HIMAL. Let’s go @nuggets.bsky.social !

Disco Lines is playing an outdoor concert four miles away and the bass is reverberating in my house and the neighborhood has an ambient throb. It's festive. I can't wait to see what the crabby old people on Next Door will post about it.

Enchiladas are the Answer Have you considered a trip to New Mexico? Plus, a Broncos-themed rapper named The Mad Fanatic is encountered and The Overtourist now speaks Catalan.

In April's Tumbleweed, I recommend enchiladas, tell the story of an encounter with The Mad Fanatic, famed Broncos-themed rapper, and celebrate new books and prize nominations for @loriostlund.bsky.social, @wendyjfox.bsky.social,
@erikakrouse.bsky.social & more! bit.ly/4tczgxB

So the Thunder decided to rest everyone but Lu Dort. The Nuggets decided to rest their starters too. And then Lu Dort breaks a Nugget player’s nose, after getting fined for purposely trying to injure Jokic’s knee last time we played him. I think the Nuggets made the right call.

I'm so excited to talk to my buddy Rachel Weaver about her incredible new memoir "Dizzy" this Saturday, April 11 at Lighthouse Writers Workshop! There are still a few spots left to listen in person (with pizza!) or join on Zoom. lighthousewriters.org/workshop/boo...

"Personal Essays: From the Particular to the Universal" for Lighthouse Writers Workshop on Zoom and in-person in Denver starting Monday, April 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

I'm teaching a 4-week class, "Personal Essays: From the Particular to the Universal" for Lighthouse Writers Workshop on Zoom and in-person in Denver starting Monday, April 20 and I have a few spots left. Come learn from examples by Hanif Abdurraqib, Leslie Jamison, Phuc Tran and more! bit.ly/4dUzdSz

Think of What We Can Do, Together Recent TV and film like “IT: Welcome to Derry” and “Moana 2” show us why we love Artemis II: collectivism and hope are the only way to survive dark times.

I noticed an interesting trend in recent television shows and movies: collectivism or people coming together to fight their enemies and reach toward a greater good. I wrote about this phenomenon, and how it explains our fascination with the Artemis II crew, for @theflytrapmedia.com.

I baked a Persian Love Cake for my daughter who came home for a visit from college this weekend, and I want to send love to the beautiful and enduring civilization that invented it.

How Awe-Inspiring Olympic Snowboarding Eased my Grumpiness about Accelerating Change Plus new books and movies about technology, robots, and headaches.

Watching Olympic snowboarding, I thought back to my summer internship with a concert promoter in the ‘90s, when I had to come up with a glossary of skateboarding terms to promote the first Warped Tour, and I marvel at the evolution of pretty much everything since then! bit.ly/4bZ9nf1

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I'm so proud of my friend Rachel Weaver, whose memoir DIZZY is published this week, and received this glowing review on @npr.org Fresh Air by Maureen Corrigan, who is one of my very favorite book critics! If you suffer from vertigo or migraine or just want a great read, check out DIZZY!

Hey la, hey la, my Jokic’s back! @nuggets.bsky.social

Famed Colorado radio broadcaster, civil rights activist James ‘Dr. Daddio’ Walker dies Colorado civil rights activist and pioneering Denver radio broadcaster James “Dr. Daddio” Walker has died, his family confirmed Tuesday.

Here's to a real one, Dr. Daddio, who brought Black radio to Denver. In 1968 he bought KDKO and shifted the format from country to R&B. Hiphop came late to Denver's airwaves, because Dr. Daddio didn't like it, but in the '80s, KDKO's late night DJs snuck some on.

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4-Week: Seeing the Big Picture—Techniques for Revising Fiction and Nonfiction Books Ann Patchett has described the process of writing a book as "somewhat akin to a very long police interrogation in which the detective leans over the table littered with the butt ends of cigarettes and...

I'm teaching a 4-week class at Lighthouse Writers Workshop starting Feb. 9, and it's all about revision!

Why did nobody say yay? Friend, you need to revise.

Join me on Zoom on Mondays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. mountain time, and I'll share my best tips and ideas for revising your book.
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Bravo, @adamserwer.bsky.social. I love the idea of "neighborism." Read this article, neighbors: bit.ly/4r93IqU

Oh no. This one is going to be a good doctor though, I just know it!

How have I never seen the live auction of the junior champion steer at the National Western Stock Show on TV before? It’s cinema. The cow’s owner is 13 and she wants to be a doctor. The steer is gorgeous: fluffy, glossy. And with a winning bid of $320,000, it’s going to pay for med school.

I hate how this Nuggets game is ending, but the ref’s “more than marginal contact to the groin area” proclamation is a phrase that will linger in my consciousness.

I can't wait to read all these great finalists! Happy reading to me.

I got a few details wrong in my drawing--those blue eyes, his actual head being more of a Bert and less of an Ernie.

It took until 2000 for all 50 states to adopt MLK day. I've always thought of his dream as a verb. It's something we do, and must keep doing for as long as we want it to stay alive.

Jenny's first grade drawing of Dr. Martin Luther King.

In 1983, my first grade drawing of Dr. King was chosen to represent my school at a Denver art show to raise support for Colorado's adoption of the MLK holiday in 1984. Dr. King was one of the first famous Americans I ever learned about in school, along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Curioser and Curioser: How Curiosity Makes Life Better Casa Bonita reigns supreme, Jamal Murray gets a mole-themed tribute, and literary events galore.

In this month's Tumbleweed, I share new research about how to enhance curiosity and recommend some books and upcoming literary events by poets Andrea Rexilius and Violet Mitchell, and the new season of Reading Den with @vitcavage.bsky.social, C. William Langsfeld and more!
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I wish I had any kind of power or money or job hiring capacity to help you. All I can say is you deserve better and more, and I hope you get it, soon.

bowling alley pingpong scene in Marty Supreme.

One of the best parts of Marty Supreme was all the real faces--people with unaltered noses, fat, wrinkles, scars, expressions. Actual, distinctive human beings whose faces told stories. It adds depth to the experience.

Nikola Jokic out 4 weeks with left knee hyperextension but avoids ACL injury Jokic is leading the league in rebounds and assists while averaging a career-high 29.6 points per game on the most efficient shooting splits of his life.

Thank heavens! @nuggets.bsky.social www.denverpost.com/2025/12/30/n...

Nuggets season is flashing before my eyes. I’m glad I watched Joker play as much as I could these past few years.

Always in Good Company: A Conversation with Fiction Writer, Humorist, and Book Critic Jenny Shank Her award-winning story collection is MIXED COMPANY

Thanks to Christine Sneed for interviewing me for her illustrious Substack, Bookish!

Always in Good Company: A Conversation with Fiction Writer, Humorist, and Book Critic Jenny Shank
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I loved Fonseca!

Russ Vought (piss man) tweet about doing piss man shit: The National Science Foundation will be breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country. A comprehensive review is underway & any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location.

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

Sunrise in Boulder, Colorado this morning.

The Fourth Annual Jenfolk Book Awards Four years into this, and no Jen has stopped me yet.

Other readers make year-end best book lists, but I bestow book awards on behalf of all Jenkind. In this month's Tumbleweed, it's the 4th Annual Jenfolk Book Awards! @loriostlund.bsky.social @jfkane.bsky.social @erikakrouse.bsky.social jennyshank.substack.com/p/the-fourth...