New personal essay. Short and sweet. Contains storm photos.

Class of ‘05!

New personal essay. Short and sweet. Contains storm photos.

Sometimes I forget how one holds a glass. Anyway, Happy Pride from Chicago!

I still haven’t listened to the whole thing but I feel like I’m high off the Knicks and low off my first-ever episode of Summer House (part 3 of the reunion.) Now that I’ve achieved homeostasis, I can listen.

CALLING ALL CHICAGO BOOK NERDS! Come to our panel on Sunday June 7 at 11 AM at the Harold Washington Library Center for the American Writers Festival!

Sometimes I forget how one holds a glass. Anyway, Happy Pride from Chicago!

SHE GOT THROUGH SURGERY! And she’s in a horrible amount of pain. Any tips from people who’ve been through this would be most welcome. Obviously also we continue to fundraise because damn this shit is expensive.

Hey so my cousin Gia is in surgery right now in LA to get a hysterectomy we believe will save her life. She tried every other option for treatment. I’d love for her to wake up & see we’ve raised more $. Please read her story & consider donation. THANK YOU to everyone who has given so far! ❤️😘❤️🥰🙏🏻

I dream of my cats getting to this place. The 1 year old shows his obsession with the 13 year old by biting her ass and then she smacks him.

Fell for the ol' "cat fud" sign, eh?

WHY DO THEY ALL LOVE A DRYER?!!

This post has everything: animal print, cleavage, the promise of feet, and a push to help a woman I love get the healthcare she needs in our shitty American system. Go check it out! I PUT ON MAKEUP FOR THIS.

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For more info and a full list of events, check this out. @americanwritersmuseum.org

This should be a good ol’ time at the Harold Washington Library Center on Sunday, June 7 at 11 AM. I’ll be moderating a conversation with Jeaniene Frost and Naima Simone. And it’s FREE! @chicagotribune.com

This post has everything: animal print, cleavage, the promise of feet, and a push to help a woman I love get the healthcare she needs in our shitty American system. Go check it out! I PUT ON MAKEUP FOR THIS.

Thank you so much to the people who have donated so far! Wow, we are really blown away. I mean, we’ve got a long way to go, but this gives us hope. 💙

She hasn’t been able to work, the hospital is requiring an $8000 co-pay upfront even though she’ll likely soon lose insurance so it’s been pretty bad. She’s been in & out of hospitals for years. Finally had to pause job & cosmetology school because she’s too weak. Truly grateful for any donation.

Hey everybody. My beautiful cousin Gia has been suffering for years & gone through every option besides a hysterectomy. She loses so much blood that she gets transfused all the time. I am helping raise money to defray the costs of her surgery & recovery. Any little bit helps. Thank you so much.

Gia has been a big supporter of me on my journey as a trans woman. It breaks my heart to know that she is suffering, not just at the hands of her medical condition but at the bureaucracy of the healthcare industry. Please help her if you can.

Genesta bringing Rosella to Tamir on the condition that she *must get the talisman from Lolotte* AND retrieve the magic fruit herself is a total scam. She gives Rosella nothing but transit out of the deal and uses her desperation to basically force her to be an assassin.

Here's a quick clip of @sarajbenincasa.bsky.social summarizing King's Quest IV. I think she covered everything.

Also available on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, hidden in a cave behind a waterfall, and pretty much everywhere else.

This week on Quest Quest, Ben and I are joined by the incredible Sara Benincasa (MST3K, Agorafabulous, @sarajbenincasa.bsky.social) to discuss one of her childhood favorites: King's Quest IV. Trust me, you'll never look at The Perils of Rosella the same again. Listen here: zencastr.com/z/J35vdfW-

We all went collectively insane and this is like a mushroom trip by about midway through, so I don’t even remember all of what I said, please enjoy!

Thank you so much to the people who have donated so far! Wow, we are really blown away. I mean, we’ve got a long way to go, but this gives us hope. 💙

Hey everybody. My beautiful cousin Gia has been suffering for years & gone through every option besides a hysterectomy. She loses so much blood that she gets transfused all the time. I am helping raise money to defray the costs of her surgery & recovery. Any little bit helps. Thank you so much.

This should be a good ol’ time at the Harold Washington Library Center on Sunday, June 7 at 11 AM. I’ll be moderating a conversation with Jeaniene Frost and Naima Simone. And it’s FREE! @chicagotribune.com

Returned to Chicago after a real nice time in New York @nysoclib.bsky.social with @petridishes.bsky.social Jon Glaser & other great raconteurs. Flew to Philly to make stuff. Home again & trapped by large loving demon cat & maniac kitten. Wrote about some of that.

I heard this young woman tell a version of this story and I did in fact die of laughter so this is my ghost typing to you.

Comedy shows? In Chicago? Groundbreaking.

Returned to Chicago after a real nice time in New York @nysoclib.bsky.social with @petridishes.bsky.social Jon Glaser & other great raconteurs. Flew to Philly to make stuff. Home again & trapped by large loving demon cat & maniac kitten. Wrote about some of that.

First of all, I drink it. Second of all, she’s a model and an actress.

Nope! I just can’t be here too much because I get addicted to my Internet telephone. I’m more active on SaraJBenincasa.Substack.com and Patreon.com/SaraBenincasa

This is the most important art I’ve ever made: A HIT PODCAST FOR MEN!!!!! Thank you to my muse and fellow manosphere superstar @sabrinasee.bsky.social

Vintage shopping and the ‘90s and comedy and big hair for you today.

I CANNOT WITH THIS. Thank you, @sarajbenincasa.bsky.social for this gift.

It was really cool and a little scary to open up about the process of working on such a daunting project. It was also reassuring to listen to the stories of the other authors.

This is the most important art I’ve ever made: A HIT PODCAST FOR MEN!!!!! Thank you to my muse and fellow manosphere superstar @sabrinasee.bsky.social

Vintage shopping and the ‘90s and comedy and big hair for you today.

Congratulations! Very strong group of nominations. Read @sarajbenincasa.bsky.social's story. It's so good! ALT text:

It was my great honor to portray exhausted Counselor Timotea “Timmy” Gianpaolo, and moreover, to achieve every queer girl’s dream of being screamed at in a late third act twist by Captain Olivia Benson. 🙏🏻One survivor in that ep went on to attend med school and is now known to many as… Dr. Samira 😎

Comedy shows? In Chicago? Groundbreaking.

Congrats to the incredible team @nytimes.com magazine for your National Magazine Award nomination. Editor Kate LaRue helped me see things differently through the power of illustration and design. Big shout out to incredible artist Nata! Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Free to all to read.

In which I write about DUMP DRAFTS.

Keeping it lighthearted and real Sicilian over here. open.substack.com/pub/sarajben...

A little fun, lighthearted, reading for the anxious among us. open.substack.com/pub/sarajben...