Mitchell Nobis
@mitchnobis.bsky.social
http://mitchnobis.com
Writer (poetry & fiction). Doofus. Old man hooper. Metro Detroit. Posts are my own, obviously—that's why I said it & not my employer, parents, or dog.
Also: WNS @wns-at-ksf.bsky.social & NAWP @notatawp.bsky.social
Writer (poetry & fiction). Doofus. Old man hooper. Metro Detroit. Posts are my own, obviously—that's why I said it & not my employer, parents, or dog.
Also: WNS @wns-at-ksf.bsky.social & NAWP @notatawp.bsky.social
Pinned
Hey! Here, have a pinned thread of my writer stuff.
First, my debut poetry collection came out in June. I'm proud of it. Readers have said it's good, so that's cool. You can get it all the usual places—my favorite is asking an indie bookstore to order it for you via Ingram.
First, my debut poetry collection came out in June. I'm proud of it. Readers have said it's good, so that's cool. You can get it all the usual places—my favorite is asking an indie bookstore to order it for you via Ingram.
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Making the rounds this week among Christian progressives: new poem by Rob Hardy, poet laureate, Northfield, MN. Yes, the protests and all the work being done to throw sand in the gears and provide aid to those at home and being released from Whipple are a kind of liturgy — “work of the people.” ⚓️
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Making the rounds this week among Christian progressives: new poem by Rob Hardy, poet laureate, Northfield, MN. Yes, the protests and all the work being done to throw sand in the gears and provide aid to those at home and being released from Whipple are a kind of liturgy — “work of the people.” ⚓️
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Everybody chuck wang tonight.
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Everybody chuck wang tonight.
The groupchat has expressed concern over this excellent Detroit Pistons team having only 1-2 top-notch nicknames. Beef Stew is of course great & Big Dawg for JD suffices, but we need more. Might need a very special episode of @oobh.bsky.social to address this.
The groupchat is aware that Boston and New York got better with trades, to which the groupchat says, this just means Kevin Heurter has to be GOOD Kevin Huerter, and to guarantee that, he needs to follow in Duncan Robinson's footsteps and grow the 'stache.
February 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The groupchat has expressed concern over this excellent Detroit Pistons team having only 1-2 top-notch nicknames. Beef Stew is of course great & Big Dawg for JD suffices, but we need more. Might need a very special episode of @oobh.bsky.social to address this.
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If I were a billionaire yes I would occasionally swim in my money, but I would also spend most of my time going on adventures with my grandnephews and my below-average IQ pilot
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 AM
If I were a billionaire yes I would occasionally swim in my money, but I would also spend most of my time going on adventures with my grandnephews and my below-average IQ pilot
For whatever reason, I have a lot of new followers, at least 3 of whom might not be booty bots, so if you're wondering why I talk so much about writing and basketball, it's because that's kinda what I do lately. Basketball novel coming...someday?
Hey! Here, have a pinned thread of my writer stuff.
First, my debut poetry collection came out in June. I'm proud of it. Readers have said it's good, so that's cool. You can get it all the usual places—my favorite is asking an indie bookstore to order it for you via Ingram.
First, my debut poetry collection came out in June. I'm proud of it. Readers have said it's good, so that's cool. You can get it all the usual places—my favorite is asking an indie bookstore to order it for you via Ingram.
February 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
For whatever reason, I have a lot of new followers, at least 3 of whom might not be booty bots, so if you're wondering why I talk so much about writing and basketball, it's because that's kinda what I do lately. Basketball novel coming...someday?
Guys, my 11yo took to this like he was born for the task.
There are loud boos every time Brunson has the ball
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Guys, my 11yo took to this like he was born for the task.
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Fight fascism and make lit mags with your friends!
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Fight fascism and make lit mags with your friends!
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
DEEETROIT!
The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
DEEETROIT!
I know nothing about crocheting or how long it takes or the personal history of Mr. Nipples here, but I'm in love with the idea of his creator feverishly making him the second the mods posted they're taking a week off. I need the movie montage scene of that.
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I know nothing about crocheting or how long it takes or the personal history of Mr. Nipples here, but I'm in love with the idea of his creator feverishly making him the second the mods posted they're taking a week off. I need the movie montage scene of that.
Just like last year, I'm not only Not at AWP, I might have so many kids' events that I'm Not Even Not at AWP.
Just a head's up: I won't be at AWP next month even though I love Baltimore and poetry and readings.
So, as per usual, I'm NOT at AWP, which is to say @notatawp.bsky.social. @mitchnobis.bsky.social and I will be holding our annual pity party poetry and prose reading virtually. Stay tuned for dates
So, as per usual, I'm NOT at AWP, which is to say @notatawp.bsky.social. @mitchnobis.bsky.social and I will be holding our annual pity party poetry and prose reading virtually. Stay tuned for dates
February 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Just like last year, I'm not only Not at AWP, I might have so many kids' events that I'm Not Even Not at AWP.
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Just a head's up: I won't be at AWP next month even though I love Baltimore and poetry and readings.
So, as per usual, I'm NOT at AWP, which is to say @notatawp.bsky.social. @mitchnobis.bsky.social and I will be holding our annual pity party poetry and prose reading virtually. Stay tuned for dates
So, as per usual, I'm NOT at AWP, which is to say @notatawp.bsky.social. @mitchnobis.bsky.social and I will be holding our annual pity party poetry and prose reading virtually. Stay tuned for dates
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Just a head's up: I won't be at AWP next month even though I love Baltimore and poetry and readings.
So, as per usual, I'm NOT at AWP, which is to say @notatawp.bsky.social. @mitchnobis.bsky.social and I will be holding our annual pity party poetry and prose reading virtually. Stay tuned for dates
So, as per usual, I'm NOT at AWP, which is to say @notatawp.bsky.social. @mitchnobis.bsky.social and I will be holding our annual pity party poetry and prose reading virtually. Stay tuned for dates
My detailed NBA trade deadline analysis:
Pistons in 6 in '26.
Pistons in 6 in '26.
a basketball player wearing a detroit 28 jersey is eating something
Alt: Isaiah "Beef Stew" Stewart getting ejected from a game and holding up his jersey to point out DETROIT as he shouts "DETROIT." Man, you gotta love Beef.
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
My detailed NBA trade deadline analysis:
Pistons in 6 in '26.
Pistons in 6 in '26.
I ate a carrot & turkey sandwich for lunch and somehow the inside of my mouth got lacerated. I can't figure out which one assaulted my palate, but I will have my justice.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I ate a carrot & turkey sandwich for lunch and somehow the inside of my mouth got lacerated. I can't figure out which one assaulted my palate, but I will have my justice.
Yep, it was a MAJOR source for students in high school.
School librarians are freaking out. The site is used a lot, esp for middle school. And nonfiction that isn't narrative or bio - such as country fact books - has been decimated in kidlit to the point where it doesn't really exist anymore outside little kid books, so no replacement for the site.
Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Yep, it was a MAJOR source for students in high school.
It brings me no joy to admit that I airballed a 3 at rec league tonight, but it does bring me joy to let you know my teammate turned it into a bucket. Now we wait until the stats come out to find out if I got an assist for it.
a group of men are watching a basketball game between the chicago bulls and miami heat
Alt: The classic gif of Alonzo Mourning on the Miami Heat bench shaking his head no, then shrugging, sighing, and nodding in assent.
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:01 AM
It brings me no joy to admit that I airballed a 3 at rec league tonight, but it does bring me joy to let you know my teammate turned it into a bucket. Now we wait until the stats come out to find out if I got an assist for it.
Oh my stars and garters, they're losing the wrestling crowd. LFG.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Oh my stars and garters, they're losing the wrestling crowd. LFG.
Maaaannnnn, he was super cool to my kids at a couple of Cruise games. Shout-out to Isaac Jones.
Isaac Jones has been waived by the Pistons.
February 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Maaaannnnn, he was super cool to my kids at a couple of Cruise games. Shout-out to Isaac Jones.
If and when my basketball novel gets published and you get to the part about the coach hosting remarkable dinners for the team, that's totally my idea and an original thought and absolutely not lifted straight from Popp lore. Totally. Really. Yep.
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If and when my basketball novel gets published and you get to the part about the coach hosting remarkable dinners for the team, that's totally my idea and an original thought and absolutely not lifted straight from Popp lore. Totally. Really. Yep.
Re: Romeo not Detroit: Amen, for real, 100%
Re: The other performers: Are we sure that isn't a skit from Key & Peele or something like that about made up white people names? Like, are we SURE sure?
Re: The other performers: Are we sure that isn't a skit from Key & Peele or something like that about made up white people names? Like, are we SURE sure?
Outside of the crack smoker from Romeo, MI (don't let them associate him with Detroit!) i don't know any of those people.
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Re: Romeo not Detroit: Amen, for real, 100%
Re: The other performers: Are we sure that isn't a skit from Key & Peele or something like that about made up white people names? Like, are we SURE sure?
Re: The other performers: Are we sure that isn't a skit from Key & Peele or something like that about made up white people names? Like, are we SURE sure?
America's littler sweethearts the Motor City Cruise couldn't pull out the win today, but we had fun seats.
February 2, 2026 at 12:25 AM
America's littler sweethearts the Motor City Cruise couldn't pull out the win today, but we had fun seats.
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you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
Look, I'm really quite cynical, especially about the rich & powerful, but even I didn't predict the Right, conservatives, Republicans, et al. would be actually defending pedophilia by 2026. I admit, this one took me by surprise. That's my fault. That's on me. I gotta up my game.
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Look, I'm really quite cynical, especially about the rich & powerful, but even I didn't predict the Right, conservatives, Republicans, et al. would be actually defending pedophilia by 2026. I admit, this one took me by surprise. That's my fault. That's on me. I gotta up my game.
A week ago I was part of an in-person reading at Road Less Traveled Books, and someone asked what poet we're each reading right now. I'm so enamored with Louise Erdrich's writing that I said this novel and not even a book of poetry.
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
A week ago I was part of an in-person reading at Road Less Traveled Books, and someone asked what poet we're each reading right now. I'm so enamored with Louise Erdrich's writing that I said this novel and not even a book of poetry.