I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

The stunning elegance of a Great Egret in breeding plumage. I spotted this beauty this morning fishing at Central Park's Pool. Absolutely gorgeous! 🥰🥰🥰 #Egret #CentralPark #birding

Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves as a means of alerting his subjects that ice cream was nearby

A very astute (and upsetting!) piece that touches on four scary cultural trends: 1) The demand for spelled-out moral clarity in stories 2) A growing inability to understand different types of narratives 3) The "customer's always right" version of fandom 4) The growth of fandom as a social identity.

Reminds me of my favorite ever reddit post: www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/s/Cl...

There's not a lot of difference, as far as I can see, between having a pet fish and having a picture of a fish.

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.

It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

The Double-crested Cormorants have arrived in Central Park and I spotted this one doing a little fishing on the Harlem Meer. You'll notice that in addition to its dazzling eye, the inside of its mouth has turned blue for mating season! 💙💙💙 #Cormorants #CentralPark #birding

We've been enjoying some of the most extroverted Timberdoodles in Bryant Park this year. Just a block from Times Square with sirens blaring, and this visitor is utterly calm! 😎😎😎 #Timberdoodle #BryantPark #birding

Excited to announce that none other than @wilwheaton.net is going to lead a cast of voices in the audiobook of THE SHIP OF DEATH! Grateful for his talent and vocal cords. Thank you, sir!

A photo of Madden sitting at a window.

Madden's quote: "Who was being asked to tell their story and in what way? Who was more educated? Who had more wealth? Who had greater proximity to whiteness?"

In her new novel Whidbey, @tkiramadden.bsky.social investigates questions of privilege through complex, layered, and even unreliable characters. Read the profile on Madden in the March/April issue: at.pw.org/CrimeAndCompassion

He’s brilliant; I felt I was being actively cursed while reading this. Gotta get you a galley!

Fall 2026 looking so good.

Love working with these talented authors on their fantastic books!

[finally reading a book that a bunch of people have been telling me to read for years] omg i can’t believe no one ever told me to read this

Beautiful work.

Exquisite magazine writing—Rick Bass on the night-blooming cereus, a far West Texas cactus that blooms one night out of the year, sometimes under secret conditions to shield from poachers. Miracles never cease. The unknown is joyous. For @texashighways.bsky.social.

texashighways.com/outdoors/the...

A Red-winged Blackbird singing his heart out along Central Park's Harlem Meer this morning. If you look closely (and use a little imagination) you can see his breath in the cool air! 🎶🎶🎶 #Blackbirds #CentralPark #birdcpp

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

Twitter conversation between sj and Amarion: sj: Its true, the 1/3rd pounder burger failed in the US because ppl thought quarter pounders were bigger Amarion: Yeah cause they are???? sj: 1/3>1/4 .33> .25 Amarion: what are those signs

Wanna see the greatest tweet of all time

Mom, come pick me up, the best lack all conviction and the worst are full of passionate intensity.

A photo portrait of the author, featuring the title of her magazine profile: Crime and Compassion.

The quote: "I wanted readers to get to know these characters, to have to know them, as full, dynamic people before their many violences are revealed."

@tkiramadden.bsky.social was driven by one question for her latest book: “What does it take for someone to betray another person who is abused when they themselves have felt abused by the system?” Read Brian Gresko’s profile of Madden in our new issue: at.pw.org/CrimeAndCompassion

I have a third wolf as well

Two men together at the cinema, increasing suspicions that the famous actor is in a new relationship

Two men together at the cinema.

pulled an all nighter for the first time in at least 10 years last night. if you're ever thinking about pulling an all nighter please take it from me: don't do it

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Original landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Homeland No. 2602" oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6"x6" (2026). A peaceful atmospheric landscape painting of lush green gentle slopes with a loosely painted tree in the foreground on the left, underneath a light blue sky with textured breezy white cloud formations.

I'm longing for warmer days.

Tisha Mark ©2026, Homeland No. 2602, oil on gessobord, 6"x6"

Original is available (ships when dry, approx 2-3 weeks):
tishamark.com/shop

#art #painting #SciArt #bsnm #ArtSky

Thank you for reading!

Editions J'ai Lu - Roman de Poche : livres et romans de poche, roman version pocket Les éditions J'ai lu publient chaque année près de 400 romans poche. La variété des titres et des genres, qui fait la richesse du catalogue, répond à l'ambition de J'ai lu d'offrir au plus grand nombr...

Thrilled to announce that THE SHIP OF DEATH went to auction in France and that J’ai Lu (a very cool publisher with a stellar history of SFF) will be publishing it sometime in the future!

www.jailu.com

Thought this was great. A cosmic horror novel about a cursed TTRPG!

This Great Blue Heron has chosen to winter in Central Park. I see it regularly, standing stoically on the ice--but never fishing. Hoping it is going to make it until the ice thaws! 💙🩶❤️ #Herons #CentralPark #birding