I'm going to sit here with my coffee mug on my belly, fingers cradling it, like it's a cold day.

Sharon Olds

Call me crazy but I want a society where everyone from the artist to the janitor is paid a living wage, where careers and creative hobbies aren’t being stolen by machines, where books and music and learning are celebrated instead of demeaned.

Might not be as newsworthy as another lit mag ghosting hopeful contributors or a shady contest charges outrageous fees, but I've lowered the cost of Stanchion Magazine (who LOWERS prices, in this economy?!) & increased payments. I think that's something. stanchionzine.com/post/the-dawn-…

Came across this sweetie on my walk this evening.

Sally Fisher

A little pissed the Grok thinks it has a personality.

For the past 7 months, I've spent every Tuesday visiting with a friend in a local palliative care ward. Today, I no longer have (get) to do that. A 25-year relationship which involved so much more joy than sadness.

We have this forested area surrounded by houses and the deer quite often grace us. Such a lovely thing whenever it happens.

In the Connections game this morning, the first three words across the top were see spot run and I got kinda misty-eyed...

Friends, I wrote a piece on poet Laura Gilpin, who died of glioblastoma in 2006. She is best known for “The Two-Headed Calf.” With gratitude to Poetry Foundation for letting me try to restore this healthcare practitioner/poet’s legacy. poetryfoundation.org/articles/17056…

Cobbled together a verse of Latin. (I think it's rather useful, and hey... when recited aloud slowly it sounds kind of cool 🤌✨️)

If you're wondering how I feel about AI, then all you need to know is that I always thought it was cheating when you used a thesaurus.

If you were looking for someone to match your level of anger, this person comes as close as anyone.

Full moon over southeast London at the moment. My phone does it no justice.

I’m a psychiatrist. In 2025, I’ve seen 12 people hospitalized after losing touch with reality because of AI. Online, I’m seeing the same pattern. Here’s what “AI psychosis” looks like, and why it’s spreading fast: 🧵

Remarkably, Stanchion has been a thing for 5 years now. In that time, I've published 19 issues of the magazine and 16 books. Thank you to everyone who has ever taken a chance on something I've published. All of this is only possible because of you.

I may have already stated this, but, boy, I sure hope I'm still around for the 'Nuremberg' part of all this.

Where the national criminals go, to hook up with the international ones.

Always seems ironic every month when my Virgin Plus bill arrives.