Quoth the Raymond
@raymondmcdaniel.bsky.social
Poet-y: The Cataracts, Special Powers and Abilities, Saltwater Empire, Murder. I have big Captain Nemo feelings.
I did not anticipate being so embarrassed by a society in which I had so little faith to begin with
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I did not anticipate being so embarrassed by a society in which I had so little faith to begin with
It’s not that things don’t make sense; it’s that the sense they make doesn’t make any sense
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It’s not that things don’t make sense; it’s that the sense they make doesn’t make any sense
Have any of you ever been completely ghosted by your own publisher and if so how did you cope
October 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Have any of you ever been completely ghosted by your own publisher and if so how did you cope
I just got a message that chicken tenders are now called chicken TOUGHS and that I’m not man enough to eat one
September 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I just got a message that chicken tenders are now called chicken TOUGHS and that I’m not man enough to eat one
Terrifying but stupid but appalling but embarrassing but alarming but absurd
September 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Terrifying but stupid but appalling but embarrassing but alarming but absurd
Now that I have outlived Emily Dickinson it’s time to live like Emily Dickinson
September 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Now that I have outlived Emily Dickinson it’s time to live like Emily Dickinson
Acquiescence to being interviewed by Chotiner proves that Thanatos is real
September 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Acquiescence to being interviewed by Chotiner proves that Thanatos is real
If I do not speak to you it may be because I listened to you
September 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If I do not speak to you it may be because I listened to you
Apologizing to random songbirds for the sin of human persons
September 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Apologizing to random songbirds for the sin of human persons
Start of the semester is always busy but it would be easier if I didn’t have to turn off all the AI features my institution has stuffed, unbidden, into every aspect of my work life
August 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Start of the semester is always busy but it would be easier if I didn’t have to turn off all the AI features my institution has stuffed, unbidden, into every aspect of my work life
It’s a very low priority but if I could find a publisher for this weird book that would be super neat, send vibes pls
August 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It’s a very low priority but if I could find a publisher for this weird book that would be super neat, send vibes pls
When moral obligation requires ethical compromise
August 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
When moral obligation requires ethical compromise
Dhalgren. It had a regular ol’ science fiction cover! What could go wrong!
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
Flowers in the Attic.
Also, a lot of others.
Flowers in the Attic.
Also, a lot of others.
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
I'll start: John Gardner's Grendel.
I'll start: John Gardner's Grendel.
August 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Dhalgren. It had a regular ol’ science fiction cover! What could go wrong!
“Too much” was so, so long ago
August 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Too much” was so, so long ago
I was never tempted to be a public intellectual because I could not resist the lure of being a private weirdo
August 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I was never tempted to be a public intellectual because I could not resist the lure of being a private weirdo
That contagion essay by David Wallace-Wells is going right in my evidence file of human life as a net negative for the very possibility of life at all
August 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
That contagion essay by David Wallace-Wells is going right in my evidence file of human life as a net negative for the very possibility of life at all
We need a radical improvement in human character but at this point I will welcome even the slightest increase in decency
July 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We need a radical improvement in human character but at this point I will welcome even the slightest increase in decency
Thanks to At Length for publishing this essay about Micronauts and other stuff! I wonder if @kellylink.bsky.social and @gavingrant.bsky.social and @angermonsoon.bsky.social remember these… atlengthmag.com/nemo/
Nemo
atlengthmag.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thanks to At Length for publishing this essay about Micronauts and other stuff! I wonder if @kellylink.bsky.social and @gavingrant.bsky.social and @angermonsoon.bsky.social remember these… atlengthmag.com/nemo/
I’m tired of evil’s petulant insistence that it be treated with respect.
July 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’m tired of evil’s petulant insistence that it be treated with respect.
If you’ve heard about the horror of this “Alligator Alcatraz” concentration camp, please remember another Alligator: Halpatter Tustenughee. A hero of the Battle of Lake Okeechobee in 1837, he helped beat the living hell out of Zachary Taylor and the U.S. Army. Resistance is never futile.
July 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you’ve heard about the horror of this “Alligator Alcatraz” concentration camp, please remember another Alligator: Halpatter Tustenughee. A hero of the Battle of Lake Okeechobee in 1837, he helped beat the living hell out of Zachary Taylor and the U.S. Army. Resistance is never futile.
Between fighting demons and refueling to fight more demons, please take a look at the essay I have here. Is it better to be a toy than a boy? Find out!
At Length's July issue is now live, with a long poem from BJ Soloy, an essay on Micronauts by Raymond McDaniel, and "The Dreams and Damnation of Bishop Koyle," a novel excerpt by Jeremy Grimshaw! 1/2
www.atlengthmag.com
www.atlengthmag.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Between fighting demons and refueling to fight more demons, please take a look at the essay I have here. Is it better to be a toy than a boy? Find out!
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There's a lot to be said about identity, solidarity. But a simple place to start: the people who are willing to fight for their neighbors when their neighbors have different problems have a very, very good chance of having neighbors to fight with when you all share problems
June 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
There's a lot to be said about identity, solidarity. But a simple place to start: the people who are willing to fight for their neighbors when their neighbors have different problems have a very, very good chance of having neighbors to fight with when you all share problems
Let’s get some Quakers and assert their claims that this entire administration is compromising their free exercise rights
June 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Let’s get some Quakers and assert their claims that this entire administration is compromising their free exercise rights
A pity, that accuracy should so be heard / as hyperbole
June 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A pity, that accuracy should so be heard / as hyperbole
Do you know what you should have handy at all times? Bolt cutters. Available at many retail chains and your local hardware store, I bet!
Anyway, you’re welcome, more tomorrow!
Anyway, you’re welcome, more tomorrow!
June 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Do you know what you should have handy at all times? Bolt cutters. Available at many retail chains and your local hardware store, I bet!
Anyway, you’re welcome, more tomorrow!
Anyway, you’re welcome, more tomorrow!