Coffee is up 14.5% Beef is up 12% Bananas are up 4% Electricity is up 4% Name one thing that's getting cheaper under Trump.

What if, now hear me out, what if the tariffs are destroying the economy?

on the one hand, the teams I follow are doing well and I got to see my favorite band last week. On the other hand, RFK.

They’re either completely incompetent or running the nation into the ground on purpose…

you ever see The Lion Guard? Bunga is out of pocket.

every now and then, the first draft really is the best.

surely a foray onto X.com today will be great for my mental health.

I love this. Sometimes it makes me cry. open.spotify.com/track/2PMzWCQq…

The hard part is not the constant rejection of strong work because of matters of taste, fit, etc. The hard part is figuring out which journals are open for what and balancing that with the actual writing, no? "Submission Strategy" is a full time job.

I'm definitely straight, but no one is "Oh, was Robert Redford handsome, I hadn't noticed" straight. Godspeed, Jay Gatsby.

It's Not Really About Colbert and Kimmel, by Chris Cocca open.substack.com/pub/chriscocca…

a pretty famous writer just shared this on substack. it's good advice, I think: "As a mentor once advised me: summon no masters, no geniuses into your writing space — only that earnest youthful art lover who led you here."

poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907/l… I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart, I am the Negro bearing slavery's scars. I am the red man driven from the land, I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek— And finding only the same old stupid plan Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak.

folks. the emperor may be an imbecile, but he's also savvy. I am, of course, talking about late-stage Rome.

we can't continue to be shocked that what's good for the goose is never good for the gander. we have to spend our energy building strong communities. Thankfully, many are. we can't ignore the shit show; neither can we stay there.

If you voted for the current administration and are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with that choice, it's okay to say so.

Today, I could have written, would have written, should have written, but didn't....

If you thought the British treated us well during the revolution, have you heard about the French? Proper dudes they were!

venues kind of like Bull but less so? Like, I'm still manly or whatever, but I'm a little more quiet about it, maybe? :)

Got an awesome acceptance today. Can't wait to share the story!