Will we ever learn from the past? (Spotted in Seattle’s International District.)

Killed by ICE in the first 26 days of 2026. Alex Pretti Geraldo Lunas Campos Heber Sanchaz Dominguez Keith Porter Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz Luis Gustavo Nunez Cacares Parady La Renee Good Victor Manual Diaz This is only known individuals shot on the street and does not count individuals dead in

I know nothing about sports, but Darnold's trajectory to the Superbowl and this graphic make me smile.

Sweet. Just learned about this cool anthology celebrating Disabled writers--forthcoming from Northwestern University Press (and open for pre-orders now, ofc). nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014973...

The shipping lane traffic outside my artist residency this morning…

Found during low tide today…

I’m having the most peaceful and inspiring time at this artist residency. Nature is the best antidote for exhaustion and stress.

Y’all, we have to resist knee-jerk reactions. I’m seeing a lot of good accounts reposting misinformation, and everyone getting worked up. Please check before reposting and adding to everyone’s fears, stress, and anger. Thx!

How many states, Congressional seats, and electoral votes do they propose Greenland will get?

Today, we are presenting a decisive €90 billion support package combining military assistance and budget support. It will fund the military support Ukraine needs to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, while keeping Ukrainian hospitals, schools, and public services running. (1/2)

Someone out there want to write up an open-source replacement for Libby and OverDrive that all public libraries could use for free?

“Revision … is a way for the poet to learn what is important.” Gary Thompson, “Moonsheen and Porchlight: Revision as Illumination”

Hey, fellow American frogs, does the water seem warmer to you or is that just my imagination?

Car malfunction in Utah. Here’s the waiting room reading material.

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Writers, will you have a go at writing a story for our annual anthology? www.bridgehousepublishing.co.uk/index.php/ca...

Is this the empire they want to restore?

10/10. No notes.

Just spent five weeks in Europe, too. Can confirm…

I love when a color photo looks almost black and white like these trees just photographed while crossing Snoqualmie Pass.

Thank goodness for booksellers like @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social who protect authors and indie presses by not returning books. We have to pay full price plus shipping on returns. It’s our biggest expense and affects whether authors get royalties. I love you for this. Thank you!!!

As 2025 comes to a close, instead of listing writing accomplishments (though I was honored to be published in some dream journals this year), I thought I’d share a few photo highlights just for fun…

"There is no condition in which the humanities are under attack in which the whole university is not under attack. There is no condition in which the university is under attack that the whole of U.S. educational infrastructure, public and private, from pre-K up, is not under attack."

Episode two of In Three Poems comes out tomorrow! @mitchnobis.bsky.social He and I will each read a poem from his book The Size of the Horizon: Or I told Everything to the Trees, and then Mitchell will read a poem by Gary Snyder. Find it on your favorite podcast app or at inthreepoems.com.

Look at these pretty mosses…

The other thing about normalizing gAI use in higher ed is that we are teaching our students that they cannot trust their own creativity, their own thoughts and brains, their own skills without having it reshaped/shellacked/transmogrified by LLMs. We’re setting them up for failure and dependence.

From today’s hike…

From today’s hike…

It’s not too late to get your subs in before the final date on January 8th! We’re especially looking for some more CNF or personal essays (please anonymize any real people’s names). Looking forward to reading! #amwriting #writingcommunity #monswritersclub

I'm looking forward to getting some new work written in this write-in that starts in a few minutes and runs through the 31st. Not too late to join!

Thanks for sharing this document, @rweingarten.bsky.social. I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI. A few thoughts for your consideration...

My debut novel, Koan Khmer, is chosen for Kirkus’s list of 28 Indies Worth Discovering. If you’re looking to gift someone a heart-felt book about a refugee experience and the power of literature, please consider Koan Khmer as part of your holiday gift giving. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/2...

Here’s the highest-quality upload of the 60 minutes CECOT segment I’ve found so far: www.dailymotion.com/video/x9w8gyi

The kids are not all right.

Important thread from the ever brilliant @jessicavalenti.bsky.social about tactics to strip women of their basic rights (and therefore enslave them) and the media’s complicity in those efforts.

Goodbye, Iceland. It’s been a visual and gastronomic pleasure. Finally homeward now after nearly two months of travel. Lordy, I miss my dog!

Just signed up even though I’m working that week. Still hope to get some writing done. Who else is doing this?

Sunrise at 11:30 am in Reykjavik today, days before the winter solstice. Sunset will be four hours later at 3:30 pm. Cherish the light!

Happy 250th birthday, Jane Austen! Visited your final resting place at Winchester Cathedral yesterday and today am touring the area where you lived. Thanks for your brilliant books and biting wit!

Please, nobody badmouth NYers. Just accidentally left my purse at JFK. After retracing my steps in an absolute panic, I found it sitting where I’d left it AN HOUR LATER, and NO ONE HAD TOUCHED IT! Tyvm NY!

Last week I proofed galleys for my memoir, Learning to Spar. It releases from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social exactly 1 year from today. The cover is in the capable hands of their designer. No idea what it will look like, which is scary and exciting, too. I’ll share it with you soon as I can.

Walked Green Lake in Seattle, and this Giant sequoia looked like it was dancing.

Flying above Iceland yesterday, passengers crowded around the windows to photograph sunlight on the snowy landscape. Language differences didn’t matter. We were just a bunch of travelers speaking the universal language of wonder and marveling over our beautiful planet.

If there’s a contest for best cover reveal, I think @inkfish.bsky.social just won!

Day 9 - The last day of my diy writing retreat & cat-sitting gig in France. The sun has come out for my final glimpses of this sublime spot. Keep your fingers crossed that my friends will need me to cat-sit again! Au bientôt !

Not me obsessively listening to German techno marching band Meute live in Paris... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2loN...

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

DIY writing retreat and cat-sitting gig Day7. Starting to get cabin fever. Bought flowers to make the place feel more festive and get in the holiday spirit.

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