Mirri Glasson-Darling
@mirrigd.bsky.social
Notable Best American Essays/Pushcart nom. work @Ploughshares @Colorado_Review @TheFLReview+ ♡Alaskan crab stays in shell on top of mountain, hurls stones at passersby.
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I'm just a tired little guy.
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I'm just a tired little guy.
I am in a coffee shop and Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space,' has now played 4 times in a row.
January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I am in a coffee shop and Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space,' has now played 4 times in a row.
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Fuck this garbage. Think of all the talented artists in Glasgow who you could have chosen from to get a payday from this gig instead of the money being handed over to a slop merchant.
NEW: Glasgow City Council has just approved a massive AI-generated mural to be painted in the city centre.
The illustration of Scottish elements inexplicably contains a bald eagle.
The planner says those upset about it are "keyboard warriors" who should "calm down"
The illustration of Scottish elements inexplicably contains a bald eagle.
The planner says those upset about it are "keyboard warriors" who should "calm down"
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Fuck this garbage. Think of all the talented artists in Glasgow who you could have chosen from to get a payday from this gig instead of the money being handed over to a slop merchant.
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Abolish "A.i." from your life and your business.
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Abolish "A.i." from your life and your business.
'In the Mood for Love' Dir. Wong Kar-Wai is one of the best films of all time. That is all.
January 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
'In the Mood for Love' Dir. Wong Kar-Wai is one of the best films of all time. That is all.
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Pick up The Herald magazine today 🗞️ for @danigaravelli.bsky.social on Agnes Owens—her overlooked place in Scottish lit and plans for her 2026 centenary, plus reissues by @birlinn.bsky.social and archive work celebrating her legacy we are developing with @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Pick up The Herald magazine today 🗞️ for @danigaravelli.bsky.social on Agnes Owens—her overlooked place in Scottish lit and plans for her 2026 centenary, plus reissues by @birlinn.bsky.social and archive work celebrating her legacy we are developing with @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social
If there was any doubt I am a queer human, let me tell you, today I calculated that the moon will be in the exact same phase and on the same day of the week when I was born again on my 50th birthday and, dear reader, I felt the need to share it with you ALL.
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
If there was any doubt I am a queer human, let me tell you, today I calculated that the moon will be in the exact same phase and on the same day of the week when I was born again on my 50th birthday and, dear reader, I felt the need to share it with you ALL.
Good morning to the world's dogs and cats only, please help us through these trying times. ♡
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Good morning to the world's dogs and cats only, please help us through these trying times. ♡
A woman on the bus sitting in front of me hopped on a few stops DID FULL MAKEUP ON A MOVING BUS WITHOUT A MIRROR then, perfectly timed to when it was done, got off at her stop, all in the space of about 15 minutes.
January 13, 2026 at 8:09 AM
A woman on the bus sitting in front of me hopped on a few stops DID FULL MAKEUP ON A MOVING BUS WITHOUT A MIRROR then, perfectly timed to when it was done, got off at her stop, all in the space of about 15 minutes.
My partner and I are doing dry January and in an autocorrect I called 'non-alcoholic beer' 'nonfiction beer' so we've kept calling it that and I'm never going back.
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 AM
My partner and I are doing dry January and in an autocorrect I called 'non-alcoholic beer' 'nonfiction beer' so we've kept calling it that and I'm never going back.
The high both today and tomorrow is 1. Why has a neighbouring human hung their laundry out to dry. I despair for them.
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The high both today and tomorrow is 1. Why has a neighbouring human hung their laundry out to dry. I despair for them.
I swear, a tried and true fact about every pub, restaurant and cafe in all of Scotland is that the bathroom will be a traumatic ice box a full 10 degrees colder than the rest of the place for absolutely no reason.
December 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I swear, a tried and true fact about every pub, restaurant and cafe in all of Scotland is that the bathroom will be a traumatic ice box a full 10 degrees colder than the rest of the place for absolutely no reason.
If you are wondering if you should eat a whole cauliflower for lunch. No, my friend, no you should not. Your large intestines are gonna have a TIME. Today, I have taken this bullet for all of us.
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If you are wondering if you should eat a whole cauliflower for lunch. No, my friend, no you should not. Your large intestines are gonna have a TIME. Today, I have taken this bullet for all of us.
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Dear writer:
No, Mary Shelley was not influenced by Charles Darwin while writing Frankenstein.
Charles was born in 1809. She started writing it during the House Party From Hell in 1816, and published in 1818, when he was 9.
Please ensure your editor fixes this laughable error you all made.
No, Mary Shelley was not influenced by Charles Darwin while writing Frankenstein.
Charles was born in 1809. She started writing it during the House Party From Hell in 1816, and published in 1818, when he was 9.
Please ensure your editor fixes this laughable error you all made.
December 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Dear writer:
No, Mary Shelley was not influenced by Charles Darwin while writing Frankenstein.
Charles was born in 1809. She started writing it during the House Party From Hell in 1816, and published in 1818, when he was 9.
Please ensure your editor fixes this laughable error you all made.
No, Mary Shelley was not influenced by Charles Darwin while writing Frankenstein.
Charles was born in 1809. She started writing it during the House Party From Hell in 1816, and published in 1818, when he was 9.
Please ensure your editor fixes this laughable error you all made.
We, the stoic bus riders, are heading to work the Monday before Christmas that everyone and their cousin has off but us.
December 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We, the stoic bus riders, are heading to work the Monday before Christmas that everyone and their cousin has off but us.
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I already own this, but if you're an audiobook person and have ever been curious about Ursula LeGuin's The Left Hand of Darkness, Audible has it listed as the Daily Deal for $3.
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I already own this, but if you're an audiobook person and have ever been curious about Ursula LeGuin's The Left Hand of Darkness, Audible has it listed as the Daily Deal for $3.
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Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
Please let a very objectively good thing happen somewhere. Bigger and beyond like, the simple beauty of a pet receiving a wonderful belly rub, those please let that also happen too.
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Please let a very objectively good thing happen somewhere. Bigger and beyond like, the simple beauty of a pet receiving a wonderful belly rub, those please let that also happen too.
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I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
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The enshittification of social media platforms, meaning they now only serve advertisers and shareholders, is finally turning people off.
Is social media finally losing its grip on us?
www.bigissue.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The enshittification of social media platforms, meaning they now only serve advertisers and shareholders, is finally turning people off.
If you are ever thinking "I'm lazy, let's just have more of that tasy but super spicy fried rice I made last night for breakfast" and then also think you might walk to work
my friend. I beg you: do neither of those things.
my friend. I beg you: do neither of those things.
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you are ever thinking "I'm lazy, let's just have more of that tasy but super spicy fried rice I made last night for breakfast" and then also think you might walk to work
my friend. I beg you: do neither of those things.
my friend. I beg you: do neither of those things.
I AM SO SICK OF BEING ADVERTISED TO LET THIS CYBER MONDAY END.
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I AM SO SICK OF BEING ADVERTISED TO LET THIS CYBER MONDAY END.
Why is it a tried and true thing that as soon as you get home from work/up in the morning, the cat MUST use the litter box.
November 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Why is it a tried and true thing that as soon as you get home from work/up in the morning, the cat MUST use the litter box.
The delivery
apps chirp, waking at sunrise
4:30pm.
apps chirp, waking at sunrise
4:30pm.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The delivery
apps chirp, waking at sunrise
4:30pm.
apps chirp, waking at sunrise
4:30pm.