Jane Yager

Ooh the vanishings and slow-burn eeriness in this story are so good

This was my (late 70s) experience too -- kids a few years older than me were scary/mean as hell, kids a few years younger were totally chill, my own cohort was a mix. The way kids were raised changed RADICALLY from about 1975 to 1990, I think it's really underrated as a social shift of that era.

Very true! Also, Cyndi Lauper has a lot of soul.

"I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting," writes a woman now in hiding from the federal government for witnessing a state-sanctioned street execution

In some countries the outbreak of bloodshed inspires the opposition party to call for the leader to resign

More accurately: I have told the clergy of the episcopal diocese of New Hampshire that we may be entering into that same witness and I've asked them to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written..."

unsettling in a good way!

I rewatched it this week too and same! Also felt on the second watch I appreciated more what a great character Delta Slim is. It's just an incredible movie overall.

On this shortest day and longest night, I'm so happy to be part of @necessaryfiction.com's wonderful solstice project, which will be featuring new short pieces of wintry writing from now until new year's:

Good Sign of Future Happiness - SmokeLong Quarterly Let’s agree that it was an accident, what happened when the tourist interrupted us choosing our king. All 12 of us boys were climbing on each other’s shoulders, turning our forearms into lances, charg...

Love the lingering eeriness of this unsettling Arctic tale by @kplumhoff.bsky.social in Issue 90 of @smokelong.bsky.social:

When telling Americans about the year of (legally mandated, in no way contingent on any supervisor's whim) parental leave I received in Germany, one of the most common responses I got was along the lines of "wow, that was so awesome of your boss to give you that! What an inspiring, amazing boss!"

We’re all being punished because a bunch of unattractive billionaires are mad they can only buy the faux respect of sycophants, and not real cultural influence.

Hey, I do hate my student loan company with the fire of a thousand suns and coincidentally enough have asked for this very novel for Christmas and am greatly looking forward to reading it!

Congratulations! 🥳

Even though there was a moral panic about jazz in the 1920s that was VERY MUCH like the 80s/09s moral panics about rap and heavy metal! I mean, the whole reason US kids had to learn square dancing in school gym class for decades was as counter programming to the "harmful" influence of jazz.

Thank you!

Some really excellent writing and reporting here on the monstrous absurdity of ICE in New Orleans.

Honored & delighted that my story is on the shortlist for the Elsewhere Prize of the wonderful @fracturedlit.bsky.social

“Quaint Dessert Dishes” in *American Homes and Gardens* (1911) Bizarre sweet treats that resemble human and animal forms.

Looking for a pièce de résistance for a birthday party or Christmas day? The February 1911 edition of American Homes and Gardens has you covered with Quaint Dessert Dishes like Welshwoman with Cat, banana pigs, and of course the booby bird:

This reminds me of a study I read about that found what people who hid Jews from the Nazis in WWII had in common, across diff't countries, was that most were people whose neighbors found them disagreeable & mildly unpleasant. Moral courage seems to negatively correlate with likeability.

Congratulations!!!

me, after that: whew, really learned my lesson this time, will definitely remember a book next time
me, next time: wait where is my book

I love Lublin!

What? No way!! I just happened on this 4yo interview with her randomly and decided based on it to read some of her work.

"...writing a novel is like being lost in the dark woods, and writing a short story is like being set upon by wolves... writing flash is like stepping on fire ants." Erin McGraw, expanding on Flannery O'Connor in @necessaryfiction.com: necessaryfiction.com/interviews/a...

Super excited that my story "La Brea Tar Pits" was nominated for Best Microfiction 2026 -- huge thanks to Gooseberry Pie and Jeff Harvey!

Can't stop thinking about number 33 here.

La Brea Tar Pits - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Photo by Imleedh Ali on Unsplash by Jane Yager I’m the one who wanted to come here, but now I sit in the car while everyone else goes into the museum, because as we pulled into the parking lot, Dad le...

Awesome piece by the Berlin-based writer Jane Yager in the fabulous new issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social: "I sit in the car while everyone else goes into the museum, because as we pulled into the parking lot, Dad let slip that the pits are still active."

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