nick farriella

Favorite Things - Summer 2025 Summer came and went. It was hot, humid, busy and mundane, so mostly like any other time of year except with higher expectations and less layers. As I look forward to my favorite seasons (fall and win...

summer's over so i wrote about a few of my favorite things from it. like moby-dick, @bartlebytaco's "Fresh, Green Life," ice cream and the americano cocktail
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Are People Out There.
Forthcoming October 31, 2025.
Future Tense Books.
Pre-orders start next week.
But here is a cover reveal 👀

Conversations Between Friends: Tom McAllister and Aaron Burch - CRAFT Tom McAllister’s It All Felt Impossible is exactly what its subtitle promises: “42 Years in 42 Essays.” Of course, what makes it literary; what makes it a hypnotic, engaging, magical read; what makes ...

Really enjoyed this conversation with @aaronburch.bsky.social about IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE, nostalgia, making discoveries about yourself through the memoir writing process, and a lot of other stuff
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idk man, despite every dark omen and prophecy, i think you should hear him out

pov: you're my partner and i just finished moby-dick last night

yes, in fact, there is a rapper who could successfully make a moby-dick themed album: billy woods

i also assume all ship captains have read or heard of the story of moby dick (as they should imo, like as a part of their training) and should be ready to stop their ship at moments notice to explain it

great, too, how these probably make perfect sense to her

just tattoo this on my thigh

Endzone is great. Some others are "Fat City" by Leonard Gardner (intro by Denis Johnson); "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkle; "Pure Life" by Eugene Marten; "So Many Olympic Exertions" by Anelise Chen

blocked off five hours on my calendar next week to intensely watch "the brutalist"

beautiful, insane, hilarious book. what a legend

stuff i saw in the woods on the side of the road on my commute, in the tone of mj lenderman:

kids motorcycle
random trashcan
electrical wire
and two desk fans

thank you friends! glad to be here where things seem semi-normal and good

it's a "burch" isn't it, you rule this place or something?

first post on bluesky...what's a bluesky post called? a cloud?