Ben Shahon

It’s a rainy day in San Diego, great to cozy up with a book. I’m close to a publishing goal and would love for you to consider picking up my first novel @stanchion.bsky.social. Bookstores carrying it, reviews are strong, give it a try!

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Hopefully we'll all have everything read soon. And anything that isn't read soon, I'll make sure to get to myself, personally.

Whenever I get one of these chatGPT-ass emails all I can think of is "Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power!" Lmao

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sometimes i think we've become numb to how enjoyably dumb parts of our reality are

in fortnite i just sang a billie eilish song about cunnilingus as doctor emmett l. brown and when the song was over he chugged a cell-shaded soda and became cornholio

and i just think that's beautiful

Drunken Seahawks Fans Climbing Space Needle

Drunken Seahawks Fans Climbing Space Needle

Book launch / dramatic reading right here in my beloved neighborhood last night. So much gratitude for the love and support of family & friends. Also @stanchion.bsky.social for making it possible & for making the journey here. Amazing publisher and human.
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More events coming, books available!

Also most of those lists are garbage because no women rank higher than, like, 30. Which feels almost objectively wrong when looking at the history of US popular music.

I like the Beatles, and hell even Billy Joel sometimes. But only one of those guys has a Nobel prize lmao.

Talking best musical acts ever with my family and we start comparing a bunch of lists we found online. My dad is outraged that Billy Joel doesn't land in the top 20 of any of them. Meanwhile lambasting me for having the audacity to say I like Bob Dylan better than the Beatles lmao.

grass roots collaborations between artists, shop owners, and presses are how we persist. through local distribution, Australian trans stories cross oceans without steep postage; and through partnership, alliances of support and mutual aid are strengthened and forged. make art. build bonds.

this is why you should *never* hit someone with an rpg. it’s dangerous, it’s shitty, and it’s wrong

I literally live like 10 minutes up the road from here. Next time you're in town let me know and we'll grab a coffee at Bogart's or something!

“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...

"The Post’s editorial decisions have nothing to do with my relationship with Donald Trump, and everything to do with what’s best for America. Namely, the dismantling of our constitutional rights and democratic institutions."

Piżama Press: DIY or die

so much clothing is marketed as "conversation starters" but as an introvert, i want "conversation enders." no more talking. let me go home.

Today is the publication date of my first novel. What an honor to work with the amazing @stanchion.bsky.social. Please consider ordering a copy and, if you’re in San Diego, come celebrate with me this Sat!

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Just put out the fifth of these, and have another four picked out for the rest of the month (easy part of going through the evergreens first).

(Also, I just realized that they were not saving properly, so a bunch of previously not free ones should be free now)

I would have sat outdoors, but this restaurant didn't have that option lol!

Went to lunch and deliberately sat by the window/in the sun to get a little light. Already had two waiters offer to close the blinds 🤣🤣🤣

I love when I have big plans to work all weekend and my computer just turns into an expensive paperweight. Very fun

This is what I get for being happy to have no emails for a few hours coming in or out

Me yesterday: sowing
Me today: reaping

Gotta love outlook being down mid-workday

i think neoliberalism has fried their brains

they have convinced themselves they are stewards of the system rather than servants of the people, and they are confused why that very system is making a fascism happen

Ideally, I'd be doing well enough financially to be able to write whatever I want, but alas, that's just not the life I'm living.

On the one hand, I should get back to writing and trying to publish non-substack things, but on the other, I am really enjoying a more informal style of work lately.

It would be one thing if he was my boss. But he's just some guy who acts like he runs the place.

I have this coworker I call "The Tornado." Doesn't matter what I'm doing or whether or not it's higher priority, he wants me to drop whatever I'm doing and work on his thing.

The Tornado just dropped like four things in my lap at once. I'm sick of The Tornado.

Also,