man i woke up today sore & bruised from dancing all night with messages of love on my phone from my friends & my fiancée plus feedback from a poetry workshop. i’ve been sad since i was like 10 but that ended like 3 months ago. i am beyond ready to stop being a sadgirl and start being… ?? being !!

I wonder if I’ll ever stop being angry all of the time.

Do thou, too, remain warm among ice.

Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!

This one doesn't need too much interpretation imo. This in an anonymous medieval proverb from a collection gathered from various manuscripts and published in, "Lateinische Sprichworter und Sinnspruche des Mittelalters," Jakob Werner, 1912.

I cannot think of a more bizarre group to go after than asexuals. All they want is for people to be nice to them and Joanne is like, 'hmm, no thanks'

here’s my protest take: stop being snarky about people doing literally anything we need all of it even if it’s not your thing

Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.

A few books that I think work BETTER on audiobook than in print, if you’re looking for something new to listen to: 🧵

Recently Le Guin's biographer noted that in notes for the story Le Guin contemplated having people try to rescue the Omelas child, but then she realized that would be dumb. Then a generation of writers rolled up their sleeves, went to to their keyboards and started typing up a GREAT IDEA they had

Uniquely wild to me that Catullus' translation-plus of Sappho's poem is a *half a millennium* younger. To our eyes, both are ancient, but each stands hundreds of years apart! #AncientBluesky

So I finally finished The Book of the New Sun, and I’m fascinated by whatever it is Wolfe is saying about semiotics and signs and symbols. Unfortunately I don’t know enough about semiotics to have any idea what he means

Regular reminder to go get a public library card. As book bans become more and more common, supporting libraries is going to be essential. For most places I've lived, all you need to get a library card is a photo ID and a piece of mail that shows you live in the city. It's free!

Reader question received today via my website: "What is your stance on reality and truth in relation to annihilation?" Answer: Fuck if I know at this point.

She-Hulk is underrated and I will die on this hill. The law bits might not be super accurate, but it’s funny and heartfelt and earnest, and I would watch a billion episodes

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

SPEAKING OF GARDENS yall better have library cards. Some (most!!) public library systems have seed libraries and libraries of things where you can borrow things you may not need to own. Also libraries are revolutionary and librarians have always been on the front lines

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

In honor of Booktok, what is a book you found because of Booktok that ended up being a 5⭐️ read? Mine is Klara & the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro #booksky 🪐📚💙

Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.

It's fun to be living in a moment when it seems like we are about to enter an era of terrifying authoritarianism OR an era of authoritarian overreach that immediately crumbles and gives way to something better, and these two things might happen simultaneously, and we won't know for sure for A BIT.

seasons greasons everyone

#ClassicsBlueSky how do you keep up your languages if you’re not working as a classicist/pursuing a PhD? I graduated with my MA in May & now I’m going into a career completely unrelated to classics. I don’t want to lose my Latin

Handed in my keys at my high school teaching job yesterday. It’s bittersweet, but I’ll be working as a writing tutor going forward, & I think I’ll have more work/life balance. I was planning to resume posting on TikTok this week, & I probably still will, but it’s a bummer that TT may not last

Get a library card even if you're not planning to use it. It impacts their funding.

Just a random and totally not self-serving reminder that middle grade and young adult books are often fun reads, and quick reads, and not forbidden to you just because you grew up! If a book where the protagonist is a kid sounds like fun, give it a look! Ain't no shame in it!

the hunger games is a near-perfect YA novel and I will die on this hill

bringing one of my very favorite tweets here. love is quieter than gunshots, but there’s more of it.

jumping into the “does listening to a story count as reading” discourse with this except from irene vallejo’s PAPYRUS: “the greeks and romans believed that any written text must take possession of a living voice to become complete”

semi-friendly reminder that oral storytelling is one of the oldest traditions humans have! worldwide! when you listen to an audiobook, you’re engaging in an activity as old as humanity.

You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

for the first time, I might not win my library’s yearly reading challenge (50 books in 50 specific categories). I’ve finished 2 books since I started my current job in august. 🥲 I’m trying not to let it affect how I view myself as a person

what are the 4 best audio books you’ve read to date? #booksky ✨ these are mine ✨

Introduce yourself with: One book 📚 — A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine) One movie 🎥 — Maurice (1987) One album 💿 — Strange Trails (Lord Huron) One TV show 📺 — The Good Place

wow this app is so much more pleasant than twitter. I’ve only been on here for two days and I swear my brain feels less rotted

so I’m almost done with the first season of great pretender and I’ve seen almost no one talking about how it’s a love letter to classic heist stories. it draws from the sting, the real-life rumors of the mona lisa’s suspected forgery, the wire con — clearly made by people who love the genre