Jenny Hamilton
@readingtheend.bsky.social
she/her. southern geek feminist and scholar of boning. bylines at NYT Book Review, Booklist, Strange Horizons, Lady Business, Reactor. author of SFF romance column Ships in the Night for Reactor.
I heard a college student today earnestly telling her friend about the time she saw Harry Styles in concert and what a shame it was that he's the only member of 1D who kept making music
February 3, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I heard a college student today earnestly telling her friend about the time she saw Harry Styles in concert and what a shame it was that he's the only member of 1D who kept making music
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We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time we’ve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time we’ve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
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“Romance novelists pay attention to muscle. Bodies are the instruments on which we play love songs.”
From "Mouth and Muscle," a new original essay by @oliviawaite.com about Heated Rivalry.
➡️ buff.ly/n3o6hNL
From "Mouth and Muscle," a new original essay by @oliviawaite.com about Heated Rivalry.
➡️ buff.ly/n3o6hNL
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
“Romance novelists pay attention to muscle. Bodies are the instruments on which we play love songs.”
From "Mouth and Muscle," a new original essay by @oliviawaite.com about Heated Rivalry.
➡️ buff.ly/n3o6hNL
From "Mouth and Muscle," a new original essay by @oliviawaite.com about Heated Rivalry.
➡️ buff.ly/n3o6hNL
one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.
February 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM
one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.
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@oliviawaite.com has written an absolute banger of an essay about Heated Rivalry, romance, and the arc of Jacob Tierney’s work.
It reminded me why we are friends—Olivia always makes me think more deeply about media I love.
It reminded me why we are friends—Olivia always makes me think more deeply about media I love.
I am in @therumpus.net today talking about how Heated Rivalry is connected to both chirping in Letterkenny and Shoresy, and also Pride and Prejudice and Austen film adaptations: therumpus.net/2026/02/02/m...
Mouth and Muscle - The Rumpus
In Tierney’s shows, hockey runs on two blades: muscle and mouth. You need the athletic strength, speed, and skill — and if an opponent asks you, “Nice onesie, does it come in mens?” You need to be abl...
therumpus.net
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
@oliviawaite.com has written an absolute banger of an essay about Heated Rivalry, romance, and the arc of Jacob Tierney’s work.
It reminded me why we are friends—Olivia always makes me think more deeply about media I love.
It reminded me why we are friends—Olivia always makes me think more deeply about media I love.
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Y'know when you read something, and you already know you're going to repost it, and you're trying to keep track of the phrase you'll snip out to illustrate in your repost how well written it is? Well, Olivia has too damn many of them, so I can't choose.
(I do love "The dick is the point" though 🤣)
(I do love "The dick is the point" though 🤣)
I am in @therumpus.net today talking about how Heated Rivalry is connected to both chirping in Letterkenny and Shoresy, and also Pride and Prejudice and Austen film adaptations: therumpus.net/2026/02/02/m...
Mouth and Muscle - The Rumpus
In Tierney’s shows, hockey runs on two blades: muscle and mouth. You need the athletic strength, speed, and skill — and if an opponent asks you, “Nice onesie, does it come in mens?” You need to be abl...
therumpus.net
February 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Y'know when you read something, and you already know you're going to repost it, and you're trying to keep track of the phrase you'll snip out to illustrate in your repost how well written it is? Well, Olivia has too damn many of them, so I can't choose.
(I do love "The dick is the point" though 🤣)
(I do love "The dick is the point" though 🤣)
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"I am saying that if they don’t believe there’s anything to learn from romance as a genre, they’re going to miss the central ideas Tierney is engaging with. You need to accept romance’s invitations."
I am in @therumpus.net today talking about how Heated Rivalry is connected to both chirping in Letterkenny and Shoresy, and also Pride and Prejudice and Austen film adaptations: therumpus.net/2026/02/02/m...
Mouth and Muscle - The Rumpus
In Tierney’s shows, hockey runs on two blades: muscle and mouth. You need the athletic strength, speed, and skill — and if an opponent asks you, “Nice onesie, does it come in mens?” You need to be abl...
therumpus.net
February 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"I am saying that if they don’t believe there’s anything to learn from romance as a genre, they’re going to miss the central ideas Tierney is engaging with. You need to accept romance’s invitations."
oh shit this piece is really good
I am in @therumpus.net today talking about how Heated Rivalry is connected to both chirping in Letterkenny and Shoresy, and also Pride and Prejudice and Austen film adaptations: therumpus.net/2026/02/02/m...
Mouth and Muscle - The Rumpus
In Tierney’s shows, hockey runs on two blades: muscle and mouth. You need the athletic strength, speed, and skill — and if an opponent asks you, “Nice onesie, does it come in mens?” You need to be abl...
therumpus.net
February 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
oh shit this piece is really good
apropos of nothing in particular, @lilashapiro.bsky.social gave us a tremendous piece of journalism last year, and it's always a great time to revisit it and thank her for the work she did in bringing these stories to light.
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
apropos of nothing in particular, @lilashapiro.bsky.social gave us a tremendous piece of journalism last year, and it's always a great time to revisit it and thank her for the work she did in bringing these stories to light.
this is correct, it is both deeply silly and deeply heartfelt, and you can't possibly overstate the lightning in a bottle of seeing these two leads on the screen together
really obsessed with the Interview With The Vampire show...such a perfect balancing act between a hilarious, messy, toxic gay soap opera with genuine tragedy and deep pathos. Beautiful acting, beautiful sets, beautiful costumes, beautiful people (Jacob Anderson! my god!).
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
this is correct, it is both deeply silly and deeply heartfelt, and you can't possibly overstate the lightning in a bottle of seeing these two leads on the screen together
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The idea that the plot structure itself *is* the selling point is why people think AI can "learn" to write books. Because they're just a formula.
But when your book is *just* the formula, readers can tell. Not *all* of them, sure, but many of them. It lacks that spark that makes a *real* story.
But when your book is *just* the formula, readers can tell. Not *all* of them, sure, but many of them. It lacks that spark that makes a *real* story.
February 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The idea that the plot structure itself *is* the selling point is why people think AI can "learn" to write books. Because they're just a formula.
But when your book is *just* the formula, readers can tell. Not *all* of them, sure, but many of them. It lacks that spark that makes a *real* story.
But when your book is *just* the formula, readers can tell. Not *all* of them, sure, but many of them. It lacks that spark that makes a *real* story.
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The Pitt got greenlit for a season 3, out next February, and the announcement has very funny comment from HBO chairman Casey Bloys that’s like “yeah, turns out if you just make a TV show like how we used to make TV shows you can have a 15+ episode season every year 🤷♂️”
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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I have a life policy that I will only ever wish three people dead at a time but damn it's hard to choose right now
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I have a life policy that I will only ever wish three people dead at a time but damn it's hard to choose right now
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Surprise! We're launching an advice column. Send us your burning questions! Or your tepid ones. We'll take any temperature, really.
www.mothership.blog/dear-mother/
www.mothership.blog/dear-mother/
Dear Mother...
Curious about how to get your partner into games you love? Hoping to find a new genre that's within your budget? We can help!
www.mothership.blog
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Surprise! We're launching an advice column. Send us your burning questions! Or your tepid ones. We'll take any temperature, really.
www.mothership.blog/dear-mother/
www.mothership.blog/dear-mother/
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A new consultant contract at a Texas Educational Service Center would muzzle authors & harm students, barring them from inclusive experiences.
Y'all, this is REALLY BAD.
This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy.
bookriot.com/texas-esc-1-...
Y'all, this is REALLY BAD.
This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy.
bookriot.com/texas-esc-1-...
New Consulting Contracts in Texas Will Muzzle Authors and Harm Students
New discriminatory contracts in one Texas Educational Service Center will deny authors, students, and educators inclusive opportunities.
bookriot.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:19 PM
A new consultant contract at a Texas Educational Service Center would muzzle authors & harm students, barring them from inclusive experiences.
Y'all, this is REALLY BAD.
This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy.
bookriot.com/texas-esc-1-...
Y'all, this is REALLY BAD.
This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy.
bookriot.com/texas-esc-1-...
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We're happy to recommend these time loop stories again and again and again and again and again and again and again:
13 Excellent Groundhog Day-Style Time Loops - Reactor
Celebrate the holiday by getting lost in your favorite timey-wimey stories!
reactormag.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
We're happy to recommend these time loop stories again and again and again and again and again and again and again:
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this is up to 5,335,376. wow.
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM
this is up to 5,335,376. wow.
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We decided to drop the paywall for this Heated Rivalry essay by @katelynburns.com so more of you could read it: www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
I Saw My Own Search for Sunlight in “Heated Rivalry”
'Heated Rivalry' dares to ask: Why should queer athletes be forced to choose between their identity and their sport?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We decided to drop the paywall for this Heated Rivalry essay by @katelynburns.com so more of you could read it: www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
Dawkins appears to have sent this email about Rebecca Watson two days after the elevator thing. remember the elevator thing?
web.archive.org/web/20110706...
web.archive.org/web/20110706...
To add to this, Richard Dawkins (biologist). Complaining about Rebecca Watson. www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Dawkins appears to have sent this email about Rebecca Watson two days after the elevator thing. remember the elevator thing?
web.archive.org/web/20110706...
web.archive.org/web/20110706...
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you know in Aladdin where he's Prince Ali and he's flirting with Jasmine on the balcony, & Jasmine's flirting back & the genie's like "uh-oh" & Aladdin doesn't notice anything & the genie's like "MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY"
...that's how I felt about "you and I are two journalists talking, essentially"
...that's how I felt about "you and I are two journalists talking, essentially"
February 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM
you know in Aladdin where he's Prince Ali and he's flirting with Jasmine on the balcony, & Jasmine's flirting back & the genie's like "uh-oh" & Aladdin doesn't notice anything & the genie's like "MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY"
...that's how I felt about "you and I are two journalists talking, essentially"
...that's how I felt about "you and I are two journalists talking, essentially"
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Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share
gofund.me/a5ee0064
gofund.me/a5ee0064
April 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share
gofund.me/a5ee0064
gofund.me/a5ee0064
I'm rereading Rebecca and it's very hard to prevent myself from grabbing people on the street to be like THE RHODODENDRONS. what a great fucking book.
February 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I'm rereading Rebecca and it's very hard to prevent myself from grabbing people on the street to be like THE RHODODENDRONS. what a great fucking book.
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
the 20-year-old hostess at my brunch place admired my sister's and my warm coats, and I said "oh gosh, thanks, they're like 20 years old" and she said "yeah, I can tell they're vintage" lololololol I am delighted
February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
the 20-year-old hostess at my brunch place admired my sister's and my warm coats, and I said "oh gosh, thanks, they're like 20 years old" and she said "yeah, I can tell they're vintage" lololololol I am delighted