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Daniel Sylvan Paige
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writer person sometimes a melding

fiction, tv, different things | Granta Workshop alum | stuff in Wigleaf ⬇️
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Daniel Sylvan Paige @danielpaige.com · 27d
Thrilled for this!
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“Rather than ask who your ideal reader is, since I have met your ideal reader and he hurt me physically…”

open.substack.com/pub/believer...
An Interview with George Saunders
Excerpted from a conversation with Ben Marcus in Issue 11 of The Believer
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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outonthemoors.bsky.social
It's that time of year
The Distracted Boyfriend meme, but their heads are now: Guy - a wide-eyed cat Girlfriend - a cat tree Red dress woman - a Christmas tree
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Catch up on what happened this week with these Venn diagrams.
This week’s news in Venn diagrams.
With our “What was Literary Twitter?” bracket (don’t forget to vote!) and the National Book Awards happening all in the same week, I’ve been very sleepy lately. Please send …
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November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Hmmm…what USAID wasn’t bad for America…what if getting rid of it only hurt us and everyone else?

What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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what a piece today, from Molly Akin!!

"One time I lost words. They slipped out and were buried under sand, finely ground, collected, disbursed."

https://www.havehashad.com/mf5jn
November 22, 2025 Evolution Molly Akin One time I lost words. They slipped out and were buried under sand, finely ground, collected, disbursed. I waited. One time I lost sorrow; it slipped out and was buried under sand. Finely ground shells and bits of fur. One time my ancestors came walking out of the sea. They collected the bits of rock and bone and feather and fur and fashioned me. Now I fly with open mouth, trailing words and shouting meaning: “Look at what I lost.” Another swoop, closer to the ground now: “Look at what I found.” Now tusks curl from my mouth. I charge at memory, tossing aside its fragile weight that once pined me hollow. Now I am the one who will turn and return, slipping gently into water.
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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what was this guy’s fucking problem
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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RIP Walt Whitman you would have loved a scandal involving sexually explicit poetry and a grass metaphor
November 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Coffee isn't enough I stare directly at the sun for 30 seconds
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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How dare you give me the tools to help myself.
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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I don’t know about you, but I pronounce it gyro.
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Imagine being able to find something in the first drawer you try.
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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The children have requested an Edgar Allan Poe tree for Solstice
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Three Dark-eyed Juncos have been visiting my garden each day. Two are usual-sized, but the third one has a little junco in the trunko.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Sorry I'm 3 days late, I was eating a pomegranate.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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“When I work more than an hour on one project, I get irritated.” —Donald Hall buff.ly/gU0kg0S
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Whatever You Think, You're Wrong: A Guide to the Comments Section
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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this is really something,

“Loitering: sitting around without a purpose. You were without a purpose. Eight hours ago you had one. Will you ever find a new one?”
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Terrific story by @srirachachang.bsky.social in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social's new issue! 🫶💕

splitlipthemag.com/fiction/1125...
How to Make Non-Korean Kimchi — Split Lip Magazine
Think about your mother-in-law’s kimchi. Violently crimson and glossy, redder and thicker than blood, thinly sweet and floral fragrant, garlic and spice that burst through with every crunch.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Hey you, keep going! You have to do this for the rest of your life anyway!
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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I just got my hair cut by a woman who has us all beat. She owns the shop but she also works two hours a week bussing at a fancy hotel restaurant so she can get employee deals at fancy hotels.

And two days a week she slings bags for Delta so she can fly wherever she wants for free.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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second window's funds raised: a whopping $2,709.32, for a total of $3,628.88. you people rule! I've got lots of reading to do, I'll randomly select the merch winners when I'm done!
havehashad.com HAD @havehashad.com · 12d
Happy HAD Friday! 2 submission windows today for those who make some kind of donation to a cause! Link will work from 10-11am and 7-8pm Eastern. Where are you donating? havehashad.submittable.com/submit/34166...
Submission call to benefit... causes. You pick the cause. We don't need your money, but lots of other people do. Make a donation to a cause that really needs it. Reply to our post with links to give others ideas. Include a screenshot/picture of your donation (from today, of any amount) with your submission. I'm gonna open two windows today (Friday, November 14th): from 10-11am Eastern, and 7-8pm Eastern; no limit, no scramble, no lost sleep (hopefully!) If you don't have spare cash at the moment, HAD still appreciates you. Screenshot an impassioned letter about something you care about to your city counselor, school board, governor or whatever. Writing-wise: no theme, no restrictions. Short is nice, we like publishing short. Also, we'll select at random one submitter to win a merch article of their choosing, (including the sold-out HADt!) <3 crowjonah
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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our acceptances form Tom Snarsky's #smallpoemsunday call officially wrapped up yesterday, but we've got another small poem for y'all today, courtesy of Bobby Vanecko!

https://www.havehashad.com/bqnhv
November 14, 2025 Happy Gilmore Soundtrack Bobby Vanecko walking down the street over the ear studio headphones on no music playing through them singing carry on my wayward son at top volume
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Theorist Media creatives announce joint union drive with Motion Pictures Editors Guild and Writers Guild of America West. #TheoristsUnite @mpeg700.bsky.social @iatse.bsky.social @teamtheorist.bsky.social
Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 13, 2025 — After building overwhelming support, creative workers at Theorist Media are calling on owner Lunar X to recognize their unions. The organizing effort includes workers performing a wide range of work — from editing and writing to sound design to thumbnail creation and digital production. Workers first reached out to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), while the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) joined the campaign to coordinate organizing efforts for writers. The Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, is leading the effort for the IATSE-represented classifications. This signals a major step forward for workers across the fast-growing digital media sector. “For more than 20 years, we’ve watched terrific creators and their content shape YouTube into one of the most powerful platforms on Earth,” said Nicole Cepeda, who works in graphics at Theorist. “Now it’s time for Theorist and other production companies to take it to the next level. “By unionizing, our goal is to help raise professional standards and bring them in line with the broader entertainment industry. The work we do is real, and it deserves real protection.” "My aunt was the first female president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, where she fought for collective bargaining rights for educators. She was a force to be reckoned with, and I'm proud to be continuing her legacy by helping bring the labor movement to YouTube,” said Daniel Zemke, Writer at Theorist. “We're fighting for fair wages, better working conditions, and a voice on a platform that is sorely lacking in worker rights.” Despite being petitioned by a supermajority of its relevant workers, Theorist Media — now owned by Lunar X — has declined to voluntarily recognize the unions and is pushing for an NLRB representation election. “All workers have a right to union representation,” said WGAW President Michele Mulroney. “The creatives behind Theorist programming are bringing audiences, advertisers, and profits for Theorist — it’s time for the good union jobs to follow.” Theorist workers remain undeterred and will continue to demand that Theorist Media and Lunar X do the right thing and voluntarily recognize the unions and quickly negotiate fair contracts for their workers. “With all its successful enthusiast sites, Theorist has proven that a huge audience exists for professionally produced content on YouTube,” said Alan Heim, ACE, president of Motion Picture Editors Guild. “Now it’s time for management to prove that they will do the right thing by the hard-working craftspeople who make all that great content possible.”
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM