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Kamala Harris in Detroit on Labor Day: "You better thank a union member for the 5 day work week. You better thank a union member for sick leave. You better thank a union member for paid leave. You better thank a union member for vacation time."

The Janky Hotel Foxtrot! #themissing

I made a playlist for my new short story collection. Then, because it seemed like an easy content opportunity, I wrote about it in my newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/spencerfle…

In this Episode 250 clip, ⁦Ben Tanzer⁩ discusses a "muse" of sorts through a stimulating idea proposed by his agent, ⁦⁦Kristin Nelson⁩/ ⁦Joanna MacKenzie⁩. Buy The Missing from 7.13 Books: bookshop.org/p/books/the-mi… Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

Can't wait to share these episodes with standout writers including Jessica Whipple and jami attenberg! Look for Episode 251, with 🌺 Alexandra Alessandri (updates only) 🌺, tonight or tomorrow! Listen to all episodes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Listen to last week's w/ Ben Tanzer: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

“Muse.” #themissing

LFG, NIGHTBITCHES

My book's been out for 2 months now, & it still has NO REVIEWS on Amazon. I know, I know, Amazon sucks, but it's the demon we indie writers must placate. Please, if you've read and enjoyed I BLAME MYSELF BUT ALSO YOU, go to Amazon and rate / review it. 🙏 amazon.com/Blame-Myself-B…

In this Ep250 clip, ⁦Ben Tanzer⁩ describes the unfortunate parallels that readers often describe between their own lives and the lives of the characters in his moving, tantalizing The Missing. Buy from 7.13 Books: bookshop.org/p/books/the-mi… Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

Moving and tantalizing? Heard. And appreciated. #themissing

The Missing is Mommy's El Camino interview—and many thanks to Mommy's El Camino and the Wendy C. Ortiz for that. buttondown.com/wendycortiz/ar… Leland Cheuk 7.13 Books #themissing #713books #wendycortiz

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Ep251 is now up! This wonderful conversation with 🌺 Alexandra Alessandri (updates only) 🌺 can be found here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi… Buy her latest, Grow Up, Luchy Zapata, from Simon & Schuster: simonandschuster.com/books/Grow-Up-…

ATTENTION: GREAT LAKES WRITERS! We want your non-fiction essays, longform narrative journalism, and poetry for THE GREAT LAKES ANTHOLOGY, edited by our very own Editor-In-Chief Michael Welch and forthcoming from Belt Publishing! More info below: chireviewofbooks.com/2024/09/06/cal…

This Podcast Will Change Your Life, Episode Three Hundred and Forty-Two - This Comes With The Collar, starring the Maddie Norris. Listen. Feel. Share. tanzerben.com/blog/this-podc… Maddie Norris UGA Press #Podcast #writing #Grief #essays #thewetwound #running

This is a lie.

Gov. Walz at the HRC dinner: "My marriage to my wife, Gwen, is the most important thing in my life. I love her deeply. Why would I stop anybody else from marrying the person they love? That makes no sense."

A teenager just referred to me as “that 40 year old guy” on the train platform—so I have that going for me.

Late night burgers + Law & Order SVU.