When your doctor suggests a holiday, and so you pick up the illustrated Beatrix Potter before breakfast, and the day begins very comfortably…

A thread on Oppressive Asian Parents(TM): When I was trying to sell my demon-slaying Indian immigrant daughter fantasy THE SERPENTS SECRET, a lot of the rejection feedback I got was along the lines of: [Turning Red spoilers down this thread, so beware] 1/

Standing in this spot as an old-fashioned clock starts chiming like church bells. So peaceful it makes even being seriously I’ll not matter for that moment.

today three cops randomly stopped me at canal st to ask me to translate for a confused asian woman they were charging for fare evasion and they kept refusing to let her go bc she didnt have an id 1/

I just took the most fascinating class on understanding Amazon Algorithms and how to use them when you launch a book. The recommendations (don't do pre-orders, don't tell anyone you've even launched at first) seem counter intuitive, but the logic behind them actually checks.

I’m going through a lot now — despite a million books, movies, etc., serious illness is an unknown world until you enter it — so I’ve little of the usual things to say on social media. But then this morning there was this.

Okay. Woke up too early feeling underslept and grumpy. Now halfway through the first cup of tea and the lights are coming out and maybe angels are singing somewhere.

I was on House floor as decision striking Roe was announced. I realized it happened because I saw Marjorie Taylor Greene and others jump up and high five each other. I overheard what they said. One said he always dreamt of this day. Other said something that hit me hard…THREAD

Anyone else wish the publication info on a book also included the font size of the print editions?

"Once more into the breach dear friend," which is to say, I'm going to a suburban grocery store in the week before Christmas.

Bees are amazing creatures. Just opening a jar of honey from Ojai, CA releases a scent that takes me back to that area around Los Padres National Forest. Here’s a ty for beekeepers, also for the National Park system. I’m off to have a vacation in a tea cup now. Happy New Year.

Floods in a bunch of places around here, but otoh, RAIN! On the left coast of the US, rain deserves a shout. The river at the end of my street is still 6-10 ft below the top of it's bank, but it actually looks like a small river, not a large puddle. Happy New Year, CA.

Today's awesome achievements: accidentally running demos on 2 different apps that supposedly do similar things and having the tab open to watch demo one while sound is actually coming from demo 2 that's running in background in another tab. Probably time to go for a walk.

Taking colonoscopy prep meds (i.e. laxatives) and entertaining myself watching people on YouTube eat food. There’s something quite silly about this activity combo.

Earthquake in San Jose? Tiny and weird. The couch vibrated under me. Usually it’s more like the building vibrating.

“Don’t Look at Me for Any Opinion” Is this a title, and if so, what type of piece (writing) is it the title of?

Just found something odd but dreamily delicious. Hot tea (not too strong) with honey and a splash of apple cider vinegar. What’s your favorite unexpected food combo?

THIS IS GREAT! 🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes tells the U.S. Supreme Court to shove it! Here are the facts. 👇 Arizona has a law on the books — much like the Colorado law the Supreme Court struck down — that says, in simple terms, a business open to the

Terrific piece on small-press indie publishing by Anthony Cummins in ⁦Observer New Review⁩⁩ today, featuring ⁦Fitzcarraldo Editions⁩ ⁦Jacaranda Books⁩ ⁦Tilted Axis⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁦Weatherglass Books⁩ ⁦Swift Press⁩ & many more theguardian.com/books/2023/jul…

hello, world. I am so grateful for poetry spaces and poetry people. Also for poems. Check out this one: poets.org/poem/counting-…