All I want for Christmas is to pay my rent

jiggity-jig (hee-haw, hee-haw)

A really wonderful read. Dani's perspective is so relatable.

IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU "is a film that is at times viscerally uncomfortable to watch, the ultimate filmic embodiment of walking a mile in someone else’s deeply stressed-out shoes." I wrote the film's cinematography for @ebertvoices.bsky.social Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...

It’s a Christmas edition of #UterusHorror! Be sure to go to @certifiedforgot.bsky.social to read all about THE SACRIFICE GAME and how it finally gives us the UH movie ending we want.

Tomorrow is the last day of this holiday toy drive for Chicago families impacted by ICE. 41 of the 60 kids who were registered have had a present purchased. Organizers are hoping every child and family can receive a gift. Let's help them reach their goal! Venmo: KHPWtoydrive

Going offline till the new year Have a good holiday 💜

This year end wrap-up is a great way to catch up on all of Claire's wonderful, horny, thought provoking essays. She, and her words, are a gift

Two days of feeling like I have bees in my brain

The lyrics of Maneater are wild

Greetings, new followers brought here by the Rob Reiner appreciation in @vulture.com. My lady @mzspress.bsky.social and I have an online arts bookstore, and we upgrade USPS one level automatically. Used, new, and signed books, plus merch. Full inventory here: mzs.press/EVERYTHING-W...

Wake Up Dead Man reminded me I almost became a nun

Been writing more poetry but unsure how best to share it were that something I was interested in doing

this is why i keep emphasizing the difference between mass narrative and elite persuasion. they *both* matter, but not in the same way, and they're not identical

What bothers me more than anything about this is that many of the same people who correctly go, "This guy's a crank!" when he's talking about Tylenol causing autism or anti-vax stuff will sit there nodding along like, "Hey, if HHS said this, it must be legit!" when it involves trans care.

There's something invigorating about getting up early to watch a movie

FYI to everyone, if you stopped caring about Covid and other viruses and went back to normal it’s NEVER too late to start again. Start masking again, start getting vaxxed again. No judgment from those of us who never stopped. We want YOU to be alive and healthy just like we want it for ourselves.

When I’m on here yap yap yapping about merch I’m selling or needing monthly donors or whatever, it’s so I can run events like this for projects like the native plant project, which will distribute 10,000 packets of native plant seeds across the city this winter/spring. The system is working 😎

Check it out youse! @anarchistsunited.bsky.social is firing up the money cannon again for 2026! we're still here! with the mission on our minds! ⚡🎸⚡

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If you haven't seen these yet they're remarkable

So they only gave the required 24 hour notice for this meeting and people still came out in droves. I'm tired of these ghouls attempting to force their agenda. We don't want your division, my dude. www.nbcpalmsprings.com/2025/12/16/p...

Things are weird! But I just posted part 1 of my 2025 Found Footage Favs: medium.com/@xtinemakepe...

Is everyone evil? Is that really the truth?

If you give me the chance to write about BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974), I'm going to take it. In honor of the new Limited Edition 4K Steelbook from Scream Factory, I wrote about why Bob Clark's Christmas horror classic is still my favorite slasher film.

I published a magazine for years I self published multiple books I helped people self pub and worked on multiple publishing projects It is haaaaaard And I'm a better person for having done it We're here to learn and grow stop trying to take from us

It's so nice, you guys

We're reopening to submissions on January 1st. Writers, ready your most depressing, unnerving, dislocating, horrible stories.

#Scriptsky, mark your calendar! This is always a fun way to share what you've been working on and stretch your pitch muscles. AND a good way to get new reads. So consider taking a chance on a new writer and request a read. Fresh eyes and feedback are the key ingredient to the best scripts 🤌

Remember that in the winter of 2020-2021, we *made a whole strain of influenza extinct* by staying home more and wearing masks when we went out.

WA: Washington’s flooding has been declared a state of emergency. If your property has been impacted by the atmospheric rivers, there are financial relief options available to you.  www.kuow.org/stories/wash...

It's so nice, you guys

No votes for keeping healthcare costs down but

We're spending the night at a renovated mid-century motel that's a block from our house Peak silliness

Celebrating the extraordinary legacy of The Jim Henson Company and its 70 years of imagination, innovation, and pure magic. Watch our collection for free on Kanopy including THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982), LABYRINTH (1986), HENSON'S PLACE (1984) and more. www.kanopy.com/category/86176

It was a day Watching Mothman Prophecy

I'll always love you

Switching medications around got me like 🤮

Sometimes you have to sit down and make a list that reminds you who tf you are even when your bank account is fighting for its life. Even if it means a dreaded LinkedIn cross post 😜 Let's work together! www.picketywitch.com/contact-me/

Things are weird! But I just posted part 1 of my 2025 Found Footage Favs: medium.com/@xtinemakepe...

‘Slop’ as word of the year? Hey @merriam-webster.com, we found video of your editors at Truffani’s the other night:

Didn't have Merriam-Webster joining the Dangerous Nights crew on my 2025 Bingo card.

Standing water/mold crisis averted (I think) 🤞🤞🤞

Disabled lgbtqia person in danger of being unhoused. It says 725 but that went to last month. Need the total to be 1,900 before the end of the month. Looks like I am going to have to get surgery on a hernia that has been plaguing me for a while and will need assistance. gofund.me/6208f647d

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

I know I beat this drum a lot. It's kind of the one true thing about me that I've always known even when on autopilot living the wrong life in the worst town. If you even kinda think you have it in you, Make Something. Anything. Create. It makes existing worth it.

If you want to celebrate the life of Rob Reiner tonight and you haven't seen it, the documentary about his best friend, ALBERT BROOKS: DEFENDING MY LIFE, is as much about Brooks as it is Reiner's love for his lifelong best friend. As fall down hilarious as it is sweet & touching. It's a must see.