Edward Austin Hall
@edwardaustinhall.bsky.social
Poet, novelist, and editor (co-editor of /Mothership: Tales From Afrofuturism and Beyond/); my recent work includes /8: Eight Kreyòn Pomes/ and /Dread Isle/, both published by Gumbohaus.
Banner caption: Outline of Navassa Island; design by Jennifer Smith
Banner caption: Outline of Navassa Island; design by Jennifer Smith
*An Italian joke. My job was to read newspapers by way of sniffing out potential stories for the reporters working in the /Newsweek/ Atlanta bureau.
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
*An Italian joke. My job was to read newspapers by way of sniffing out potential stories for the reporters working in the /Newsweek/ Atlanta bureau.
Last century, I worked for /Newsweek/ when it was owned by /The Washington Post/. That relationship had no bearing, though, on my overwhelming allegiance to /Il Posto/* as my favorite newspaper back then.
I am with you in sorrow.
I am with you in sorrow.
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Last century, I worked for /Newsweek/ when it was owned by /The Washington Post/. That relationship had no bearing, though, on my overwhelming allegiance to /Il Posto/* as my favorite newspaper back then.
I am with you in sorrow.
I am with you in sorrow.
Every accusation is an admission.
January 29, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Every accusation is an admission.
Drum solos?
Hey, cows and backscratchers, so why not?
Hey, cows and backscratchers, so why not?
January 28, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Drum solos?
Hey, cows and backscratchers, so why not?
Hey, cows and backscratchers, so why not?
Personal best so far (no hints [also, no HINT button visible, @newyorker.com]):
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www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
Play Shuffalo: Sunday, January 18, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Personal best so far (no hints [also, no HINT button visible, @newyorker.com]):
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www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
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www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
Play Shuffalo: Monday, January 19, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Hey, @ichnologist.bsky.social, check out this word game!
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Hey, @ichnologist.bsky.social, check out this word game!
And calling it a day:
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www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
Play Shuffalo: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
And calling it a day:
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www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
Play Shuffalo: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Play Shuffalo: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Yep. I found the word game for me!
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www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
Play Shuffalo: Friday, January 23, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Yep. I found the word game for me!
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www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
Way more enjoyable than y'all's 'challenging' crossword puzzle—an understatement if ever there were one.
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Way more enjoyable than y'all's 'challenging' crossword puzzle—an understatement if ever there were one.
Play Shuffalo: Saturday, January 24, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Have you talked to the folks at the Morhaim Agency?
Their founder represented my friend Michael Bishop (may he rest in peace).
www.morhaimliterary.com
Their founder represented my friend Michael Bishop (may he rest in peace).
www.morhaimliterary.com
Morhaim Literary
Working in all areas of the book publishing industry, our aim is to match superior writing talent with skilled publishing professionals in order to bring quality fiction and non-fiction into the world...
www.morhaimliterary.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Have you talked to the folks at the Morhaim Agency?
Their founder represented my friend Michael Bishop (may he rest in peace).
www.morhaimliterary.com
Their founder represented my friend Michael Bishop (may he rest in peace).
www.morhaimliterary.com
Looking forward to seeing you /next/ Wednesday for sf book club, @ichnologist.bsky.social.
January 23, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Looking forward to seeing you /next/ Wednesday for sf book club, @ichnologist.bsky.social.
Only one?
Four, surely.
Four, surely.
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Only one?
Four, surely.
Four, surely.
What a delightful novel!
January 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM
What a delightful novel!
I suspect that you, of all people, will appreciate my passing along the wisdom someone shared with me, decades ago: All glances are, inherently, cursory.
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I suspect that you, of all people, will appreciate my passing along the wisdom someone shared with me, decades ago: All glances are, inherently, cursory.
Duck! It's a quilt!
January 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Duck! It's a quilt!
Hey, I did /my/ bit this morning.
Finished today's pot of French press instead of saving half for tomorrow.
And I'm ready to suffer the insomniac consequences.
Finished today's pot of French press instead of saving half for tomorrow.
And I'm ready to suffer the insomniac consequences.
January 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Hey, I did /my/ bit this morning.
Finished today's pot of French press instead of saving half for tomorrow.
And I'm ready to suffer the insomniac consequences.
Finished today's pot of French press instead of saving half for tomorrow.
And I'm ready to suffer the insomniac consequences.