Joel Derfner
joelderfner.bsky.social
Joel Derfner
@joelderfner.bsky.social
Yesterday my brother saw me reading Kafka's THE TRIAL. He asked, Are you seeking validation for your worldview? I said, No, I just need cheering up. He/him.
Honored to meet you and I LOVE YOUR WORK.
August 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
AH Google has repented of its recalcitrance. I share for the benefit of the world:

sourcebooks.fordham.edu/pwh/donleon....
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
sourcebooks.fordham.edu
August 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
(Google is proving singularly unhelpful.)
August 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
WHAT IS THE POEM CALLED AND WHERE CAN ONE FIND IT?

I'm sorry to shout. But.
August 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Not if they're signed by AUTOPEN!
March 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Hey, there—living Skeets and the pro version, but it's not displaying threads and I can't find a setting to change this. What am I doing wrong? IPhone 14, OS 18.3.2, can't find what version of Skeets I'm using but on 3/17/25 the App Store says it's up to date.
March 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I'm confused—hasn't he been ignoring court orders for weeks? What makes this one different?
March 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm in. Take my money.
March 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Reposted by Joel Derfner
February 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Wtf? "Their hearts are in one place?"
February 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Title and/or author?
February 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Okay yeah but what's the melody?

I'm very serious. I'm new to Bluesky and don't know how it works but is there a way to post the tune?

I will gladly write an accompaniment for free and if people like it I'll put it in the public domain immediately.
January 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I've just started studying Yiddish and the idea of being able to read letters like this is AMAZING. The photo looks like it's of a reprint in an anthology—do you by any chance know what it came from? I would LOVE to get my hands on a book of Yiddish advice-column letters to motivate me as I learn!
December 24, 2024 at 11:38 PM
They're too busy with Ron DeSantis folding to Disney.
August 15, 2023 at 11:25 PM
Wait you're writing A NOVEL!?!?!? I can't wait!
August 10, 2023 at 1:29 PM
Hey don't kink-shame.
July 31, 2023 at 10:57 PM
It's so weird—I've been a bug fan of behavioral economics books for a long time but only as sources of interesting information about human behavior. The thought that anybody would use them as support for policy is insane.
July 29, 2023 at 12:13 PM
I remember this video! It was an AMAZING moment!
July 11, 2023 at 12:41 AM