone said "that was Michael Gambon" or... (1 of 3)

"Scary Spice"

Yay! Today I finished drafting the book I started writing in fall of 2019. The bad news: it's book one of a trilogy and absolutely does not work as a stand-alone, so it'll probably be another decade before it sees print. In the meantime, you may covet this mysterious text.

Blue sky with clouds, reflected in fountain bubbles.

wrote 2300 words today, which is the first time I've done that in at least two years, probably longer, although it used to be more common in the pre-day-job days (in fairness the thing I'm writing is dense). Took me about five hours. That's about 500 words (about 2 pages) an hour.

Elizabeth I staying unmarried (virgin) gets talked about in terms of political strategy. But I bet it has something to do with her dad murdering multiple of his wives, including Elizabeth's mom. It does not make marriage seem attractive for a woman.

CSPAN is hyping "Ceasefire"; CBS is going for similar "let's talk" bipartisanism. It seems the "people hate the swamp" aspect of the last 10 years of politics has passed the media by. We are not surprised they get along. We see it as a problem, as evidence of their corruption. Not comforting.

Cherish these last few days of 2025, for lo, you will soon be writing the wrong date on everything

What if we liquefied Mars? What if, instead of trying to settle it or explore it, we frakked it extremely? Take that, Mars!

an easy way to understand this is that people make clothes cool and not the other way around. so our judgement of what looks "good" is often shaped by the cultural capital of various social groups. punks, skaters, hip hop heads, etc look stylish simply bc they are cool. thus money is not a barrier.

one of the better things I did this month was eat homemade broccoli soup from a mug with a ceramic fox hiding at the bottom

I see some spitballing about "what if there's a story where the three kings are seedy" strongly recommend We're No Angels (1955) or Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

I have been and will continue to be emphatic and declarative about how much I love this poem. Go vote for it!

There's a best individual poem category for @thetransfemininereview.com's 2025 lit awards! I'd so appreciate if you voted for my poem "Trogdor Walks Into a Scout Meeting," linked below—or one of the other pieces by transfemme writers included in the thread 💕 Vote here: forms.gle/XCecrAgJ8ZEw...