Hannah Kirshner
@sweetsnbitters.bsky.social
Author of WATER, WOOD & WILD THINGS. Probably spending the rest of my life trying to fix a 100-year-old farmhouse in Ishikawa, Japan. www.hannahkirshner.com
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Lap dogs are great, but have you tried a desk chicken?
I came across this post while looking for alternate language to use when talking about "invasive species." If you have any other suggestions or sources to share, I'd love to hear them!
"Is it good or bad?" Rethinking language around invasive species
FMR volunteer Kimberly Boustead's artist prints encourage learning and action — but not animosity — around invasive species. (Print sales help support FMR!) When we talk about invasive species, we're ...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I came across this post while looking for alternate language to use when talking about "invasive species." If you have any other suggestions or sources to share, I'd love to hear them!
She loves sunshine and soft things.
January 29, 2026 at 6:37 PM
She loves sunshine and soft things.
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Delivery workers are less likely to run red lights, ride on sidewalks and ride without helmets than their recreational counterparts — defying claims that they sow street chaos, according to a new observational study of more than 1,700 cyclists.
Delivery Workers Are the Safest Cyclists On the Road, Study Finds - Streetsblog New York City
A new study from sociology researchers at Hunter University found that Delivery Workers are the safest cyclists on the road.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Delivery workers are less likely to run red lights, ride on sidewalks and ride without helmets than their recreational counterparts — defying claims that they sow street chaos, according to a new observational study of more than 1,700 cyclists.
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I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
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🫘👋DRIVING OUT DEMONS👹💨
It is time to gather your lucky beans, 'fukumame' (福豆), for Setsubun and the first day of lunar spring is almost here!
Let's drive away misfortune for another year!
🫘👹🚪➡️
"Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!"
🍀➡️🚪😊
"Devils out! Fortune in!"
(鬼は外! 福は内!)
It is time to gather your lucky beans, 'fukumame' (福豆), for Setsubun and the first day of lunar spring is almost here!
Let's drive away misfortune for another year!
🫘👹🚪➡️
"Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!"
🍀➡️🚪😊
"Devils out! Fortune in!"
(鬼は外! 福は内!)
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 AM
🫘👋DRIVING OUT DEMONS👹💨
It is time to gather your lucky beans, 'fukumame' (福豆), for Setsubun and the first day of lunar spring is almost here!
Let's drive away misfortune for another year!
🫘👹🚪➡️
"Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!"
🍀➡️🚪😊
"Devils out! Fortune in!"
(鬼は外! 福は内!)
It is time to gather your lucky beans, 'fukumame' (福豆), for Setsubun and the first day of lunar spring is almost here!
Let's drive away misfortune for another year!
🫘👹🚪➡️
"Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!"
🍀➡️🚪😊
"Devils out! Fortune in!"
(鬼は外! 福は内!)
Beans. Once you try Rancho Gordo it’s like you’ve been eating beans in black and white up to that point, but now you know what they’re like in technicolor. Plus, the Rancho Gordo people seem like good folks.
Like fancy salt, what’s a simple thing that you’re bougie about?
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Beans. Once you try Rancho Gordo it’s like you’ve been eating beans in black and white up to that point, but now you know what they’re like in technicolor. Plus, the Rancho Gordo people seem like good folks.
Really hoping for one of these moments soon
my dozens of dogshit abandoned google doc drafts from years ago coming together in a single decent draft
a group of anime characters standing next to each other holding hands .
ALT: a group of anime characters standing next to each other holding hands .
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January 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Really hoping for one of these moments soon
Imagine being the equivalent of 90 years old, and clearly seeing your reflection for the first time. Tory is mesmerized. Chickens, it turns out, can recognize themselves in a mirror.
January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Imagine being the equivalent of 90 years old, and clearly seeing your reflection for the first time. Tory is mesmerized. Chickens, it turns out, can recognize themselves in a mirror.
Recently, Tory (our elderly house chicken) has decided that the bed is an ideal place to lay her eggs. She spends the entire morning arranging her nest, which lately includes a lavender-scented stuffed animal.
January 3, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Recently, Tory (our elderly house chicken) has decided that the bed is an ideal place to lay her eggs. She spends the entire morning arranging her nest, which lately includes a lavender-scented stuffed animal.
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New year, new you, new writing, new etc.
Just trying to make it easier for you...
Just trying to make it easier for you...
5 Easy Pieces
[your copyeditorial resolutions for 2026]
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January 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
New year, new you, new writing, new etc.
Just trying to make it easier for you...
Just trying to make it easier for you...
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
She put the stuffed animal there herself
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
She put the stuffed animal there herself
If you’d like to watch something sweet and quirky about finding/making family and home in all sorts of surprising forms: “Chosen Home“ on Netflix
December 31, 2025 at 4:39 AM
If you’d like to watch something sweet and quirky about finding/making family and home in all sorts of surprising forms: “Chosen Home“ on Netflix
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Your mind is a marvel. Embrace that. It is not difficult to ascertain when students are using AI because the writing is bad. If your goal is to get a good grade, you want to put your best writing forward. I prefer flawed, human writing to mediocre machine writing.
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Your mind is a marvel. Embrace that. It is not difficult to ascertain when students are using AI because the writing is bad. If your goal is to get a good grade, you want to put your best writing forward. I prefer flawed, human writing to mediocre machine writing.
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I can't believe I need to have an AI policy! I made it pretty short though: Using AI is cheating, yourself mostly. In addition to the environmental blight created by AI, it makes no sense to use it in your intellectual and creative work. Why would you outsource your innate intelligence?
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I can't believe I need to have an AI policy! I made it pretty short though: Using AI is cheating, yourself mostly. In addition to the environmental blight created by AI, it makes no sense to use it in your intellectual and creative work. Why would you outsource your innate intelligence?
@samsanders.bsky.social do you watch any Korean television? I know y’all were talking about friendship in American pop culture, but there are some great depictions of friendship in Korean tv. “Thirty-Nine” and “Reply 1988” and “Our Blues” come to mind.
www.kcrw.com/culture/show...
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The Sam Sanders Show
It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, Internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small. And nothing’s off limits.
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August 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
@samsanders.bsky.social do you watch any Korean television? I know y’all were talking about friendship in American pop culture, but there are some great depictions of friendship in Korean tv. “Thirty-Nine” and “Reply 1988” and “Our Blues” come to mind.
www.kcrw.com/culture/show...
www.kcrw.com/culture/show...
Lap dogs are great, but have you tried a desk chicken?
August 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Lap dogs are great, but have you tried a desk chicken?
Her name is Tory (after Tory’s whiskey), she’s 10 years old (ancient for a chicken) and having outlived her flock is now enjoying her golden years inside a Brooklyn apartment. She wears couture diapers and insists on salad and yogurt for breakfast.
August 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Her name is Tory (after Tory’s whiskey), she’s 10 years old (ancient for a chicken) and having outlived her flock is now enjoying her golden years inside a Brooklyn apartment. She wears couture diapers and insists on salad and yogurt for breakfast.
What’s that quote you love, @winkworthbklyn.bsky.social, something like “It’s not how good I make it, it’s how I make it good”
Plainly, the people mad about the work required to write well and make great art who are justifying various artificial intelligence tools as shortcuts to that creative process don't value the labor inherent to it.
August 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What’s that quote you love, @winkworthbklyn.bsky.social, something like “It’s not how good I make it, it’s how I make it good”
10/10 recommend a chicken on your desk
August 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
10/10 recommend a chicken on your desk
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Watch my video and subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm covering the Democrats and Republicans ongoing campaign to censor the internet under the guise of "protecting kids online"!!!!! www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz
I did an hour long beginner’s breakdown on why age verification is extremely dangerous, bad, and leading to mass censorship, with tech policy expert @ericgoldman.bsky.social. What’s happening in the UK can and will happen here if we don’t fight it!
Age Verification Will Kill Free Speech Online
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
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August 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Watch my video and subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm covering the Democrats and Republicans ongoing campaign to censor the internet under the guise of "protecting kids online"!!!!! www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz
I always seem to have avian companions during large creative projects. Currently, an elderly hen is getting me through writing a book. Once it was a discarded racing pigeon. And I’m often visited by a family of crows (in a different location).
July 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I always seem to have avian companions during large creative projects. Currently, an elderly hen is getting me through writing a book. Once it was a discarded racing pigeon. And I’m often visited by a family of crows (in a different location).
If anyone I know on here is a member of The Center for Fiction in Downtown Brooklyn, would you be willing to bring me as a guest one day?
July 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If anyone I know on here is a member of The Center for Fiction in Downtown Brooklyn, would you be willing to bring me as a guest one day?
I love seeing process
A little insight into my rewrites on a novel in progress, How To Be Free.
July 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I love seeing process