I love these quiet moments when nobody is trying to beat the other one up.

Something beautiful for the weekend! An extraordinary Acheulean handaxe knapped around a fossil shell circa 500,000-300,000 years ago. The maker appears to have deliberately flaked around the shell to preserve and place it in a central position. As a result this handaxe has

Did you know? Actor Zach Galifianakis paid an old homeless woman's rent for decades and spent time with her as she lost her family. When Zach Galifianakis met Marie "Mimi" Haist, she was volunteering in a laundromat, surviving off tips left by customers. She was only allowed

"Have you already read the latest unpublished story that we premiere in Aanuk? Coiffeur Siete tells the story of a hairdressing AI who must take care of a patient coming from palliative care." I'm honored to have my story translated into Spanish in this wonderful journal.

Was going through old slides tonight with my mom and found this one of my dad (to the left of the car) in Sudan in 1962 when he and my mom were stationed there with FAO.

Okay, but the important thing is, he's on ROLLER SKATES.

Just reached the holy shit moment in Cloud Cuckoo Land on page 500. I'm quite late to read this and wish I had someone to talk about it with! I really admire this slow burn/slow revelation.

Coming soon, my first appearance in a best of the year anthology.

Readers of Portuguese, my story “The Color of Conflagration,” which won the A.C. Bose Grant this year for South Asian spec lit is out in translation in the anthology Terra Magica in Brazil. The Kindle version is free on Amazon through Sunday, November 5. amazon.com/Terra-M%C3%A1g…

I lost my last chachaji on Tuesday. He was the last of my father's generation and made it to 92. I'm really sad that caring for my mom these last four years prevented me seeing him in his final years. RIP Meji Uncle.

Did a crossword puzzle tonight for the first time in decades. I completed "This is not a..." with "pipe." That wasn't the intended answer, but I think my answer was better.

This was an unexpected item in the mail today and a pickup I really needed. I had no idea this was coming and am honored to have a tiny part in helping to make Podcastle what it is. PodCastle FIYAH Literary Magazine

New story day. translunartravelerslounge.com/2024/02/15/hom… Translunar Travelers Lounge

Super proud of my Clarion West cohort-mate F. E. Choe. Read her beautiful story just out in @Clarkesworld: clarkesworldmagazine.com/choe_03_24/

Okay. Everybody has to look at these pictures.

Hey, here's a new story publication from me. smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-year…

Wow, I just found out about this award nomination. Thank you so much Pórtico - AEFCFT for selecting Coiffeur 7 and @cronoCiFi and María Albaladejo for translating!

Spanakopita with tamarind chutney. Because I can.