Daven Sprat

Well my day just got a little brighter.

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations “In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

"I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit."

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So, was this battle supposed to take an hour, or did I inadvertently skip ahead to some endgame content? #ClairObscur

OMG. Just wait until the next act. 🤐

So I don’t want to spoil it, but Clair Obscur has officially ended the “are games art?” debate, right?

I don't understand these ads promising to unravel the unique and nuanced threads of my character to help me reach my financial goals. Like, my financial goals are to have as much money as possible, just like everyone else's financial goals.

The Matrix is a film by two trans women who've gone on the record that it's about being trans, that had a canon trans character they were forced to cut by the studio, and still to this day you get whiny little babymen going NO IT'S NOT YOU'RE READING TOO MUCH INTO IT IT'S NOT THAT DEEP

Indie Bookstore Day is one of the most important days for your community’s bookstores.

Punkass Amazon decided Apr 23 - 28 was when they needed to have their “Book Sale”. It is designed to snuff out Indie Bookstore Day on April 26.

My grandmother’s review of The Blair Witch Project in the Sept. 6th 1999 issue of Time magazine.

Well this is a great plot for a novel.

somebody give that man a foot massage, a bottle of throat spray, and the very strongest beverage of his choice 🫡🫡🫡

How will Trump's executive order affect the Smithsonian? The Smithsonian Institution, a vast complex of research centers, museums and galleries, is the latest culture target of President Trump's executive orders.

What a sad, petty, cowardly, bigoted little man. “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”!? This helps no one and could hurt many.

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I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket and a billion dollars in annual alimony from an american oligarch

Shout-out to your support team: They are super responsive!

A list of terrifying headlines in the Washington Post newsletter.

This is the most terrifying list of headlines I've ever received in a single email. What are we doing.

In a rare spot of good news, #HighlandPro is now out, just in time for my new chapter. This release is looking great! Mac/iPhone/iPad compatibility is a beautiful thing.

“Democracy Dies in Darkness” Wasn’t a Warning; It Was Our End Goal “Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocat...

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Five alarm fire.

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Just set a reminder to use the bathroom because that’s how today is going.

50,000 words. 😊

I just scheduled the final payment of my student loan.... interest. Finally, 11 years after graduating, I'll start paying down the principal. Like, this isn't really a reason to celebrate, but I gotta take what I can get.

Screenshot of Apple Books cover for “The You You Are,” from the show Severence.

Well this is fun 😃 #Severence #AppleTV

You probably already know what you actually want to do. But you'll suppress it because you need to focus on a career, money, or other 'obligations.' Then you'll pick your passion back up again around 40 and wonder why you waited so long. Don't hustle for the rat race, hustle for what you love.

Whoa, cool! Any physical books I can’t find in stores I buy through Bookshop, but have always felt a little guilty for getting my ebooks from the big guys.

The Skeets app is pretty good for this!

I am beyond excited to announce that I have recently discovered an all-new version of Highland (my favorite writing app) is in the works. I have nothing at all to do with the app. I just love it and can't wait to experience all the newness!

Is there a search engine that doesn't assume I'm shopping every time I search for something?

I love #Silo, but I’m not sure why it takes Juliette an entire episode to walk up a flight of stairs.

Try that on a small day - Daven Mathies small days, in which I discuss the (not quite so) sad state of men and reading, and a must-watch video about the worst song of 2023.

Restarting my newsletter! This issue looks at men's reading habits, of interest to me as a man who picked up reading last year after ~20 years off, and a video from my favorite music critic on why Try That in a Small Town is, in fact, bad. #Writing #BookSky

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