Cameron Winter’s record Heavy Metal really rewards dedicated listening in a warm car while waiting in the dark for the coffee shop to open.

There now

Guess I am a Maine Poet now? I was very giddy to be included in the second volume of the Midcoast Poetry Journal. #poetry #poem #writingcommunity #maine

I love this so much. Say what you will about The New York Times, the fact that this was on my homepage - a pause from the constant roar of a world seemingly on fire - was a choice to include a little beauty and awe in our day.

I will forever be enthralled by images from the surfaces of other worlds. We are lacking in the awe and togetherness forged by the awareness of our small place in a vast universe.

ROSALITA: He was CONSTANTLY telling me to jump a little lighter. I said, “I’m one hundred thirty-five pounds, this is as light as I jump.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/bru...

I lived at this bar from roughly 12-4am Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights for the two and a half years I bartended at BXL on 43rd Street. The only place that holds the same magic for me is Little Rock's Whitewater Tavern.

How cool is this?

Every so often I marvel at how much I love the laptop I use daily, for everything, and then I am stunned to remember that it is over five years old. The 2020 Apple M1 MacBook Air is hands down the best machine I have ever owned and it is still kicking ass.

You can almost hear the swelling, epic orchestration as you get to the end of this essay by @dansinker.com dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...

I rolled into the South Plaza Mildreds in time for a delightful Pixies>Kate Bush>The Cure jam session. Might have made my day.

I am trying to follow every single person on here posting about Kansas City. Please help.

The future of the famed King Biscuit Blues Festival appears to be threatened after federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts were paused, though organizers have not yet made an official statement. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

I was not expecting Bill Burr to lead the revolution, but I am ready to go.

Did I share this? I don't think I shared this. Check out this delightful story by @karammck.bsky.social from the February issue of Cutleaf Journal. #writing #stories #writingcommunity

I am trying to determine if the nytimes.com homepage changes based on reader or if it offers a uniform presentation independent of who is viewing it. Can anyone help? @nytimes.com #NewYorkTimes

Looking for some good news/encouragement? I am applying to be the director of a small library in Midcoast Maine and the process has clarified my purpose and given me direction. Check it out in my latest newsletter: #libraries #library #goodnews #community #communication

Hey folks, my Substack is live! This is my little project to perpetuate a literary life post-MFA and hopefully connect with other letter-people. Please give me a follow/read if you like poems and stories and songs and communication in general. #writingcommunity #reading #bookstagram #booktok #lol

Both surprised and disappointed to find out that an entire sleeve is not the suggested serving size for Saltines.

if winter has no defenders I am dead

I really enjoyed Dean Kissick's piece in last month's Harper's. I think I agree? But that is the fun. That is the thing to figure out with any statement.

Always great @profgalloway.com speaking with @smerconish.bsky.social about US healthcare. This is a great watch.

My last seven-song playlist and album of the year pick is up on my blog at: write.as/grumpwizard/ #music #records #besto

Well this is grim

Why do people back into parking spots? Asking for a friend.

Finished my penultimate Seven Songs #playlist for the year. Working on picking a best new record for 2024 and it ain't easy folks. #bestof2024 #records #music

NEW KIM DEAL YALL NEW KIM DEAL www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/a... #Breeders #Rock #Records

I have been really trying to take to heart what @kclibrary.bsky.social Executive Director Abby Yellman said recently about the need to be right clouding productive outcomes.

I semi-ironically went to see Creed the day after the election at the T-Mobile center in Kansas City and wrote about it for @thepitch.bsky.social #creed #meme #election

The cat design was created by Vera Zvereva, art director at Depot, using her own cat Brunhilde as inspiration. Milgrad Milk, Bryansk Dairy

Do any folks remember when, like, there was nothing to read on the internet and we all scrambled for content? Circa 2004.

How did they breathe on Tatooine? Asking for a friend. #StarWars

As I celebrate my 44th birthday, this is the energy that I am bringing into my 45th year: angry, empowered, inspired, and joyful with a healthy attraction to Joe Talbot.

So, @scalzi.com I would like to read one of your books. What is the best point of entry? My friend says Old Man’s War?

There will be a much longer write-up of my first #AWP #AWP24 experience, but I went to bed late and exhausted to wake up fucking energized and inspired by all the people I met, saw, and heard speak. Also, I am still exhausted, but let's get to work. 💙

A fun #AWP24 mini-game: Look at everyone’s face and keep track of who looks at your name tag. For every 20, you get a little treat.

Like a giddy child, I arrived at #awp24 way too early. But I am energized, excited, not hungover, and well rested. Let’s do this.

Join us on Sat, Feb 10 for an offsite #AWP24 reading at The Ship with this dope lineup! Below is a round up of other can’t miss offsites we are excited about!

Coming to Kansas City for AWP? Reach out if you need anything: directions, suggestions, opinions, or company. Which is better: Chez Charlie or The Blarney Stone, Lucky Boys or Voltaire, Minsky’s or Tascio? I hope you have a great trip and say “Hello!” #awp24 #awp24offsite #awp #writingcommunity

let's check in on how AI is affecting the internet futurism.com/amazon-produ...

If you want a vision of the future,

So I guess you are done then?

rules for strip settlers of catan

I find it disappointing that only one out of four #KansasCity grocery stories had tater tots. #BeBetter

Kong: Skull island was so damn good and Godzilla: King of the Monsters was so damn bad. Moving on to GvK.

Letterboxd or IMDB? How should I be tracking films in 2024?

Unerringly good advice:

I have decided to catch up on the #Monsterverse starting with the 2014 Godzilla film and how come no one told me that Wayne from #Letterkenny was in it?