@aislingwalsh.bsky.social on the 30-year legacy of His Dark Materials and why Philip Pullman understands that “true evil is never about the distorted cravings of a single person.”

I read a lot of news stories that are some version of "a pedestrian was hit and killed; the driver was not hurt". My reaction is always "well, no shit". We need to design our infrastructure to better protect people outside the car.

“If you were to visit [the moon], you might experience conflicting feelings of deprivation and overwhelm….You would feel lonely, hot, freezing, terrified, ecstatic, superhuman, and tiny, in a matter of moments or maybe all at once.” —from OUR MOON (2024), by Rebecca Boyle @rboyle31.bsky.social

Billions of dollars pumped into one Latin American nation, gunboats deployed off the coast of another—it all brings to mind a 1918 anglophone poem by Nicaragua’s Salomón de la Selva (1893-1959), with whom Millay, by the way, “had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.”

This beautiful little poem by Doireann Ní Ghríofa plays cleverly with English and Irish,how words shift in meaning and emotional resonance #poetry #poemoftheday #gaeilge

an erasure #tanka: pictures of story tell about the space between heavy pack of lives the world a writer’s method emotional center stirred [Sep 2024, pg 050/406 of my erasure book project--see pinned post for full project] #erasure #poem #poetry #bookart #booksky #bestseller #thriller #novel

an erasure #haiku: rented for writing selling imagination nine-foot-high murders [pg 049/406 of my erasure book project--see pinned post for full project] #erasure #poem #poetry #bookart #booksky #bestseller #thriller #novel #jamespatterson

an erasure #haiku: business conquers them victims would not be humans pretty when broken [pg 048/406 of my erasure book project--see pinned post for full project] #erasure #poem #poetry #bookart #booksky #bestseller #thriller #novel #jamespatterson

Wayang kulit is Indonesia’s traditional shadow puppet theater. The term comes from Javanese words for "performance" and "skin", referring to the leather puppets. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)

making some square #stickers today #poetry #eatitup #nutrients #highinfiber #lowinbullshit

Tried my hand at writing two erasure mini-chapters: #booksky #erasure #poetry #prose #fiction #games

It sounds like a horror story. Capgras delusion is a real but rare psychiatric syndrome in which a person believes a loved one has been replaced by an identical impostor. First described in 1923, it is linked to psychosis, dementia, and brain injuries. Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/CGqG

Currently being reprinted but available again by the end of next week (from @johnmurrays.bsky.social). Also available in paperback from @harvardpress.bsky.social in Notth America)!

In 2024, ALA tracked 821 attempts to censor library materials, targeting nearly 2,500 unique books. That’s 10× more than five years ago. Join the fight for the freedom to read: UniteAgainstBookBans.org Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984 #BannedBooksWeek

an erasure #haiku: her portfolio lover subsidiaries her brand broke my heart [pg 046/406 of my erasure book project--see pinned post for full project] #erasure #poem #poetry #bookart #booksky #bestseller #thriller #novel #jamespatterson

An old poem of mine that has been having a bit of a moment on Facebook.

In honor of László Krasznahorkai winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is my, um, improvement of his work as the screenwriter for The Turin Horse (2011) #film #hungary #belatarr #agneshranitzky #nobelprize

#erasure #poem #booksky

"Singing black-lit liturgies of bog bodies caked in mud, entranced by nocturnal landscapes flickering in the moon-glow and powered by queer enchantment, Tristwch y Fenywod are a Welsh-language gothic avant-rock power-coven."

#erasure #poem #booksky

nightwalking #haiku: fleetwood on headphones under halfgrown harvest moon heartbreak takes light steps

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

Maybe my favorite movie trailer ever. I mean, there's going for it, and then there is THIS. Rating: 10 popcorn bags full of acid-laced razor blades out of 10.

"Restoring the United States Art of War" Executive Order -- Sep 5, 2025 On August 7, 1789, 236 years ago, President George Washington won the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II, inspiring awe and confidence in our Nation's military, and ensuring freedom and prosperity for all Americans.

Palestinian liberation is not simply a moral or human rights issue: it is a direct confrontation with US imperialism and fossil capitalism. Thus, Palestinian liberation must be at the core of global environmental and climate justice struggles. www.tni.org/en/article/e...

@tninstitute.bsky.social is offering this free online course starting next week!

An important executive erasure order from Dear Leader Dump: "Executive Order -- September 22, 2025 The United States government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law use illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide." [1/3]

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country? Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide. It undermines police and the law.

from PAPYRUS, by Irene Vallejo #booksky

Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different

"Ground troops have demolished greenhouses; bulldozers have toppled orchards, ploughed out crops and crushed the soil; and planes have sprayed herbicides over the fields. The [IDF] justify these attacks by claiming that 'Hamas often operates from within orchards, fields, and agricultural land.'"

overkill information knights of the deep data ingenious and monstrous [pg 171/406 of my erasure book project--see pinned post] #erasure #poem #poetry #bookart #booksky #bestseller #thriller #novel #jamespatterson

black #caturday

screenshot from the 1978 Bowie concert linked below

Petroleum Lobbyist, an erasure tanka: devoted to work seeing blooming displeasure smiling dirty air how would you garden trouble sharp as you i shouldn’t weed [pg 032/406 of my erasure book project--see pinned post] #erasure #poem #tanka #poetry #bookart #booksky

red state highway #haiku: billboards for burgers billboards for christ and babies billboards for lawyers

"Melvyn Bragg, host of the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time since its very first episode back in 1998, has greeted me in the same delightfully brusque manner hundreds and hundreds of times." defector.com/thank-you-me...

Page 169 (of 406): i have always prided myself on my sanctimonious ass in the name of business [see pinned post for full project] #booksky #erasure #poetry #writing #not #quite #a #haiku

Page 166 (of 406): ended a large open world #booksky #erasure #poetry #writing

I've been wanting to do a one-word erasure poem for a while smiletire I like how it looks on the page, and I enjoy saying it slowly #erasurepoetry #booksky #writing #poem

I've begun playing around with fairy tale retellings and translations. Here's the first one I've shared; it's an embellishment of "Hans My Hedgehog," the Brothers Grimm tale published in 1815. You can read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/135946... #fairytale #brothersgrimm #writing #booksky

If you've read #SongOfSolomon by Toni Morrison, you may want to check out the #BannedBookSkyClub discussion and join in if you'd like. Lots of incredible comments in the replies to talking points. Check the pinned post on my profile page for schedule. #BookSky

Page 158, a haiku: fumbling for a god my mother told me to dig dirty the dream of being *See this and two other new erasure haiku/tanka here: www.patreon.com/posts/135397... #booksky #poetry #writing #erasure

RELICT A word I just learned from this morning’s reading—an essay on Middle English dialects by Marilyn Corrie #words #etymology #booksky

In Japanese folklore, tsukumogami are everyday objects that come to life after 100 years. Old sandals, teapots, even paper lanterns grow eyes and legs and seek revenge on neglectful owners. Some say this idea quietly influenced early anime character design. #MythologyMonday

Can't let the first anniversary of Edna O'Brien's death pass without this classic quote for The Paris Review Art of Fiction interview.

After a five-day halt due to a lack of supplies, our team at WCK’s Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen has resumed limited hot meal service in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/3)

[page 019/406] goes w/out saying, but every home needs a stainless-steel six-burner double copper ceiling espresso machine *link to full project in bio* #erasurepoetry #poetry #writing #creativelimitations #restriction #games #chance #randomness #play #experimentation #novel #booksky #espresso