dex elzey
@dexlz.bsky.social
i write, mostly for people who aren’t yet adults. time permitting, i dabble in photography & other fine arts.
cali-born new englander. equal rights are human rights.
cali-born new englander. equal rights are human rights.
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a rising high school junior gets to create a summer reading list of titles *they* think are an important part of 20th/21st century american literature. what’s on that list?
May 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
a rising high school junior gets to create a summer reading list of titles *they* think are an important part of 20th/21st century american literature. what’s on that list?
for stores that sell them, i really think we should stop calling them “used books” and instead refer to them as “rescues”
February 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
for stores that sell them, i really think we should stop calling them “used books” and instead refer to them as “rescues”
what’s musked cannot be unmusked
we’re living in a shakespearean tragedy
we’re living in a shakespearean tragedy
February 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
what’s musked cannot be unmusked
we’re living in a shakespearean tragedy
we’re living in a shakespearean tragedy
if you aren’t following @altnps.bsky.social you might want to check them out for intel on what’s happening “inside the house” where the musk putsch is taking place.
February 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
if you aren’t following @altnps.bsky.social you might want to check them out for intel on what’s happening “inside the house” where the musk putsch is taking place.
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$20 for a $2 fake bill. How Trumpian.
December 31, 2024 at 3:12 PM
$20 for a $2 fake bill. How Trumpian.
because someone felt the man needed a tribute in the disco era. and i’ve been singing the chorus in my head for hours now…
youtu.be/h874BPSnbWc?...
youtu.be/h874BPSnbWc?...
"Jimmy Carter Says 'Yes'" by Gene Marshall
YouTube video by trentrey
youtu.be
December 30, 2024 at 5:26 PM
because someone felt the man needed a tribute in the disco era. and i’ve been singing the chorus in my head for hours now…
youtu.be/h874BPSnbWc?...
youtu.be/h874BPSnbWc?...
my most recent commission, installed onsite today. no title, acrylic on canvas, 40”x60”
December 18, 2024 at 3:10 PM
my most recent commission, installed onsite today. no title, acrylic on canvas, 40”x60”
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Via Jim Wright:
Trump posting a AI generated image of his imaginary 100lbs-too-light 50-year-old self at 4000 meters in the Alps, in winter, IN A BUSINESS SUIT, staring at a mountain on the border of Italy and Switzerland, because that's the MATTERHORN, thinking it's CANADA.
Trump posting a AI generated image of his imaginary 100lbs-too-light 50-year-old self at 4000 meters in the Alps, in winter, IN A BUSINESS SUIT, staring at a mountain on the border of Italy and Switzerland, because that's the MATTERHORN, thinking it's CANADA.
December 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Via Jim Wright:
Trump posting a AI generated image of his imaginary 100lbs-too-light 50-year-old self at 4000 meters in the Alps, in winter, IN A BUSINESS SUIT, staring at a mountain on the border of Italy and Switzerland, because that's the MATTERHORN, thinking it's CANADA.
Trump posting a AI generated image of his imaginary 100lbs-too-light 50-year-old self at 4000 meters in the Alps, in winter, IN A BUSINESS SUIT, staring at a mountain on the border of Italy and Switzerland, because that's the MATTERHORN, thinking it's CANADA.
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"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. Of course the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives, but there are hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of as well. It isn't only the synonyms; there are also the antonyms." --Nineteen Eighty-Four
November 18, 2024 at 8:34 PM
"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. Of course the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives, but there are hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of as well. It isn't only the synonyms; there are also the antonyms." --Nineteen Eighty-Four
dredge
what sort of things does the word conjure up when you see it? is it always a bad thing?
what sort of things does the word conjure up when you see it? is it always a bad thing?
February 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM
dredge
what sort of things does the word conjure up when you see it? is it always a bad thing?
what sort of things does the word conjure up when you see it? is it always a bad thing?
right. so for the baker’s dozen of you who follow me (and anyone in #kidlit who i *should* be following), what classic book doesn’t really stand the test of time, but is still widely read? thinking dahl’s problematic oompa loompas…
February 10, 2024 at 2:59 AM
right. so for the baker’s dozen of you who follow me (and anyone in #kidlit who i *should* be following), what classic book doesn’t really stand the test of time, but is still widely read? thinking dahl’s problematic oompa loompas…
i am completely… overwhelmed. i tell myself “i need… just wanna check… one thing…” and the next thing i know i’m doomscrolling or down a rabbit hole for… far too long
so until october 1st i’ll be incommunicado. i’ll be off all the platforms. wish me luck & sanity
so until october 1st i’ll be incommunicado. i’ll be off all the platforms. wish me luck & sanity
September 6, 2023 at 2:32 AM
i am completely… overwhelmed. i tell myself “i need… just wanna check… one thing…” and the next thing i know i’m doomscrolling or down a rabbit hole for… far too long
so until october 1st i’ll be incommunicado. i’ll be off all the platforms. wish me luck & sanity
so until october 1st i’ll be incommunicado. i’ll be off all the platforms. wish me luck & sanity
@dexlz.bsky.social been trying to think of the perfect first post, then zalie said “what about a selfie with me?”
August 26, 2023 at 10:32 PM
@dexlz.bsky.social been trying to think of the perfect first post, then zalie said “what about a selfie with me?”