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idk man you know why you’re here
I once spent a night running through Boston in the rain with a man and spent the next week writing bullshit notes app poetry saying “am I in love with this city or just you”

and idk but the city doesn’t hit the same 8 years after he ghosted me so I guess that’s my answer
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
One time my dad decided to smoke a turkey but an ice storm kept putting the fire out on the smoker so we didn’t eat until 9pm
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Biblical scholars stop pronouncing the Tetragrammaton challenge?
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I came here with wild dreams of some cosmically preordained networking scenario and the whole thing actually happened tonight.

I am floating.

Thank you #aarsbl.
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I think I just fell in love with every single person on this panel.
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Stayed long enough to see my advisor break his knees and back; left too soon to see Dr. Gafney break her knees and back :/
What had happened was, I went to the reception of of the publishers of one of my books. But it was dead AF. So I went around the corner to Wabash nation. They had a DJ and a dance floor. I won't name all the people on that floor. So let's just say, I broke my knees and my back.
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The fact that I still get “😳🤯” reactions when I say the words “Jewish liberation theology of prison abolition” at an academic conference means I’m doing something right…right?
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
For someone who doesn’t know shit about the Bible I sure do have an SBL membership 😅🤔
You know, for someone who doesn’t know shit about the Bible I sure have a lot of friends on the SBL side 🤔
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hey #aarsbl I’m posted up at Democracy Brewing tonight, come chat!
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Anything happening here?
October 24, 2023 at 3:21 AM
I need everyone to see this A1 joke right now.
October 11, 2023 at 4:01 AM
Y’all know that heart wrenching picture of me at GC19? I just thought of the funniest joke. I’m so mad it took me almost 5 years. Omg. Hold on.
October 11, 2023 at 3:47 AM
Jesus freak band geek + too much depression to be considered “emo”

😬😬😬
I can’t imagine any Bsky early adopter was cool in high school, so what kind of loser were you?
October 1, 2023 at 4:28 AM
It was a good day.
October 1, 2023 at 4:25 AM
Well shit. Nobody told me how hard YK would hit after a week of back to back deaths.
September 25, 2023 at 4:32 PM
The Jews are tired.

And hungry.
September 25, 2023 at 2:29 AM
It is hard being a Jew in Oklahoma. It is hard being a leftist Jew in Reform spaces.

No big takeaway here. It’s just hard.
September 25, 2023 at 2:20 AM
Me: I’m going to put clothes on the bed but that doesn’t mean you have to get on them

Nova:
September 24, 2023 at 9:12 PM
The whole David thing is so New Testament coded and I’m annoyed that I’m having to read about it.
September 23, 2023 at 8:42 PM
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not an original thought but bears repeating: half of writing is just being allowed time to sit on your ass uninterrupted and think about things really hard until you puzzle them out, which doesn't look or feel like work at all. but it is!
September 22, 2023 at 8:00 PM
It was an accident I don’t make a habit of it don’t yell at me about kidney stones 🙄
I know this is hella anecdotal but I took 2,000% of my daily recommended vitamin C yesterday I feel so good today 👀
September 22, 2023 at 3:30 PM
I know this is hella anecdotal but I took 2,000% of my daily recommended vitamin C yesterday I feel so good today 👀
September 22, 2023 at 3:14 PM
Truly depends on so many things but always more than one.
What is the ideal number of pillows to have when sleeping?
September 22, 2023 at 1:09 AM
Properly using a semicolon will never not make me feel like a bad bitch 💅🏻
September 21, 2023 at 11:29 PM
Hi all my babies!!! I’m heeeeere 🥰
September 21, 2023 at 3:49 AM