SO proud to be part of @reckonreview.bsky.social with this CNF #FlashFiction piece, which I wrote as part of @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. It begins: "Maybe parallel universe me was born without a cleft palate. Maybe her philtrum is intact..." Read more: reckonreview.com/maybe-parall...

This made me smile. Hopefully it will make you smile, too.

There are worse ways to end the day than a bike ride to the bay.

so tired of watching rich people break everything beautiful

Yes, and I've found that Korean zombie shows do a pretty good job of this. All of Us are Dead is a nice example. It's a bit campy at first, but grows on you (at least it did for me).

Raising property tax on one & two-family homes, lowering taxes on developer properties, increasing the cost of parking tix, adding an additional tax to entertainment tickets (high-school & college sports, theater, music venues)... these local "progressive" legislators sure do like their reaganomics.

Curious about what people think, here. Not about bluesky "dying," but about how to connect and build an online community.

13 days till my book comes out, please please please please buy a copy, I will never ask you for anything ever again, except maybe if I ever write anything again which I promise I won’t a.co/d/4Zcm0Ip

"I believe in ROMO: Relief Of Missing Out. I believe in dining alone at bars in French restaurants where I can only afford a six ounce House Red and Bread Service." New CNF from Grace Ann Elinski over @reckonreview.bsky.social. Also, ROMO might be my new catchphrase.

The pettiness of this article is absolute perfection, especially if you're a cooking/coffee/kitchen nerd.

Choose 20 MONSTERS you have loved from childhood. One MONSTER per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just MONSTERS. Day 2 (or maybe day 4? I did Day 1 three days ago.) Also, not necessarily from childhood.

“O.G. punk, while equally free of trigger warnings, is constructive and caring.”

The first company to redeploy an AI-free search engine is going to win everyone's business.

Would totally get behind this.

Putting out a radar ping to authors from ELJ to see if any wish to submit their manuscript to us for 2026/2027. No promises but willing to try.

Ok, yeah. This is a chain meme I could get behind, too. Knowing myself, I won't do all 20, but how could I resist Godzilla! Day1

he had to come after NEA grants bc our art is powerful and terrifying -- let's continue being powerful and terrifying, no matter what, no matter how small or strange or everyday or temporary or haphazard or desperate our art may at first appear to be

This. But also, what happened to ELJ?

Dang, universe. I don't enjoy sending rejections, but to follow that up with getting a rejection in my own inbox? That's cold.

A truly legendary album. The dynamics, time signatures, musicianship, production- all brilliant.

TFW someone points out something so glaringly obvious that you've never noticed before...

Thanks to @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social, 90% of my feed is people talking about favorite foods. It's a truly beautiful thing.

The fried plantain fajitas at the Country Flame in New Orleans. That food was so good, and also one of those spots that I hoped I never accidentally saw the kitchen because ignorance is bliss.

First time I had Ethiopian food was a spot in New Orleans that closed ages ago. Fried pickles at a pub in Detroit. I was skeptical, but they were amazing.

Early shows are the best!

Best question ever. Tamale House #3 in Austin. Tiny little spot at the end of the airport runway. Kind of dark inside and really hot, but the potato and egg breakfast tacos with homemade salsas were heaven.

New yard signs just dropped.

This! And also maybe add your website to your profiles?

"...all I could do was sit in the dark bathroom alone and listen to you wail 10 feet and a lifetime away." Wow, this extraordinary piece of writing by @sugarpigblog.bsky.social in @reckonreview.bsky.social 💙💙💙

"Something like sadness had blocked the flue and stained us with the marks of poverty." A CNF story about things we can't control. Read it in @reckonreview.bsky.social : reckonreview.com/burning-and-...

Did you know? Some bats sound like birds and have melodies, phrases, and even syntax. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIwt...

when we said launch the rich people into space that's not what we meant

Not sure what JK or whomever said today, but want to express my support for any nonbinary and trans folks who happen to see this.

Can I hype @chillsubs.bsky.social ? I just got an email from them striking a principled opposition to "AI training" and honestly it means so much to say something about it and draw that line in the sand. As an artist, I really appreciate it.

if no one has reminded you today, one thing you can absolutely do in this moment is write. if you are a writer, you need to write. keep writing.

New Creative Nonfiction today by Megan Hanlon. Run over to Reckon to check out BURNING AND DROWNING. @sugarpigblog.bsky.social

Y'all! Don't miss this phenomenal flash CNF from @sugarpigblog.bsky.social at @reckonreview.bsky.social! Happy pub day, Megan!!

One of my favorite things about social media is getting introduced to brilliant writers like @sugarpigblog.bsky.social. I love the structure of this piece, and the emotion is 100% on the surface.

Sometimes you meet your heroes and they are really cool and they chat after a show and sign a CD that you’ve had in rotation while living in at least 13 different homes in 4 states. Thank you, Mike Watt.

I wanted to prove I survived.

For no particular reason, was thinking of this 22 year old who just a few months ago was sentenced to 15 years in prison for exposing "sensitive defense information involving our allies, putting our intelligence community and our troops at risk."

This post gives me yet another chance to post this evergreen article.

Saw a Hurdy Gurdy played in person for what I think was the first time ever and it was pure medieval magic. I know @crankypacifist.bsky.social would like this and for some reason I think @kcmeadbrewer.com would appreciate this, too.

Just read the most beautiful CNF piece. I love working with @reckonreview.bsky.social.

I think @cassmannes.bsky.social might have something to say about this.

Happy one week anniversary to all those who celebrate. 😈

Shutting down the computer for a few days. Sure would love to come back to some CNF submissions in the @reckonreview.bsky.social queue.