Returned to Twitter to follow the French Open - found horrors at every turn. F-slurs, bots galore, incel tea parties, tea party incels, and my ex-boyfriend is now a pectoral influencer (!?!?!) whose nipples have gone viral. Will it just keep getting weirder til it pops? (Twitter, not the pecs)

The news about Trump’s $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund has left me absolutely ENRAGED! So I made some art about it. Here are some ideas for other places where we could put that money to much better use. Click the link to read the whole comic! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/trumps-18-...

There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...

I love this book! Dig your teeth in!

the thing of "trans people just pushed too hard on the sports stuff" is so ahistorical that it makes me mad, when did you hear about trans sports before 2020 outside of the occasinoal human interest story on it

"the R slur is coming back" not within slapping distance of me it's not

I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?

I'm sorry for anyone asking how I am lately, because I'm being honest.

Delighted to be in this list : “15 must-read queer books to kick off your summer stack” www.queerty.com/15-must-read...

ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the 2026 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers! Two recipients will receive $500 each to help incubate their future creative endeavors. Deadline: July 31st, 2026. More: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...

"When the mailboxes started appearing all over town—the ones in which you could send letters to your dead that they’d be able to receive and read—we all regarded it as something dangerous." 📬 Find @anniejowrites.bsky.social's haunting story in The Bulb Region today. bulbregion.com/Unsent-Love-...

Comments here are glorious!

I finally get to announce my second novel will come out next spring! 🎉

If anyone is capable of picking up the mantle left behind by David Lynch, I’m certain that Jane Schoenbrun could do it.

Our next Chicago Writers Showcase reader is C. Russell Price reading from their new poetry collection BISQUICK: AN AMERICAN SEANCE (Northwestern University Press).They are a Poet in Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center and work with the Anarchist Review of Books 🧵 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I'm still doing a GoFundMe to help my parents rebuild after a devastating house fire. The costs of doing so, with an uninsured house, are extremely high. My parents are elderly and low-income and my disabled brother lives with them. I deeply appreciate shares of this link! gofund.me/ac93c03d5

It’s her day

Couldn't be more excited to get to share that @amystuber.com's Short Story, Long story, "Swans," was selected for The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026! This was not only one of my fave stories I published last year, but one of my fave stories of the year, period. Congrats, Amy!!

Don't forget that GIRL IN THE CREEK is half-off at Books-A-Million as part of their Mother's Day sale. (What Mom wouldn't want to get a book about creepy mushrooms for Mother's Day?) www.booksamillion.com/p/Girl-Creek...

I'm so excited to share that my short story collection, Is the Sky Falling or Are We Rising Towards the Lord?, will be published by @jacklegpress.bsky.social in February of 2028. JackLeg has published some of my favorite books of recent times, books by writers I admire so much.

Agree 700%

The latest issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE is here, and with it, new writing prompts for our subscribers. Find inspiration in poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction from @subhaga.bsky.social, @jacqdoyle.bsky.social, and @magicmikewrites.bsky.social.

I joined @jacklegpress.bsky.social to bring books like Clark's out--essential, unique voices that push the limits of what the literary and the speculative could do. Just super proud of Clark & if you have not bought a copy of EVERY GALAXY A CIRCLE now's your chance. bookshop.org/p/books/ever...

1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics. The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves. It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward. They are using AI to scan everything. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Storming enjoying planning loving cautioning,

We aren’t angry enough.

Saturday thread of stuff I've published so far this year! For your reading pleasure (or displeasure if you do not like it): First up: a creepy story in @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social about how you can't go home again

Gift article! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

I need writers to stop writing flop-sweat articles claiming “everyone” uses AI. Like baby you give away your artistic soul if you want, no one’s stopping you, but you don’t get to self-soothe on a lie. You’re not an artist anymore and other people still are, and that’s the price of your laziness

Icymi, I have a new story at @doricliterary.bsky.social about space and loss and seeking

Pairs well with this delightful story by @magicmikewrites.bsky.social ! Greenland sharks are amazing grist.org/climate-fict...

I wrote about how Heated Rivalry is just the latest case of how publishers, with all their data, are still not able to predict what will be the next sensation. lithub.com/get-ready-fo...

This weekend, we hunker down. Next weekend, we gather. Central IL, join us for Lions in Winter at EIU. thekeep.eiu.edu/lionsinwinte...

While I tend not to get swept up by the Oscars, I am still sitting with wonder and delight that the film now holding the most nominations in the history of the awards is an R-Rated - 140 Minute - $100M - Period - Black - Horror - Musical.

Not sure if Mike is on here. But so excited to have him on the team. His weird books are a perfect fit for me!!!!!

Dr. Mike McClelland is newly represented by @helenlane.bsky.social - thriller lovers, this is one for you! Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/dr-mike...

maybe the 6 month old they tear gassed was driving right at them, maybe think about that before you pass judgement

It's release day for my book! Thank you so much to @jacklegpress.bsky.social and @fulmerford.com

So I’m honored to have a Ghost Jesus story in the gorgeous Penn Review, which was one of the first literary magazines I ever submitted to. It’s a super quick read and I hope it makes you laugh. Link in bio/hiding inside an abalone shell at the bottom of the sea.

Good news in your teens: eat cake Good news in your twenties: drink champagne! Good news as a newlywed: a weekend trip away! Good news as a parent: take an uninterrupted shower, maybe light a candle?

We're double-digits! To our readers, @mbwwelch.bsky.social writes, thank you for your continued trust and support. It’s been a beautiful ten years of talking books with you, and the best has yet to come. Here’s to decade two of the Chicago Review of Books! chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/05/t...

Finally, one part of parenting I've always been a natural at!

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

the goal is killing kids and we should say so

This is, to be clear, an insane decision. No recommended flu or RSV?

“I had mistaken many people for friends, for kindred spirits, not understanding they had chosen to leave conventional life, and I’d been thrown out.” – Nate Lippens, Ripcord

Some folks are in sandals or barefoot. Please help if you can.

Rereading this classic today and I’m reminded how lyrical and devastating Kathe Koja’s prose is. Each book she writes is a scathing hymn, a merciless tone poem. She’s a true artist with a singular vision.

Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times