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Neil Serven

@neilserven.bsky.social

Fiction & essays, novel in progress. Co-owner @federalstbooks.bsky.social . Candlepin bowler. Language stuff. A lot of crank air. Used to write the dictionary. Western Massachusetts.

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The names DONNIE WHALBERG [sic] and SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN in while all-caps over an image of the Boston skyline, from a promo for the CBS series BOSTON BLUE

The names DONNIE WHALBERG [sic] and SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN in while all-caps over an image of the Boston skyline, from a promo for the CBS series BOSTON BLUE

I hope this CBS promo for a Boston-set series that misspelled Donnie Wahlberg’s name was expensive.

16.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/neil...

16.11.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photo of a storefront with a sign reading β€œWALGREEN CUT RATE DRUGS,” and a line of three 1940s-era cars parked in front at the curb.

Black and white photo of a storefront with a sign reading β€œWALGREEN CUT RATE DRUGS,” and a line of three 1940s-era cars parked in front at the curb.

I hadn’t known β€œcut rate” had anything other than a negative meaning before I ran into this photo at a local Walgreens. Got double-vaxxed today.

15.11.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where is the Darwinian logic there.

15.11.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Once I went for imaging and they started doing images of my knee and the technician asked what I did to it, like she thought I tore my ACL while snowboarding. I told her I was there for my stomach. I was seventeen.

15.11.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now that I've read this book:

You should be preordering the hell out of it.

It's huge fun, and hugely informative. (And huge fun.)

13.11.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Zohran meme font reading WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A KLONDIKE BAR?

Zohran meme font reading WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A KLONDIKE BAR?

09.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Boaty McBoatFace had a legitimate precedent after all.

09.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Working at the store. Customer said β€œit’s a beautiful night” and I was anticipating β€œbeautiful store” so I said β€œthank you” and with that I took credit for the weather.

08.11.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

He'd invite himself over after the customer said they couldn't eat the whole thing.
I watched way too much TV in the eighties.

06.11.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Al Molinaro, "Happy Days" actor in a still from an On-Cor commercial from the 1980s.

Al Molinaro, "Happy Days" actor in a still from an On-Cor commercial from the 1980s.

"On-Cor is a 2-pound family size entree."

06.11.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

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His Sex Addiction Is Proof of Free Will - Electric Literature β€œLove of Fate” by Rafael Frumkin, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature

"But what none of them had counted on was Fulton’s need. Not just for a job, but for humans to have freewill." Marking this one to read again, "Love of Fate" by Rafael Frumkin @electricliterature.com: electricliterature.com/love-of-fate...

06.11.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminds me of a box of Russell Stover chocolate.

05.11.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In perfect rhythm I heard my partner rise, brush her teeth, return to bed, pick up her phone, and burst into gleeful laughter.

04.11.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another Republican too slow to act.

04.11.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Julie London as Nurse Dixie McCall on EMERGENCY

Julie London as Nurse Dixie McCall on EMERGENCY

Not a bad singer for an ER nurse.

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High five to @fritinancy.bsky.social for sailing on the same polluted river in a different song.

02.11.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
R.E.M. - Cuyahoga (Live From Glastonbury Festival / 1999)
YouTube video by REMVEVO R.E.M. - Cuyahoga (Live From Glastonbury Festival / 1999)

R.E.M.
Cuyahoga
Let's try to fill it in, bank the quarry river, swim
We knee-skinned it you and me, we knee-skinned that river red

Day 2: River #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025 m.youtube.com/watch?v=uSjo...

02.11.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the most insane game I’ve ever seen.

02.11.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope Seranthony Dominguez gets knighted someday.

02.11.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#LyricsPrompt2025
β€œStar Me Kitten”
R.E.M. ft. William Burroughs

β€œNothing's free but guaranteed for a lifetime use
I've changed the locks and you can't have one….
Nothing’s free, so fuck me, kitten.”

m.youtube.com/watch?v=O6fS...

01.11.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Update: I haven’t written the paper yet.

31.10.2023 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween! For today, we will be matching sales up to $250 with a donation to the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry.

31.10.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If it’s true slang it’ll be over before the year is out (maybe…6-7 weeks).

29.10.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Welp. bsky.app/profile/mash...

29.10.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He owes me money!

29.10.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Change one letter, ruin a candy.

Milky Wax.

29.10.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Don't like his politics but man I love his paper towels.

29.10.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/spor...

29.10.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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