Dana Murphy
@manadurphy.bsky.social
part-time garbage person, full-time literary agent at @ Trellis Literary Management
I want fully staffed public pools, and libraries that are cathedrals to public goods and a society where walling yourself off with money is viewed as sociopathic.
Aaron Cohen@unlikelywords.bsky.social · 5mo agoI think we're going win, but I want to win hard enough that we start paying artists to paint murals in post offices again. (This time the post offices are also banks.)
once again, grateful that someone else managed to put my exact feelings into words because, whenever I try, the only thing I can manage is a guttural scream while I stare at the sun
Emily C. Hughes@emilyhughes.bsky.social · 5mo agoI too have some thoughts on the Shy Girl mess (free to read) www.patreon.com/posts/mia-cu...
Incredible work by @sandyernestallen.bsky.social and @maris.bsky.social. Extra grateful to see my beloved BEATING HEART BABY included. 🥲
Sandy Ernest Allen@sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 5mo ago*taps internet microphone* After months of work, a project i've been coordinating for @literaryhub.bsky.social in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social is now live ... We've commissioned 13 reviews of books by LGBTQ folks not covered by the NYTBR under Pamela Paul ... lithub.com/what-was-los...
We'll always have this @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social blog. And the home runs. defector.com/is-the-phill...
Is The Phillies' Good Luck Charm A Dedication To Himbo Culture And Showing Clavicle? [Update] | Defector
Now, as a fan, you may be wondering why Major League Baseball would want to rob us of bare-chested boys of summer.
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It's been really lovely reading all the tributes to Dan. Many people have asked if they can contribute to support his wife and son. You can do so here: everloved.com/life-of/dan-...
Visit Dan McQuade's Memorial Website
Take part in remembering Dan McQuade. Read his obituary, share your own memories, and learn about any funeral details on Ever Loved.
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Defector@defector.com · 6mo agoDan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
I was recently informed that “Dominic the Donkey” is a regional phenomenon? that not everyone knows about “the Italian Christmas donkey”???
i loved the 2025 philadelphia phillies. no playoffs can make me hate them. defector.com/what-ill-rem...
What I'll Remember About The Phillies | Defector
At the Phillies’ 2025 home opener, we decided that it was our year. As my friend Dana and I stood next to the giant balloon arch and let someone take our photo, people around us were feeling optimisti...
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the scammers are back on their bullshit. if we’ve emailed you from a random hotmail account? (literally) no we didn’t.
another absolute banger from @printrunpodcast.bsky.social, who always speak about this weird work we do so thoughtfully. And thank god they do bc when I try to talk about it, just an ear-bleeding feral scream that only bog creatures can hear comes out??? Anyway, reopening to queries next week!
PRINT RUN@printrunpodcast.bsky.social · last yr.NEW EPISODE ....well? Can they? soundcloud.com/printrunpodc...
Hello. After months and months of self-consciously self-promoting, the day has finally come. I WANT TO BURN THIS PLACE DOWN is available wherever books are sold. www.harpercollins.com/products/i-w...
I Want to Burn This Place Down
A debut essay collection by the inimitable cultural critic Maris Kreizman—an introspective, searing account of the life experiences that have pushed this fo...
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the lesson that has positively affected me the most in my adult life, the lesson I’m most proud of having learned, is the difference between FEELING unsafe and BEING unsafe
Miles Howard@milesperhoward.bsky.social · last yr.This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
somehow, about a decade ago, the internet gave me both @kristenarnett.bsky.social and @emmaceisenberg.bsky.social and god what a fucking gift that I get to know them! My two beautiful pals!!!!
Genuinely can’t even put into words how fucking lucky we are to have a book-length compendium of Kate advice. This shit is gold!!!
Kate McKean@katemckean.bsky.social · last yr.I love being on podcasts and I love talking about rejection thecreativeindependent.com/people/autho...
everybody lock in, it’s time to tee hee hee with our friend Josh!!!
Josh Gondelman@joshgondelman.bsky.social · last yr.At long last, my new standup special Positive Reinforcement is coming out on 6/27 on Blonde Medicine's YouTube page! I'm so excited for everyone to get to see these jokes! Click "Remind Me" for a notification when it's live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...
I never feel more simple than during our first stretch of sixty+ degree weather every year when my will to live returns like a slap in the face
i also wrote a newsletter about how weird it is to try and sell art in this month in particular, and decided to donate one dollar for every presale to The Attic Youth Center here in Philly buttondown.com/mckinneykels...
Selling Art At The End of an Empire
I’ve spent all week doing interviews, and I will spend all next week doing the same. I feel really grateful to do interviews, to talk to curious reporters...
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I can’t listen to one more smug millennial whine about young ppl’s reliance on tiktok for recipes and music as if y’all popped out knowing how to read a paper map or use the dewey decimal system or drive stick. you sound like a boomer. grow up.
editable/addable spreadsheet of music industry folks who have lost their homes to the fires, along with gofundme links and immediate requests where applicable. for sharing docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Support The Music Community - Fire Loss
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Can also vouch for Eva et al., they do amazing good in the community
s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 2y agoFYI my pal Eva and comrades have been doing the work supporting unhoused people in LA for YEARS and I can 100000000% percent vouch that any funds you send to her will be used for direct aid. Venmo here: venmo.com/u/Catherine-...
Master doc of mutual aid groups helping people and animals on the ground in LA. Please share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
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hi! my annual video countdown of the year's best movies will be up on monday, january 13. on the advice of "No Other Land" director Basel Adra, the annual fundraiser i launch along with it is in support of The Palestine Red Crescent Society, and the fundraiser is now live: gofund.me/ae3c2b9f
why WHY are they making them stand sideways on the stage when a) the screen behind them is out of shot and b) they’re not showing clips???? this broadcast is making me feel INSANE
I have loved working on Normal Gossip so much, and it has consumed three years of my life! I am so excited that we can hand it off to people who I know will be just as good(if not better) than us at making this show a fucking banger: defector.com/welcome-to-t...
Welcome To The New Era Of Normal Gossip | Defector
It’s a pretty big day for Normal Gossip and Defector! We know everyone loves treats, and today you’re getting three big ones: unhinged cruise ship gossip, our own Kelsey McKinney in the role of guest,...
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thank god middle-of-the-night-Dana thought to transcribe this very important list she saw in a dream
