One of the most beautiful paragraphs I've ever read. Hilary Mantel. Giving up the Ghost.

Estos son algunos volcanes del Valle de México. Hilo.

My friend Ryan Hamilton is having a show in NYC on 21 October. Come along if you are in town!

Volcán Tláloc (2023). Milpa Alta, CDMX. No confundir con Monte Tláloc.

hey! Come along to my interview of Isaac Fitzgerald ! Nov 3, 7pm.

Penguin chasing a butterfly 🐧

For the record, here's the text of a letter I sent to PEN outlining my reasons for withdrawing from World Voices. [alt text cuts out half way so I'll post it twice with the second half in the second alt text]

I agree with so much of what my friend Dinaw has to say here, about the controversy surrounding PEN America. I still believe change is possible, but we have a long way to go. One place PEN America could start: stop attacking writers. @dinaw_mengestu instagram.com/p/C6hrJ4hrMeO/…

What Dinaw Mengestu said. #penamerica instagram.com/p/C6hrJ4hrMeO/…

I still have hope for @penamerica. I would not be on the board if I did not believe it was a crucial organization. But when a free expression organization for writers starts attacking writers in the name of free expression, something has gone very wrong. The organization no

Remembering this conversation about John Stuart Mill, especially the second half, about the necessity of awe. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pas…

A little Adam Phillips on not getting what you want.

Turtle crossing the road: another reason to drive slow

Preach, Charlie Warzel theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

I love picking up a book at random in a library and getting a tiny, oblique glimpse into some stranger’s life

A few years back, in Baja, I was singing and gray whales heard it and came to the boat. I tried different songs, but the one they seemed to like was They Call the Wind Mariah from Paint Your Wagon.

That one last kid in every family...🤣👏

I finally finished something newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…