J. Robert Lennon

Yeah but where he learned how to rip a man’s ear off, you can’t argue wkrh that

A Steamy Campus Novel Rife With Infidelity

My friend is, um, a genius? nbd

Nope, they were literally friends who suddenly turned without explanation

My folks’ neighbors had speakers installed so that they could blast the Leadbelly song Big Fat Woman Blues every time my mother came out into the yard, and they rigged a sprinkler that would soak anyone it detected in my parents’ driveway. Couldn’t call the cops because neighbor was one

more of this sort of thing, please

brings me no joy to report that, by obstinately sticking to an obviously wrong point in increasingly baroque ways, ChatGPT really has achieved the level of an PhD

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

They literally moved, it got so bad!

“Big Stretch” entryway rug in its/my home. Now to figure out the bench cushions and the entryway will be complete!

#fiberart #art #remodel 🧶

Trump allies from Upstate NY tell Canada smoke is ‘unacceptable’ Wildfire smoke from Canada has caused poor air quality in multiple U.S. states this summer.

The US government is now just your asshole neighbor who calls the cops because leaves from your tree blew into his yard

Graywolf's literary salon is on September 25th, and we'd like to take a moment to thank our incredible sponsors 👏 Join them in supporting artistic freedom and visionary literature by attending the salon next month. Get your tix before they're gone!

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No it really is a noticeable change

STOP 2 END By Isaac Butler Hello Isaac, nice to meet you. Isaac, I’m trans. I refuse to take the bait. What if I told you I’m a retired US Navy admiral A Retired drill instructor A Retired major general with the US navy A Retired US Marine Corps top gun pilot I retired in 2017 having earned the rank of colonel As a farmer and retired brigadier general I’m reaching out one poet, writer, dreamer to another I’m a former teacher and high school principal As a former teacher of deaf students I’m a proud veteran of our armed forces

PBS alert This is how we win It starts with eight seats We’re up against deep pockets What if your local hospital closed overnight Deb is sick of the status quo Another mass shooting 60 years ago We broke quorum I have a simple question for you I’m reaching out with a humble request Lay it on me Correction: lay it on me

Lots of people won't read substack for very good reasons (I'm still in the process of getting off of it & just haven't had time, honestly) so... here is a screenshot w/ alt text of my new poem for your reading/sharing pleasure. Each line is taken from a different Dem fundraising email or text.

The new normal of just ghosting submitters, even agented ones, even at major periodicals and publishing houses, is an embarrassing abdication of professional responsibility

Still thinking about yesterday, sorry, but publishing a novel is an extraordinary request for the attention and patience of others! If you’re not emotionally ready to cede control of the text to onlookers in exchange for time from their one wild and precious life, you shouldn’t do it

I dislike google even more, but what can you do? The amazing thing to me is that anyone gives a shit what phone another person is using

This is in two weeks-- hope to see some of you there

They are going to overturn obergefell, you absolutely pathetic bootlicking piece of shit

Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist.

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spoiler alert

You can’t imagine how much money I paid for this BUZZ KILL promo

I often walk around thinking, "Fuck you, you mind-reading motherfucker."

MFA for All - American Short Fiction MFA for ALL MFA for All was born from our desire to create a space where MFA-quality instruction is widely accessible to writers no matter their age, background, location, or financial situation. MFA ...

Hello! This fall I am working with the excellent folks at American Short Fiction as part of their MFA for all online program (alongside the wonderful Tommy Orange and Kevin Wilson). You can study with one or all of us or even 2/3rds.

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writing profs, what if we all just put this in our syllabi

Oh no!! ❤️

If you’re in NYC next week, come to my launch at Books Are Magic! I’ll be in convo with the brilliant Megan Nolan.

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Now to take a big sip of coffee and open the news…….my goodness! Glad I fortified my nervous system in advance of these shocking revelations

I love that the illustration implies that being gently held by your mother is the aforementioned trauma

Endings: The Final Episode — Book Fight Podcast Well, friends, here it is. After 13 years, the Book Fight podcast is finally riding off into the sunset. Join us for one final episode, as we look back at what we've learned, read some listener tribut...

Final ep of Book Fight went up today. 13 years ago when @mikeingram.bsky.social asked me to do a podcast with him, I thought it would be a little hobby for a few months but it's been the most fun & fulfilling work of my life. Thanks to everyone who followed along
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