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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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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Did anyone else get this??
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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They’re killing poets and parents everywhere
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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
They’re killing poets and parents everywhere
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by james folta
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Did anyone else get this??
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 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
January 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
It's going to be a great year for books!
January 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
TIRED: Lying awake on a Sunday night

WIRED:
spiritually feasting upon some unearthly reminiscence
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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
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
Calling it now, this is going to be the year of “2026”
January 1, 2026 at 10:25 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!

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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
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
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
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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
December 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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
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
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