my chapbook came out five years ago somehow. always grateful to @barrelhouse.bsky.social for putting it out, @livesinpages.bsky.social for his brilliant editing, and @housleydave.bsky.social for asking me the best question - hey, are you working on anything? www.barrelhousemag.com/books/abstin...

there are so many more important things happening but I believe my inspired-by-a-true-story book about a teen model whose life changes when a man in power decides she should be his should be outselling Olivia Nuzzi’s book. if you agree, it makes a great gift www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

ALIENS ATTACK! is available for pre-order! This is the story of an alien invasion fr the perspective of a bunch of failing humans and also some sad aliens. Spaceships shooting lasers plus quiet desperation! Pre-orders are important for books like this, so I hope you'll consider ordering it up!

"The people I know who make things tend to be gentler" xpn.org/world-cafe-p...

everything is too much, but the Os just signed Alonso let's fucking go

new @keersteemack.bsky.social let's fucking goooo

I've watched Working Girl six times in one week. my goodness.

having a nosering is all cute and fun until you have a raging sinus infection

two of my favorites, The Taiga Syndrome and Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead, are included go go go

only joined Tidal two months ago, but this is correct

Hello! Today is the publication day of my new book, A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction. To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase. (You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)

ask me about the summer I worked here

the palace arcade, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978

sky tower base, central pier, atlantic city, new jersey, 1978

nothing says, "It's Thanksgiving, and I miss my dad," like making stuffing in my pajamas while listening to a 16-minute live version of "Sugaree"

morey's pier a.m., wildwood, new jersey, 1978

Sets for Batman Returns were kept very cold for the comfort of the real-life penguins involved. This meant that cast/crew repeatedly got sick during filming. The real-life penguins though would often fall in love with their animatronic counterparts or feel so settled that they began mating.

one of favorite things in this dumb world is in a 1982 concert recorded at the Capitol Theatre, Warren Zevon dedicates "Absolutely Like a Martyr" to "the man who makes the world's greatest movies - to Marty Scorsese with love"

culver theater, culver city, california, 1977

thank you, Snocaps, for putting out Snocaps exactly when I needed a new emotional support album

Emmy gave such a caring and insightful reading that I just now got to listen to due to *everything*. super grateful for her insights and for her support of Philabudance.

I'm making soup in part because I am sick and want soup, and in part because chopping vegetables is the closest I get to feeling like a competent adult

"Everything is ready. Everything is very beautiful. Maybe it will all work out." youtu.be/JqflfjrcKjo?...

we lost my dad suddenly on Thursday. gonna have to revise this poem because the saddest thing I know has changed - it's not that my dad was once not my dad, but that he was, and I will miss him always. everyone crank up the live version of "sweet jane" for Chris. www.havehashad.com/hadposts/my-...

On Halloween, sharing one of my very favorite spooky pieces: @mcarphil.bsky.social’s “Final Girl Slumber Party” in @barrelhouse.bsky.social. Don’t miss this one! www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/f...

There's just a few days left and we've already raised a combined $410 for the ACLU! I'm planning to donate on behalf of all of us -- any ideas for a good collective name? The Writing Weirdos?

Carnival of Souls

Daylight savings ends this weekend in the US...so watch out for DEER. Yes. REALLY. Deer. www.sciencenews.org/article/deer...

tonight I saw Lucy Dacus play her cover of "dancing in the dark," a song have I cried to too many times, and like, you can't tell me anything now

In PA, nearly 2 million people depend on SNAP. In both urban and rural areas, percentages are high (Philadelphia is over 30%, rural Fayette county is over 24%) . www.wgal.com/article/snap...

hey, I have one in here but honestly, @megpillow.bsky.social's is the star imho

tic tac toe chicken, atlantic city, new jersey, 1978

do u like art? do u like helping? If so…

doorway to hell actor haunted house, casino pier, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978

upped my sustaining membership because radio is one of the last things that allows for the joy of random discovery, plus I love XPN so so much

“I don’t hate hardly ever, and when I love, I love for miles and miles. A love so big it should either be outlawed or it should have a capital and its own currency.” HBD Carrie Fisher, sorely missed ... 📷 Harry Benson, 1978

my kid just yelled a request for a Silver Jews song at me like a drunk guy yelling "Free Bird" at a concert. I've peaked as a parent.

It’s day 2 of the Fall fund drive. Thank you for your support. As you are aware, a rescission package eliminating all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was passed by Congress. Federal support was important but your support is crucial. xpn.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate?c=701...