Howard Mittelmark

Always a good idea to do a quick search before posting that clever thing you thought of.

Join us for a reading and discussion with Nick Arvin, author of this year's Common Read book, Mad Boy, about a boy traversing the wilds of Maryland and Virginia during the war of 1812, on a quest to bury his mother and reunite his family. Arvin will read from the book, discuss the writing and research process, and talk about his double career path as a novelist and an engineer. EVENT DETAILS OCTOBER 16, 2025 5-6PM AT THE CENTER FOR BRITISH & IRISH STUDIES (LIBR M549) FOOD AND DRINK PROVIDED STARTING AT 4:30 PM

I'm honored that the University of Colorado, Boulder, English Department chose my novel MAD BOY for this year's Common Read, and I'm really looking forward to discussing it with students.

If you can, come join us for the public event on Thursday 10/16 @ 5:00!

Passengers and iceberg agree there is no place for leaks on Titanic

A plastic bag some product came in, with the words THIS BAG IS NOT A TOY sternly printed on it.

Again! JFC. Well, maybe the next one.

Something they don't tell you until you publish your first novel is that pen name is short for penguin name.

[flirting with bald chicks]

Does the portico match the dome?

Shotgun!

Hey, that's great. Congratulations. I believed in you all along, even if I never mentioned it.

"Give it more oomph, kid! You know, the old razzle-dazzle!"

Editorial note from Perkins to Fitzgerald, on the first draft of Tender is the Night

More proof that all electronic communication pierces the veil to some alternate world next door where things are a little different.

A screenshot of a chat with customer service at Three. The little picture of the digital assistant is a, presumably, unintentional ambiguous image.

If you look at this image right, it looks like a screaming goblin trapped in hell, forced to be a digital assistant.

There must be some clue.

I think clapping only kills Tinkerbell.

Sounds like someone got burned, and needs to let go and move on.

Cosplay is about what the cosplayer wants, like when I dress up as Bruce Springsteen. Carmy from THE BEAR dressed up as Bruce Springsteen for two hours is what marketing thinks we want.

Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket The court is expected to weigh in on same-sex marriage next session, which it legalized in 2015

Precedent is the new expertise.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

They could have called this one Proper Tea or Casual Tea, depending on how they feel about what happened to Honest Tea.

Allen Ginsberg, Great American Poet-Buffoon And the lesser-known Ginsberg who preceded him

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

'Blippo+' Is One Of The Funniest Games I’ve Ever Played And It’s Perfect For Nintendo Switch 'Blippo+' is a one-of-a-kind game telling the hilarious story of alien contact through public access TV shows.

It’s still extremely surreal to that I *wrote a video game* that’s out on Nintendo.

Even more surreal is the fact that people seem to (really) like it!

www.inverse.com/gaming/blipp...

What would Isaac Chotiner come after you for?

ME: Well, okay, see, the Halloween candy was almost a year old at that point.

CHOTINER: So that makes it okay to take it from the bag that's clearly marked with your children's names? I'm just trying to understand. Does that make it yours?

Explanation of Benefits*

*The rules we made up that allow us to fuck you over

Very weirdly just mentioned ECM. bsky.app/profile/howa...

And recorded an album on ECM.

Ha. No. Completely unaware.

Assuming you're talking about a customer and don't belong to some apocalyptic Bataille cult.

If I hadn't already known you were in Japan, I would know it now.

I don't suppose an offer to do a quick edit would be of much use in this situation.

If it is a place in London and it is not an Underground stop, nearly a 100 percent chance I am going to pronounce it wrong.

That's what I usually do, but maybe I should try the speeches.

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