Tom McAllister
@tmcallister.bsky.social
Author of novels HOW TO BE SAFE and THE YOUNG WIDOWER'S HANDBOOK, and essay collection IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE.
Co-host of Book Fight! podcast (RIP). @Barrelhouse.bsky.social NF Editor. Rutgers-Camden MFA faculty. South Jersey.
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Co-host of Book Fight! podcast (RIP). @Barrelhouse.bsky.social NF Editor. Rutgers-Camden MFA faculty. South Jersey.
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Tom McAllister
@tmcallister.bsky.social
· May 14
My book, IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE, in which I wrote a short essay for each year of my life, is officially out today (paperback & ebook). I think it's the best writing I've ever done, the most I've ever sounded like myself on the page.
Full details, reviews, etc: rosemetalpress.com/books/it-all...
Full details, reviews, etc: rosemetalpress.com/books/it-all...
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Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
Hey, this documentary rules, it's one of my favorite new things
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Hey, this documentary rules, it's one of my favorite new things
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...
When teenage mutant turtles grow up, they have to leave the ninja stuff in the past and go out looking for honest work. It's not all bad, there's still pizza (only once a week, though-- cholesterol)
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
When teenage mutant turtles grow up, they have to leave the ninja stuff in the past and go out looking for honest work. It's not all bad, there's still pizza (only once a week, though-- cholesterol)
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nominating the punter is so funny. Good job, pal, way to get along out there
Here are the NFL’s 32 nominees for the 2025 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award:
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
nominating the punter is so funny. Good job, pal, way to get along out there
if the Sixers won't even put Kyle Lowry on the floor in a game like this, he simply needs to retire and be replaced by someone whose job is playing basketball
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
if the Sixers won't even put Kyle Lowry on the floor in a game like this, he simply needs to retire and be replaced by someone whose job is playing basketball
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Need to put an immediate end to "Democrats should say XYZ" posts. Just say what you believe instead of playing comms consultant.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Need to put an immediate end to "Democrats should say XYZ" posts. Just say what you believe instead of playing comms consultant.
I think it's good that people on the internet are finally letting their Star Wars takes be known
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I think it's good that people on the internet are finally letting their Star Wars takes be known
the voice of the people
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
the voice of the people
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as I've always said, year end lists are unimpeachable and arguably the most important cultural output we have
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
as I've always said, year end lists are unimpeachable and arguably the most important cultural output we have
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Hey, folks, @chillsubs.bsky.social has opened voting for their best lit mags, and we are not remotely above campaigning for your votes here
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
www.chillsubs.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hey, folks, @chillsubs.bsky.social has opened voting for their best lit mags, and we are not remotely above campaigning for your votes here
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
my wife's aunt, who has previously never shown an interest in the Eagles, is absolutely fired up today, on multiple text chains, convinced that they threw the game yesterday because they owe money to the Atlantic City mob
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
my wife's aunt, who has previously never shown an interest in the Eagles, is absolutely fired up today, on multiple text chains, convinced that they threw the game yesterday because they owe money to the Atlantic City mob
as I've always said, year end lists are unimpeachable and arguably the most important cultural output we have
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
as I've always said, year end lists are unimpeachable and arguably the most important cultural output we have
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Happy to announce that A LITANY OF SAINTS by @dianarojas.bsky.social from @artepublico.bsky.social is our 4th featured book at the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference on 4/18/26! Join us for a fun, productive day talking writing/publishing and support independent presses! www.barrelhousemag.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Happy to announce that A LITANY OF SAINTS by @dianarojas.bsky.social from @artepublico.bsky.social is our 4th featured book at the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference on 4/18/26! Join us for a fun, productive day talking writing/publishing and support independent presses! www.barrelhousemag.com
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🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
looking through some old notes, found this extremely useful one from 2017
![Edited July 2, 2017
bold heading: verizob [sic]
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November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
looking through some old notes, found this extremely useful one from 2017
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"To be fair" is the prefix to some of the least funny replies you'll ever read on social media
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"To be fair" is the prefix to some of the least funny replies you'll ever read on social media
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Shamelessly stealing from my past self.
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Shamelessly stealing from my past self.
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how would that even work
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
how would that even work
was driving behind a Cybertruck in Philly with one of those "Vintage Tesla: Pre Madness Edition" stickers. No way, man, you don't get to do that shit.
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
was driving behind a Cybertruck in Philly with one of those "Vintage Tesla: Pre Madness Edition" stickers. No way, man, you don't get to do that shit.
Reminding the students that page 5 of the syllabus explicitly states that I have longstanding friendships with some of the world's most famous cretins, this is simply a matter of course policy
Larry Summers discusses his “statement of regret” for his disturbing messages to Jeffrey Epstein with Harvard students
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Reminding the students that page 5 of the syllabus explicitly states that I have longstanding friendships with some of the world's most famous cretins, this is simply a matter of course policy
ICE guys and J6 guys are like McGwire and Sosa in '98 when it comes to committing sex crimes
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
ICE guys and J6 guys are like McGwire and Sosa in '98 when it comes to committing sex crimes
Have been at Rutgers for 1.5 years and finally thought to look up our mascot. Ladies, he's single
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Have been at Rutgers for 1.5 years and finally thought to look up our mascot. Ladies, he's single
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Philadelphia—I make monthly donations to Nationalities Service Center, a century-old immigrant services agency here, and to Juntos, a community-led immigrant rights organization in South Philly. If you have & to spare, these orgs are essential infrastructure.
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Philadelphia—I make monthly donations to Nationalities Service Center, a century-old immigrant services agency here, and to Juntos, a community-led immigrant rights organization in South Philly. If you have & to spare, these orgs are essential infrastructure.
the Nuzzi book obviously has no merit as a written text and has no real newsworthy merit (we already know the big story), but it's guaranteed to get breathless coverage for weeks by media people who like gossip. I wonder if there's a better way to produce books
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
the Nuzzi book obviously has no merit as a written text and has no real newsworthy merit (we already know the big story), but it's guaranteed to get breathless coverage for weeks by media people who like gossip. I wonder if there's a better way to produce books