I wrote about adopting a second dog four hours after my youngest kid left for college and how maybe—just maybe—chaos is a feature in my life and not a bug. open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

What a trailer. Looking forward to this (but also not looking forward to this, if you know what I mean).

I wrote about what happens, and how it feels, when the kids I wrote a whole book about leave home. And how it’s (almost) time for me to leave what used to be home, too. open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

‘Maybe the true purpose of my life is for my body, my sensations and my thoughts to become writing, in other words, something intelligible and universal, causing my existence to merge into the lives and heads of other people.’ Happy 85th to Annie Ernaux. Born Sept 1, 1940 in Lillebonne, France.

"We're going to need a story about this accident. Say he was helping a woman. That should work. Also, is he wearing pants? Make sure he's wearing pants."

Am I the only one who is following the Elizabeth Gilbert discourse and the thing I'm most astonished by is how much money she made from writing

Sharon I bloody died Sharon. Sharon they sent me to bloody heaven. Where are the bloody flames Sharon. Sharon it’s all bloody choir music up here Sharon. Sharon for fucks sake all the white is bloody blinding me up here Sharon

I’m starting a new series as I read—and purge—my way through my bookshelves in advance of my move to Portland, OR. Old books, new books, books I last read 30 years ago, you name it. Thumbs up? Thumbs down? Hell no, it’s F*CK MARRY KILL: BOOKS EDITION! open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

I'm sitting in a coffee shop near my son's college and listening to the two baristas, both young women, talk about how much they love being single and one just exclaimed "I LOVE CATS" so yeah so far this is the only part of the future I dreamed of that seems to be working out.

Women: Please read! Married, considering marriage, hoping for marriage one day -- it's relevant to all hellogloria.com/essays/when-... @kimberlyharrington.bsky.social

Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause! Please send an email to your representative to stop his attack on the Library of Congress. action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social

I would love to hear the editorial rationale for the term "declined to rule out seeking" language that I've seen at least three major news orgs use with respect to this story. How do you not cast this as "Trump threatens to illegally retain power?" bsky.app/profile/wash...

"I keep a running top ten list of your best zingers. I have it saved as a Google doc. And, yes, the one about how Beth is 'projecting like an IMAX' is on there. It’s #4."

Some (tiny) news and a bigger conversation about using one's work as a lever of action. open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

The fact that Severance has become my once a week "pick me up" sure is saying something alright

Good for these federal workers, concerned about the sabotage of a functioning, safe park, for us and for nature. www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

Thought about the future. Thought about if there will be a future. Thought about how much everyone I know hates work, including me, and wondering what the point of anything is right now especially. Speaking of work, posted on LinkedIn. Hated myself a little. open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

Imagine being a billionaire, able to buy anything you want except for a personality and the ability to do normal things with your arms

[getting the shit kicked out of me] this is illegal actually!

If you’re curious about where I’m at re: my feelings about winter, I had plans to go out of town for the weekend but they were canceled last minute. I still dropped my dog off at the kennel Fri morning so I wouldn’t have to go back outside until Monday.

I was out walking my dog, it's 13° ("feels like" -5°). I noticed a driver pull over and pause, then she rolled down her window, looked over her glasses at me and said "You need a hat!" May we all be looking out for people we've never met before (near and far) this way, especially now.

Can I get an ETA on when the whole mustache thing will be over

Hell yea

Come join me in disassociating today! open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

If I had to narrow it down to just one thing I’ve learned on the apps, it’s that straight men have staggering disproportionate levels of confidence vis-à-vis their physical realities. I know this is not news, but it continues to amaze and mystify, like seeing the northern lights but bad.

imagine a country so furious about drag performers that it voted for polio

Ugh FINE I'll show up to work "sober" to lead the department of defense. YES without "sexually assaulting" everyone, christ anything else?

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

Yes, there are lots of negatives around the Pete Hegseth nomination -- the rampant alcoholism, the allegations of sexual assault, the hush money payment to an accuser, the total incompetence leading non-profits, and so on. But ask yourself: Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?

The way male journalists write about the targeted harassment and abuse of women online is so deeply fucked. Every single time I'm targeted some man writes an article that boils down to "wow she must be loving this attention!". No actually, bc being the target of a harassment & smear campaign sucks

BTW if the way you manifest your firm belief in the evils of the tipping system is by not tipping in restaurants, you're a monster.

If I had to narrow it down to just one thing I’ve learned on the apps, it’s that straight men have staggering disproportionate levels of confidence vis-à-vis their physical realities. I know this is not news, but it continues to amaze and mystify, like seeing the northern lights but bad.

My favorites from the archives that dig into all the ways the holidays pull at us. Plus the END OF MY SUBSCRIPTION SALE this weekend! Plus-plus a perfect combination of posts for this time of year from @theferocity.bsky.social, Emily McDowell + Virginia Sole-Smith open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

Don’t you hate it when people.

My favorites from the archives that dig into all the ways the holidays pull at us. Plus the END OF MY SUBSCRIPTION SALE this weekend! Plus-plus a perfect combination of posts for this time of year from @theferocity.bsky.social, Emily McDowell + Virginia Sole-Smith open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

What to call the empty nest when you definitely do not want to call it an empty nest and why. Plus a call for mothers of younger children to start looking ahead (and, yeah, even looking forward) to this next part of life. open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

He’s gonna call Elon next and give him $8 for a blue check 😂😂😂

What to call the empty nest when you definitely do not want to call it an empty nest and why. Plus a call for mothers of younger children to start looking ahead (and, yeah, even looking forward) to this next part of life. open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

I deleted my Twitter account back when it was *purchased*, said goodbye to my (free) verified blue check + a rare useful place to share/find writing. I didn't want another Twitter, I wanted to be free. Now that I'm here it's like a reunion of all the best smartest funniest voices. I've missed you

Wow. Ok. I have never known how to describe myself accurately until now.

There’s a narrative that Gaetz was a deliberate head-fake — a distraction to boost the real candidate — but I am always suspicious of narratives that attribute four-dimensional chess to trump as opposed to knocking over the table and eating the checkers.

If you’re new to BlueSky (or just in need of better conversations on here), I’ve made a starter pack with funny / smart / hot people you should follow. And I update it regularly because… well, you’re welcome. That’s why.

This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.

Anyway I hate it here (Earth, not Bluesky)

From the headline to the photo caption (STOP THE STEAL, I am quite dead) all the way down to the FOOTNOTES, I am quite literally gasping for air please call 911 @hunterh.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/hunterha...