the very first thing Babar says, after great grief, is "I want clothes," much like Job who, after his restoration from suffering, names his daughters after cinnamon and eye makeup. www.thechatner.com/p/babar-the-...
Three Parents Talk About Children's Books: Babar the King
"It therefore makes perfect sense that Babar’s thoughts, after an interval of confused and wordless wandering, drift in the direction of exquisite trifles"
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the very first thing Babar says, after great grief, is "I want clothes," much like Job who, after his restoration from suffering, names his daughters after cinnamon and eye makeup. www.thechatner.com/p/babar-the-...
Three Parents Talk About Children's Books: Babar the King
"It therefore makes perfect sense that Babar’s thoughts, after an interval of confused and wordless wandering, drift in the direction of exquisite trifles"
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QUESTION #1: How long was this decision in the works? Was there a planning committee, and if so, did you follow Robert’s Rules of Order, Erskine May’s Parliamentary Procedure, an alternate decision-making process, etc? ANSWER: It was entirely unplanned. www.thechatner.com/p/fielding-q...
Fielding Questions About How I Parallel Parked The Big Bus At Work This Week
Word has gotten around lately that I successfully parallel parked the big bus at work this week. The word is true.
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we emperors tend rather to look down on those among us whose viziers do not scheme. "Poor fellow," we say to ourselves, "his throne must not be worth intriguing for." www.thechatner.com/p/emperors-w...
Emperors With Viziers Who Don't Scheme
Previously in Vizier Studies: If you’re having problems with your liege, look within.
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EURYADES: Is she as pretty as Helen? ANTINOUS: I don’t think it’s sporting, comparing women’s looks like that. EURYADES: Well, was she born in an egg or anything? ANTINOUS: I think in the ordinary way. www.thechatner.com/p/the-courts...
The Courtship of Penelope
There was always so much to do, you know, during the Trojan War, and it was very noisy most of the time, because of all the weapons and so forth – chariots – so I couldn’t always hear my own commander...
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had a lovely chat with Isabel Pabán Freed about humidity and Henry Fonda in the Twilight series: www.thechatner.com/p/bella-swan...
"Bella Swan is a lot like Henry Fonda as Young Mr. Lincoln"
A chat with Isabel Pabán Freed about humidity, Twilight, and carrying a man on your back for 100 miles until he becomes your husband
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by pure coincidence @jordyrosenberg.bsky.social and I both wrote novels about difficult older women named Barbara this year, so I talked to him about it: www.thechatner.com/p/whats-the-...
"What's the Worst Thing Your Mother Has Ever Said To You?"
A Conversation With Jordy Rosenberg, The Other Trans Man Who Published A Novel About A Difficult Woman Named Barbara This Year
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gamesmanship is the key to winning mutual friends after a friendship breakup: "One must behave shrewdly at every moment, while all the time appearing to behave naturally, as one moved solely by instinct." www.thechatner.com/p/how-to-suc...
How To Successfully Employ Gamesmanship After A Friendship Breakup
One must behave shrewdly at every moment, while all the time appearing to behave naturally, as one moved solely by instinct. The lack of self-consciousness must be both perfect and complete.
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A common technique is the 3-3-3 rule: Name three things you can set on fire in the room with you, look for three fire sources close at hand, and improvise three stacks of kindling www.thechatner.com/p/did-i-forg...
“Did I forget to leave the stove on?”: Dealing with intrusive thoughts for arsonists
Managing intrusive anxious thoughts can be challenging for anyone, but it’s doubly difficult for the arsonist, who often has to flee the scene of his or her latest attempts at fire-starting before bei...
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"A highly detailed writing suggestion if you’re aiming, like me, for reliable middlebrow success of the sort the twentieth century once easily supported (which doubles as a highly specific reading suggestion if you have no interest in writing novels)" www.thechatner.com/p/end-of-jun...
End of June Roundup: The elevators broke down at work, the second "only piece of writing advice" I'll ever give you, the monk who wants crème brûlée
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"They’re all done driving. They have a light that flashes, that beeps, that goes Beep Beep Beep. There’s a button on the bus. You cannot push it. Let’s look at it. So? So? So?" www.thechatner.com/p/dialogue-f...
"They’re all done driving. They have a light that flashes, that beeps, that goes Beep Beep Beep. There’s a button on the bus. You cannot push it. Let’s look at it. So? So? So?" www.thechatner.com/p/dialogue-f...
I am delighted to report that I got my grubby mitts on @dannymlavery.bsky.social 's new novel and I am reading it at the nude beach and it is fantastic
the rumors are true: I am employee of the month at my day job this month. It came with a magnet and a certificate confirming that I do happily go the extra mile
“But then I think, No, there are hundreds of thousands of people much more unpleasant than me, people who are leagues more difficult, graceless, embittered, stubborn, and selfish, and even they still have best friends. So why shouldn’t I have one?”
Danny Lavery@dannymlavery.bsky.social · 2mo agoSigns Your Best Friend is Thinking of Leaving You "If you take a vacation with a close friend and it’s not the best goddamn time either of you has ever had in years, it was a flop, and marks the end of the good times between the two of you forever." www.thechatner.com/p/signs-your...
Signs Your Best Friend is Thinking of Leaving You "If you take a vacation with a close friend and it’s not the best goddamn time either of you has ever had in years, it was a flop, and marks the end of the good times between the two of you forever." www.thechatner.com/p/signs-your...
Signs Your Best Friend is Thinking of Leaving You
"If you used to joke a lot about retiring together and then she stops bringing it up"
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Next week there’s caper chicken on the menu (one of the best things they do here) and I’ll be screening the absolutely magnificent The Plot Against Harry, His Girl Friday, and Dave. www.thechatner.com/p/everything...
Everything You Missed in Senior Living This Week
chicken fried steak, getting your grandchildren to respect you, and Elaine May
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a real publicity coup — Meeting New People has been named in the senior living residential newsletter at my day job. “all-around good guy” — the coveted Lynda C. blurb is mine.
if you’re in Oakland tonight come to Local Economy at 6pm to see me talk about my book! tickets are here: luma.com/ye80y9gk
An Evening with Daniel Lavery · Luma
Daniel Lavery is one of the funniest writers of his generation. Lavery is a former Dear Prudence advice columnist at Slate, the cofounder of The Toast, and…
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saw a huge beehive melt off a tree and land on the street right before my book launch. not a ceromancer but i have to assume it was auspicious
Happy Book Birthday to @dannymlavery.bsky.social's MEETING NEW PEOPLE! Portland, Oakland, San Diego, you should find him on tour & take him up on this offer!
Free Copies of "Meeting New People" For Anyone Who's Been Recently Dumped By A Friend
You do have to come to one of the book events. I'm not made of money
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"I’m also persuaded that chairs are frightening! Or rather, the tendency of objects to become chairs, which is to say, to become inert, receptive, and movable." www.thechatner.com/p/the-indiff...
"The indifference of the remembering-machine to flesh": Are Chairs Frightening? A Chat With My Wife About "Backrooms"
"the tendency of objects to become chairs, which is to say, to become inert, receptive, and movable"
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if you are in Portland come to Powell’s tomorrow at 7pm for my book launch! okay see you there www.powells.com/events/danie...
Daniel M. Lavery Author Event
The Legendary Independent Bookstore
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going on book tour for Meeting New People next week. will have a free copy for the person who has been most recently dumped by a friend www.thechatner.com/p/free-copie...
Free Copies of "Meeting New People" For Anyone Who's Been Recently Dumped By A Friend
You do have to come to one of the book events. I'm not made of money
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"I am haunted by my friendship breakups. I actually dream about my friend-exes all the time." www.thechatner.com/p/i-wrote-a-...
I wrote a book about friendship breakups, so I interviewed a bunch of my friends about their friendship breakups
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"I am haunted by my friendship breakups. I actually dream about my friend-exes all the time." www.thechatner.com/p/i-wrote-a-...
I wrote a book about friendship breakups, so I interviewed a bunch of my friends about their friendship breakups
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