Jane Espenson
@janeespenson.bsky.social
TV Writer: Buffy, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Gilmore Girls, Once Upon a Time, Artful Dodger, Foundation, Fallout...
The NYT Sunday Crossword -- 85 across "It typically has a string attached. Six letters. Starts with T. My guess was wrong.
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The NYT Sunday Crossword -- 85 across "It typically has a string attached. Six letters. Starts with T. My guess was wrong.
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This year’s Super Bowl innovation: Candy charcuterie
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This year’s Super Bowl innovation: Candy charcuterie
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i can’t tell what’s satire anymore
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
i can’t tell what’s satire anymore
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DID YOU KNOW?
If you have Delta Sky Miles, you can donate them to help a kidnapped-and-released person fly home!
They are set free on the streets of El Paso or another Texas town with no phone, no money, nothing at all. Your miles can get them back to their loved ones!
If you have Delta Sky Miles, you can donate them to help a kidnapped-and-released person fly home!
They are set free on the streets of El Paso or another Texas town with no phone, no money, nothing at all. Your miles can get them back to their loved ones!
Donate Your Miles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM
DID YOU KNOW?
If you have Delta Sky Miles, you can donate them to help a kidnapped-and-released person fly home!
They are set free on the streets of El Paso or another Texas town with no phone, no money, nothing at all. Your miles can get them back to their loved ones!
If you have Delta Sky Miles, you can donate them to help a kidnapped-and-released person fly home!
They are set free on the streets of El Paso or another Texas town with no phone, no money, nothing at all. Your miles can get them back to their loved ones!
When I see ad for Las Vegas tourism, I keep thinking it's a Fallout promo.
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When I see ad for Las Vegas tourism, I keep thinking it's a Fallout promo.
This is me when the little map shows the DoorDash driver getting closer.
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
This is me when the little map shows the DoorDash driver getting closer.
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
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Olympics announcer just said "we're not Yoda, we can't predict the future" and I could feel a million nerds cry out in pain.
February 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Olympics announcer just said "we're not Yoda, we can't predict the future" and I could feel a million nerds cry out in pain.
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I just called this place and asked how to donate, they are @leostowingmn on Venmo
Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I just called this place and asked how to donate, they are @leostowingmn on Venmo
So much conceptualizin’
February 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
So much conceptualizin’
Where the heck is the darn flame?
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Where the heck is the darn flame?
The commentators haven’t been given enough facts about the athletes, right?!
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The commentators haven’t been given enough facts about the athletes, right?!
Didn’t realize Olympics were cutting to shot of veep. Jump scare.
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Didn’t realize Olympics were cutting to shot of veep. Jump scare.
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
WRITING SPRINT COMPLETE! Good work all!
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
WRITING SPRINT COMPLETE! Good work all!
WRITING SPRINT COMMENCE! 1 hour of focused work on any task (doesn't have to be writing) starts now. It will fly! Go go go!
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
WRITING SPRINT COMMENCE! 1 hour of focused work on any task (doesn't have to be writing) starts now. It will fly! Go go go!
Life got busy, but I think we could a WRITING SPRINT again. Starts in 10 mins at the top of the hour - 1 hour of focused work on any task. Jump in if that would help you!
February 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Life got busy, but I think we could a WRITING SPRINT again. Starts in 10 mins at the top of the hour - 1 hour of focused work on any task. Jump in if that would help you!
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Kansas. One of the most rectangular states. State flower: sunflower. State bird: Western Meadowlark. Capital: Topeka, which means “good place to dig potatoes”.
February 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Kansas. One of the most rectangular states. State flower: sunflower. State bird: Western Meadowlark. Capital: Topeka, which means “good place to dig potatoes”.
Again, I bring up the Love Boat episode in which a politician practicing a speech vowed to wage war on poverty, but accidentally said "the poor," and it WAS A JOKE.
Hollywood producer Barry Josephson to Jeffrey Epstein:
“I've been thinking a lot about that question that you asked bill gates 'how do we get rid of poor people as a whole'"
“I've been thinking a lot about that question that you asked bill gates 'how do we get rid of poor people as a whole'"
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Again, I bring up the Love Boat episode in which a politician practicing a speech vowed to wage war on poverty, but accidentally said "the poor," and it WAS A JOKE.
This is a lovely piece of writing from a writer with a name like an SCTV character and a great touching story to tell.
"I was standing in swanky restaurant in New York City wearing a black dress short enough to satisfy management, and I had just broken the most important rule of the job."
I Was A Disillusioned Waiter In New York. A Chance Encounter With Catherine O'Hara Changed My Life.
"I was standing in swanky restaurant in New York City wearing a black dress short enough to satisfy management, and I had just broken the most important rule of the job."
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This is a lovely piece of writing from a writer with a name like an SCTV character and a great touching story to tell.
They don't tell you when you do your 8th grade report on #Jupiter that you'll spend the rest of your life reacting to Jupiter news like you've got some special connection. Like, Jupiter?! Oh, I went to school with her.
A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / John Downing)
February 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
They don't tell you when you do your 8th grade report on #Jupiter that you'll spend the rest of your life reacting to Jupiter news like you've got some special connection. Like, Jupiter?! Oh, I went to school with her.
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Before and after saying good boy
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Before and after saying good boy
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Guys I know everything is incredibly bad but please stop for a moment and enjoy this photo of my fucking amazing cat. Look at this shape. The box behind him is his thinking box, he sits in it and thinks
February 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Guys I know everything is incredibly bad but please stop for a moment and enjoy this photo of my fucking amazing cat. Look at this shape. The box behind him is his thinking box, he sits in it and thinks
In 45 minutes, I have to be at a place that's 15 minutes away. Do I...
A) Leave now
B) Leave in 15 minutes
C) Look, I'm not comfortable pushing it any later than that.
A) Leave now
B) Leave in 15 minutes
C) Look, I'm not comfortable pushing it any later than that.
February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
In 45 minutes, I have to be at a place that's 15 minutes away. Do I...
A) Leave now
B) Leave in 15 minutes
C) Look, I'm not comfortable pushing it any later than that.
A) Leave now
B) Leave in 15 minutes
C) Look, I'm not comfortable pushing it any later than that.