always so disappointed when a dope record only comes out on colored vinyl. like not even a black version available. smh.

there is a local "community space" that I absolutely do not trust, because of this very fact. over my years, I've seen multiple "community" spaces end up gaining enough material value that they are sold. and that money does not go to the community. this is also standard first step in gentrification.

Some of yall other white folks (I am white) will be on here acting like a machete wielding leftist while you quietly tolerate racist hatefulness in your own immediate families. Not cousins but parents or siblings. That's the hard work you're supposed to be doing.

idk I'm gonna probably say "Soft hellos are whispered and our bodies interdigitate" in my mind for a while tbh

one time drinking at the Richmond Marriott (friend was a bartender there), saw a pre-megafamous Jay-Z surrounded by group of Mennonite homeschool girls getting his autograph. very weird. but I walk to bathroom & there's Biz Markie talking to some dude, laughing at it all. I went & dapped him up.

still no AM radio stations that just play dhikr (I just checked again)

why the fuck are ppl still talking about avatar? you guys realize you don't have to consume every piece of shit they throw out in front of you, right?

I've got Criterion channel for a month... share your suggestions. I do not give a fuck about blockbuster bullshit fyi.

had no idea the 1932 Scarface was better than the 80s one

ah I see our Grandpa with Dementia in Chief is now bombing Nigeria bc he watched too many fake news stories about a Christian genocide. this guy gotta get removed from office or succumb to mortality quick.

Someone got a zine from me last spring in NC, and did this wonderful review this week. I feel seen. open.substack.com/pub/phenomen...

Revelstoke BC rail cam is a winter wonderland

hard to believe this was this year

Went yet again to the zone

Merry Shirtless White Trash Christmas from me and Esnupi!

wendell berry QUESTIONNAIRE

as always, I'll share my Patreon, because it's a worthwhile support to see what I'm doing, & also to give you inspiration for having steady creative practices in your own life. to me, art is not commodity... it is healing. (here's the hype card for today's post) www.patreon.com/c/ravenmack

In 2026, as we all (hopefully) continue cancelling our subscriptions to heartless streaming overlords, I hope we all support more artists directly thru Patreon & Bandcamp. Daniel's is my favorite Patreon I support... great stuff going on here, & you get to follow the whole process.

yoooooooo! time to show some love for my boy dj_brilliant, & his slurred & blurred (chopped & screwed) Christmas mixes. 3 years ago he dropped his first Slo-Fi Christmas mix youtu.be/Q2E4gvINZYY?...

What if Jesco White had interpretatively tapped to "Jackie Blue" instead of "If You Wanna Get To Heaven"? I think about this a lot.

This one's my favorite but they don't have any snow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SLt...

No railroad tracks in Jackson Hole but I do like putting this one on as well: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EiC...

This Christmas village in Finland is probably the best for seasonal appropriateness, though you're mainly watching people mug for the camera all day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp4R...

part of my ongoing series called Pretending Bluesky Has Diverse Interests Beyond Politics & Dork Media Consumption

everyone please share your favorite railroad livestream cams. great time of year to just leave some snow-covered railcam on in the background of the living room tv

I think literally everyone else in my office took today and tomorrow off. The Slack channel is completely dead. It's wonderful.

theorizing this Iceburgh was Gritty's mom, & thus Gritty's attitude is a combination of hatred of authority + unresolved childhood trauma

why I do not care about voting blue no matter who... lifelong resident of Virginia, & we have the most soul dead blank eyed Senators possible, both of whom allegedly on the good guys side. lol, both are deeply beholden to Moloch the Yakubian Space God of Money

Being I live near James Madison, I can tell you this... they opened a buccees near there this year, & I've lost respect for a lot of ppl who have tried to convince me that means anything at all. Lol I do not need a gas station superstore in my life, sorry.

Trying to watch a college football (American) playoff, but unfortunately I am neither alcoholic or dim witted enough to enjoy it

evergreen since Reagan

Dick Murdoch in pink zubaz

evergreen since Reagan

Curry goat gravy on everything

ol Bizness Beardsley IV

accursed. this is the end result of over-ingestion of pseudo-information, so that you think you know things but you are just a poisoned ass brain.

Carter G Woodson was born in New Canton, VA, near the river, not far from where I lay my head. Roadside marker sits out front of the community center food bank I work at that runs on Saturday. Where he came from still suffers greatly, & it's absolutely shameful (but also that's America).

bass for your face, Sparta Mississippi

Wait... how the fuck did I not know Alan Autry aka Bubba Skinner was an NFL QB named Carlos Brown at the time? wtf?

Watching in the heat of the night so had to repost the Bubba Skinner skeet

DON'T YOU BESMIRCH BUBBA SKINNER UP IN THIS HOUSE PAUL, DON'T EVEN DO IT

the only AI I care about is Appalachian Islamicstate

my brain really can't get past "What if Sade had been in Steely Dan?" today

been creating daily material this week (for some reason) at my Southern Gothicc Futurism patreon. plus, you could possibly get shit in the mail. all the realest agents of chaos subscribe. you should too. www.patreon.com/c/ravenmack

was thinking about this and realized the top 2 archetypes that love Raven Mack books are: 1) sacred malcontents 2) milf librarians

Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again

hate linking Amazon tbh, but if you want last minute books, you can still get most all my stuff by the holiday. I've published a lot of poetry books, but don't always push it (bc I'm too busy doing new stuff) www.amazon.com/stores/Raven...

found out leadership in my office and group is gonna be changing in the next six months, so shifting back into my "charming & super useful but unthreatening bumpkin" mode for career survival