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UPSTATE NY FRIENDS! I'll be reading from my novel NEGATIVE GIRL at 7pm on Tuesday, Nov. 11th at SUNY Oneonta -- come on out to see me! www.allotsego.com/authors-cudm...

one reason I love the @necessaryfiction.com newsletter is that Steve writes it as a letter, not a piece of PR. this week's included links to foodbank/food pantry databases as well as a list of books for review www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo... foodfinder.us docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Good morning to everyone, but especially NONFICTION WRITERS because we're open for your book submissions! @athenadixon.bsky.social and her 25NF reading team are reading essay collections, memoirs, + nf/hybrid full-length book manuscripts over 125pg at splitlippress.submittable.com now through 12/1!

This is huge — and in general it was a blue wave here. Also kicked our ICE-loving sheriff to the curb!

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present “The Intersection of Religion and Mental Health in Poetry,” a free virtual workshop led by Maya Williams on Wednesday, November 12th from 6:00-7:30 PM EST. sundressblog.com/2025/10/28/s...

This summer I closely watched three home games per team, noting everything from the broadcast team and the ballpark advertisements to the score bug. In this @baseballprospectus.com article I go over my ground rules. I'll start with the teams next week.

Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Big news from SABR: For the first time ever, complete Negro Leagues player and team statistics are now available for download in the Lahman Baseball Database. sabr.org/latest/negro... @seanlahman.bsky.social

I'm teaching not one, not two, but THREE writing classes this winter, so come join me and get some words on the page! writerscircleworkshops.jumbula.com/winter-2026-...

What if I can't leave for work because it would startle the deer currently grazing in the yard?

I've done this and got to read a fabulous book AND learned a lot about writing reviews. Highly recommended!

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

feeling normal, as you can easily ascertain by me casting on a new knitting project

There she is

TOMORROW! Don't miss @writesloud.bsky.social! Join us for free from anywhere in the world via Zoom. Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Moreover, they are the biggest plagiarism machines in the history of the world. They can not get answers correct without one of us having done it for them in the past, and then getting our work stolen by the corporation that designed the plagiarism machine and got all the money for it

The Dodgers are in the World Series, McCarthyism is back, and there isn't nearly enough housing to go around—all of which makes this a good time to read Stealing Home. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eric-...

Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.

Growing up, ballet was as far from my working-class roots as possible, yet my construction worker father encouraged my passion to dance on pointe. Many thanks to @riverteeth.bsky.social for publishing this essay about dancing with my father toward my dreams. riverteethjournal.com/beautiful-th...

Just completely mesmerized by Josh Naylor's cleats.

Been having a great time pivoting to Something Else because no one can access the readings or see their peers' stories that they need to respond to by tomorrow on the platform we have been endlessly encouraged to use.

Can't upload my lecture about societal collapse in a science fictional AI-run city built on a system of generational life debt to the sprawling Canvas site of my uber-capitalistic pro-AI university because Amazon Web Services are suffering a technical failure. (In this essay, I will...)

We are a week away from this reading by Hannah Grieco / @writesloud.bsky.social at Lebanon Valley College! Join us in-person on 10/28 at 7pm Eastern OR join us on Zoom (zoom.us/meeting/regi...). Hannah's collection, FIRST KICKING, THEN NOT (@stanchion.bsky.social) is fantastic. Come through!

No one wants AI, no one asked for AI, it will burn the planet, destroy art & jobs, & produces nothing of value - except capital accumulation in the form of a commodities bubble. It is tech dystopia; regression thru technology; techno-anti-futurism; capital accumulation as de-development 2/2

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Every time someone suggests some use for AI, it’s something I’d rather do myself, rather not do at all, or rather not see anyone do, ever. That practically every one of these uses is bad for the environment and our brains, and relies on unethically built algorithms, is almost beside the point.

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes. Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

This heartfelt and meaningful statement by Portland resident and author Cristina Breshears on another social media platform bears reposting here. I don't think the intent is to idealize Portland but to remind all of us what is important and why. (Posted here with permission.)

VLADIMIR: Well? Shall we score a run? ESTRAGON: Yes. Let's. They do not score.

The @barrelhouse.bsky.social conference is coming back to DC on April 18, 2026, and we're open for registration! It's $95, and that includes the one-day conference, 1 book, 1 meeting w an editor, and your choice of literary stuff from our partner presses. www.barrelhousemag.com/conference

Short Relief was one of the best parts of my writing life. Big ups to @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com for making it happen & bringing the joy back into the timeline from time to time.

It cannot be made clearer. If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

Two new poems in Sweet for your poem sweet-tooth. sweetlit.org/sean-thomas-...

If you ever wondered if your art was valuable, the people who are stealing it for profit sure think so

Counting down the minutes til first pitch? The Light Bat offers you some thoughts on yesterday's win, the unique dominance of this team, and looks ahead to Bryce Miller trying to send literally the Seattle Mariners to the ALCS. open.substack.com/pub/thelight...

The Best of the Net is looking for volunteer readers for its 2026 issue! Find out more here: bestofthenetanthology.com/work-with-us...

if you always wanted to know what it’s like to write in the dim glow of dawn alongside other ungodly masochists here’s your chance (free, no frills, donations support @writingco-lab.bksky.social) www.writingco-lab.com/classes/ungo...

In case you, like me, saw your electric bill more than double.

And for nonwriters, it may be an interesting slice of history. The Lavender Scare was a US-government-led attack on the LGBTQ+ population from the 1950s to '70s, and the simultaneous invention of the queer pulp novel ultimately contributed to the Lavender Scare's end.

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Happy NHL season! Counting down the minutes to puck-drop? Need something to do during intermissions besides chew your nails and second-guess the coaching decisions? Maybe pick up a hockey novel like HEADING NORTH! Print: www.braddockavenuebooks.com/pages/books/... Ebook available at That Other Site.

ANMLY is now open for new work! We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation! > anmly.submittable.com *Fee waivers available* Check out our latest issue to see what we're into! > anmly.org/ap40

Do you like writing the whimsical in your short fiction? Do you amuse your readers, or make them muse? If so, send me a story at Necessary Fiction! I'm guess editing this month: necessaryfiction.submittable.com/Submit

\*/\*/Check it out! NEW POEMS OUT NOW by ENG+CW Prof. Nyk Cialini in Phylum Press & Labyrinthine! Phylum focuses on solarpunk & eco-art & Labyrinthine (online) is a promising litmag ... for the weird and gothic. (Clickable links in profile.) Go Nyk! #GOLVC #ENGCW_Applied_Learning

Currently at: — only buy tech too old to have AI built in — painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well — if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool — if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts — patiently wait for the crash