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Author of Verushka (JournalStone), The Blood Trail (Red Bird Chapbooks) & stories in many places (Gamut, Bourbon Penn, Tales to Terrify, Wigleaf, hex, etc.) janstinchcomb.com

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not going to mention ash wednesday

18.02.2026 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At Young Writers Camp Six Weeks After My Second Laparoscopy by Emma Bolden Eighteen and sunstruck and sweating, my body was a wave that crashed and crashed. On the way to the picnic, I peeled a secret path away from the others to stand alone by the lake and consider my inโ€ฆ

We have a great new piece today by @emmabolden.bsky.social! Check out โ€œAt Young Writers Camp Six Weeks After My Second Laparoscopy.โ€ lost-balloon.com/2026/02/18/a...

18.02.2026 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Only Perfection Can Save Us - 100Words Chelsea StickleThereโ€™s a cemetery under my house where Iโ€™ve buried all the old versions of me that didnโ€™t work out, abandoning them in the damp darkness that would otherwise gnaw me to the bone.

If you're doing new year, new you, then this one is for you!

I'm immensely proud of this @100wordstory.bsky.social! Thank you to the editors for publishing it! Thanks also to @alinaetc.bsky.social whose @bendinggenres.bsky.social workshop inspired it! #micro #flashfiction #flash

18.02.2026 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tom Noonan in a monk's robe, against a stone wall, shaft of light

Tom Noonan in a monk's robe, against a stone wall, shaft of light

Tom Noonan, unpublished photo, 2008, from the set of THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL. Noonan was the first actor I ever saw asking what focal length lens was on the camera, and then adjust performance accordingly - completely aware and controlled.

18.02.2026 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The website for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is completely scrubbed and gone! They didn't even leave a legacy statement.

18.02.2026 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 275    ๐Ÿ” 163    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

Yay!

18.02.2026 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just tell me how many days I have left.

18.02.2026 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: I read the new version of the โ€œSave America Actโ€ (S. 1383) so u donโ€™t have to. Hereโ€™s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHSโ€™s faulty โ€œSAVEโ€ voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/

17.02.2026 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3692    ๐Ÿ” 2605    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 229    ๐Ÿ“Œ 267
Photo of three kittens--black, white & tabby--investigating the contents of a box of doughnuts. The black kitten has investigated a powdered doughnut so closely its face is a little white mask.

Photo of three kittens--black, white & tabby--investigating the contents of a box of doughnuts. The black kitten has investigated a powdered doughnut so closely its face is a little white mask.

Happy lunar new year & Chinese New Year & Mardi Gras & Paczki Day & Pancake Day & Huey Newton's birthday & eve of Ramadan & eve of my birthday. Yes, I know those aren't paczki in the picture but what do you even want from me.

17.02.2026 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatuโ€ฆ
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatuโ€ฆ

Trumpโ€™s FCC pressured CBS into not airing Stephen Colbertโ€™s interview of James Talarico.

Here it is on YouTube. Worth watching.

youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

17.02.2026 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2548    ๐Ÿ” 1203    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 115    ๐Ÿ“Œ 108
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So, You Think This Might Be a Fairy Tale: A Checklist by Laila Amado Your journey begins withโ€ฆ โ˜ a stranger โ˜ a damsel in distress โ˜ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself โ˜ all of the above Your transport of choice isโ€ฆ โ˜ a tin on wheels โ˜ ...

"Your journey begins withโ€ฆ

โ˜ a stranger

โ˜ a damsel in distress

โ˜ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself

โ˜ all of the above..."

New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’ฏ

17.02.2026 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

The Lamb by Lucy Rose

17.02.2026 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just watched A Star Without A Star on Kanopy.
Tremendous.

17.02.2026 03:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Duvall as Boo Radley

Duvall as Boo Radley

Duvall as Tom Hagen in The Godfather

Duvall as Tom Hagen in The Godfather

Duvall as Kilgore in Apocalypse Now

Duvall as Kilgore in Apocalypse Now

Duvall as Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies

Duvall as Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies

RIP Robert Duvall: as central to American film as anyone in his generation

16.02.2026 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 784    ๐Ÿ” 241    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30
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Celebrating a Century of Black History Month We have never had more need to examine the role of Black History Month than we do when forces weary of democracy seek to use legislative means and book bans to excise Black history from Americaโ€™s sโ€ฆ

Proud to be included in University of Nebraska Press' powerhouse list of books celebrating Black History Month!

@univnebpress.bsky.social

16.02.2026 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Lunaticsโ€™ Ball: Some Backstory and the Invitation List Our suburban New Jersey household in the nineteen-sixties was a dark one, my depressed mother sleeping all day, my parents bickering every night over cocktails.

A new substack post on why I wrote THE LUNATICS' BALL and what "lunatics" are included. open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...

15.02.2026 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โ€˜Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong holeโ€™: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty โ€“ and Reform She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s โ€“ then a brush with death turned the artistโ€™s life upside down. Now sheโ€™s as frank as ever

โ€œI keep telling young people: keep a diary, get a camera, learn to print your own photos. Donโ€™t put it all in your phone, because everything in your phone belongs to someone else."

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

15.02.2026 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Hardcover of Sheโ€™s Under Here, a memoir by Karen Palmer.

Hardcover of Sheโ€™s Under Here, a memoir by Karen Palmer.

A good Valentineโ€™s Day with hailstorm, trip to the library (where I saw @karenpalmer.bsky.socialโ€™s book), Chinese dinner, and sunset.

15.02.2026 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Troop 6000

Itโ€™s once again Girl Scout cookie season so itโ€™s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYCโ€™s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters ๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ

14.02.2026 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1645    ๐Ÿ” 882    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
A pile of red, heart-shaped candies on a womanโ€™s palm

A pile of red, heart-shaped candies on a womanโ€™s palm

Happy Valentineโ€™s Day.
Hereโ€™s one from the archives.

14.02.2026 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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All My Moms Are Movies Now #2 Happy Galentine's Day

New zine is out! Itโ€™s the Galentineโ€™s Day issue, and itโ€™s sapphic and jock-tastic ๐Ÿ’˜ I wrote about Bring It On, Stick It, and more.

Clicks/shares/subscribes are super appreciated ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ
open.substack.com/pub/myfavori...

13.02.2026 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

What is your most mundane celebrity encounter?

I waited on Carlos Santana and his wife when I worked at a bakery in the Bay Area.

14.02.2026 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A pile of red, heart-shaped candies on a womanโ€™s palm

A pile of red, heart-shaped candies on a womanโ€™s palm

Happy Valentineโ€™s Day.
Hereโ€™s one from the archives.

14.02.2026 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My dream is still to have Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir host the impeachment that sticks.

14.02.2026 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black cat sits behind a rock in a garden setting.

A black cat sits behind a rock in a garden setting.

Hereโ€™s the resident black cat to bless your Friday the 13th.

13.02.2026 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Doll House

very very excited (& nervous! stage jitters!) to share news of a project that my person & I have been working on for so long now

we're starting a tiny artist residency here in Baltimore; say hello to The Doll House!

www.thedollhouse.studio

13.02.2026 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 225    ๐Ÿ” 79    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

it's Friday the 13th, i'm obligated to tell you my book about horror movies is out now.

it's about folk horror, ecohorror, gastrohorror. sadly Jason only gets a cameo, but Stardew Valley makes a surprise appearance at least

13.02.2026 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The new Write Like a Motherfucker:

13.02.2026 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black cat sits behind a rock in a garden setting.

A black cat sits behind a rock in a garden setting.

Hereโ€™s the resident black cat to bless your Friday the 13th.

13.02.2026 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On a Ghostlight Night - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Photo byย Avi Theretย onย Unsplash by Pat Foran Fresh off a ghostlighting incident that left him clear-eyed and cold, the horse we rode in on didnโ€™t seem to mind that we didnโ€™t seem to know what we signe...

I have a piece with ghostlighting and the horse we rode in on in it in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social. Thanks so much @jhhwriter.bsky.social for including this one in Issue 40. gooseberry-pie.com/on-a-ghostli...

12.02.2026 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

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