There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.

Wait, THIS is young Anton Chekhov? This? Good lord. Let that gun go off, daddy

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Just think about the amazing Epstein scoops the new CBS Evening News contributors will have just by interviewing each other.

Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say thanks to God, I want to say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans."

Radon Journal Issue 12 is out now, including my sci-fi short story, The Atures Parrot. This one is very special for me, because it's a story I hoped I'd be able to tell for a very long time. It's about gravity, memory, and being the last one to speak a dead language 🚀

Excited to share that my first story of 2026 comes out this Sunday in Radon Journal!

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.

I keep returning to this-- "The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil." youtu.be/KYnE2Mxayco?...

I'm glad they capitulated, but...did a committee at SFWA think this was okay in the first place, or did a single person make these decisions? Either answer isn't really acceptable. I had been on the fence about joining SFWA -- I guess, thanks for saving me the money?

SFWA: no one, and I mean literally no one, wants this. Except for maybe a corporate sponsor (?), people who use LLMs rather than actually, you know, write, and AI advocates who neither read nor write. So fascinating why you would choose to do this, please explain.

It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend

New sci-fi out in 34 Orchard! "You Already Know How This Will End" is about the stories we're obsessed with--and the cost of those obsessions. I'm working on something long-form, so this will likely be my last piece out for a long time. It's the perfect story to end on :) 34orchard.com/issue-12/

This is exactly how I feel about co-pilot.

Making apple dutch babies and split pea soup while watching Romy and Michelle on a stormy day, total fall bliss

Hot dogs 💯💯. If you're using AI to make "art", you're just indulging in cheap plagiarism so you can avoid the hard-work part of making art. "You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings..." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

I told you guys

What an incredible piece @hexliterary.bsky.social. I honestly feel privileged to have read it. @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social , you're such a talent monster, dear god! hexliterary.com?p=2878

oooh the way my blood pressure spiked when reading this headline 😂😂 scitechdaily.com/scientists-j...

No disclaimer for stories drafted by AI? Guess no more clicks for BI from me! www.theverge.com/news/779739/...

My story is out in Small Wonders today! “What was supposed to happen was this: on the faire’s opening day, Princess Lilaclaire would visit the pond, kiss a frog into a prince, share a candy apple with him to test their true love, and live happily ever after.” Read to see what actually happened…

Anyone working on tech dystopia pieces, reality is here to show us up again! Ewww ew ew ew www.wired.com/story/i-hate...

Only 5500 lightyears away! 😍😍 A girl can dream.... Stunning new image of baby stars captured by JWST webbtelescope.org/contents/med...

Read this POWERFUL flash by Nadia Radovich. It's meta, it's audacious, looove it.

Love this!

"Because Thursdays were ours"😭😭 All the feels and some gorgeous sensory details in this flash stunner from @ashdoeswords.bsky.social

“What’s your argument against generative AI?” Do you mean the environmental, economic, social, ethical, cognitive, creative, or practical argument? Because I feel like any one of those, even in isolation from one another, makes using it a non-starter.

Our closer for August is “The Color of Things” by Eleanor Lennox. A piece that gives you a one-sides glimpse into a failing relationship against a backdrop of jungle. Big White Lotus vibes! #flashfiction #writingcommunity @eleanorlennox.bsky.social www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...

My story is free to read today at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! Come for the jungle, stay for the climax of extreme Midwestern passive aggressiveness 😁https://www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-color-of-things/

THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER. Love Nerdforge! Meanwhile my half-finished library book nook rots in a file cabinet youtu.be/qXY_kLNr3y0?...

SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR MEMORIES, THEY'RE KILLING THE EARTH, ALSO WE'RE BUILDING NEW AI CENTERS feels absurdly farcical and dystopian while perfectly illustrating Stage 4 End-Stage Capitalism in all its dipshit horror.

As someone obsessed with generation ships and space travel generally, this is really cool. Well done to the Chrysalis research team! www.livescience.com/space/space-...

They keep asserting they're going to put AI in everything, including critical, dangerous systems. Meanwhile, AI is like, "sure, eat those yard mushrooms, the word strawberry has 88 Rs, I'm Mecha Hitler, here's Taylor Swift naked when you didn't even ask for it and she has eleven fingers lol"

Do yourself a favor and read this story! It's so psychologically rich for flash and the ending is absolutely killer.

So excited to share that my story, The Color of Things, is up in this month's issue of FFO!! Also, favorite compliment ever from Rebecca Halsey in the foreword: "If you're a fan of the show White Lotus, you'll enjoy The Color of Things"😍😍😍

Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate

A little bowl of summer.

A great and terrifying essay by Meghan O'Rourke www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

Funding for PBS has been attacked, and it is worth returning to Fred Rogers’ testimony to Congress on why PBS is worth our time. Share widely, because this message must continue to be known. youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?...

Ebon Moss-Bachrach's picks for an alternate Fantastic Four could absolutely save the world. reactormag.com/fantastic-fo...

There are few things I enjoy more in short fiction than the beautiful alchemy of science and lyricism. This one's a stunner by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social

Another gorgeous, devastating flash piece from the uber-talented @sarlynh.bsky.social!

Check out my incredible writing buddy's story All God's Worthy in Frivolous Comma and be transported! 💧💧💧

Writers! Note that AI translation (under the guise of "global access") is being seen/used as the weak point to get AI into publishing (possible bc Eng lang publishing is weak on translation). Stand with translators & for more human translation, fairly paid!

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

i believe one of the reasons why nuance is fading in fiction writing (or writing in general) is because of the sheer VOLUME of books available now. given the proliferation of bookstagram/reading goals on goodreads/etc... reading has also turned competitive. 👇

This is probably my favorite romantasy I've ever read. So if you haven't read it yet, check it out so it can be your favorite too!

x.com/intrepidusin... If anyone still has X (alas, not I), an hour left to vote on a fun little poll on my latest story, the Tiger's Handmaiden (up at Intrepidus now)!