(this is something that in previous years I would have blogged on, but I'M TIRED. something something corporations. something something capitalism)

babe go back to bed it’s sleepy girl winter. time to hibernate

An influencer mentioned recently that social media has felt "weird." She posited algo changes or exhaustion as reasons why. It hit me today what's strange: No one knows if they're talking to a bot or not. If any of the comments we're reading are "real." It's deeply unsettling...

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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

I have been shocked by how many I remembered from experiencing them real-time 😂 Literary Twitter was fun.

I have a flash piece in Wound Up Literary (that I somehow missed the publication date of, but hey better late than never!). This one sat in the drawer for awhile, and I'm so happy it's found a home. Enjoy! woundupliterary.com/2025/11/02/a...

The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸

This is your friendly reminder that Obamacare isn’t just the exchanges! It’s a set of laws that force insurance companies to actually. You know, insure people!! You can read my full graphic explainer here: aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/it-could-b...

Tiny Molecules is awesome. Take a break from doom scrolling and read a lil' bit

Ahh, I love this!!

Just finished Xenobe Purvis' "The Hounding"... and, dudes, it's so good. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Enormous news for US literature. A new, Mellon-led, $50 million fund for nonprofit literary orgs and publishers. Closest thing we've ever had to it was Mellon and Wallace in 1991, which, in today's dollars, was still less than half this. Open call begins Nov 10. literaryartsfund.org/about/

how did you see into my mind like this? 👀

I saw some back-and-forth happening on the Internet, and someone posited that the reason people resist the idea of "critical thinking" is because they think "critical" in this context means "being judgmental." Anywho, literacy rates are at their lowest since the early 90s have a nice day!!

With how 🤮all these streaming companies are behaving, I've been going back to borrowing DVDs from the library. Yes, I am ancient, but also, it feels better somehow??? Like, "It's DVD time, now. Phones down. Let's have an entertainment experience that reminds of us of a simpler time."

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As a once-prolific blogger, this made me nostalgic. But sharing mostly for this line: "I did not expect Gawker to be as popular as it was....my personal theory about why it succeeded in the beginning is that it covered New York City media, and media people like to read about themselves." 😂

Now (always) is a good time to rewatch Battlestar Galactica and have thoughts about democracy

I do not wish to learn about the "protocols" of the social media site I am on. I just want to make lil jokes with my friends and not see nazis. Why is this so hard for anyone who makes a social media site to understand

The Microsoft Paper Clip was the original AI. I will be taking no questions.

Literary Hot Take: There’s not much difference between first person POV and close third 🤷🏻‍♀️ Don’t stress about it.

My dog's best friend from doggy daycare is moving away, and I am DISTRAUGHT

This was fab

Somehow I ended up on Medieval Times Thirst Trap Tok and I… what… 😅

dear city dwellers in units with a ground-level window: please put a cat in that window. thank u.

I was thinking recently about how much I missed writing dialogue. This piece I wrote for the "my body, my choice" inaugural issue of Hot Flash Literary uses lots of dialogue and is very short. I'd love for you to read it and the whole amazing debut issue! 💙 hotflashliterary.com/wyoming/

I hopped back on Bluesky JUST to catch up on the Elizabeth Gilbert/Jia Tolentino discourse. Please don't disappoint me, Internet.

I support women’s rights and Shauna’s wrongs #yellowjackets

Not sure what got into me today, but I blogged for the first time since 2017. Loosely inspired by the show "Adolescence."

HOLY SHIT YELLOWJACKETS

Chuck Schumer is a POS, republican, and a coward, in that order.

Chappell Roan should cover George Michael's "Father Figure." Please manifest with me.

To everyone pearl-clutching over the public’s ambivalence re the murder of a healthcare CEO: Where the fuck were you when these folks died because they couldn’t afford insurance or basic insulin? www.t1international.com/in-memory/ I reserve my tears for people who deserve them. Full stop.

In a chardonnay-infused rage last night, I hopped back on the bird site and retweeted all the times over the past 5 years I've wailed about United Healthcare denying me medical coverage for my life-threatening chronic condition. Soooo, yeah, eff those guys.

Important!

My short story collection, so-authored with Michelle Ross and forthcoming from EastOver Press, is now available for pre-order! (from the press or your local indie bookstore or Amazon or whatever floats your boat). I'd be so honored f you would read and review it. eastoverpress.com/book/dont-ta...

Disclaimer: If I don't know you AND I can't tell if we have any common interests/followers, etc., I will probably block you if you follow me. I've got too many crazies out there following me for my activism, so just doing due diligence. Sorry ahead if I make mistakes!

I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.

For awhile, I was confused when everyone was taking about Moo Deng so I just assumed they were a pop star

It's pretty much the Riot Fest lineup

Pet Peeves. I'll start: Anything being described as "buttery" that isn't food. (Buttery soft fabric, buttery light, just NO)

I wish I had a cat so I could name it "Clytemnestra"

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Our June issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/volume-13-issue-6/ Words: J.W. MCCOLLUM CLAUDIA MONPERE JESSIE LOVETT JAN ALLEN AUBRI KAUFMAN HANNAH RATNER AMANDA CHIADO DAVID WOJCIECHOWSKI J.B. LAWRENCE Cover art: ELIZABETH SCHOONMAKER

Special reminder that my friend @excited.bsky.social DOES do fact-checking if you'd like to lend some integrity to your next nonfiction project!

Uchicago gonna uchicago 🤦

SVU is a time capsule of prevailing views of sex & sexuality at the time. In this essay I will...

I didn't read much new literary fiction this year... did anything in 2023 knock it out of the park?

How does every toddler know that baby pterodactyl screech? Was there a meeting?