Pleased to share that my flash fiction piece “Synesthesia” was published by White Wall Review this week! It’s an alternate opening to my novel-in-progress. whitewallreview.com/synesthesia/

“With no closure, all we can do is revisit our grief each year. For me, that is where the still consolation rests.” WOW. Just….what a holy word this is.

maimonides nutz@maimonidesnutz.bsky.social · 2w ago

With no closure, all we can do is revisit our grief each year. For me, that is where the still consolation rests. Eicha begins with the author personifying our collective heartbreak as a “disgraced” woman. And perhaps we should all try to find comfort in the fact that none of us mourn alone.

Here to remind followers and friends that I don’t voluntarily watch snuff films and neither should most of you unless your work requires it. (And if that’s the case, make sure you have a sufficient mind and soul care support system for before, during, and afterwards such exposure.)

This Major League Cricket finish is absolutely BONKERS

Nolan Wells was a beloved son, student-athlete, & a Black boy who deserved to grow old. Though true justice would mean Nolan would be alive today, we’re pushing for the accountability his family deserves. I grieve for his loved ones & join their demands for an independent investigation.

Lindsey Graham’s death was not the Republican Senator’s demise I was expecting to read this week.

Rain delay at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on the afternoon of the 5th day of a test match between West Indies and Sri Lanka! #Windies

“Why’s it taking so long to take down the name when they put it up so fast?” yeah, undoing every single thing he’s done is gonna be exactly like that, get used to it

Been a long time since I’ve been in a dive bar to see a band….but we’re at BJ’s in Bywater to support the next generation of young musicians! #Lapis

The thing about McSweeney’s is that it tells us terrible truths in a dead-on-accurate but extremely funny way.

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 3mo ago

"A lot of the time, it’s not even grown-ups making up the stories. It’s done by AI. AI is a fancy robot that writes like a college freshman on Adderall who is using filler to hide the fact that he hasn’t done the assigned reading."

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

Dear God, yes, we are absolutely telling TEENAGERS not to have children! We are telling them to have their full span of childhood before becoming parents. This is a VERY GOOD THING.

Lis Power@lispower.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Fox News doc on lower fertility rate: "The problem is teens and young adults, from ages 15-19 the fertility rate is down 7%, and it's down 70% over the last two decades, meaning we're telling people that are young not have babies, to wait until they're in a more stable life situation"

So true. I couldn’t watch. I had to just wait for the notification.

I was a rape crisis counselor for decades and I have just one thing to say about the false accusation conversation. Believe survivors. 1/2

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE TAGGING ME IN ON THE VATICAN / PENTAGON BEEF HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT

This is so, so well-articulated.

Minas Karamanis@minaskar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hey, I wrote a thing about AI in astrophysics ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma...

Saving this entire thread for a reminder of why we do the “slog” of research, writing, and editing! That is where you find the true gems.

Celeste Ng@pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The details are the good part! The stuff that strikes YOU! You know what makes any piece of writing good and individual? THE DETAILS.

AP News shows her treating it like a catwalk. Queen shit.

This was a fantastic story! A sweet bonus was learning the other two invitations she accepted - but the heart of the story is absolutely brilliant. “It’s just math.” 😍

Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter@realbachscore.bsky.social · 4mo ago

After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...

Mission accomplished.

SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️@skwinnicki.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Her grin knowing how this arrest looks (Published in The Atlantic today)

We’re visiting family in Carson City, NV and we’re so impressed by the #NoKings rally at the statehouse!

Exactly this!

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It’s such a laughably bad argument for the war on Iran to say “The people there want regime change.” I want regime change in the US, and I 100% do not want the US to be bombed. F off with garbage arguments.

Yes, absolutely

Kara N. Slade@karanslade.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I was very grateful to Bishop Sally French of New Jersey for her unequivocal prohibition of AI use in sermons and pastoral writing. She said (and I agree) that preaching is a task for humans, inspired by the Holy Spirit, in a particular congregation, and AI cannot do that.

At least three UCC churches have been damaged by the storms. Several other UCC churches have made their buildings available as shelters for those who need refuge from the elements. 📰 Full news story & link to give: https://ow.ly/hfVa50Yznb9

UCC issues appeal to support relief efforts as historic flooding continues to impact Hawaii - United Church of Christ

The United Church of Christ has issued an appeal to support those who’ve been impacted by the historic floods in Hawaii.  Reports indicate this is

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An unaccounted for part of the economy is how much young people virulently hate AI, despite how aggressively it's being forced on them. They realize it's making their friends dumber and ruining the world and they want nothing to do with it. From the Penn student paper: www.thedp.com/article/2026...

Re: my last reposts “Do not put money in the pocket of a woman who has sworn publicly to use it to disenfranchise vulnerable populations” is the smallest ask imaginable. It’s not oxygen, it’s not food. It’s television. You can do without. There are thousands of other shows for you to watch.

A gorgeous thread

Jay Hulme@jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A while back I went on retreat with some Nuns, and during it I entered the Great Silence, which didn't just mean no talking, but also no consuming of anything which might distract myself from listening to God and that meant no listening to music, no watching anything, no phone, not even any reading.

Better article re: the #TargetBoycott "The company confirmed to USA Today that it’s making no new commitments or reversals on its DEI policy." and "Black women across the country are reminding people that they started the boycott — and they’ll decide when it ends."

For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be.

A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.

19thnews.org

After revelations that companies like Ring have been selling home security footage to ICE, the most common defense of keeping a camera up seems to be, “But what if I’m stalked?” And as a violence researcher, I’m just here to state for the record that police do not care about your security footage.

Home security systems are safety theater. They make us feel like we’re in control, but they don’t actually reduce the risk of violence. If anything, they’re a part of a broader, predatory industry that exploits our fears and *increases* the risk of violence to keep us spending money.