“Looking at William Hogarth today, his revolutionary vision leaps over the centuries to accuse the many bullies in power. I entered his work to follow in his path.” Up now: “The Four Stages of Cruelty (after Hogarth)”—art and words by @suecoe.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/the-fou...

“Brother Morpheme had succeeded in keeping his emotions out of his work for the 150,982 assignments he’d handled prior to Ms. Mvungi.” Up now: “The Witness of Nina Mvungi” by @koimolove.bsky.social, translated by @jaybossrubin.bsky.social. Art by Valerie Hammond. evergreenreview.com/read/the-wit...

“The first thing João Marçal mentioned about his upcoming show was that it was going to have custom pizza boxes in it, which sent my mind racing. What is the meaning of the pizza box? Why a pizza box?” —“Pizza Space-Time” by Gabriel Abrantes. Art by João Marçal. evergreenreview.com/read/pizza-s...

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Found a terrific home for my work at Evergreen Review. X-mas greetings to editor Jeffery Allen, @joyamina.bsky.social & @dalepeck.bsky.social Peck. "Frankie Five Hundred" evergreenreview.com/read/frankie... and "From the Soul: On the Life & Music of Jesse Powell" evergreenreview.com/read/from-th...

1959: It was that magical time between Thanksgiving and Christmas... --" Frankie Five Hundred"

“A star reporter during WWII, my mother-in-law Patricia (Pat) Lochridge Hartwell was the only female journalist to cover both the Pacific and European theaters—and perhaps danced with Hermann Goering.” —Up now: an excerpt from @tsvoboda.bsky.social’s new memoir. evergreenreview.com/read/witch-h...

❤️‍🔥The latest from Sue Coe, up now in @evergreenreview.bsky.social

Out today from @hangingloosepress.bsky.social: THE WITNESS OF NINA MVUNGI AND OTHER STORIES by @koimolove.bsky.social, translated from the Swahili by yours truly. The first collection of Swahili Afro-Speculative fiction to come alive in English. Scoop it up! itascabooks.com/products/the... #booksky

“How much of a spectacle was the bang? Was all that white intimidated by your dark expanse?” Up now at Evergreen: “Questions You Never Thought to Ask of Blackness (For Obvious Reasons)” and three more poems by Daemond Arrindell. Art by Carl E. Hazlewood. evergreenreview.com/read/infamy-...

And the final piece in the collection—the title story, "The Witness of Nina Mvungi"—is out today in @evergreenreview.bsky.social, accompanied by beautiful artwork from Valerie Hammond. Thanks to Africa Editor Jeffery Renard Allen for all the support. "Ninaaaaaaa!" evergreenreview.com/read/the-wit...

Angelenos! I'm reading/powerpoint, singing and dancing at Book Soup January 15 at 7 PLUS a complete cross-examination by the illustrious Jim Ruland, punk historian and novelist extraordinaire. Be there and square. PLUS Today it's finally published!!! Three pub dates later.

“For over two decades, South African artist-activist Zanele Muholi has crafted superb self-reflexive photographic portraits of themself and members of the LGBTQ+ community in their country and beyond.” Up now: an interview with Zanele Muholi by Sandile Ngidi. evergreenreview.com/read/facing-...

A whole chapter of Hitler and My Mother-in-Law at Evergreen Review @evergreenreview.bsky.social. Order the rest of the book or ebook @ORbooks.bsky.social evergreenreview.com/read/witch-h...

In the continuing story of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s efforts to eliminate vaccines, we look at one of his useful idiots, CBER Director Dr. Vinay Prasad, and his email laying out how FDA will weaponize dead children to justify making vaccines harder to approve. sciencebasedmedicine.org/rfk-jr-is-de...

Day With(out) Art 2025 December 1st, World AIDS Day 🟥 visualaids.org/events/detai... 🎥 video.visualaids.org ❤️‍🔥

“My ancestors had been collecting in the house for a while already, my good vibes, my goddesses, good energy—call it whatever—and now this foolish man had brought his malevolence.” New at Evergreen: “Wash Away” by Yewande Omotoso. Art by Sana Musasama. evergreenreview.com/read/wash-aw...

From the Soul: The Life and Music of Jesse Powell @evergreenreview.com --A cool story about a hot player

“Down at the end of the block there was a squat brick building that must have been a few hundred years old. She thought whatever had once gone on inside of there was none of her business.” —“You are in a museum” by @lukeoneil47.bsky.social. Art by Francisco Goya. evergreenreview.com/read/you-are...

Imagine not knowing seals existed and coming across this shit. I'd believe in spirits and monsters, too.

“Three women stand in one of Wife Camille’s Malibu Canyon estate’s kitchens. They are waiting for the other Wives to arrive for a dinner party from hell.” Up now at Evergreen: “The Dinner Party from Hell”—story and artwork by Kate Durbin. evergreenreview.com/read/the-din...

“Mr. Martin was the first person any of us had ever met who had what we called—Sam was the one who came up with the word—‘class.’ Mr. Martin never wore T-shirts or warm-up clothes . . . .” —“The Music Teacher” by Rebecca Brown. Art by Colter Jacobsen. evergreenreview.com/read/the-mus...

The Bee Kingdom League HQ, c.1937, 60 rue Menasce, Alexandria, Egypt. Silver gelatin print, original paper mount. I kept this item rather than send it with the archive to NYU Abu Dhabi Library.

“You play like a man! An offensive compliment, repeated innumerably, with a smile By workers, patients, nurses, doctors, and other players in the court . . . .” —“On Being Serena Williams” and four more poems by Makhosazana Xaba. Art by @bojoseph.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/when-th...

My new collection of short stories and poetry -- We Had It Coming -- is available for pre-order now! It's the best thing I've ever written and I think you all will find solace and despair in equal measure within. www.welcometohellworld.com/my-new-book-...

Tom Wilson is best known for his work with The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan and Sun Ra, but he also wrote liner notes for his friends. In 1962 he penned the notes for Jesse Powell's soul-jazz album It's Party Time. More about Powell in the current evergreenreview.com @evergreenreview.bsky.social

Read a new excerpt from We Had It Coming up today at @evergreenreview.bsky.social evergreenreview.com/read/you-are...

“Some years ago, an elected official publicly compared me to a mass shooter. At the time, I was running for mayor of my hometown. I never imagined I’d be a political candidate, much less a suspected terrorist.” New at Evergreen: “Ford for Mayor” by Zack Ford. evergreenreview.com/read/ford-fo...

“When I was a New York City kid living on 151st Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive, many jazz musicians lived in that Sugar Hill (Harlem) neighborhood . . . .” Up now: “From the Soul: On the Life & Music of Jesse Powell” by @magonzales.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/from-th...

“The silver trailer full of live bulls cramped darkly together being trafficked now pulls to the right of this Highlander . . .” New at Evergreen: “Mother Nature Doesn’t Care If You’re Ignorant” and one more poem by Jerome Ellison Murphy. Art by S Emsaki. evergreenreview.com/read/mother-...

"They were careless people, . . . they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

“I’m guessing that if you held a map of the world up to the comics attending the Riyadh festival, less than ten would be able to find Saudi Arabia . . . .” Up now at Evergreen: “Riyadh-a Yadda Yadda” by @jayemcb.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/riyadh-...

UPCOMING NYC EVENT ALERT! Sunday, November 9 “Body Language”, a one-act play by Evergreen's EIC @dalepeck.bsky.social & directed by Carson Parish, is about the life and afterlife of Linus Herrell, a gay activist, artist, and porn shop owner from Cleveland . . . More info at the link!

When I was writing my @evergreenreview.bsky.social essay on saxophonist Jesse Powell, I thought about the jazz comics of artist Howard Chaykin. Indeed, the artist has inspired my jazz leanings for years and I wanted the story to be literary homage to Chaykin's work. evergreenreview.com

Coming up in Harlem in the 1970s Jesse Powell owned a candy store. Decades later I learned that he was also a respected saxophonist who once played with Count Basie & Dizzy Gillespie. My story on Powell was published at @evergreenreview.bsky.social @beatgrrrl.bsky.social @jazzreads.bsky.social

“Love is forbearing and requires constant revival. Each day, I choose to father my father, even when it feels too difficult for me. Every moment with him alive is a blessing.” New at Evergreen: “Afụnwaelotanna” by @chinonsonzeh.bsky.social. Art by Carol Bruns. evergreenreview.com/read/afunwae...

Without a doubt the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring imagery you’ve ever seen inside the eye of a hurricane (Video from TEAL76, a USAF Reserve Hurricane Hunter crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, during a pass through Hurricane Melissa)

“My ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ character was a fat, short, slutty, transmasculine lightfoot halfling bard named Apple (no relation to Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter).” Up now in Evergreen’s DAS VIDEOSPIEL: “Bad Apple” by @natmesnard.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/bad-app...

Very grateful to @evergreenreview.bsky.social for taking these. People should know about Mondale (and about my favorite modern Spanish poet). Potentially attn @dfl.org too?

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

“Maybe it’s good you never got to see what our generation did: loss most of the way, ambulances in reverse on rickety bridges . . .” Up now at Evergreen: “At the Grave of Walter Mondale” and two more poems by @notquitehydepark.bsky.social. Art by Betsy Weis. evergreenreview.com/read/at-the-...

New essay up on @evergreenreview.bsky.social where I talk about my hot Baldur's Gate 3 character, POV in video games & the indie game dev work I've been doing as part of @unquietgames.bsky.social: evergreenreview.com/read/bad-app...

Streaming live now!: check out “Last Call – DemocracyICED,” Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese (LigoranoReese)'s installation of a 3,000-pound ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” that will slowly melt away throughout the day today on the National Mall. www.facebook.com/share/v/1DS8...

“Lagos is a hard place. Our brothers, uncles, or cousins keep promising to set us up as soon as they can. But we know better. We know that they never wanted us here in the first place.” Up now: “Arewa Boys” by Hussani Abdulrahim. Art by jc lenochan. evergreenreview.com/read/arewa-b...