len
@dawnsmp3.bsky.social
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nonpracticing poet. country music enjoyer. rural southern jew. certified hater, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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nonpracticing poet. country music enjoyer. rural southern jew. certified hater, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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@dawnsmp3.bsky.social
· May 29
as a fan of southern literature, horror, and historical fiction, i'm getting very sick of people recommending "books to read if you liked sinners" that MAYBE involve two of
1. people of color
2. horror elements
3. set in generally the past
1. people of color
2. horror elements
3. set in generally the past
attempting to be a reading focused account when you're reading a popular book is like being a jester doing the same routine every other jester has done. i promise you i have nothing worthwhile to add about braiding sweetgrass
December 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
attempting to be a reading focused account when you're reading a popular book is like being a jester doing the same routine every other jester has done. i promise you i have nothing worthwhile to add about braiding sweetgrass
for the past five days i have looked forward with longing to the evening where i take a nice long shower and read three chapters of braiding sweetgrass. and unfortunately each evening i have seven million things to do and then go to bed immediately after all of them.
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
for the past five days i have looked forward with longing to the evening where i take a nice long shower and read three chapters of braiding sweetgrass. and unfortunately each evening i have seven million things to do and then go to bed immediately after all of them.
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Still got it baby
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
December 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Still got it baby
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
anyway why fascists fear teachers was, as i called it in my substack "a tepid, neoliberal undergraduate essay"
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
anyway why fascists fear teachers was, as i called it in my substack "a tepid, neoliberal undergraduate essay"
the absolute worst reading experience isn't a book that is just straight up bad but a book that has a TERRIBLE argument for something you agree with
December 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
the absolute worst reading experience isn't a book that is just straight up bad but a book that has a TERRIBLE argument for something you agree with
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The drinking water fandom is dying. Like and share if you're still sipping that clear stuff in 2025
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The drinking water fandom is dying. Like and share if you're still sipping that clear stuff in 2025
reading why fascists fear teachers. so far a little too much american exceptionalism for my tastes but i think there's some good points
October 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
reading why fascists fear teachers. so far a little too much american exceptionalism for my tastes but i think there's some good points
lake vacation for the next three days. shot of my tbr pile with caption "dawn of the final day" and an ominous soundtrack
July 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
lake vacation for the next three days. shot of my tbr pile with caption "dawn of the final day" and an ominous soundtrack
i am still thinking of alice isnt dead and how of its time it was. and how even though things have altogether gotten a lot worse since that time, politically, my biggest critique seems to be the pessimism with which it handles its politics
July 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
i am still thinking of alice isnt dead and how of its time it was. and how even though things have altogether gotten a lot worse since that time, politically, my biggest critique seems to be the pessimism with which it handles its politics
also, i'm aware that like southernmost, we're dealing with a portrayal of mental health that is almost ten years old. but i'm so sick of anxiety being portrayed in such a trite way.
June 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
also, i'm aware that like southernmost, we're dealing with a portrayal of mental health that is almost ten years old. but i'm so sick of anxiety being portrayed in such a trite way.
i will say alice isn't dead is another perfect example of an adaptation not understanding the strength of the original medium. in podcast format, keisha's purposefully speaking to us. everything she says is a careful glimpse into her character.
June 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
i will say alice isn't dead is another perfect example of an adaptation not understanding the strength of the original medium. in podcast format, keisha's purposefully speaking to us. everything she says is a careful glimpse into her character.
i'm sorry i'm so close to finishing alice isnt dead and it's taking my full strength to convince myself to actually do it because reading it is so draining. this story is so nothing
June 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
i'm sorry i'm so close to finishing alice isnt dead and it's taking my full strength to convince myself to actually do it because reading it is so draining. this story is so nothing
i've been imagining keisha as a beautiful fat stud but no one else shares my vision because they're haters. disappointing
June 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
i've been imagining keisha as a beautiful fat stud but no one else shares my vision because they're haters. disappointing
100ish pages into alice isnt dead. this reads exactly like a podcast in a bad way
June 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
100ish pages into alice isnt dead. this reads exactly like a podcast in a bad way
as a fan of southern literature, horror, and historical fiction, i'm getting very sick of people recommending "books to read if you liked sinners" that MAYBE involve two of
1. people of color
2. horror elements
3. set in generally the past
1. people of color
2. horror elements
3. set in generally the past
May 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
as a fan of southern literature, horror, and historical fiction, i'm getting very sick of people recommending "books to read if you liked sinners" that MAYBE involve two of
1. people of color
2. horror elements
3. set in generally the past
1. people of color
2. horror elements
3. set in generally the past
reading of beale street could talk now. i really loved reading a book to movie adaptation with the nickel boys so i'm excited to do another one. also love james baldwin's poems so excited to check out his novels
May 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
reading of beale street could talk now. i really loved reading a book to movie adaptation with the nickel boys so i'm excited to do another one. also love james baldwin's poems so excited to check out his novels
finished vampires of el norte. very nice light read. i don't think it was supposed to be light but i thought so. way more than house in the cerulean sea, which was way too infuriating to be light-
May 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
finished vampires of el norte. very nice light read. i don't think it was supposed to be light but i thought so. way more than house in the cerulean sea, which was way too infuriating to be light-
i'm trying to ban myself from using the word interesting in my reviews because every time i do i hear viggo mortenson in captain fantastic say "interesting is a nonword"
May 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
i'm trying to ban myself from using the word interesting in my reviews because every time i do i hear viggo mortenson in captain fantastic say "interesting is a nonword"
(pg 327 of vampires of el norte) néstor does of course give me what i want in a male lead which is to be screaming crying throwing up wanting nena so bad it makes him look stupid. man knew one girl at 13 and then she "died" and he was like i guess i'll just wallow literally forever
May 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
(pg 327 of vampires of el norte) néstor does of course give me what i want in a male lead which is to be screaming crying throwing up wanting nena so bad it makes him look stupid. man knew one girl at 13 and then she "died" and he was like i guess i'll just wallow literally forever
page 327 of vampires of el norte. book is good by the metrics of a perfect backhandspring is scored lower than a slightly off triple layout
May 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
page 327 of vampires of el norte. book is good by the metrics of a perfect backhandspring is scored lower than a slightly off triple layout
next book is vampires of el norte. i read the first 100 pages on an unexpected 8 hour overnight layover
May 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
next book is vampires of el norte. i read the first 100 pages on an unexpected 8 hour overnight layover
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"According to the CDC, just 2 percent of high school students in America identify as transgender. Less than 1 percent are trans girls. And an even smaller percentage of those girls play sports. My daughter is more likely to die in a school shooting than she is to even compete against a trans girl."
My 14yo is an athlete and a girl and lately people have been asking me how I would feel if she got beaten by a trans girl. And so I wrote about it. And about how I hate that question. But the tl;dr is I’d feel fine, great actually. lyz.substack.com/p/what-if-it...
"What if it was your daughter?"
And other links for your Sunday
lyz.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"According to the CDC, just 2 percent of high school students in America identify as transgender. Less than 1 percent are trans girls. And an even smaller percentage of those girls play sports. My daughter is more likely to die in a school shooting than she is to even compete against a trans girl."
no one can stop me
i'm gonna be soooooo full of myself if this is true
May 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
no one can stop me
just saw a photo of chief justice john roberts. really horrible news to my mind that thought he looked like this
May 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
just saw a photo of chief justice john roberts. really horrible news to my mind that thought he looked like this