I'm so pleased that my translations of Nadja Küchenmeister's gorgeous poems appear in THE OPPOSITE OF SEDUCTION, alongside so many others to explore and discover. Do read! More translation!

Seeing Further In this Sebaldian autobiographical novel by a leading German author and translator, a narrator attempts to revive a run-down Hungarian movie theater—an unpromising endeavor that soon leads into a cons...

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Bipartisan with what other party? They won’t work with you! We want Democrats with backbone.

I don’t want to go to bed because then it will be tomorrow, it’s like the opposite of Christmas

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

Remarkable.

A very rotund light brown seal on seaweed, its head raised up high stretching up towards the sky living its best life

There's been a lot of terrible stuff lately so here's a seal enjoying life.

おやすみなさい

Is it a milk frother?

i would do anything for love, but i won’t douthat

I mean, casuistry *is* a big part of the tradition. I think ACB can probably make herself believe anything she wants to.

Disappointing.

The fact that Alice Weidel – co-leader of Germany's far-right extremists – calls Hitler a "communist" and compares Nazis to "leftish Palestinian" antisemites in ONE sentence epitomizes exactly the type of distorted discourse the liberal center in Germany has helped normalize over the past 15 months.

That really is beautiful.

PLAIN BEFORE THE GATE OF HELL (COWARDICE) Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Outside the swarming mob of suited WASPs, We find Meek Merrick, Mr. Mitigator, Captain Captive-to-the-Managers, Stuck once in limbo by a Senate boss; Then stuck in fear of partisan attack; Now stuck all over his bare ass by thrusts The bicio tingers leaching blood hid pus; Leave rivulets that fester and secrete To feed the grubs and maggots at his feet.

A poem by the slanderous bard Leigh Bell for Merrick Garland, our coward-in-chief, who belongs not in hell but wandering around outside, lost, hesitant, indecisive

Oh no

Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo

Aaaaaah.

Today I went through the sightread-piano-version-of Frozen-soundtrack phase of translation.

No answer to your question, sorry, but it’s an intriguing one. I’m curious about what you have in mind; could you elaborate a little? Thx!

Owie

Westward.

So glad I found #9LC for even more lessons and carols, after many performances by my small chorister here in Seattle this month.

Exactly. Peace, love, and justice.

How late will the Seattle picketers be there? My teen and I want to come out and support you.

They are completely clueless. No one even understands what a picket line is. (We’re in Phinney, I’m considering taking my teen to the Pike St store this afternoon to help and learn.)

Deep red bells

I have reached the point at which being this mother-in-law is high on my list of life goals.

Didn’t take long for this post to become newly relevant.

really sad that CEOs now have to live in fear of gun violence like some third-grader in a public school

I dwell on this daily for the sake of my mental health.