Twin Cities folks! Reminder that its one of the big book events of the year tomorrow and this conversation in particular looks like fire 🔥 . . . already armed with both of these books for some fresh author ink.

If this picture of my empire of Jell-O shots speaks to your soul, that's your sign to read HONEYMOON STAGE

Donald Trump is AGAIN suing to avoid sending food to hungry children and seniors.

It's really cool that some of the original sit-inners were present for the unveiling of this memorial. www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...

My cat was looking very regal on his scratcher so I got my phone ready. And then he yawned. 😳 #cats

Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:

I can't believe I let the entire Louvre heist pass me by without recommending my novel END OF THE WORLD HOUSE, which is what happens when the Louvre heists you instead thankyoubookshop.com/item/rPCoGQ_...

For Trumpsgiving, nobody will be able to travel to the dinners people can't afford to host anyway. SO MUCH WINNING.

Le Chansonnier cordiforme de Montchenu, 1470-1480 gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...

Periodic reminder that I’m doing freelance editing right now! I have experience in both fiction and nonfiction and offer a range of services from coaching to line editing to query letters—reach out if you have a project but are feeling at sea! www.jesszimmerman.com/editing.html

Truly. My health insurance will go up by over 60% next year if Republicans have their way.

So uh. I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and... you can now preorder it!

Attend if you can! Truly, the Worldbuilding Initiative is a very special and hopeful thing. That it's free to the public and livestreamed? Amazing.

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

Oh, you simple-minded, wheezing gargoyle . . . you were very much on the ballot. You are blamed for the shutdown. You are blamed from SNAP shutting down. You are blamed for a bad economy. And numerous people interviewed last night mentioned that seeing the East Wing destroyed motivated them to vote.

Sable: A Ghost Story

Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.

Fewer pundits more reporting

the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates

Anybody confident in their Latin who would be willing to do me a very quick favor please DM or reply to me!

Hey #Romancelandia, we’ve got a lot of lawyers, let’s get this woman’s legal expenses funded so she can get back to taking care of her kids!

BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty. “They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”

I remember how much I loved this bit when I first read it. And also yelling at the seeds in my mom's garden as a result.

*Fabulous* new @dessadarling.bsky.social song out today. She does lyrics like no one else. "Tough Call": dessa.bandcamp.com/track/tough-...

If you run into any problems or have questions when casting your vote today, call the Election Protection Hotline.

Asked my toddler where we had dinner last night and without hesitation he said, “In da CLUB!”

I don't want AI. I want to stop filling out my entire medical history every time I go to the same doctor

The Fly

So excited for my editing client, J.D. Hamilton, whose book The Gracious Ones is out now! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZD3TFJ7

That thing where your cat decides to up the difficulty on your yoga by having a fight with your hair.

Well, shit — a killer new horror bookstore in NYC got flooded and damaged by hurricane remnants. Help is needed if you can. Please share! www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

If you're interested in a signed copy of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM, a limited number are available at the Harvard Book Store and the MIT Press Bookstore. For online orders, leave a note in the form requesting a signed copy. www.harvard.com/book/9781668... mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9781668...

Last day to pre-order my picture book debut, ❄️🩰The Abominable Snow Dancer🩰❄️! I'll be delivering these ✨limited edition sparkly stickers✨ and will sign/personalize books at these local indies TOMORROW: 🦄Mr. Mopps moppsbooks.com/list/abomina... 🦄Great Good Place for Books ggpbooks.com/book/9780593...

I thought this was a really cool series of artwork inspired by The Metamorphosis - definitely recommend taking a look through the thread.

Reminder to all that scam sites will fake author testimonials with fact-free "AI" drivel. Also, I will never ever ever give a testimonial to any "global reader community" so if you see one from me, you will know it's utterly full of shit. Fuck these scammers for preying on people's hopes.

Bumping this more visibly, as due to rescheduling I have extra spots open right now!

“I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.

I mean, on Jan. 1 millions "intend" to stop drinking, exercise regularly, and eat right

People of Minneapolis and Saint Paul! Join us at the Twin Cities Book Festival on Saturday, where the great @ambersparks.bsky.social and myself will chat about finding family in speculative fiction: twincitiesbookfestival.com/william-alex...

Fr. David Inczauskis, SJ: “Perhaps they don't want to allow us in because they know the conditions inside are inhumane and they know we would denounce that…. We will not stop denouncing the evil of detention and deportation. We cannot be silent in the face of oppression.”

me explaining daylight saving time to the cat

Evil

Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Tom Humphrey www.flickr.com/tomhumphrey/

That game was wonderful and stressful and terrible. What a series.

Today in stress-baking: smittenkitchen.com/2012/10/roas...

Real talk? The Flytrap team were a big inspiration to me and others at @coyotemedia.org this year while we were getting off the ground. Please toss these amazing folks some coin, Bluesky. (And don’t forget to renew your membership if you backed them on Kickstarter!)

Or, what I should have said: It is the very model of an internet phenomenon Through memes and riffs and sometimes gifs Pop culture, it goes on and on From ice-box plums to big big bums in order quite hysterical We understand the meaning even when the puns are terrible.

The fact that I have now seen three different styles of Ozymandias riff memes this week delights me so much.

I was going to attend the ball of ghosts and witches, A delegation would appear there in masks and wigs, And dance, unrecognized, in the chorus of the living. Czeslaw Milosz, All Hallow's Eve #everynightapoem