ice aren’t cops but they are bastards in their own right
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 PM
ice aren’t cops but they are bastards in their own right
It’s demoralizing and dehumanizing to see posts cheering on the jackboots and justifying street executions, so please try remember that by some estimates as much half of all internet traffic is just bots talking to each other. Lotta good people out there, too.
January 24, 2026 at 10:40 PM
It’s demoralizing and dehumanizing to see posts cheering on the jackboots and justifying street executions, so please try remember that by some estimates as much half of all internet traffic is just bots talking to each other. Lotta good people out there, too.
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Elisa Shua Dusapin Is The Real Deal | Defector
Every so often, an obvious talent will suddenly appear from nowhere. The initial instinct, among critics, is to indicate this event as an event via a rush of comparisons. One such case was that of…
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January 22, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Elisa Shua Dusapin is the real deal: defector.com/elisa-shua-d...
“The Old Fire is a masterpiece of restraint. A book that deals in sensitive subjects, but eschews void-gazing and bloodletting to craft a truly unique approach to grief and trauma, even in the moments when actual blood is involved.”
Wrote about Dusapin in Defector!!!
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Wrote about Dusapin in Defector!!!
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Elisa Shua Dusapin Is The Real Deal | Defector
Every so often, an obvious talent will suddenly appear from nowhere. The initial instinct, among critics, is to indicate this event as an event via a rush of comparisons. One such case was that of Eli...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
“The Old Fire is a masterpiece of restraint. A book that deals in sensitive subjects, but eschews void-gazing and bloodletting to craft a truly unique approach to grief and trauma, even in the moments when actual blood is involved.”
Wrote about Dusapin in Defector!!!
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Wrote about Dusapin in Defector!!!
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Had the thought that I could really use a “reader’s retreat” like a writer’s retreat but for reading books and then I realized I had invented the concept of vacations
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Had the thought that I could really use a “reader’s retreat” like a writer’s retreat but for reading books and then I realized I had invented the concept of vacations
I understand it in the context of the 2010s but if people are going to keep calling things “alt lit” I would really like to know what, exactly, it is an alternative to
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I understand it in the context of the 2010s but if people are going to keep calling things “alt lit” I would really like to know what, exactly, it is an alternative to
The Devil: I am prepared to offer you a Faustian bargain….
Faust: I’m sure it’s fine that you’re calling it that
Faust: I’m sure it’s fine that you’re calling it that
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The Devil: I am prepared to offer you a Faustian bargain….
Faust: I’m sure it’s fine that you’re calling it that
Faust: I’m sure it’s fine that you’re calling it that
Customer at the bookstore wanted a copy of The Art of War and I told him that we don’t have it, but I could order it if he was okay waiting a few days, and he said “no thanks… I need it for later today” ???
January 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Customer at the bookstore wanted a copy of The Art of War and I told him that we don’t have it, but I could order it if he was okay waiting a few days, and he said “no thanks… I need it for later today” ???
Booked a sort of marketing/creative consulting meeting, and I think I would like to do that for more writers/small presses/etc. if anyone else trusts my tastes and sensibilities enough.
Plus, I can’t grow a good beard so I promise not to do any Rick Rubin hack shit.
Plus, I can’t grow a good beard so I promise not to do any Rick Rubin hack shit.
January 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Booked a sort of marketing/creative consulting meeting, and I think I would like to do that for more writers/small presses/etc. if anyone else trusts my tastes and sensibilities enough.
Plus, I can’t grow a good beard so I promise not to do any Rick Rubin hack shit.
Plus, I can’t grow a good beard so I promise not to do any Rick Rubin hack shit.
Using the Lion King to explain to my toddler that not only will daddy die one day, but that’s also exactly how it is going to happen
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Using the Lion King to explain to my toddler that not only will daddy die one day, but that’s also exactly how it is going to happen
My wife’s master’s degree is in international relations and I want you to imagine her with cigarettes between every single one of her fingers
January 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
My wife’s master’s degree is in international relations and I want you to imagine her with cigarettes between every single one of her fingers
In Hopscotch, near the start of part two, Cortazar uses a “sic” in the omniscient narration to point out that a character has used a word incorrectly, and I am yelling about it like it’s sports!! Can he do that??? Ref???
January 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
In Hopscotch, near the start of part two, Cortazar uses a “sic” in the omniscient narration to point out that a character has used a word incorrectly, and I am yelling about it like it’s sports!! Can he do that??? Ref???
I love it that IKEA sometimes gives you extra parts and gives no indication of it. They want you to doubt.
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I love it that IKEA sometimes gives you extra parts and gives no indication of it. They want you to doubt.
Now that the hype is dying down, I’ll finally celebrate Christmas
December 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Now that the hype is dying down, I’ll finally celebrate Christmas
And a very merry “—Merry Christmas! the man threatened” to all my fellow brodernists
December 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
And a very merry “—Merry Christmas! the man threatened” to all my fellow brodernists
I am not a very good Catholic because I only go to mass on the major holidays and also I was raised and confirmed as a Presbyterian
December 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I am not a very good Catholic because I only go to mass on the major holidays and also I was raised and confirmed as a Presbyterian
“White Christmas” makes no direct reference to the biblical story of Christ’s birth, and was written by a Jewish immigrant. It is the most popular song of all time.
I think that’s nice. Melting-pot, peace on earth, all men are brothers stuff.
I think that’s nice. Melting-pot, peace on earth, all men are brothers stuff.
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
“White Christmas” makes no direct reference to the biblical story of Christ’s birth, and was written by a Jewish immigrant. It is the most popular song of all time.
I think that’s nice. Melting-pot, peace on earth, all men are brothers stuff.
I think that’s nice. Melting-pot, peace on earth, all men are brothers stuff.
Leaving the Criterion Closet with nothing and saying “eh I can just stream these”
December 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Leaving the Criterion Closet with nothing and saying “eh I can just stream these”
I sold all of my personal data to get us these targeted advertisements because I provide for this family
December 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I sold all of my personal data to get us these targeted advertisements because I provide for this family
Open mic night tonight. Read this protein sequence for human blood as a sort of experimental poem. Very difficult to say
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Open mic night tonight. Read this protein sequence for human blood as a sort of experimental poem. Very difficult to say
Shivering cold, alone in my car, wearing my dead dad’s old jean jacket I’m basically the subject of a Springsteen song
December 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Shivering cold, alone in my car, wearing my dead dad’s old jean jacket I’m basically the subject of a Springsteen song
After a full day of everyone’s snow pictures
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
After a full day of everyone’s snow pictures
You can listen to Sleep the Clock Around by Belle and Sebastian 288 times in 24 hours and I think I just might
December 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
You can listen to Sleep the Clock Around by Belle and Sebastian 288 times in 24 hours and I think I just might