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Michael Harris Cohen @fictionaut.bsky.social · 3d

Disease of Finitude is the inaugural issue of antilogos press, curated by @sasharavitch.bsky.social. These Cronenberg riffs will peel off your skin and bend you into new shapes. Chuffed to have my game instructions, “Conjoinment Manual,” in it. Long live the new flesh.🔥

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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 20d

Dutch late night TV has its take

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trick van treat @derek.bike · Aug 9

this 3 act story has something for everyone

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Sasha Ravitch ☄️ @sasharavitch.bsky.social · May 9

watching this broke me in a way i have been trying to hold back from breaking down for months.

Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · May 8

Ice Agents in Worcester, MA RIGHT NOW attempting to take 2 women and a baby. City Council Member @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social attempting to help her. Please share far and wide ASAP!

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · May 6

Jeez. Buy more books from these presses, direct if possible. I've got books from 8 of these in my library. Grants are critical to many translation projects, too. It's about community and an expanded worldview, in addition to good reading.

Susan Bernofsky @translationista.bsky.social · May 6

The devastating, shortsighted attack on literature continues. List from Magic City Books. Who'd they miss? Note: the small publishers selected here for financial attack include (among other very worthy and important presses) @transitbooks.bsky.social, publisher of 2023 Nobel laureate Jon Fosse.

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · Apr 14

I haven't donated to Harvard in years for a variety of reasons, and lord knows I still have plenty of issues with them, but really proud of them today. And I'm going to make a little donation to remind them that standing up for academic freedom is GOOD for alumni relations.

Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · Apr 14

"We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement. The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights." FINALLY. Thank you, @harvard.edu, for FINALLY taking a stand.

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · Mar 26

“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.”―Flannery O'Connor (born March 25th, 1925)

Young Flannery O'Connor standing next to painting of her with peacock

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Jacob Steven Mohr @jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social · Mar 17

Speak now or forever Rest In Peace!

Please welcome for the first time...

The Honored Guests of
THE JOINING - SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR!

@crystallake.bsky.social

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Michael Harris Cohen @fictionaut.bsky.social · Mar 17

Ditto. Looking forward to the nuptials 💀

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Pedro Iniguez @pedroiniguez.bsky.social · Mar 13

My fiction collection FEVER DREAMS OF A PARASITE is officially out into the world! A million thanks to @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for gifting me a stellar introduction! From the bottom of my heart, I hope everyone enjoys these 21 tales of terror! Much love!

rawdogscreaming.com/books/fever-...

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Michael Harris Cohen @fictionaut.bsky.social · Mar 13

Congrats!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Mar 3

Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.

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Michael Harris Cohen @fictionaut.bsky.social · Mar 2

I'm a pacifist but this feels just right.

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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · Mar 1

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Michael Harris Cohen @fictionaut.bsky.social · Feb 28

While they push through tax cuts for billionaires 5800 essential aid programs are terminated.

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Feb 23

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.

www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams

Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....

www.commondreams.org

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · Feb 19

Being kind is punk AF.

The famous photo of a leather, Mohawk punk squatting down so a child can touch the spikes on his jacket.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 15

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · Feb 11

I'm not doomscrolling, I'm just doing Apocalypse Tourism

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Michael Harris Cohen @fictionaut.bsky.social · Feb 11

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Feb 10

I love all books equally, but there’s something special about older books with pages that are turning yellow, that feel a little brittle, a little crispy. I love books that have been around for decades, letting that narrative simmer.

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Clara 🍓 @clarabelle.xyz · Dec 17

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Michael Harris Cohen @fictionaut.bsky.social · Feb 8

Many, many of the above and must add Brian Evenson Carmen Maria Machado

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Michael Harris Cohen @fictionaut.bsky.social · Feb 7

This pretty much sums it up for me

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ACLU @aclu.org · Feb 5

Trump signed an executive order coercing medical providers to withhold health care from transgender patients.

So we're suing to stop him.

These hospitals suspended transgender care amid Trump's executive order. But can they do that?

Denver Health, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and VCU are some of the hospitals who said they're suspending or reviewing care.

www.usatoday.com

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