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Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 1d

i loved the 2025 philadelphia phillies. no playoffs can make me hate them. defector.com/what-ill-rem...

What I'll Remember About The Phillies | Defector

At the Phillies’ 2025 home opener, we decided that it was our year. As my friend Dana and I stood next to the giant balloon arch and let someone take our photo, people around us were feeling optimisti...

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · 2d

that’s how they get you!

Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · 2d

the scammers are back on their bullshit. if we’ve emailed you from a random hotmail account? (literally) no we didn’t.

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · 26d

gonna need a public mural of her in philadelphia STAT

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26d

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

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Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · Jul 28

nothing hotter than a union man

Reuters @reuters.com · Jul 28

Report: Phillies' Bryce Harper cussed out commissioner reut.rs/3IRkZUJ

Report: Phillies' Bryce Harper cussed out commissioner

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper dropped an f-bomb on Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred in a heated confrontation last week about a potential salary cap, ESPN reported Monday.

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Aug 1

brave and also wise

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Aug 1

another absolute banger from @printrunpodcast.bsky.social, who always speak about this weird work we do so thoughtfully.

And thank god they do bc when I try to talk about it, just an ear-bleeding feral scream that only bog creatures can hear comes out??? Anyway, reopening to queries next week!

PRINT RUN @printrunpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 1

NEW EPISODE

....well? Can they?

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Episode 180—Can Agents Read?

This week we took a look at a substack piece (link below!) that argued that literary agents can’t or don’t read well, as a jumping-off point to discuss the big picture of the query process, the ways w

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · Jul 1

Hello. After months and months of self-consciously self-promoting, the day has finally come. I WANT TO BURN THIS PLACE DOWN is available wherever books are sold. www.harpercollins.com/products/i-w...

I Want to Burn This Place Down

A debut essay collection by the inimitable cultural critic Maris Kreizman—an introspective, searing account of the life experiences that have pushed this fo...

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jun 26

the lesson that has positively affected me the most in my adult life, the lesson I’m most proud of having learned, is the difference between FEELING unsafe and BEING unsafe

Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jun 7

ilysm

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jun 7

somehow, about a decade ago, the internet gave me both @kristenarnett.bsky.social and @emmaceisenberg.bsky.social and god what a fucking gift that I get to know them! My two beautiful pals!!!!

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jun 7

KATE

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jun 6

Genuinely can’t even put into words how fucking lucky we are to have a book-length compendium of Kate advice. This shit is gold!!!

Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · Jun 6

I love being on podcasts and I love talking about rejection

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Author and literary agent Kate McKean on feeling energized by rejection – The Creative Independent

Author and literary agent Kate McKean discusses switching between professional hats, trying again and again while knowing that she might fail, and keeping her eyes on her own page.

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jun 2

YES

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jun 2

everybody lock in, it’s time to tee hee hee with our friend Josh!!!

Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · Jun 2

At long last, my new standup special Positive Reinforcement is coming out on 6/27 on Blonde Medicine's YouTube page!

I'm so excited for everyone to get to see these jokes! Click "Remind Me" for a notification when it's live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...

Comedian Josh Gondelman Sets Premiere Date For New Special ‘Positive Reinforcement’

Josh Gondelman's new comedy special 'Positive Reinforcement' is set to premiere on YouTube later this month and debut in album form in July.

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Mar 14

I never feel more simple than during our first stretch of sixty+ degree weather every year when my will to live returns like a slap in the face

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Feb 5

get tickets to come see me and kelsey in boston next week!!!!

Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · Feb 4

There are still tickets available for my book tour!! Come hang out! I have an insane little gossip story and we will have FUN
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Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · Jan 30

i also wrote a newsletter about how weird it is to try and sell art in this month in particular, and decided to donate one dollar for every presale to The Attic Youth Center here in Philly buttondown.com/mckinneykels...

Selling Art At The End of an Empire

I’ve spent all week doing interviews, and I will spend all next week doing the same. I feel really grateful to do interviews, to talk to curious reporters...

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jan 22

who the fuck do you think ruined our discoverability models in favor of social media algorithms in the first place??? we are facing a very real literacy crisis that is agnostic of age and y’all are NOT HELPING.

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Dana Murphy @manadurphy.bsky.social · Jan 22

I can’t listen to one more smug millennial whine about young ppl’s reliance on tiktok for recipes and music as if y’all popped out knowing how to read a paper map or use the dewey decimal system or drive stick.

you sound like a boomer. grow up.

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speedy ortiz ÷ sad13 ÷ sadie dupuis ÷ haunted guy @sad13.horse · Jan 9

editable/addable spreadsheet of music industry folks who have lost their homes to the fires, along with gofundme links and immediate requests where applicable. for sharing docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Support The Music Community - Fire Loss

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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · Jan 9

Can also vouch for Eva et al., they do amazing good in the community

s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · Jan 9

FYI my pal Eva and comrades have been doing the work supporting unhoused people in LA for YEARS and I can 100000000% percent vouch that any funds you send to her will be used for direct aid.

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Venmo | Catherine Schetina

Venmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today.

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Ted Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social · Jan 9

Master doc of mutual aid groups helping people and animals on the ground in LA. Please share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Jan 6

hi! my annual video countdown of the year's best movies will be up on monday, january 13.

on the advice of "No Other Land" director Basel Adra, the annual fundraiser i launch along with it is in support of The Palestine Red Crescent Society, and the fundraiser is now live:

gofund.me/ae3c2b9f

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