At times like this I think it's important to remember that the current occupant has always gotten away with everything his entire life.

New Year’s Day haiku by Seamus Heaney — here in two versions: Seeing Things (Faber & Faber, 1991) and revised version (photo) from Bamboo Dreams . 1.1.87 Dangerous pavements. But I face the ice this year With my father’s stick.

Please no.

I am legit curious how much traffic the Irish Times gets on stories about American football.

Another #ChristmasCarol - #LordoftheRings mashup, because I can't help myself.

except from A Dream of Solstice by Seamus Heaney #WinterSolstice2021 #WinterSolstice

On this day 2001, the beginning of the greatest trilogy of all time was released. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring turns 24 years old today. It won 4 Oscars

OMG. Finally someone who agrees with me.

A plurality of Americans voted for this, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

'Tis the season.

Or it could mean the best pen, which (at the moment) is a tie between the Monteverde Rineer and the Lamy Studio fountain pens.

Or it could mean the best place in Pennsylvania, aka the Pagoda in #ReadingPA.

Two more days! If Ebenezer can be changed into a good-hearted person in one night, can he become a cold-hearted monster in one play? Find on Thursday! Tickets here: rtp.ludus.com/select.php #LiveTheater #Playwriting #OnStage #AChristmasCarol

A holiday poem for you #LOTR fans. Sincerest apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien and his estate.

Good.

Finally got a good picture of the #Supermoon tonight.

The great Philip Middleton Williams came up with a year-in-review for his playwriting, so I tried to do the same. It was — more complicated than I thought it would be. adam-richter.com/2025/12/04/p...

Thanks to @broadwayworld.com for the writeup about the staged reading for "Jacob and Ebenezer: A Love Story," my prequel to "A Christmas Carol" If you're in the Reading, Pa., area, the show is Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Details in the link: www.broadwayworld.com/central-pa/a...

Though if Holly Genarro had left the Nakatomi party early, John McClane would not have been able to stop Hans Gruber.

Ebenezer Scrooge becomes a changed man in one night. In 10 nights you get to see how he became the miserable miser he is at the beginning of "A Christmas Carol." Don't miss the one-night-only staged reading of "Jacob and Ebenezer: A Love Story" Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Tix here: rtp.ludus.com/select.php

Watching my first Pitt football game in years and getting my "Well, at least we have a good philosophy department!" reaction ready.

I don't see anything wrong with drafting in pen. Even if I eventually move to the computer, putting pen to paper is a great aid to the creative process.

I know a number of writers who draft in pen and I consider them like I would someone who insists on making bread by first planting the wheat

A little-known #Tolkien fact: after The Lord of the Rings, Pippin got a job as a junior developer at Cloudfare...

I am shocked, shocked, to find there's gambling going on in a sport that has partnerships with betting outlets.

Some pleasant playwriting news: My play "Jacob and Ebenezer: A Love Story" will have a staged reading at the GoggleWorks Boscov Theatre in #ReadingPA at 7 p.m. Dec. 11, directed by the wonderful John Gancar. If you are in the area, I hope you can make it. #Theater #Playwriting #ChristmasCarol

Do you accept plays that have terrible puns in every line? newplayexchange.org/script/32764...

Is it just me or is the Berks County election site down?

Wasn't this a recent episode of "The Paper?"

Reading Eagle reporters bring you live reports from polling places throughout Berks County for Election 2025. trib.al/A9auAfN

Perfection.

.... You don't gotta hand it to King Charles! It's not as if he found out about Andrew yesterday, like. And Andrew will live out his days as a rich, free man.

I love talking to playwrights, and this conversation with Judd Lear Silverman and Kimberly Patterson about Judd's play "Proud" was a blast. Check it out and get tickets to Proud, opening in #ReadingPA next week. youtu.be/Qf_4Uc2QG98?...

I saw "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" tonight. My biggest takeaway: Everyone needs a friend like Jon Landau.

Today in 1641, a plan by Ulster Catholic gentry to seize Dublin Castle and various other strongpoints around the country misfires. Attacks on Protestant settlers break out, leading to large scale kilings. It is the begining of a fateful decade in Irish history. www.theirishstory.com/2010/10/23/t...

On the downside, my Mariners lost last night. On the upside, I have no obligation to watch the World Series this year. Maybe next year. #TridentsUp

This line from a Bruce Springsteen show has been on my mind lately, and I hope it can bring some comfort to anyone who needs it: "The grief that we feel when our loved ones leave us is just the price that we pay for having loved well."

Pennsylvania Dutch ≠ Amish.

3 October, T.A. 3018 in #Tolkien's Middle-earth: Gandalf arrives at Weathertop and marks a stone. At night he is attacked there by the Black Riders. He manages to escape with four Riders behind him. Image credit: "Gandalf vs Ring Wraiths on Weathertop" by @tiwazmannaz.bsky.social

Wikipedia's great

By starting a Tolkien book club at my local library.

Almost finished this year's reading of #LOTR (Just have the appendices to read) and I always forget how fast The Grey Havens moves. What an incredible final chapter.

I had a lovely time appearing as a guest (rather than the host) of "Reading Reading" to feature these lovely actors reading my little play about witchcraft in the 1600s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHpw...

On 2 September 1973 J.R.R. #Tolkien died aged 81. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is the best-selling book of the 20th Century, and is joined by seminal works The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. He may have died 52 years ago but his influence and legacy lives on in us all. Namárië. #BookSky

Today, on the anniversary of his passing, we remember Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Thank you for the light in dark places, and for reminding us there's some good in this world worth fighting for ❤️

NYT also reports these ghouls are killing research for pediatric brain cancer. I will never forgive my country for voting for these monsters.

Promise?

Up with lefties! Down with spiral notebooks!

Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.