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Kyle Beachy

@kylebeachy.bsky.social

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Author of The Most Fun Thing (essays) and The Slide (a novel) https://linktr.ee/kbeachy

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · May 14

Here's one easy and local way to resist the march of antihuman tech. Make a practice of writing sentences.

DM for info or write kylebeachy at gmail to reserve a spot. I believe in this weekend course as much as I believe in just about anything.

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 14h

The Company of Wolves (2007)

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 14h

this is a good opportunity to add that i think much of what people claim about very short fictions is hyperbolic, or just bullshit, but this one really is a wonder.

Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 14h

i have taught this story to undergrads a number of times and yes, perfect

Shannon Sanders @shanders.bsky.social · Aug 29

Do you need something satisfying to read that will take you away from this hellhole for about 3 perfect minutes? Here is my recommendation, courtesy of @danchaon.bsky.social and @wigleaf.bsky.social:

wigleaf.com/201302him.htm

Chaon: 'That's Him! That's the Guy!'

Fiction by Dan Chaon

wigleaf.com

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 15h

it is almost difficult to be reminded how much obvious care went into this video. my god we had it good.

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 15h

some answers, here, in the absence of questions:

pretty expensive, honestly! 300-level but centered. good view, yeah. well, my first concert! roll the bones, right, 1992, giant early-gen CGI skeleton on the big screen rapping. not good, no. of course i'll wear the shirt. my wife. chicago.

Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 15h

ama about the rush tickets i bought last night

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 2d

this, um, explains a whole lot. thanks for sharing the inside look.

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 2d

a banger.

Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 2d

extremely happy for krasznahorkai, of whose work i am certain i've read more than you

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 3d

A certain legacy-media editorial board recommended capitulation in the face of Trump’s invasion, but on the South Side, we believe Chicagoans should keep standing up for one another.

South Side Weekly @southsideweekly.bsky.social · 3d

Let us be clear: The President of the United States is levying war against American cities and American citizens—and we cannot rely on the other branches of government to save us.

It’s up to us.

It’s Up to Us to Protect One Another

As Trump sends troops to Chicago, we will continue to investigate and report. Readers have a role to play, too.

southsideweekly.com

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 3d

solidarity with all academics working today and especially those suffering death threats and maybe, it seems, even more.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 3d

that's it. those are the two.

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 3d

i am back in a college classroom this semester after several semesters away. i thought i'd share some pro tips that make my writing classroom so great.
1) don't penalize for lateness
2) you can't catch LLM stuff, there's no point trying, but you can vigorously shame anyone who uses it

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 3d

skated today, just the absolute most rudimentary moves a guy could do, pure and unadulterated basic stuff. incredible. haven't felt this good in days.

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shelby wilson @shheeelllbby.bsky.social · 3d

we want to publish your poetry, fiction, non-fiction, essays, graphic storytelling, and experiments that utilize the web as a medium! send your pitch to [email protected] for the next issue of the html review

thehtml.review/about

the html review — about

the html review is an annual journal of literature made to exist on the web

thehtml.review

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Anne Elizabeth Moore @anneelizabethmoore.bsky.social · 3d

Every royalty statement from my publisher is a new chance to thank you from the bottom of my heart for buying up every copy of BODY HORROR we have been able to print over the last—OMG—eight years. Free shipping today on bookshop dot org, plus the book is a buck fifty off! <3 <3 <3

Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes

Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes

bookshop.org

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 3d

greatest city in america, not even close

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 3d

This is amazing.

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Holly M. Wendt @hmwendt.bsky.social · 4d

Happy NHL season! Counting down the minutes to puck-drop? Need something to do during intermissions besides chew your nails and second-guess the coaching decisions? Maybe pick up a hockey novel like HEADING NORTH! Print: www.braddockavenuebooks.com/pages/books/... Ebook available at That Other Site.

A copy of the novel HEADING NORTH on a blue background with an ice hockey puck. The novel cover features a stylized Golden Gate Bridge on a background of blue-green mountains and fog.

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 4d

they're great guys, real salt of the earth kind of nerds.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=icYv...

Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage - ENGLISH SUBTITLES

YouTube video by Erick Leal

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 5d

i mean really, you can't fuck with chicago. you'll lose.

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 5d

we're not a week removed from k and i sitting around, kinda high, and her sort of yeah-suring that she'd come if Rush ever somehow miraculously toured again.

Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 5d

blessed to have lived a life such that several parties are currently sending me news of the rush shows next year.

Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 5d

blessed to have lived a life such that several parties are currently sending me news of the rush shows next year.

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patrick @redford.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote about Bari Weiss as the grim future of mainstream media under billionaire control: defector.com/bari-weiss-s...

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Ba...

defector.com

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Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 5d

"a cop's heart and a tadpole's brain"

Kyle Beachy @kylebeachy.bsky.social · 6d

i'm not fine with nuclear! i'm in favor of them not building these bullshit unnecessary data centers.