Great but also, what?? Hate to disappoint the AI agent but at this price, I might be feeling very, very disappointed indeed.

I am once again begging, praying, weeping for lists of written instructions rather than videos. I do not want to watch your two minute video in the hope of catching the two seconds where you whizz past what goddamn menu the thing is under. Write. It. Down.

Just sitting here in a very cold basement, proctoring AP exams, wrote a story inspired by staring at the carpet

The last thing they find on my phone when I disappear.

The Ordinary Contest returns! In full transparency (since this is a very transparent contest) I’m excited to be on the other side of Submittable as a judge 👩‍⚖️

demeter when her daughter goes missing

cringe but correct

On this day in Prince history: Prince died 10 years ago today and everything has sucked since. Also on this date (in 1986): Two (!) #Prince songs topped the Billboard Hot 100. “Kiss” at 1 and “Manic Monday,” which he wrote for The Bangles, at 2. #ripprince

You know that teenage feeling of, anything could happen, and also, not really understanding what‘s happening? I wrote a story about that feeling, and am very grateful to @jessdawn.bsky.social and @aaronburch.bsky.social for getting it out into the world. 💫

“Dinnertime frustration is finally frictionless.” By @mrscavedowrites.bsky.social Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-y...

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

I'm moonscrolling

well well well, no nuclear war AND first in my @nycmidnight.bsky.social group

this wikipedia editor is orbiting the moon right now!

The April Not Quite Write Prize is almost upon us! AU$4,000 cash and that hotly contested pointy trophy are just 500 tiny little words away... We've concocted killer prompts to inspire your best work. You're not going to want to miss this round! Sign up now at notquitewriteprize.com

The McGriddle has no right to be this delicious

Sure don’t know who wrote this 2nd place story but they made Ed emotional 💅

Strong @notquitewrite.com #fleshfiction vibes here…

Hot damn

I was today years old when I learned that different locations of Starbucks charge different prices for the same cup of coffee. I am many years of capitalism unsurprised/disappointed

"Her hair was on her head." Dearest gentle reader, I cackled.

I think about this a lot with LLMs and education and also publishing. The hope that by undermining failing or unfair systems, LLMs will destroy the hierarchies and unfairness seems... naive. The result will likely be the opposite. jessicahullman.substack.com/p/zeynep-tuf...

Never have I felt more seen.

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

This Denmark vs USA match seems particularly intense, huh?

This link will be live next hour, from 10–11am ET, for the full hour. havehashad.submittable.com/submit/34844...

@aaronburch.bsky.social publication day (congrats!) = @havehashad.com submission call = generosity and celebration converging beautifully in and for the writing community. QED

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

how dare you use karaoke for evil

No Kings includes Draft Kings

Q: How much is the NFL paying Bad Bunny for the privilege of playing football during and after his concert? A: In what can only be described as a display of unprecedented magnanimity, Bad Bunny has allowed the NFL to showcase their sport at his concert for free.

New work up today at The Razor with gorgeous art and narration therazormag.com/articles/kin...

I’ve got a shorty Odyssey in here, as relayed by Homer’s most annoying but insightful friend (originally written for @notquitewrite.com 💛)

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

HAD carving out a real niche with heartbreaking dog-related micros

Posts from Minneapolis residents read like they'll be read in voiceover in a Ken Burns-like doc one day

A VERY generous benefactor has donated entries to the upcoming Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction to support writers on low income! If you've always wanted to enter but struggled to find the means to do so, please email us at [email protected] 1/2

What a year, huh? Lemon, it’s January 9th.

I don't like the death squads

Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.

"You’ll be on the edge of your seat waiting for me, because you’ve heard way too many singers screech and waver and get me all wrong. What catastrophe awaits this time?"

Merry Christmas I‘m in McSweeney’s! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

crow & aaron doing a last call of the year. open right NOW, for 150 submissions... and then again this evening for another 150. (please only submit to one.) especially looking for stuff about the holidays and/or "endings" all genre 500 word max havehashad.submittable.com/submit/34430...

This entire weekend

A chip on my shoulder. A roastie on my shoulder. A baked tattie on my shoulder. Some mash on my shoulder. A hash brown on my shoulder. A potato cake on my shoulder. A tater tot on my shoulder. A patatas Brava on my shoulder. Gratin on my shoulder. Dauphinoise on my shoulder. A pierogi on my shoulder

I just want to see Taskmaster live in my city. 🥲 why must I suffer!

In young Fred Savage’s room, there is a Santa Claus art project on the closet door, as well as what appears to be a nutcracker, abe a snowman, and possibly a small lit tree. His grandfather hands him a book wrapped in gold paper. Just like Diehard, the Princess Bride is a secret Christmas movie. 🎄

History teacher watching The American Revolution = Ken Burns ASMR