Zan Romanoff

the romance of romance writing: taking a scene that I originally wrote in the present tense and then changed to past and putting it back into the present

fair and true

... or, well, you know what I meant

honestly hurt that I did not receive "I'm throwing a ferry off a trident tonight"

that's how I felt!

New On the Bleachers! @zanopticon.bsky.social & I on playoff baseball; players taking on WNBA; downright erotic sports coverage; James Dolan is watching you; & @awalkerinla.bsky.social tells us about covering LA's upcoming mass sporting events!

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hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

very few people I trust on Taylor but Stephanie is one of them

"And when you knock us down, we're going to get up. And on the way up, we're going to bite a kneecap off. And we're going to stand up, and then it's going to take two more shots to knock us down. And on the way up, we're going to take your other kneecap"

New On the Bleachers: @zanopticon.bsky.social & I on MLB postseason narratives; the Lynx will not go quietly; Bad Bunny halftime show; how we’re listening to the new Taylor album; & an interview with LA Times' sports reporting legend, Steve Henson

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listen go Mariners but you don't have to bring my Detroit Lions into this

Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. [you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt. [you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it. [you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.

so: what do we need you to do? two things.

1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi

what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵

I had another 15 minutes on Kershaw locked and loaded but dinner plans intervened / I'm sorry or you're welcome, depending

New On the Bleachers: @zanopticon.bsky.social & I on Taylor’s Arrowhead arrival; Narrative Fantasy Football update; the WNBA playoffs; FIFA corruption; and why ballplayers are drinking less.

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I got Other Alexandra Romanoff's genetic screening results when she and her (also Ashkenazi) husband were initially trying to get pregnant

New On the Bleachers: @zanopticon.bsky.social & I on engagement leaks; men being OK on group chat; the Micah trade; and @minakimes.bsky.social and @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social join for the First Ever Narrative Fantasy Football Draft!

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in which I admit that I have thought about the details of Taylor Swift's wedding far more than my own

New On the Bleachers❗ @zanopticon.bsky.social & I on Taylor’s new album & New Heights; conservative athletes back off toxic Trump; UFC streaming; more NFLPA saga; & @sarahspain.com, host of Good Game with Sarah Spain and co-author of Runs in the Family

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On the Bleachers: @zanopticon.bsky.social & I on Taylor’s teaser; crypto memelords and dildos on WNBA courts; ESPN+NFL; Savannah Bananas; & @theathletic.com's @mikedugar.bsky.social on his book, The Franchise: A Curated History of the Legion of Boom!

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all of Sarah's dispatches from her summer of baseball are very good, but this one is extra-very good, in my opinion

On the Bleachers is back! @zanopticon.bsky.social & I share what we did on our summer vacations; Bryce Harper, man of the people; NFLPA scandal explained; the W All Star hard launch; & @dirtbagqueer.rocks on her new book, ONE OF THE BOYS!

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I feel like I just have to say publicly on this, the fifteenth anniversary of One Direction's founding, that I love and miss my stupidest friends very much

@ourcityburning.bsky.social texted me last night to suggest the same so I think I know what I have to do!

MLB's all star break coinciding with the end of Love Island does feel like a targeted attack against me personally. just a barrage of empty hours all arriving at once

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Congratulations Zan!! 💓 (New Yorkers, come to Zan's event at McNally Jackson Seaport on Thursday evening! Looking longingly at the ~70 degree weather later in the week...)

Square Waves: An 831 Stories Romance An 831 Stories Romance

my new book is out today! SQUARE WAVES is, by @effectivelywild.bsky.social's metrics, a baseball book & it is a romance by anyone's measure bookshop.org/p/books/just...

though the pod does begin with me doing a some crying about what it feels like to live in LA right now so FYI if that's not how you want to start your Tuesday!