Caroline Casey
@cacasey.bsky.social
pyrrhic victor, enemy of fun
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“My dear son, learn eloquence; not barely what you say, but the proper manner of speaking.
My son, learn music but don’t be a pedant in it.”
From the encrypted diaries of William Thomas Prestwood, whose decryptions are collected in Cipher, by Jeremy B. Jones.
My son, learn music but don’t be a pedant in it.”
From the encrypted diaries of William Thomas Prestwood, whose decryptions are collected in Cipher, by Jeremy B. Jones.
Rich Pap, Poor Pap,
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buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“My dear son, learn eloquence; not barely what you say, but the proper manner of speaking.
My son, learn music but don’t be a pedant in it.”
From the encrypted diaries of William Thomas Prestwood, whose decryptions are collected in Cipher, by Jeremy B. Jones.
My son, learn music but don’t be a pedant in it.”
From the encrypted diaries of William Thomas Prestwood, whose decryptions are collected in Cipher, by Jeremy B. Jones.
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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The newsletters will continue until morale improves
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The newsletters will continue until morale improves
the current administration is actually the best argument against prison abolition
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
the current administration is actually the best argument against prison abolition
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We're not like regular audiobook retailers. We're a cool audiobook retailer.
That's why we're running a Shop Small Sale now through Dec 1, and every purchase you make supports the indie bookshop of your choice 🎧
Shop the sale: libro.fm/sale/all
That's why we're running a Shop Small Sale now through Dec 1, and every purchase you make supports the indie bookshop of your choice 🎧
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libro.fm
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We're not like regular audiobook retailers. We're a cool audiobook retailer.
That's why we're running a Shop Small Sale now through Dec 1, and every purchase you make supports the indie bookshop of your choice 🎧
Shop the sale: libro.fm/sale/all
That's why we're running a Shop Small Sale now through Dec 1, and every purchase you make supports the indie bookshop of your choice 🎧
Shop the sale: libro.fm/sale/all
netfix just told me to not stream stranger things, instead read an AI summary and obviously, NEITHER but wtf
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
netfix just told me to not stream stranger things, instead read an AI summary and obviously, NEITHER but wtf
giant sale up at nd go get em www.ndbooks.com
New Directions Publishing
New Directions was founded in 1936, when James Laughlin (1914–1997), then a twenty-two-year-old Harvard sophomore, issued the first of the New Directions anthologies.
www.ndbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
giant sale up at nd go get em www.ndbooks.com
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bring me to your university to make prints (poems) with your students. I'll do it!
'A little world made cunningly of elements', screen print/monoprint and India ink on paper, 2025
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
bring me to your university to make prints (poems) with your students. I'll do it!
not the point but why does she look like the mother of the bride the morning after she slept in her dress
Nancy Mace: "You can see in the Epstein emails that he's clearly targeting President Trump as retribution for him being a good man ... he's a good man who protects women. That's what real men do."
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
not the point but why does she look like the mother of the bride the morning after she slept in her dress
I love the calculation of volume and I love that ND brought it here
She Has Taken 30 Years to Write a 7-Part Novel About 1 Day. It’s a Sensation.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I love the calculation of volume and I love that ND brought it here
we are entering the season of "oh my god I want to rewrite your annual appeal"
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
we are entering the season of "oh my god I want to rewrite your annual appeal"
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There is no batshit far-right idea that the NYT's "reasonable" conservatives will not launder into polite discourse.
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
There is no batshit far-right idea that the NYT's "reasonable" conservatives will not launder into polite discourse.
what we need right now
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Hello everyone, sorry to go so long without posting something. I caught covid in August and it's taken me months to start feeling relatively back to normal. I am still struggling with fatigue and some...
mcmansionhell.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
what we need right now
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I did not anticipate being so embarrassed by a society in which I had so little faith to begin with
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I did not anticipate being so embarrassed by a society in which I had so little faith to begin with
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Broadview.
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Broadview.
imagine being in workshop with the dictionary we would never survive
‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms.
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
imagine being in workshop with the dictionary we would never survive
you broke it, you bought it, but for america
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
you broke it, you bought it, but for america
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The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
my favorite movie critic / library professional is at it again
"I suspect Trachtenberg has been in the keywords because every line of dialogue in this thing has a distinctly Kindle Direct sensibility."
"I suspect Trachtenberg has been in the keywords because every line of dialogue in this thing has a distinctly Kindle Direct sensibility."
Dan Trachtenberg, Email Me the Deleted Sex Scene from PREDATOR: BADLANDS
+ I know it exists
deeperintomovies.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
my favorite movie critic / library professional is at it again
"I suspect Trachtenberg has been in the keywords because every line of dialogue in this thing has a distinctly Kindle Direct sensibility."
"I suspect Trachtenberg has been in the keywords because every line of dialogue in this thing has a distinctly Kindle Direct sensibility."
all this epstein stuff is also an argument for a public editor
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
all this epstein stuff is also an argument for a public editor
do we all change our prices or sales tax rates or what
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
do we all change our prices or sales tax rates or what
MN nice is people sneering in the comments about the sanctity of HOA-enforced lawn care rules
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
MN nice is people sneering in the comments about the sanctity of HOA-enforced lawn care rules
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i mean it is crazy that the closest thing to taking trump down is an actual secret elite pedophile ring
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
i mean it is crazy that the closest thing to taking trump down is an actual secret elite pedophile ring