Im also here to remind yall that JOHN FETTERMAN was hand selected by Bernie Sanders and won his primary over a Black millennial gay man who was already working in congress because leftists couldnt vote for a Black gay Millennial man born in 1990——

Finally picked up this hugely anticipated debut novel from THE @ambersparks.bsky.social!

If you spam text me I WILL answer.

I always have to give an idea a week or two to see if it curdles.

I'm with my Italian family and everyone is talking about different things, even when two people are talking to each other, the subjects are different.

"You will be haunted," resumed the Ghost, "by three spirits."

Happy Halloween! Tootie from Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) is a perfect seasonal mood this year

Where to send a v short story that's just one long shriek of despair about everything?

I'm actually a complete undoomer on this issue. All signs point to the enduring power of human art. AI art's only value is degrading commercial art + advertising and depressing opportunities for artists (which is bad), but it's being rejected or ignored in most cultural spaces

If America collapses, the world does not collapse. If Americans stop celebrating art, the world does not stop celebrating art. If we devolve into apocalypse, the world will carry on. We aren't the world, we're just us

Please someone lie to me and tell me that AI won't steal one of the few pleasures and joys of my life? It just feels inevitable that people will embrace non-human writing and stories generated from the hard work of outmoded human beings.

Nothing will ever be as frightening as "Harold" from Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz.

Novels are such changeable animals. I was soooo sure about this book, and after some very sensitive and wise comments from a friend, I'm rethinking the ending. Not at all resistant to the change, when only a week ago I was so certain.

I'm so grateful for writer friends.

"Our sister went to help the people who came out of the volcano." Contributor @rpmirabella.bsky.social published a flash piece in @hexliterary.bsky.social! 🔥 buff.ly/Bm9VRh3

Today was not great. It was one of those days at work where I make it very clear I'm not good at real life. I should really be home writing and being a weirdo, but I have to support myself, therefore I have to pretend. Sometimes the facade cracks.

I've stopped acquiring new information at the moment. I'm full. I need some fucking peace.

Celebrating the work of our trans and queer contributors today and every day! Check out a few pieces from our archive we hope stay with you beyond the blog. buff.ly/554vznz

A lot being said about how it's "normal" to go through a "Nazi phase", so here's my expert commentary as a historian who looks at (among other things) the Nazi period: What the fuck are you talking about.

The denial I'm in about books and the publishing industry, AI, and literally everything that makes me sad, angry, and terrified! If I wasn't in denial, I would throw myself into a pit.

It would be so depressing if I only ever thought of the "final product" when writing fiction. Writing itself enhances my experience of being alive. I'm so grateful I have writing in my life. I love even the difficult moments.

The exhaustion of living this moment. Waking up in the morning to go to work has never been harder. 😬

In heaven everything is fine. In heaven everything is fine. You got your good things, and I got mine.

I've seen two interviews now with writers acting like it's a form of resistance to write purple prose, and that writing crisp, or "minimalist" prose is bourgeois. Like, you are not oppressed for writing long sentences. That's the stuff that wins awards. So, I don't know where this is coming from.

Ha man, that Bubsy music is the whole reason this song exists kawsaki.bandcamp.com/track/intern...

My coworker brought in her tiny little daughter for a few mins and I overheard her call this itty bitty 4 year old "dude." 😆

I really wish I wasn't one of those people who has zero ideas. Am I really gonna start ANOTHER novel out of NOTHING and possibly waste the next two years? Yes, I am. 🙄

Them: I used ChapGPT to find a dinner recipe. Me: Oh, wow, so you like poisoning black neighborhoods so you can cook… *lowers reading glasses*…a roast chicken that’s still too dry. Wow.

Vintage Obscura Halloween Mix. Side B [2022] by Kaptain Carbon https://redd.it/1dsq5om https://youtu.be/5AsCn31K5TI

My book comes out today! It’s sad and funny and a little spooky and a lot mysterious and very weird, and you can buy it wherever fine books are sold in indie stores bookshop.org/p/books/happ...

The Credible Hulk The Competent Spider-Man 50th percentile X-Men Lieutenant America The Compromisers Bummer Patrol The Believable Four

1. I feel bad for people who don't read. I can't imagine not experiencing Toni Morison, Dan Chaon, James Purdy, Ishiguro, Joy Williams, Kyle Winkler, Zora Hurston! Like ...

I'm so sick of hearing about AI. I'm sick of the dumb videos, sick of the people who make excuses like "I'm basic and have no talent! Why shouldn't I be able to make stupid crap with a ten second life-span?" I need a break.

Diane Keaton should have lived much longer. She would be in her 90s, chic and silly. She'd grace late night TV now and then and say outrageous things to shock the squares. She was our queen of quirk, yes, but also an actor of tremendous fragility and charm.

I block out every year that weekends in Upstate NY are insane. My quiet little town square is full of people. I don't like it, but also I don't blame them! It IS beautiful here.

A thread of my Autumn omens: 1. Angry honeybees asking for cola. Apples with one bite taken out, left in the gutter by toddlers. A puddle of soft serve with leaves stuck in it. The King of Mushrooms eating a tree.

Autumn Omens 6 (2025) Is it a crushed skunk or is it weed? 6 PM is midnight. The toad cotillion is held. Apples are the heart. Pumpkins are the head. The garden is neglected. Cemeteries are "the park" Bees asleep under the golden rod blossoms.

Drop some SPIRITS 👻🖤🍸

Revising a novel by Richard Mirabella. Add 20k words, and then cut most of them.

Is it my turn to pick out the canapés for this week’s Antifa meeting? Did people like that asparagus thing I brought last time?

What’s absolutely terrifying about what’s happening right now, and is always true at the beginning of fascist regime: ICE has always been awful, but now they’re so abhorrent that *only* evil people want to be ICE agents, it’s a Brownshirts spiral of who wants to zip tie a baby

Me last week: I'm just gonna read through my novel draft and send it to people. Me this week:

I only show these gams for my faves. ONE OF US by @danchaon.bsky.social is out now and it's my spooky season read.

I only show these gams for my faves. ONE OF US by @danchaon.bsky.social is out now and it's my spooky season read.

This is one of the best story collections I've ever read. Every story is satisfying, funny, sad, bright, and full of life.

One of my favorite parts of revising is when you encounter a sentence or sentences that are so embarrassing, you can't believe past you thought they were profound. I found some amazing Hallmark card shit in my novel last night.

I've noticed a trend under videos of old Bjork performances on Insta of young people chiming in that "She has no talent." And I'm sorry, but we're not doing this with you. The woman is a genius. Sorry she isn't your digestible kindergarten pop music y'all like.

Thank you, @hexliterary.bsky.social!

By the way, I'm listening to all of these recommendations and loving them. I definitely prefer asking HUMAN BEINGS about music instead of letting an algorithm do the work.

"No modeling agency praised my biceps enough, so my father bought me an oasis. It became my personal modeling venue." This week, we bring you the Great American Short Story, a brand new one by @seandowie.bsky.social. This one is a jaw-dropper. Hilarious. Unexpected. Don't miss "Thirst Trap!" 💪💀👇