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@rob-shapiro.bsky.social
Writing in Ploughshares, AGNI, New England Review, and McSweeney’s | MFA from UVA | Dog Enthusiast | Brooklyn | he/him
Big thanks to @narrativemag.bsky.social for giving this poem such an amazing home!
“Let me remember
there’s a door inside

each flower, and we all
slip through one day.” —excerpt from “Transcendentalism I” by Rob Shapiro (@rob-shapiro.bsky.social)
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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“But if god resembles
anything, let it be

the larkspurs growing
by the highway’s crest” —excerpt from “Transcendentalism I” by Rob Shapiro

@rob-shapiro.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Back in McSweeneys, brother
"Speaking as someone who spent years playing a zombified mortician with occasional supernatural powers, I’ve never been particularly intimidated by the sciences. My two cents is there’s no need for 'experts' who 'earned a degree' to teach your kids."
Greetings from Your New Superintendent: Seven-Time WWE Champion, The Undertaker
Dear parents, Get ready to drop a leg on summer, because it’s back-to-school season. And thanks to the Secretary of Education—and former WWE CEO—Li...
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August 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Meanwhile, in the land of the good guys!
February 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Releasing an official statement about an “Alteration of Yankee Facial Hair Policy.”

Truly, couldn’t hate this ball club more if I tried.
February 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Canada by a million!

Thanks to @mcsweeneys.net for taking this lil piece. 🏒
"Remember: Canada isn’t perfect either. Neil Peart probably flubbed the 'Tom Sawyer' drum solo at least once in his life. And Margaret Atwood has almost certainly double-booked herself and been late to a coffee date."
So You’re Trying to Rationalize Rooting for USA Hockey as Our Country Turns into an Autocracy
Tonight, Canada and the USA square off in the final game of the Four Nations Face-Off to determine first place in the tournament. And—let’s be hone...
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February 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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🚨jersey giveaway🚨

giving away all jerseys pictured. rover moon XL, all other jerseys L. bottom 3 embroidered.

to enter:
- repost
- follow myself & @shopbanner18.bsky.social
- comment/QT which jersey you want

tomorrow i’ll randomly pick a winner for each jersey! go c’s ☘️
February 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM