On one hand, I'm glad he got the help he needed. Depression is no joke and people should not be afraid of taking what time they need to treat it properly. On the other hand, it sucks that he and his party are fundamentally opposed to anyone doing that unless they have a lot of money.

This @bcdreyer.social essay on copyediting Shirley Jackson is an excellent day to finish your Lottery Day weekend. The opposite of being hit in the head with rocks by your neighbors and family.

He is AMAZING

Last stop of the Rialto tour until fall book festival season, and today I'm on my way to Kinokuniya! I'll be there until 2, with stamps and stickers!

“Good,” said Frog.

depression resistance 📈📈📈 heat resistance 📉📉📉

Do. Not. Use. Fucking. Sticker. Mule.

❤️

Frog and Toad sat close by the fire. They were scared. The teacups shook in their hands. They were having the shivers. It was a good, warm feeling.

RALLY AND TESTIFY FOR A FULL MORATORIUM ON "AI" IN NYC SCHOOLS! Tomorrow (6/24) at City Hall Rally at 12 PM Joint Education and Technology hearing at 1 PM Register to testify at the hearing here: council.nyc.gov/testify/

NEVER! And Obama is living rent free in Trump’s head.

“Frog, is that really you?” said Toad. “Of course it is me,” said Frog. “And you are your own right size?” asked Toad. “I think so,” said Frog.

"... and then he just never took the jersey off again. He kept wearing the Knicks jersey for his remaining 8 years as New York mayor, and then the entire 12 years he was Starfleet President."

This motherfucker's conducting a masterclass every damn day for how civic politicians can move the needle with passion, exuberance, and positivity. Every damn day.

this is honestly an excellent celebratory and motivational speech from Mamdani at the Knicks parade. i'm ready to run through a wall, and i'm not even a Knicks fan

"name a movie that's better than the book I dare you" Muppet Christmas Carol. next

has anyone lived the dream more than this guy?

Loved this book. Spectacularly weird and fabulous.

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek RIALTO by @katemilford.bsky.social ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social ): "Puzzle-novel master Milford outdoes herself here" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Pawing through piles of process art from SEACRITTERS! Book 1 today. Echidnas were a challenge! Their hind feet FACE BACKWARDS. They've got weird snoots! I needed to make a lot of sketches & models to get Ms. Mortar right. Glad @katemilford.bsky.social wrote a book with so many unusual beasts in it.

"What do you rebuild in its place?" I don't know, fucking flowers? Wild grass? The overwhelming beauty of literally anything else? It's not just a metaphor, you have to destroy the surveillance palace that doubles as a fascist bunker if you don't want disconnection to be part of American governance.

You've all seen the posts about Cheeks, get the full story from Frankie. I love textile arts and urban arts and learning about creators.

Journalists have a duty to tell the public that the president and his aides are seriously considering suspending habeas corpus *when it is happening* rather than saving it for a book rollout over a year later

Doug's First Movie Doug's Second Try Doug 3: Tokyo Drift Do4g Doug's Fifth Dou6 Ug 7 Do 8 Doug: Skeeter's First Movie Doug X Doug X-2 Doug: Origins Doug: Days of Future Doug Doug 1 Doug 2: Doug or Highwater D.O.U.G

New Yorkers singing Empire State of Mind

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

Just in time for summer reading season, RIALTO is reviewed in the NYT today (along with the awesome FATAL GLITCH: CAMP ZERO by @erinentrada.bsky.social and @eliotschrefer.bsky.social)! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/b...

Last time NYC was this happy was when the Ghostbusters saved the city from William Atherton

HISTORY.

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Frog and Toad were sad for a while. Then Frog said, “Toad, here is what you must do. Tonight when you go to bed, you must think some very big thoughts. Those big thoughts will make your head grow larger. In the morning your new hat may fit.”

This poem is amazing

Kane Pixels: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the backrooms Pixels: it's filmed entirely in the Hilton Stamford Hotel in Stamford Connecticut Pixels: if you know you know

The @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social coalition had a great rally today at City Hall - with @ilanaglazer.com! The big news - the majority of NYC council members have signed onto an "A.i." moratorium for the public schools! Tell @mayor.nyc.gov to make it happen, friends! www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

I told a group yesterday that pushing "A.i." on kids is a form of child abuse. I stand by that.

Sometimes I check out local free Craigslist just for fun. Found a hot tub that doesn't want to hear about Greg and hates Emmas

My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/

YAAAAAY Congratulations!! I love this book (and Kashiwaba-san and Avery-san!) SO MUCH.

Sachiko Kashiwaba’s debut novel (in Avery Fisher Udagawa’s translation) is a charming read!

I gotchu 🫡

This needs the Cardi B "Toda-- oh my God, what is that, oh my god what iiiis that!?" audio track. 🤣

Adorable young kestrels surprised by a butterfly.

Fireside Mysteries von @katemilford.bsky.social Der Regen strömt und treibt einige Menschen in "Die blaue Taverne", wo sie sich die Zeit damit vertreiben, sich gegenseitig Geschichten zu erzählen. Doch an diesen ist mehr dran, als man denkt ... grandios! blog4aleshanee.blogspot.com/2026/06/fire...

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

Legend

The buzzy success of multiple horror things right now — Widow’s Bay! Obsession! Backrooms! and that’s just right now! — should be a message to film/TV folks to set their sights on the bevy of excellent horror novels out there. I say this selfishly as a writer, sure, but also as a reader of them!

What a wonderful thing to be human. That's all I keep coming back to. I told a human story. Yas illustrated it. Dennis brought it into physical space. Just layers of humans doing what humans do best. It feels miraculous.

A magical defunct theme park? Living carousel creatures? Automaton birds? Mental health issues? I talk to @katemilford.bsky.social today about her latest, Rialto: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/05/28/d...