Brittany Erickson
@brittanybe.bsky.social
writer, freelance film worker, solo traveler, assistant to the stars
How's my script coming? Well let me tell you, the Pinterest board for it is *top tier*.
July 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
How's my script coming? Well let me tell you, the Pinterest board for it is *top tier*.
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It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books
A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.
www.chron.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
Feels like Covid when it comes to money where I’m like: do I spend a little and enjoy our last few enjoyable years or do I save everything I have to buy us all entry into a different country we will need to flee to?
March 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Feels like Covid when it comes to money where I’m like: do I spend a little and enjoy our last few enjoyable years or do I save everything I have to buy us all entry into a different country we will need to flee to?
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This was such a satisfying project, and one in which I realized for the first time how much my whole life had been spent in a manscape, in places where almost everything was named after men.
#WomensHistoryMonth: The City of Women Map is a fascinating visualization of women’s history and urban transportation. Created by Molly Roy, Rebecca Solnit, and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, the map renames subway stops after notable women with links to that area, offering an entirely new way to view #NYC.
March 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This was such a satisfying project, and one in which I realized for the first time how much my whole life had been spent in a manscape, in places where almost everything was named after men.
I haven’t spoken to my high school bestie in years for a number of complicated reasons, but to this day I still say “Soothing” every time I take a bite of a lettuce wrap, because that was our gag and when we were young she was the brightest star in my sky.
March 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I haven’t spoken to my high school bestie in years for a number of complicated reasons, but to this day I still say “Soothing” every time I take a bite of a lettuce wrap, because that was our gag and when we were young she was the brightest star in my sky.
Sorry, I’m not going to keep harping on about this but why are initiation fees to join the Writers Assistant Union only a couple hundred bucks less than fees to join the WGA when I am making a tiny fraction of what my colleagues in the guild are making? Okay thank you.
March 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Sorry, I’m not going to keep harping on about this but why are initiation fees to join the Writers Assistant Union only a couple hundred bucks less than fees to join the WGA when I am making a tiny fraction of what my colleagues in the guild are making? Okay thank you.
I’ve barely taken any photos here but I did spot this from the backyard the other night.
March 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I’ve barely taken any photos here but I did spot this from the backyard the other night.
Not to brag but it’s raining in L.A, work was called off last minute, and someone else cancelled tonight’s social plans. And I even got the table by the fire at Tartine.
March 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Not to brag but it’s raining in L.A, work was called off last minute, and someone else cancelled tonight’s social plans. And I even got the table by the fire at Tartine.
Just experienced my first LA earthquake. I was on the toilet.
March 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Just experienced my first LA earthquake. I was on the toilet.
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"The warehouse will cost $17.5 million for 90 days...the equivalent of 1 year's rent in a 1br apartment for ~1,200 people, or 80% of the city's unhoused."
When one unhoused man said he didn't want to go to the warehouse, officers told him: “It’s either that or jail.”
He offered to move. They said, “No, you can come with us or we’ll cuff you and throw you in jail.”
My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
He offered to move. They said, “No, you can come with us or we’ll cuff you and throw you in jail.”
My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Louisiana coerced unhoused people into an unheated warehouse – and paid $17.5m for it
Dozens of New Orleanians have been bused to a site with no floor and no blankets days before the city is to host the Super Bowl
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"The warehouse will cost $17.5 million for 90 days...the equivalent of 1 year's rent in a 1br apartment for ~1,200 people, or 80% of the city's unhoused."
So am I crazy or has the font on absolutely everything — WhatsApp, Reddit, Google docs— recently changed?
February 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
So am I crazy or has the font on absolutely everything — WhatsApp, Reddit, Google docs— recently changed?
Anyway I saw The Brutalist and it was so beautiful I kind of want to see it again. On the other hand I was in that theater for over four hours and I felt every one of those hours keenly.
February 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Anyway I saw The Brutalist and it was so beautiful I kind of want to see it again. On the other hand I was in that theater for over four hours and I felt every one of those hours keenly.
Saw my first movie in L.A. last night at AMC City Walk and I feel like someone should have warned me about seeing a movie at AMC City Walk.
February 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Saw my first movie in L.A. last night at AMC City Walk and I feel like someone should have warned me about seeing a movie at AMC City Walk.
I was really excited about getting a union job. Unfortunately the rate the union negotiated is really not enough to live off of in LA if you don’t have a spouse who also works (I’m single) AND I have to pay over $2k in fees to join. I’m still hugely in favor of unions but there’s more work to do.
January 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I was really excited about getting a union job. Unfortunately the rate the union negotiated is really not enough to live off of in LA if you don’t have a spouse who also works (I’m single) AND I have to pay over $2k in fees to join. I’m still hugely in favor of unions but there’s more work to do.
I’ve had two days off in L.A. and been to two bookstores - skylight books in Los Feliz and Book Soup in (Hollywood I think?) Both were fantastic.
January 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I’ve had two days off in L.A. and been to two bookstores - skylight books in Los Feliz and Book Soup in (Hollywood I think?) Both were fantastic.
I started a job this week in a real
writers room in LA. This has been a dream of mine for a long time but I never thought I’d really be able to do it, mainly because I didn’t even live in LA. Now I’m staying in West Hollywood. I still can’t believe this is real life.
writers room in LA. This has been a dream of mine for a long time but I never thought I’d really be able to do it, mainly because I didn’t even live in LA. Now I’m staying in West Hollywood. I still can’t believe this is real life.
January 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I started a job this week in a real
writers room in LA. This has been a dream of mine for a long time but I never thought I’d really be able to do it, mainly because I didn’t even live in LA. Now I’m staying in West Hollywood. I still can’t believe this is real life.
writers room in LA. This has been a dream of mine for a long time but I never thought I’d really be able to do it, mainly because I didn’t even live in LA. Now I’m staying in West Hollywood. I still can’t believe this is real life.
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This is why feminism is never a side issue, never a distraction. This is why dismantling toxic masculinity & the structures that feed & recreate it is *vital* for democracy, justice, & the survival of the planet.
Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections
Disgruntled young men who resent feminism are the focus of candidates vying to be president.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:27 PM
This is why feminism is never a side issue, never a distraction. This is why dismantling toxic masculinity & the structures that feed & recreate it is *vital* for democracy, justice, & the survival of the planet.
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After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)
What Can US Cities and States Do for the Climate Under Trump? Plenty
Federal progress on climate may stall, but city halls and statehouses are in a good position to build on recent gains.
www.bloomberg.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:11 PM
After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)
I knit these daughters together in my womb and they have the nerve to give me a hard time when I use their acne scar tretinoin Rx for my wrinkles??
November 22, 2024 at 9:26 PM
I knit these daughters together in my womb and they have the nerve to give me a hard time when I use their acne scar tretinoin Rx for my wrinkles??
Two weeks post election now, it’s time for me to stop mainlining Gilmore Girls & put together my list of classic films to watch in the winter.
November 21, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Two weeks post election now, it’s time for me to stop mainlining Gilmore Girls & put together my list of classic films to watch in the winter.
Just so you know, you can ask to skip the photo at the TSA checkpoint & it’s no big deal & I think you should because it’s facial recognition technology and eff that noise.
November 19, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Just so you know, you can ask to skip the photo at the TSA checkpoint & it’s no big deal & I think you should because it’s facial recognition technology and eff that noise.
I haven’t had a cold in two years but I have one now so I’m allowing myself to watch Gilmore Girls in bed with my coffee
November 14, 2024 at 3:22 PM
I haven’t had a cold in two years but I have one now so I’m allowing myself to watch Gilmore Girls in bed with my coffee