Sometimes, old ghosts become new problems, & I don’t know how to decide: disappear or dive in? Should I shut the door or offer my heart like a pomegranate, a mess of delicious fruit— I, too, am this, a hurricane of question marks, a storm-song of wonder & wondering— is this hope or a haunting?

”I just really wish I had that moment to live over again because I would have said to them, ‘Apollo 8, you can now slip the surly bonds of Earth, and dance the sky Apollo 8! Dance the sky! You go!’ Is what I would have said to them instead of ‘You’re cleared for TLI.’”

”I just really wish I had that moment to live over again because I would have said to them, ‘Apollo 8, you can now slip the surly bonds of Earth, and dance the sky Apollo 8! Dance the sky! You go!’ Is what I would have said to them instead of ‘You’re cleared for TLI.’”

I was around 2 years old when we landed on the moon. My mom woke me up so I could say I was there. So watching the Artemis 2 launch with my own kid now was pretty darn cool.

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"Remember that you are not special. And that you were born to this. There is power in that liminal space, in that contradiction. Perhaps no one knows the answers as to why you, why here, why now. But it is you, and here, and now. And that must be enough" @kylelukoff.bsky.social, A World Worth Saving

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The wind is blowing, the air is full of dust, rain is splattering half-heartedly, some machine is humming in the distance, and the evening just has a low-key apocalyptic feel to it.

There are many reasons I’m loving Kyle Lukoff’s A World Worth Saving (possibly the most deeply _Jewish_ Jewish fantasy I’ve read), but the moment the protagonist asks, basically, “Why am I so special” and his magical companion says matter-of-factly “You are not special” may be my favorite. (So far)

if you are a bigot or support bigotry or act in a movie built on the profits of hate, people are allowed to not like you 1. because bigotry is bad and 2. because people generally DONT LIKE THINGS THAT HURT THEM. like this is so obvious. it is not 'canceling' it is an exercise in basic human autonomy

"The battle station is heavily shielded and carries a firepower greater than half the star fleet; its defenses are designed around a direct large scale assault. That's why I, General Dodonna, am personally asking you to chip in five galactic credits to the Rebellion's Large Scale Assault Fund today”

I mean, how to transform my bathroom from boring to special is certainly one of the top worries that keeps _me_ up at night.

“Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! That’s why I’m asking you to chip in five silver tonight so that I may ride, ride now, ride to Gondor!”

"The battle station is heavily shielded and carries a firepower greater than half the star fleet; its defenses are designed around a direct large scale assault. That's why I, General Dodonna, am personally asking you to chip in five galactic credits to the Rebellion's Large Scale Assault Fund today”

Thiiiiiiiiis is potentially interesting. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Nothing “near” about these record highs!

as a parent I would so much rather that my kid encounter *any* topic in a book before encountering it in real life, lol

“Changes.”

Hello May … I mean March. 😞

"Tracing a neat straight line, adept and sure, The falcon heeds the calling falconer; Things hang together, and the center holds ..." www.tumblr.com/the-domestic...

friend, this is Marcus Junius Brutus CAESAR has declared himself DICTATOR FOR LIFE and MUST BE STOPPED can you rush a donation of ten denarii today to show that you STAND WITH THE REPUBLIC?

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It is horrific that incidents like these are increasing. While, at this point, we know nothing about the motives here, it is important to be clear that anger about Israeli actions is never a justification for violence against Jews.

It’s a 12 hour flight. I’m taking one of the empty rows in the back so I can sleep. I can always chat with the other passengers from the aisle later, if I really want to. And this is why I’m no fun at parties.

“Mom always said don’t play ball in the house.”

Lady Gaga covers “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” m.youtube.com/shorts/gvENp...

On the other hand, if someone wants invisibility so they can eavesdrop on strangers’ conversations, that just means they’re either a spy or a writer.

re: the push notification I just received from the New York Times that read, verbatim: "Could War Hurt U.S. Consumers?"

Now this is one of the few things that could get me back to Target pretty much instantly.

Seriously though if there’s a time-traveling unicorn who’d like to set things right, I’ll meet you by the star-watching rock.

When "Do it for the plot" would be the perfect thing for your character to say if this were real life, but, well, it's a story and nothing unravels tension like reminding everyone of the fact.

Awfully cheerful for Monday morning in our dystopia, but it's what my Are You Listening playlist wanted me to hear. "This really isn't a good time for a ... song." www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rgB...

With all y’all in this fateful hour, I call on all heaven with its power

I know, I know, Earth is considered a hardship assignment. Still and all.

Seriously though if there’s a time-traveling unicorn who’d like to set things right, I’ll meet you by the star-watching rock.

"Still, good to know you’re not into the whole mindless bloodlust thing. Some predators are. We can’t all be eco-sensitive scavengers." #wip

Rent is due and we still need to raise tens--if not hundreds--of thousands of dollars. North Minneapolis doesn't get the same kind of attention the southside does, and kids there are hurting badly. If we raise $1000 I will match. (Reply, DM, or email.) givebutter.com/beyondthebell

Sometimes I actually do love humans.

Mark Jason Princess Tiny Keyop

This is very cool. And fun.

More than 50 Minnesota authors unite for statewide “Authors for Minnesota Day” on Feb. 28 bluestemprairie.substack.com/p/more-than-...

I’m less concerned about whether TSA pre-check is suspended than about how readily we’ve come to accept that a decent airport experience is a privilege reserved for those willing and able to pay extra.

I want to write the way Alysa Liu skates.

Why is it only on viewing 573 (approximately) of The Empire Strikes Back that I wondered why someone who could lift spaceships with his freaking mind decided the only way he could defeat the Empire was to hide in a swamp for 20 years until some untrained kid showed up?

“Now is not the time for political statements” is a political statement.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

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"The voice grew closer. I made myself as small as a jaguar hiding beneath a pile of blankets could." #wip

Anyone who thinks this 5 year old was ready to fly off to party at the Super Bowl really, truly doesn’t understand how trauma works. Even had it been physically safe for him to go (it wasn’t), it would not have been emotionally safe, and won’t be for some time.

No matter how funny it is. No matter how heartwarming it is. No matter how good a story it makes or how worthy a moral truth it explores or how much you want it to be true.