Kelli Dianne Rule
@kdiannerule.bsky.social
I'm a writer in my mid-40s and I was born in Florida. I write about Florida. It is a weird and cursed land. www.kellirule.com
Watching One Battle After Another, gonna include a boner in scene 1 of every one of my stories from now on, a precedent has been set
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Watching One Battle After Another, gonna include a boner in scene 1 of every one of my stories from now on, a precedent has been set
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Also in season 2 of The Afterparty!
it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Also in season 2 of The Afterparty!
Watching Bugonia, wondering when Louboutin shoes are gonna have to stop being used as shorthand for rich bitch.
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Watching Bugonia, wondering when Louboutin shoes are gonna have to stop being used as shorthand for rich bitch.
This is just Irish stuff, this is what my people do.
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is just Irish stuff, this is what my people do.
I should have made my career doing Christmas cards
December 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I should have made my career doing Christmas cards
Don't let QAnon go to the wax museum in Guadalajara I beg you
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Don't let QAnon go to the wax museum in Guadalajara I beg you
Absolutely bonkers day. Always try to hit museums when we go to Guad but most are closed on Mondays. Except the wax museum, the torture museum, and a house filled with backdrops for selfies/VR stations. I went under the sea.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Absolutely bonkers day. Always try to hit museums when we go to Guad but most are closed on Mondays. Except the wax museum, the torture museum, and a house filled with backdrops for selfies/VR stations. I went under the sea.
This wax museum in Guadalajara did Donny so dirty
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This wax museum in Guadalajara did Donny so dirty
The crossword clue was "seed with a hat," and the answer was "acorn," and I was like, awww. I needed that.
December 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The crossword clue was "seed with a hat," and the answer was "acorn," and I was like, awww. I needed that.
The latest issue of Whale Road Review is so tenderly curated. Each piece is a coin of beach glass. I especially loved Brian Delaney's "The Garage."
Happy 10-year anniversary of Whale Road Review! Thank you to all who have contributed and to the peer reviewers who have spent countless hours reading and shaping this journal with me. Here’s another fantastic winter issue that we’re excited to share!
www.whaleroadreview.com/issue-41
www.whaleroadreview.com/issue-41
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The latest issue of Whale Road Review is so tenderly curated. Each piece is a coin of beach glass. I especially loved Brian Delaney's "The Garage."
I forget dumb people well. I struggle to remember the names of dumb exes. I have no attachment. This is my superpower.
December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I forget dumb people well. I struggle to remember the names of dumb exes. I have no attachment. This is my superpower.
Can confirm
Being old used to mean exhibiting a gritty resolve that inspired the youth with the stoic resilience to survive two world wars but now it means seeing the world "email" and immediately saying "eee-mail" in the Homestar Runner voice.
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Can confirm
I was inspired to enter a collection of my short stories to a contest, thanks to the encouragement I've received from publishers and fans. I know my stories are weird and uncomfortable. I guess that's ok.
December 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I was inspired to enter a collection of my short stories to a contest, thanks to the encouragement I've received from publishers and fans. I know my stories are weird and uncomfortable. I guess that's ok.
Eternally thankful to @turnandwork.com for recognizing two(!) stories of mine as their most memorable of 2025. They chose Spiral (a personal fave) and Ma'Donna (something I took chances w and wasn't sure about.) Visit the list and read all 20 stellar selections.
www.turnandwork.com/best-of-2025...
www.turnandwork.com/best-of-2025...
Shortlist Favourites (For Now) - Turn & Work
These are the 20 most memorable stories I linked to at other sites – some of the best short fiction and creative nonfiction I read this year. Posted in chronological order, based on the date they were...
www.turnandwork.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Eternally thankful to @turnandwork.com for recognizing two(!) stories of mine as their most memorable of 2025. They chose Spiral (a personal fave) and Ma'Donna (something I took chances w and wasn't sure about.) Visit the list and read all 20 stellar selections.
www.turnandwork.com/best-of-2025...
www.turnandwork.com/best-of-2025...
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'MacBeth laments traditions that have vanished, the ephemeral nature of costumes and the ease with which handwritten notes recording otherwise forgotten local customs and folk tales can end up in a skip.'
Susan Owens on Britain’s lost arts
Susan Owens on Britain’s lost arts
Craftwork
www.the-tls.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
'MacBeth laments traditions that have vanished, the ephemeral nature of costumes and the ease with which handwritten notes recording otherwise forgotten local customs and folk tales can end up in a skip.'
Susan Owens on Britain’s lost arts
Susan Owens on Britain’s lost arts
So this is my cat.
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So this is my cat.
When I was (primarily) a painter, it was always the pieces I was unsure about that other people really liked. It's the same w writing. I learned that how I feel about my art is none of my business. My job is to make it & be grateful for an audience. Anyway I made a best of list recently, more soon!
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
When I was (primarily) a painter, it was always the pieces I was unsure about that other people really liked. It's the same w writing. I learned that how I feel about my art is none of my business. My job is to make it & be grateful for an audience. Anyway I made a best of list recently, more soon!
Tested a stapler on a wire bound notebook and now I have a wire bound notebook stapled to my breakfast bar
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Tested a stapler on a wire bound notebook and now I have a wire bound notebook stapled to my breakfast bar
You can't name a movie Hamnet.
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
You can't name a movie Hamnet.
Literally our whole thing was that we suck.
No, next question
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Literally our whole thing was that we suck.
Thankful to announce Ink In Thirds literary magazine has nominated my prose piece "In Another Life" for Best Microfiction 2026. Judges are Meg Pokrass, Gary Fincke, and Diane Seuss.
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Ink In Thirds: In Another Life
In Another Life: A study of mania and its inevitable crash. And also, orange juice. Originally published in the Spring/Summer issue of Ink in Thirds. In Another Life James lies on the motel b…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Thankful to announce Ink In Thirds literary magazine has nominated my prose piece "In Another Life" for Best Microfiction 2026. Judges are Meg Pokrass, Gary Fincke, and Diane Seuss.
kellirule.com/2025/05/11/i...
kellirule.com/2025/05/11/i...
Honestly feel the capitalist fetishization of competition over cooperation could use some examining as well.
This piece does a good job breaking down how the actual process of boys’ gender anxiety actually gets triggered in academic settings. There’s a tendency to treat “provide & protect” masculinity as positive, but to be maintained it requires a femininity that needs protecting.
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
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December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Honestly feel the capitalist fetishization of competition over cooperation could use some examining as well.
Five jet black grackles in the trees outside my window. Tweeting/cooing up a storm. These fuckers are plotting something.
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Five jet black grackles in the trees outside my window. Tweeting/cooing up a storm. These fuckers are plotting something.