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Took my elbow to Bushwick to show it the spot where it got broken
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Took my elbow to Bushwick to show it the spot where it got broken
Reposted by james folta
A reminder that I am the longtime owner of www.iamabasketballstar.com and open to pitches for what to do with it
🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀
iamabasketballstar.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A reminder that I am the longtime owner of www.iamabasketballstar.com and open to pitches for what to do with it
NYC Tip! Your fellow subway riders love when you tell them how they’d be cast in your Tár remake
January 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
NYC Tip! Your fellow subway riders love when you tell them how they’d be cast in your Tár remake
A reminder that I am the longtime owner of www.iamabasketballstar.com and open to pitches for what to do with it
🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀
iamabasketballstar.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A reminder that I am the longtime owner of www.iamabasketballstar.com and open to pitches for what to do with it
If you hear me say "Compliment of the seasons My dear", I'm just quoting my friend Mr.Warren E.Buffett
January 10, 2026 at 1:32 AM
If you hear me say "Compliment of the seasons My dear", I'm just quoting my friend Mr.Warren E.Buffett
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For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about the weird trend of writing about AI like it has agency and accountability
Stop anthropomorphizing lines of code.
Elon Musk promised that his social media company X would be “the everything app,” but these days “everything” seems to only include slop, fascist propaganda, and abuse. Increasingly, the social med…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about the weird trend of writing about AI like it has agency and accountability
Reposted by james folta
Did anyone else get this??
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Did anyone else get this??
Reposted by james folta
They’re killing poets and parents everywhere
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
They’re killing poets and parents everywhere
For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about the weird trend of writing about AI like it has agency and accountability
Stop anthropomorphizing lines of code.
Elon Musk promised that his social media company X would be “the everything app,” but these days “everything” seems to only include slop, fascist propaganda, and abuse. Increasingly, the social med…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about the weird trend of writing about AI like it has agency and accountability
They’re killing poets and parents everywhere
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
They’re killing poets and parents everywhere
Reposted by james folta
Did anyone else get this??
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Did anyone else get this??
New years is Montreal was freezing but full of rich food and bilingual people and my my wife being patient with my bad French
January 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
New years is Montreal was freezing but full of rich food and bilingual people and my my wife being patient with my bad French
It's going to be a great year for books!
Not sure what to read this year? Maybe consider the 313 books we’re most looking forward to in 2026.
Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026
After the year we’ve had, there’s no predicting anything about the year that’s to come. But whatever else might be fated to happen (to us) in 2026, there will definitely be books,…
buff.ly
January 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
It's going to be a great year for books!
TIRED: Lying awake on a Sunday night
WIRED:
WIRED:
spiritually feasting upon some unearthly reminiscence
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
TIRED: Lying awake on a Sunday night
WIRED:
WIRED:
They found out I was American in Montreal and forced me to wear this shirt around so people could tell I was American
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
They found out I was American in Montreal and forced me to wear this shirt around so people could tell I was American
So sick of this posting-brained government. Wrote a while back for @literaryhub.bsky.social about how this cosplaying leads naturally to deranged fantasies and impulsiveness
January 3, 2026 at 9:16 PM
So sick of this posting-brained government. Wrote a while back for @literaryhub.bsky.social about how this cosplaying leads naturally to deranged fantasies and impulsiveness
Calling it now, this is going to be the year of “2026”
January 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Calling it now, this is going to be the year of “2026”
After a year of reading and a lot of deliberation, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I picked 15 pieces from 2025 we especially enjoyed, in @pointsincase.com @reductress.bsky.social @mcsweeneys.net @newyorker.com @parisreview.bsky.social & @vulture.com
We also highlighted our best 2025 work!
(1/3)
We also highlighted our best 2025 work!
(1/3)
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing: End of 2025 Edition
Hello and welcome to A Newsletter of Humorous Writing, End of 2025 Edition, a roundup of the year's finest short humor pieces and funny articles, and a...
buttondown.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
After a year of reading and a lot of deliberation, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I picked 15 pieces from 2025 we especially enjoyed, in @pointsincase.com @reductress.bsky.social @mcsweeneys.net @newyorker.com @parisreview.bsky.social & @vulture.com
We also highlighted our best 2025 work!
(1/3)
We also highlighted our best 2025 work!
(1/3)
Am I the hottest guy who tweaked his lower back in Newark airport? They won’t let me get on the PA to ask so we may never know
December 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Am I the hottest guy who tweaked his lower back in Newark airport? They won’t let me get on the PA to ask so we may never know
Here it is, The Top 100 Most Frequently Used Words I Published or Produced in 2025
And the change in location relative to last year, asterisked words are new
And the change in location relative to last year, asterisked words are new
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Here it is, The Top 100 Most Frequently Used Words I Published or Produced in 2025
And the change in location relative to last year, asterisked words are new
And the change in location relative to last year, asterisked words are new
Here’s a little rhyme to help you sort out if you’re in a paranoia situation:
If the view be parallel,
You can be assured all is well.
If the View be Parallax,
You cannot and must not relax
If the view be parallel,
You can be assured all is well.
If the View be Parallax,
You cannot and must not relax
December 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s a little rhyme to help you sort out if you’re in a paranoia situation:
If the view be parallel,
You can be assured all is well.
If the View be Parallax,
You cannot and must not relax
If the view be parallel,
You can be assured all is well.
If the View be Parallax,
You cannot and must not relax
Remember that when Santa comes down the chimney you have to dodge his jolly attacks until his belly starts flashing red
December 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Remember that when Santa comes down the chimney you have to dodge his jolly attacks until his belly starts flashing red
Knocking into table legs and spilling everyone’s drinks in order to prove that I can do the Grinch’s signature belly slither
December 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Knocking into table legs and spilling everyone’s drinks in order to prove that I can do the Grinch’s signature belly slither
What lot of you simpletons don’t seem to understand is that a major part of being the head of the news is being bad at the news
December 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
What lot of you simpletons don’t seem to understand is that a major part of being the head of the news is being bad at the news