Laura Ruth Loomis
@lauraruthless.bsky.social
Social worker by day, space cadet by night. Author of "The Cosmic Turkey" and "The Star-Crossed Pelican." Distantly related to horse thieves. She/her.
Betteridge's Law of Headlines remains undefeated.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Betteridge's Law of Headlines remains undefeated.
I'm about halfway through, and "The Finkelstein 5" blew me away. It's based on stories like the Trayvon Martin shooting, but with the same wicked satirical edge that made "Chain-Gang All-Stars" so unsettling.
January 31, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I'm about halfway through, and "The Finkelstein 5" blew me away. It's based on stories like the Trayvon Martin shooting, but with the same wicked satirical edge that made "Chain-Gang All-Stars" so unsettling.
The details were perfect: the WWE-like nicknames, the corporate sponsorships, the euphemisms like "hard action sports."
I'm reading his short story collection "Friday Black" right now, and it's equally brutal in the best possible way.
I'm reading his short story collection "Friday Black" right now, and it's equally brutal in the best possible way.
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 AM
The details were perfect: the WWE-like nicknames, the corporate sponsorships, the euphemisms like "hard action sports."
I'm reading his short story collection "Friday Black" right now, and it's equally brutal in the best possible way.
I'm reading his short story collection "Friday Black" right now, and it's equally brutal in the best possible way.
Have the book play an annoying jingle every time a page is turned.
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Have the book play an annoying jingle every time a page is turned.
I'm making very slow progress on book 3, but will finish it out of sheer stubbornness!
kermit the frog is using a typewriter in a messy room .
Alt: kermit the frog is using a typewriter in a messy room .
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January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I'm making very slow progress on book 3, but will finish it out of sheer stubbornness!
Thank you!
a penguin is holding a bowl of pink hearts and blowing them out
Alt: a cartoon penguin is holding a bowl of pink hearts and tossing them in the air
media.tenor.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Thank you!
They invoked Marital Law.
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
They invoked Marital Law.
