don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free

I went home to face yet another lonely ol’ night with my husband, only to learn that he had lost my entire month’s tips in a poker game. As I started to lay into him, he waved me off. “Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow,” he muttered cryptically as he headed to the bathroom.

Got this from @kenmartin.bsky.social & @democrats.org today. “Taking the gloves off”??? I just can’t with these people. As a lifelong Dem I’m filled with disgust at how clueless party leadership is. People are being murdered for peacefully protesting, Ken, but sure, you file your lawsuit. JFC.

"Maybe I could have tolerated the location if our relationship was great, but once the first bloom of romance wore off, he started talking about wanting it to hurt so good. That’s really not my thing."

If you’re old enough to remember John Mellencamp’s mid-80s hits, perhaps you’ve wondered whatever happened to that L.A. Doll in “Small Town”? My latest for McSweeney’s. #johnmellencamp #smalltown

I had so much fun talking with @splturnthepage.bsky.social about LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO! Love this podcast!

A few of you suggested it, and we did it! @jasperdyne.bsky.social and I are selling these t-shirts (there are sweatshirts too) through Bonfire, with all profits to be split between @aclumn.bsky.social (ACLU of Minnesota) and Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. www.bonfire.com/justice-for-...

At the risk of sounding hopeful in a time with little hope, I think it's a good sign that WaPo & NYT are both accurately reporting that the videos contradict what ICE is saying. It means they're aware they'd just lose even more credibility. It could even mean they think regime change is coming.

The way he’s being targeted is why so many in Congress don’t speak out about this regime. I am so grateful for Captain Kelly’s courage.

There is one spot left in my Novel Reactor class, starting January 26. All classes held on Zoom. Details here: mailchi.mp/e64138d3584b...

4 and 19 hit so damned hard yo

We just wrapped up posting @mcsweeneys.net's most-read pieces of 2025. Thanks again to our contributors and readers this year. I like everything we publish, of course, but I’d like to point out some great pieces that didn't receive as much attention. #McSweeneysHiddenGems2025

My first time on a @mcsweeneys.net Most Read Pieces of the Year list! This ran in January and I wish the political stuff was not still relevant, but sadly, it is.

Looking for a novel-writing class in 2026? Check out my offerings! mailchi.mp/e64138d3584b...

“What is a politician? What is felching? I googled, read, heaved. Then we felched twice.”

It’s been a thrill for me to see readers connect with my deeply flawed and oh-so-unreliable protagonist, Lynda Boyle. Sharing a few of my favorite Goodreads and NetGalley reviews, with gratitude for the book love. 🪩💃❤️ #booksky #lastnightatthedisco @netgalley.bsky.social @regalhouse.bsky.social

Thanks for the shout-out, @misdonnacolta.bsky.social! I can’t wait to read OFELIA AND NORMA, coming next fall from @regalhouse.bsky.social.

I teamed up with @janineannett.bsky.social for this perimenopause or Thanksgiving quiz up @mcsweeneys.net Turns out there is a surprising amount of overlap. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...

Had a blast of a disco brunch at Thunder Road Books this morning. Saw friends and family and my beloved fifth grade teacher. Met new friends and readers! Profoundly grateful for the support and love I’ve felt on this whole trip. Indie bookstores and libraries are the best places in the world. ❤️

Giving the sequins a rest today, then two events this weekend in Philly and Spring Lake, NJ for Last Night at the Disco. Can’t stop the dance!

South Jersey! I’ll be dressed in my disco finery at the Millville Public Library tonight as part of the NJ Authors Series, 6:30 pm. Come for the fun 70s slide show, stay for a discussion of my new novel, LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO. 🪩 💃🪩

Fabulous night with @emilyflake.bsky.social and Elly Lonon at the amazing Words bookstore in Maplewood, NJ. Next stop: Millville NJ, Thursday night!

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

If you are a Senate Democrat and you just watched your party base crush election night and put 7 million people in the streets for No Kings and your response in this moment is to cave in on the shutdown, you should immediately resign. Just get out of the way.

Fight don’t fold.

The glamorous life (sometimes!)😂😂😂

Hitting the road with my 70s slide show and some awesome conversation partners for LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO book events in the motherland of NJ! First up: Words in Maplewood NJ this Tuesday, 11/11 at 7:30 pm, with the amazing @emilyflake.bsky.social and Elly Lonon!

Let me answer any questions about the math pre-emptively: I wrote this in 2017!

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

Dems in ARRAY

Books about women who are trapped between two worlds, even if the traps are of their own making. (@lisaborders.bsky.social)

This Monday night at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social. Cone join us!

Lots of events coming up for Last Night at the Disco, including three in the next week! For more info, visit my website, lisaborders.com. #bookthreads

Had a wonderful event last night at Lofty Pigeon Books for my novel LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO! So much fun hanging with my NYC pals.

Need a smartly funny book to get you through these cantankerous times? Check out LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO @lisaborders.bsky.social If you want to know how she handled her wildly unreliable narrator, take a listen #writingcommunity #podcast #unreliablenarrator 7amnovelist.substack.com/p/lisa-borde...

All these people turning out for No Kings make me proud to be an American.

It was so much fun chatting about LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO with my longtime friend @jennablum.bsky.social for A Mighty Blaze. We’ve known each other for close to 25 years! Or as Jenna put it, since we were 12. www.youtube.com/live/iyPTLNZ...

It’s still hard to believe the wonderful Esmond Harmsworth is gone, but this event will be a balm (and you’ll hear some great writing). Join us!

Lovely mention of LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO on @biblioracle.bsky.social’s Substack today! open.substack.com/pub/bibliora...

I recently had a fascinating conversation with @jessejacksondfw.bsky.social, host of the Bruce Springsteen fan podcast Set Lusting Bruce. We talked about LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO, the music scene in late 1970s New York, and of course, Bruuuuce! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

I had a blast creating a playlist for each of the main characters in LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO. All on Spotify. Enjoy!

My book launch last night was a beautiful dream. Could not have been more wonderful! Thanks to @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social and so many others for helping to bring LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO into the world!

Thank you my lovely friend @nassefi.bsky.social!

Yay Burlington! I really hope other municipalities follow suit.

We're so excited to celebrate the release today of Lisa Borders' LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO, a "deliciously deranged cri de coeur." Happy #bookbirthday, Lisa! regal-housepublishing.mybigcommerce.com/last-night-a...

Brooklyn, LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO is coming at you on Oct 21! The event is free but Eventbrite signups are appreciated. #booksky www.eventbrite.com/e/lisa-borde...

Thanks for including it, @julievickwriter.bsky.social. Julie’s substack is a must-read for humor writers!

LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO has the power to bend space and time! See what happened when I unboxed my books. #booksky #unboxingvideo

Remember that we outnumber them They are desperately ramping things up! We need to stick together Courage!