Alex Higley

wrote about the clippers as an existential failure basketball.realgm.com/analysis/282...

reading the barbecue sauce wiki

grizzly fireworks sign, russell street, missoula, montana, 1987

grizzly fireworks sign, russell street, missoula, montana, 1987

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Congratulations to Northwestern on being extorted!

fish inn, coeur d'alene, idaho, 1987

fish inn, coeur d'alene, idaho, 1987

stork cafe, 3rd street, route 66, winslow, arizona, 1979

stork cafe, 3rd street, route 66, winslow, arizona, 1979

deane and jo's mini golf, wagon wheels, yakima, washington, 1987

deane and jo's mini golf, wagon wheels, yakima, washington, 1987

Just learned that my former professor, friend, and mentor Stephanie Vaughn, has died. For those unaware, Stephanie's book SWEET TALK is one of the greatest American story collections, up there with the likes of JESUS' SON. This is the justly famous intro of her story "Dog Heaven"

Pediatric Cardiology I’m at home working on my cover letter when I miss a call from the pediatric cardiologist. Or it might be from a nurse in pediatric cardiology. It’s not clear. Whoever she is, she leaves a callback nu...

I love this story by @parkeryoung.bsky.social

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my favorite food is Ricola

kid at the library is screaming “DINGUS” over and over

scott's hotel & casino, deposit, new york, 1987

scott's hotel & casino, deposit, new york, 1987

Thankful for books in general, but especially our authors and these recent/forthcoming titles.
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thanks, Jerry!

Getting ready to finally start the new @alexhigley.bsky.social...

Chicago neighborhoods tear gassed by federal agents during recent immigration raids: Logan Square, Brighton Park, Little Village, East Side, Lakeview, Irving Park and Avondale.

Old Irving Park, not far from Kilbourn Park

yellow and white bricks, dean and jo's mini golf, yakima, washington, 1987

yellow and white bricks, dean and jo's mini golf, yakima, washington, 1987

holland farms dairy sign, yorkville, new york, 1987

holland farms dairy sign, yorkville, new york, 1987

corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987

corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987

shasta drive-in theater, winter avenue, klamath falls, oregon, 1987

shasta drive-in theater, winter avenue, klamath falls, oregon, 1987

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jet statue (angle 1), mini golf at flags of fun amusement park, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

jet statue (angle 1), mini golf at flags of fun amusement park, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

my book Are People Out There is out in two weeks. here are some blurbs by Ling Ma and Sebastian Castillo. you can still pre-order the book at Future Tense Books: futuretensebooks.com/product/peop...

zion national park, springdale, utah, 1987

zion national park, springdale, utah, 1987

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

A day after a federal judge ruled that ICE can’t use “tear gas, pepper spray, or other weapons against journalists.”

Only One Performer Has Won Three Best Actor Oscars. Is It Fair That He’s Also a Joke? He might be the greatest actor of all time—and the most misunderstood.

I finally got a chance to write one of my dream assignments, an in depth evaluation of Daniel Day-Lewis, an actor whose achievements and methods cast a long shadow over the field, and whose work is often misunderstood.

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if it is not glaringly obvious that these people are in chicago to manufacture violence