Lane
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Fiction and essays that pair well with exotic cocktails served in haunted hotel bars by the sexiest ghosts one could survive beholding directly.
#HorrorSky #BookSky #FilmSky
Fiction and essays that pair well with exotic cocktails served in haunted hotel bars by the sexiest ghosts one could survive beholding directly.
#HorrorSky #BookSky #FilmSky
Tonight’s watch:
Dawn of the Dead (1978) directed by George Romero
Dawn of the Dead (1978) directed by George Romero
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Tonight’s watch:
Dawn of the Dead (1978) directed by George Romero
Dawn of the Dead (1978) directed by George Romero
My 4yo told me we didn’t have to win the turkey trot this year as long as we were in the top 3.
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My 4yo told me we didn’t have to win the turkey trot this year as long as we were in the top 3.
“Yes, this peace proposal was authored by the Cylons, but we also considered previous input from the human race. So what?”
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“Yes, this peace proposal was authored by the Cylons, but we also considered previous input from the human race. So what?”
Tonight’s watch with the kiddos.
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Tonight’s watch with the kiddos.
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Me, still grazing off of my kid’s Halloween candy.
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Me, still grazing off of my kid’s Halloween candy.
Big smarts on stage: pivot podcast in Chicago.
@profgalloway.com @karaswisher.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov Andrew Yang
@profgalloway.com @karaswisher.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov Andrew Yang
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Big smarts on stage: pivot podcast in Chicago.
@profgalloway.com @karaswisher.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov Andrew Yang
@profgalloway.com @karaswisher.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov Andrew Yang
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Arc Raiders tagline confounds me.
Enlist. Resist
That dropped second period is intentional, right? Why? What does that choice accomplish?
Any copywriters want to weigh in and tell me what I’m missing?
Enlist. Resist
That dropped second period is intentional, right? Why? What does that choice accomplish?
Any copywriters want to weigh in and tell me what I’m missing?
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Arc Raiders tagline confounds me.
Enlist. Resist
That dropped second period is intentional, right? Why? What does that choice accomplish?
Any copywriters want to weigh in and tell me what I’m missing?
Enlist. Resist
That dropped second period is intentional, right? Why? What does that choice accomplish?
Any copywriters want to weigh in and tell me what I’m missing?
Midday pep talk in the mirror.
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Midday pep talk in the mirror.
“I can fast a hundred years and not die. I can lie a hundred nights on the ice and not freeze. I can drink a river of blood and not burst. Show me your enemies.”
— C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian.
— C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian.
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“I can fast a hundred years and not die. I can lie a hundred nights on the ice and not freeze. I can drink a river of blood and not burst. Show me your enemies.”
— C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian.
— C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian.
There are many phenomenal action hero jackets.
There are only a few perfect ones.
There are only a few perfect ones.
November 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
There are many phenomenal action hero jackets.
There are only a few perfect ones.
There are only a few perfect ones.
Heads up out there today.
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Heads up out there today.
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Grateful to have been invited to my son’s first grade classroom as a visiting author.
I did not tell them I am an author in the same way that Captain Crunch is a naval officer.
I did not tell them I am an author in the same way that Captain Crunch is a naval officer.
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Grateful to have been invited to my son’s first grade classroom as a visiting author.
I did not tell them I am an author in the same way that Captain Crunch is a naval officer.
I did not tell them I am an author in the same way that Captain Crunch is a naval officer.
For some reason, encountering one of these setups feels like picking up some extra health in an old Sega game.
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
For some reason, encountering one of these setups feels like picking up some extra health in an old Sega game.
I love Chicago as a Chicagoan. And I love New York as a non-New Yorker. Big difference.
October 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I love Chicago as a Chicagoan. And I love New York as a non-New Yorker. Big difference.
Me on Sept. 30 vs Oct. 1
October 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Me on Sept. 30 vs Oct. 1
