Elizabeth Donald

Writerfolk: An acquaintance got an auto-reject on a story 5 minutes after submission from an AI screener full of nonsense. I commiserated and got a lecture that all major publishers are using AI for slush so we should get used to it. Smells fishy to me (esp. since Big Five prefer agents). Thoughts?

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — The 15 homicides committed in 2025 represent the lowest level seen in the Metro East town in 45 years, according to new data released today by Illinois State Police.

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I am on such a teacher high. Today was poetry open mic for my creative writing students, and they SO got into it. Everything from current song lyrics to Shakespeare, reading aloud on the quad, and I taught them the snaps. By the end they were asking to do this again. I love this job.

“You are the funniest bitch I ever met.”
“That is the nicest thing anyone has said to me all month!” #nocontextforyou

State House votes to rename Florida airport to Donald J. Trump international The Republican-controlled Florida House voted 81-30 in support of the name change to President Donald J. Trump International Airport

Last week Donald Trump registered the trademark "Donald J. Trump International Airport." This week Florida Republicans voted to rename Palm Beach International Airport Donald J. Trump International Airport," putting taxpayers on the hook for licensing fees that go straight to him

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It's taken eight years in higher education, but I finally had a student call me "teach."

#OTD in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which cleared the way for the U.S. to incarcerate Japanese Americans in internment camps for the duration of World War II — and set a dangerous precedent for the future. #TheMarchContinues

A political page caught a troll spouting angry nonsense. Awesome response:

“You have no power here...begone, before someone drops a house on you too.”

I am now using this on all trolls. 🌪️

I just got a notice of a $599 lifelock bill from Acme Corp., under a block that says “sample logo.“ Come on, scammers. Try! Was a coyote involved?

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Watching League of Their Own, and Hanks bellows a laugh.

Son: Hello, Woody.
Me: I never think of Toy Story first for him, but I guess that’s the first time you met him.
Son: For everyone.
Me: Not everyone!
Son: Well yeah, not for the old-heads.
Me: HEY!

No idea where he got such a smart mouth…

Yup! Nothing says love like a dead body.

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Dear Paramount+: I realize most of your choices are made by algorithm. But on what planet do ”The Godfather,” “The First Wives Club,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “The Virgin Suicides” qualify as classic romance?

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Oh come on, scammers. Try.

Me: (giving instructions) And don't forget, Friday is an in-class work session to polish your final drafts.
Student: Sick!
Me: ... okay, sick is good, right?
Students: *laugh*
Student: Yes, that's good.
Me: Solid Gen-X here, sometimes I need a translation.

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A free post on my Patreon to share the Emily Dickinson coconut cake recipe, as requested. Hey, if you like this, you should subscribe! 😁 (Also, I do know how to spell coconut. This is how Emily spelled it. She had a flexible relationship with the language…)

I have my suspicions as to who is the smartass in my workplace…

Dang. I would love to read that as a fellow academic.

This is not writing. Do not let people express this delusion in your face.

Bad Bunny Stuns the Super Bowl With Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and a Real Wedding Ceremony as Pedro Pascal, Jessica Alba and More Party on Stage Bad Bunny staged a Super Bowl Halftime performance for the ages on Sunday, with Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, an elaborate set and a real wedding.

Variety confirms the wedding in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was real

the bushes were people 😂

I get the "take a day off" joke, but Matthew Broderick is still a weird choice for a Super Bowl ad about letting AI handle everything. What could go wrong?

I counted nine different ad campaigns touting AI. I try to hold onto the knowledge that NFTs were the big new thing just three years ago.

Why It's So Hard To Turn The Lights Back On In Puerto Rico Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, almost 80 percent of the territory is still without power. While nobody expected a quick…

In case anyone forgot or didn't understand the reference

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It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.

Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?

What made it such a great show is that it was entertaining and layered and explicitly political with excellent music, delightful surprise guests, stunning sets, a clear narrative, a shout out to ALL of the Americas and a cameo from Belcalis.

Polling the room on the best, worst, most heartwarming and most annoying #SuperbOwl commercials. Pickings are kinda slim this year. Your thoughts?

If Uber Eats can afford Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, and Bradley Cooper, those service fees are way too high.

timeline very split in the Dunkin commercial

I am the only one who liked the de-aged 90s characters more than the singing toilets. It’s tough being the lone voice crying in the #SuperbOwl wilderness. Also, the 90s were 10 years ago and you can’t tell me different.