You read that right: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will, thanks to the approval of Trump's FCC, own 49.5% of Paramount Warner Brothers, and CBS, and CNN. One of many things to keep in mind when you cast your vote in the next six weeks.
Duchess Goldblatt
@duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social
BECOMING DUCHESS GOLDBLATT (HMH, 2020).
Good night, everyone. Keep an eye on things for me. See if you can stall the hellbound handbasketing a little longer.
Fortify your eternal spirit today, whether through hot coffee, song and dance, prayer, or revenge. Six of one, as it were.
There is something wonderfully hopeful about buying a book before it even exists in your hands. It’s a small way of saying to the writer: keep going, I’m already waiting.
Blessed are those who pre-order books, for they believe in the future and believe in art and conduct themselves accordingly.
The message booksellers are getting for Q4 is December is going to be (another) shitshow. Paper and ink shortages, printer back-ups, warehouse back-ups/staffing shortages, carrier delays. Order up now, we’re being told. Who knows what stock will be available later.
Grab this joyous morn by the scruff of its neck; spirit it away under your cloak. It belongs to you now. Let it suckle at your teat until it grows into a fat and happy cocktail hour.
No cuts here. You go back to the end of the line and wait like everybody else.
All I'm saying is be cautious if your adult children start saying you shouldn't rewrite your will to benefit a fictional character you met online.
Good morning, dumplings. I hope today that your coffee is hot and all your enemies drop dead.
Double-sided paper wasn't commonly available until the Carter Administration. He led the charge against using mass-produced paper with only one side and four edges. Ahead of his time, once again.
If you're struggling with your writing, try turning the pages inside out. See if you like the innards any better.
My contribution to today's discourse has been to blow kisses to you all inside my mind. I hope it helped.
Periodic reminder that I wrote a couple of books, both in paperback. LAST CALL bookshop.org/p/books/last... THE MAN NOBODY KILLED bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I want you all to stop asking invasive questions. They spread their seeds everywhere and make it even harder for native questions to survive.
The alphabet was original in QWERTY order, but unfortunately the song was notoriously difficult to sing. Only a handful of countertenors have ever dared to try.
“I got your special Sunday mug,” he said, as he was fetching morning coffee from the kitchen. @duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social
Run outside and look at the sky, children. See if the stars are spelling out my name. They've been practicing.
I see none of you signed up for Duchess Goldblatt's Summer Camp for the Emotionally Bedraggled this year.
I come to you today with your reminder that a double chin is God's glorious promise of abundance made manifest.
Private equity has been trying to snap me up and replace your favorite small batch, all-natural handcrafted Goldblattian goodness with sawdust and wood glue. No dice.
Still a friend to all humanity, etc. but I'm a lot quicker to lay down a bit of judicious blocking than I used to be.
Give your tired mind the rest of the summer off. It's all reruns in there now anyway.
Joy unto you on this day of days, if your beating heart celebrates this sort of thing.
I'm glad I can be here to impart helpful homemaking tips to you people.
Cut the heel ends off a hot morning and stack them individually in brown paper. Don't store your summer days in plastic. They'll mold.