Steve Himmer
@shimmer.bsky.social
Writer, walker, and mandolin player. Probably that guy you saw looking at something on the ground. Faculty at Emerson College and editor at https://necessaryfiction.bsky.social/.
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You know, if you preordered my new book right now, you'll forget you did it by the time the book comes out in June, and then it will be like you bought yourself a surprise present! What could be better????
www.bloomsbury.com/us/perfect-m...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/perfect-m...
The Perfect Moment
The prize-winning author of The Method reveals the forgotten origins of America's culture wars-a story of late 20th century art vs. censorship, brimming with in…
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February 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
You know, if you preordered my new book right now, you'll forget you did it by the time the book comes out in June, and then it will be like you bought yourself a surprise present! What could be better????
www.bloomsbury.com/us/perfect-m...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/perfect-m...
oh dear, I seem to be distracted from work by windowshopping for narrowboats again
February 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
oh dear, I seem to be distracted from work by windowshopping for narrowboats again
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Huge thanks to @exactingclam.bsky.social for publishing my essay 'Behind the Scenes with Gerald Murnane: A First Reading of Inland'
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@andotherstories.bsky.social
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Behind the Scenes with Gerald Murnane: A First Reading of Inland | Exacting Clam
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February 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Huge thanks to @exactingclam.bsky.social for publishing my essay 'Behind the Scenes with Gerald Murnane: A First Reading of Inland'
www.exactingclam.com/issues/no-20...
@andotherstories.bsky.social
www.exactingclam.com/issues/no-20...
@andotherstories.bsky.social
There's a particular novel I'd very much like to read but in a bit of poor planning I haven't written it yet.
February 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
There's a particular novel I'd very much like to read but in a bit of poor planning I haven't written it yet.
Great attitude from this patch of asphalt
February 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Great attitude from this patch of asphalt
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Wish I’d remembered this for my recent talk on AI in the art school.
“THESEUS: Why investigate, study, devise ten thousand technologies yet you do not know this one thing and cannot grasp it: how to teach a mindless man to think.” ~ Anne Carson, Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Wish I’d remembered this for my recent talk on AI in the art school.
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POV you are about to lose at Guess Who
They’re calling it the baldest coaching staff in NFL history, folks.
February 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
POV you are about to lose at Guess Who
The day is young but I doubt it will show me a purer joy than the border collie with snow piled on his nose I just saw hopping up and down in excitement while watching his person load cross country skis on the car.
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The day is young but I doubt it will show me a purer joy than the border collie with snow piled on his nose I just saw hopping up and down in excitement while watching his person load cross country skis on the car.
Rabbits or a ghost parade?
February 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Rabbits or a ghost parade?
Gazing into the abyss
February 10, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Gazing into the abyss
Now I know why the rabbit I saw in the moonlight before dawn was holding so still
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Now I know why the rabbit I saw in the moonlight before dawn was holding so still
Hard to imagine anyone's having a better morning than the squirrel up our tree with a whole Eggo waffle all to itself.
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Hard to imagine anyone's having a better morning than the squirrel up our tree with a whole Eggo waffle all to itself.
The inspector is on the case
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The inspector is on the case
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Every time I see a girl, a dog, a scarecrow, a lion, and a tin man walking around together, I think of that one old movie
February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Every time I see a girl, a dog, a scarecrow, a lion, and a tin man walking around together, I think of that one old movie
Email subject, I am insulted by your insinuation and challenge you to a notice-off at first light
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Email subject, I am insulted by your insinuation and challenge you to a notice-off at first light
Sublimation in progress
February 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Sublimation in progress
Wonderful ice on the marsh lately
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Wonderful ice on the marsh lately
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A new epic fantasy by @willwiles.bsky.social?
Click if you'd like the chance to see if you agree...
"I haven't been as surprised and enthralled by a fantasy series in years."
Francis Spufford
"Fantasy is rarely as smart, immersive or scintillant."
Adam Roberts
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"I haven't been as surprised and enthralled by a fantasy series in years."
Francis Spufford
"Fantasy is rarely as smart, immersive or scintillant."
Adam Roberts
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
A new epic fantasy by @willwiles.bsky.social?
Click if you'd like the chance to see if you agree...
"I haven't been as surprised and enthralled by a fantasy series in years."
Francis Spufford
"Fantasy is rarely as smart, immersive or scintillant."
Adam Roberts
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Click if you'd like the chance to see if you agree...
"I haven't been as surprised and enthralled by a fantasy series in years."
Francis Spufford
"Fantasy is rarely as smart, immersive or scintillant."
Adam Roberts
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@hookland.bsky.social Hm, any record of the Children migrating into this area?
A Phantom Humming Has a Connecticut City at Wit’s End
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February 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
@hookland.bsky.social Hm, any record of the Children migrating into this area?
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that's right. humanities and arts teachers we need to see the frame and decide whether what we're being given is GOOD and meaningful. it's not the essay that matters. it's the essay insofar as it makes a space for prolonged thought--for changing one's mind. and there are lots of ways to do that
There was a widely circulating article this weekend about film students who supposedly won't watch an entire film. If this is the case - and I think the article probably overstates things - then we need to teach the skill that's meaningful (attention to a film). Maybe this different than before...
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
that's right. humanities and arts teachers we need to see the frame and decide whether what we're being given is GOOD and meaningful. it's not the essay that matters. it's the essay insofar as it makes a space for prolonged thought--for changing one's mind. and there are lots of ways to do that
Free Stuff. Possible trap?
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Free Stuff. Possible trap?
I'm really pleased to share some research notes about @agri.bsky.social's novel HYPER at @necessaryfiction.com today.
In research notes, @agri.bsky.social writes about HYPER from @coffeehousepress.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/researchnote...
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I'm really pleased to share some research notes about @agri.bsky.social's novel HYPER at @necessaryfiction.com today.
Sharks, I'm asking for a one million dollar investment in "Dadly Poison!", a line of snack foods dosed with a mild toxin that repels young people, so the treats you buy yourself will still be in the pantry when you're ready to eat them.
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Sharks, I'm asking for a one million dollar investment in "Dadly Poison!", a line of snack foods dosed with a mild toxin that repels young people, so the treats you buy yourself will still be in the pantry when you're ready to eat them.
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I wrote about Dan
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Goodbye to Dan McQuade
The absolute Best of Philly
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January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I wrote about Dan
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Not how I imagined the yeti, to be honest
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Not how I imagined the yeti, to be honest