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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 1d

...they changed example.com. Minimally. But... what?!

Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 2d

(I will not say, however, that we "[drink] less because of anxiety"; but maybe we skew more millennial. Or degenerate. Or whatever.)

Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, Two Page Tuesday doesn't even have an IG but the crowds are good and the work is good, as are the vibes and community. Folks really seem to like to gather together in person for art.

(Also the next one is Oct 14 at The Banshee in DOT if you are local want to come check it out.)

Drew Broussard @drewsof.bsky.social · 2d

We had like 50 people at last night's reading series event at Rough Draft, which we only started in March and have done zero advertising for beyond IG posts... so yeah, it seems like the vibes are good for the future of reading? Maybe?

Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 2d

“People show up solo, hoping to meet someone, and the readings are the icebreakers.”

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 8d

Friday Links is UP! Featuring @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social @bobsykora.bsky.social @delfanbaum.bsky.social @thelincoln.bsky.social @davidjroth.bsky.social and MORE!

www.lazyandentitled.org?p=162657593

Friday Links: Annihilation Edition – Lazy & Entitled

www.lazyandentitled.org

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 10d

The caps lock key leads only to unnecessary yelling and overambitious SQL and should therefore be removed permanently.

Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 23d

A few years ago there was this thing publishers were doing where they were top-binding certain novels/prose books like a reporter's notebook. Does anybody remember what that was called? Or have any articles about this handy?

Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 27d

A cool thing about cleaning your house is that when you're done the cat will vomit in the living room to make sure you didn't miss that spot.

Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 27d

In that case: for sure! Especially given their different... experiences... in the Olympics MTB and so on.

Also: "Ardennes boy" is maybe my new favorite moniker 😂

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 27d

Similar trajectories for sure through. But even in the classics it's more of a Holy Week vs Ardennes thing, isn't it? Anyway – fun thing to ponder!

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 27d

I mean, I'd really defer to your much deeper expertise!! But knee-jerk, yes: MvDP has never carried GC ambitions, whereas Pidcock has (or has had them thrust upon him). So despite the weirdness of the current era (i.e., Pogacar doing everything), they're not comparable, at least on the road, for me.

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · 27d

Sumo oranges and crabapples 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · Aug 31

I got tired of pasting the same stupid bio into Submittable so I made a little to-clipboard utility to make that a little faster. Also I needed a new Python project to pin to my GitHub for *reasons*. Please enjoy.

github.com/delfanbaum/t...
pypi.org/project/tmpl...

GitHub - delfanbaum/tmplcl: Templates to your clipboard: because sometimes you *just* can't be bothered to type it again.

Templates to your clipboard: because sometimes you *just* can't be bothered to type it again. - delfanbaum/tmplcl

github.com

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · Aug 21

Sometimes things are not, in fact, what they say on the tin.

Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · Aug 1

You should listen to @escapecollective.bsky.social's Wheel Talk podcast because it's awesome and the TDFF is great this year (as it is every year), but especially for the audio diaries – such a pleasure!

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Vol. 1 Brooklyn @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social · Jul 10

"...one of the cool things about living in New England is the pretty immediate and physical access to history and these historical places, so the narrative really started to make sense to me once I decided to visit some of the sites I was learning about." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/07/10/u...

Utopias Everywhere: An Interview with Bob Sykora

I’ve been hearing about Bob Sykora, his work, and the things he gets up to for years. He was in the cohort that left the spring before I started an MFA at UMass Boston, and everyone spoke so …

www.vol1brooklyn.com

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · Jul 10

I had a chance to talk to @bobsykora.bsky.social about his WONDERFUL book, Utopians in Love, and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social was kind enough to publish that conversation. Check it out below!!
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/07/10/u...

Utopias Everywhere: An Interview with Bob Sykora

I’ve been hearing about Bob Sykora, his work, and the things he gets up to for years. He was in the cohort that left the spring before I started an MFA at UMass Boston, and everyone spoke so …

www.vol1brooklyn.com

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · Jul 9

Vauquelin is going to get a good contract next year.

Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · Jul 8

"I'm a sprinter now!"

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Kathleen Carr Foster @kathleencarrfoster.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks @delfanbaum.bsky.social for creating such a great, low-key literary community!

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Danny Elfanbaum @delfanbaum.bsky.social · Apr 24

EB is the best.

Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · Apr 24

We recommended Good Grief when it was in hardcover. The paperback isn't out until November, but you can probably get it from the library www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780063...