Abigail Welhouse
@welhouse.bsky.social
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what if I got really into ________ latest poetry chapbook: SMALL DOG π΄ π π
I explained to Mariska Hargitay where Yonkers is
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"you don't have a tax ID number, because you're a dog" - a real thing I just said to my dog
2 days ago
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McSweeney's
3 days ago
Our 12th most-read piece of the year:
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-c...
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A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine
Our 12th most-read article of 2025. - - -Hey team. Itβs your CEO. I know your time is valuable, so Iβll cut right to the chase: Itβs come to my at...
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-company-reminder-for-everyone-to-talk-nicely-about-the-giant-plagiarism-machine
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ah yes, the time of the year when I convince myself that next year, I will somehow be both more productive AND more relaxed
2 days ago
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Robyn's "Bum Like You" could also be called "Yes Scrubs"
8 days ago
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Trying to work from my desk instead of the couch, but my dog keeps looking at me like this
10 days ago
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The thing about Williamsburg is that you see a cute dog and KNOW they have an Instagram account
10 days ago
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THE LAST HOLIDAY (2006, directed by Wayne Wang) is an excellent movie. Queen Latifah is wonderful, and I now understand why LL Cool J stands for "Ladies Love Cool James."
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John Scalzi
18 days ago
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
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βAIβ: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that Iβm not) but because itβs a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yeaβ¦
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/ai-a-dedicated-fact-failing-machine-or-yet-another-reason-not-to-trust-it-for-anything/
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David Rosenthal
19 days ago
TODAY!!!! DONβT MISS IT!!!! Join us for live literature, and help raise funds for
@translifeline.org
Itβs FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere! REGISTER NOW at:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
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what if docusign did a year in review
20 days ago
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David Rosenthal
25 days ago
SATURDAY!!!! Just look at that lineup!!!! Join us for live literature, and help raise funds for
@translifeline.org
Itβs FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere! REGISTER NOW at:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
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"Oh the beautiful, // beautiful rats, they sigh, oh the beautiful rats." - Thomas Lux, "The American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association"
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25 days ago
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can a dog lick a blanket TOO much
about 1 month ago
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found a tiny poem I wrote in 2020: πππππ "πππ‘πππ ππ πππ‘ π π£πππππ‘πππ. πΌπ‘'π π πβππ π πππ£π." - π ππππππ ππππππ‘ The problem, though, is that we're all bad at chess.
about 1 month ago
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found an old to-do list, part evergreen and part of its time: -- get Time Warner Cable to remove weird cords from my room -- buy more Mason jars, because theyβre really cool and multifunctional -- go through clothes and get rid of things. contemplate buying new, better things.
about 1 month ago
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Gaijin Rando
about 1 month ago
Polish poster for GREMLINS (1984) Directed by Joe Dante - BOTD in 1946
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Todd Dillard
about 2 months ago
happening now! come on in!
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Sometimes it's better to feed a dog an hour early than try to explain daylight savings to him
about 2 months ago
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Proton
2 months ago
Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off π Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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regret to inform you that on Halloween, the Atlantic Terminal Bath & Body Works is already Christmas-themed
2 months ago
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Dana Stevens
2 months ago
Brooklynites: with SNAP benefits expiring as of today, here are two ways you can help feed neighbors: donate to CHiPS, the food pantry/ women's shelter in Park Slope:
www.chipsonline.org
. Or leave food in the community fridge on 6th Street between 4th and 5th avenues, next to the Postmark Cafe.
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David Rosenthal
3 months ago
Less than a month away!!!! Listen to live Lit and raise funds for
@translifeline.org
. Register now at:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
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Pour one out for that one guy who handed out Adams flyers at the Coney Island subway station every single day
3 months ago
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dressing for the male gaze (Santa Claus)
3 months ago
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Evan Johnston
3 months ago
Hallowzine.ink
is that creepy mansion that dares you to stay for a night. Order it here!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hal...
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Evan Johnston
4 months ago
Hey!
www.halllowzine.ink
has a cool comics by
@leonieomoore.bsky.social
and
@punkrockkris.bsky.social
, poetry by
@welhouse.bsky.social
and
@monostich.bsky.social
, and so much more. Help us put issue 3 in print!!!!
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https://www.halllowzine.ink
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Evan Johnston
4 months ago
We've got poems by
@monostich.bsky.social
and
@welhouse.bsky.social
in the new issue of
Hallowzine.ink
! Get your copy here!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hal...
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Evan Johnston
4 months ago
Can wet get 3 more backers??? Then we can do our cover reveal!!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hal...
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Hallowzine.ink III!
Issue #3 of Hallowzine.ink! Stories, comics, poetry, and more for the Halloween season. In vivid black and white!!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hallowzineink/hallowzineink-iii?ref=user_menu
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always humbling to have a meltdown in a literal closet (recording a song)
4 months ago
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Evan Johnston
4 months ago
Issue III of
Hallowzine.ink
is on Kickstarter!!! Get this collection of scary art, comics, poetry, and short fiction for the spooky season!!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hal...
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Fun to look back on the oldest piece on my Medium account (written for The Billfold in 2016): "How do I stay grateful for what I have, while working as hard as possible for what I want?"
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On Neko Atsume and Lifestyle Creep
Our cats, ourselves.
https://medium.com/p/1d13f0c53556
4 months ago
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My newest piece for
@everylibrary.bsky.social
is an interview with author & librarian Andrew Weiss: "Learning to lean into the difficulty of thinking for yourself will earn you dividends in terms of mental acuity; yet, it is so easy now to offload that effort."
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Andrew Weiss: βLean Into the Difficulty of Thinking for Yourselfβ
The author and librarian shares his thoughts on digital literacy and misinformation.
https://medium.com/everylibrary/andrew-weiss-lean-into-the-difficulty-of-thinking-for-yourself-5e2c9486dcf5
4 months ago
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first time using a hatchet but not the last πͺ
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4 months ago
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over here refreshing the Postcrossing postal monitor to find more and more countries that no longer send to the US
www.postcrossing.com/postal-monit...
4 months ago
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"high-low dresses" should be called "mullet dresses"
4 months ago
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Rent the Runway should have a filter for "can I wear a bra with this"
4 months ago
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my best self appears during my shift at the Park Slope Food Co-op (relaxed, jocular, vibing as I call myself the "box fairy" and deliver empty boxes to Boxzilla the Cardboard Crushing Machine)
4 months ago
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love to go feral* when my husband goes out * eat pretzels & nutella for dinner and pay our estimated taxes
4 months ago
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Gregory Crosby
4 months ago
This morningβs Little Free Library find, published the year Jaws came out. Many facts about sharks rendered in slightly overheated prose; he refers to the New Jersey Rogue, who killed four people in 1916, as βvillainous.β
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Sandy Ernest Allen
4 months ago
just wanna re-circulate this page where i've got all the specs in terms of those who wanna pitch me for the book reviews project for
@literaryhub.bsky.social
... thanks!
www.sandyernestallen.com/announcements
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sequel to Ratatouille where Remy's son becomes an electrician
5 months ago
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just saw this graffitti on a passing freight train: "we'd say we miss Dave but it would be a lie"
5 months ago
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fix me long train ride
5 months ago
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#Booksky
friends who love true crime: I'm working with @26thstreetbooks.bsky.social to get them started on social media and publicize their first book, CONVERGENCE by Jonathan Dixon and Gregg Owen. The book comes out September 17th and I have some review copies available (both digital and print).
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5 months ago
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sequel to Ratatouille where Remy's son becomes an electrician
5 months ago
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thought you all should see this neighbor dog
5 months ago
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my dog is so small and so (mostly) good
5 months ago
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Trace Peterson
6 months ago
My second full-length book of poems The Valleys Are So Lush and Steep is forthcoming from Saturnalia Books this October, and it's now available for preorder (see comments in thread below). I'm really proud of this book, & looking forward to doing a book tour for it over the coming year.
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Ivy Jelisavac
5 months ago
Ok Hot Take: I'm against AI because it steals from artists and threatens the planet and will be used to make bad people richer AND ALSO I do not even a little bit look down on people who have these emotions about their chatbot
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