Friends! I forsook this app while we were moving, but I’m happy to tell you that we’re back in my home, on the Isle of Mull in scotland, and I am writing and foraging with my lovely family, and it’s raining, and I am just so so happy. Some delicious Horn of Plenty we found this weekend for you 🎺
Thank you
Father Nathan Monk posted on Facebook a message. This is a screenshot of the message, which says, "You are about to watch the whole world respect a chosen name. It's that easy."
It really is this simple.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Yes, and, we need a Pope who can lead with love for people of difference, particularly those of us from the LGBTQ+ community. I am so tired of bringing a child up in this world of hate for his family.
A dad at the playground offered me a "seltzer" and I accepted, then offered some to my son.
"Oh no, that's just for you," he said.
It had alcohol in it. Was I meant to know this? Anyone else getting drugged by the swings these days?
me: worms can't express my love for you but they're all i have
girlfriend: you mean words lol
me: *shooing away a flock of birds* just open the box babe
I mean, hard to heart this one, on a lot of levels. I hope you are ok.
Don’t be too jealous, I live in Texas 😂 only joking (?) but yes it is magical. I can’t wait to get back there.
Beautiful. I’m from the Isle of Mull 🌈
Oban! Is it?
Good morning #5amwritersclub Wife is now regularly giving into the pre-dawn scribble but so has our son, who wakes up for a poo just as I’m getting into my stride. I let him join me with his Pokémon cards as long as he’s quiet but today he declared my work “boring.” A pretty accurate summary!
Hey #5amwritersclub I’m up this am with my son who’s playing Pokémon cards while I try to write. I published this essay at the New Ohio Review yday—I’d love to share with you! Queer family making and mushroom foraging on a Scottish island🍄🟫
newohioreview.org/2025/03/04/f...
One mushroom foraging season I started taking notes that turned into this essay and also, (spoiler alert), the start of our queer family's life. My essay was a finalist in the New Ohio Review CNF contest and it was just published online! newohioreview.org/2025/03/04/f...
Our 3 yo son told us tonight he won a contest at school for the sparkliest nail polish. He even beat the mean girl. Proud daddy.
Greets! Just me today, the rest of the house is sleeping. Happy writing
Good morning #5amwritersclub I'm sending an essay off to workshop today so I'm tinkering with some scenes! But really, I'm consumed by the fact that Texas just voted in a bill to have the 10 commandments in classrooms. Let's brainwash another generation. Happy writing and resisting.
The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
A complete stranger just wrote to me and the editor of the NOR (which just published an essay of mine) telling the eds to nominate my essay for Best American, and sending details of how to do that.
A reminder to us all to tell a writer when their work moves you. It means so so much.
They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
I was a finalist in a New Ohio Review essay prize, and they published my essay this issue. I haven’t seen it yet, le sigh, but friends keep sending me photos from around the place. It took me years to work out what I wanted to say about this friendship that gave my wife and I our son. Here it is ❤️
I live in Texas and our progressive school has multiple anti-vax families. Awesome.
My wife (a very important reader of my work) and son went on a trip today, so my #5amwritersclub attendance has been replaced by a wheneverifeellikeit writers club. Imma try to get this essay done so she can read it on her return!
Marco Rubio gets off a plane to a postage stamp sized red carpet
Canada giving Marco Rubio the tiniest red carpet they could find in a thrift shop somewhere.
It’s a struggle, I know! About to start in tmrw’s batch—it’s a whole life!
For any writers hungry after their morning shift! #5amwritersclub #5ambakersclub
Proud of all of you worldwide! The boycott is working—Tesla shares are now in their seventh straight week of declines, marking the company’s longest losing streak since going public in 2010. Look at the stock today—beautiful work!
Don’t do two things at once, folks. Messed up my pastries while I was deep in a scene 😔
Good morning #5amWritersClub I’m working on fixes to an essay and also trying a new method to proof my pain au chocolat because someone’s given me a gig selling them at their cafe tmrw 🫠 I’ll let you know the result of both in about an hour! Happy writing and proofing!
I have a new essay out in the New Ohio Review about mushroom foraging and finding a sperm donor for our child, and they’ve sent me two copies twice and none of them have arrived yet! Has anyone else got their copy?? I’m dying to see it! 🍄