Photo of Cory Booker in a black suit and tie

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.

Saw a bunch of friends. Got a bunch of hugs. Heard a bunch of readings. A good time at @awpwriter.bsky.social ✨

Melissa Febos reads at Empty Trash off site AWP event

Empty Trash off site AWP event is absolutely packed. Melissa Febos reading ✨

Mundus sine Caesaribus

Hello friends. When was the last time you backed up your work? Consider this your reminder to do so. Have a lovely rest of your day and keep being awesome.

Smiling woman with LA Philharmonic program

It feels especially important to support the arts right now so last night we did Mahler 5th at the LA Philharmonic ✨

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Today was horrifying

This is lovely.

Although the question for me is how the writers are planning to position the Lumon worship of Keir. Is he a would-be prophet à la Joseph Smith? Are they masking their bizarre sect under the cover of Lutheranism?

I was thinking about St Augustine’s famous quote (da mihi castitatem et continentiam sed noli modo) as Burt discussed his hopes for his innie’s soul to go to heaven viz. Lutheran doctrine of justification by Grace alone

Same

How is this possible

I kind of think Severance might’ve been written specifically for me, a spec fic loving literary weirdo and Reformation studies nerd obsessed with early variations of Protestantism but especially Lutheran conceptions of fate, free will, the nature of souls

Ooh, we should get coffee or tea or lunch or something, if you have time!

Oooh, fun! But I’ll miss you…

Profile of Cairn terrier dog with itty bitty legs

Everything is depressing and I’m overwhelmed with despair today. But my dog is sort of cute

Every day I have more in common with Dorothy. Starting with her attitude. About everything

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Cairn terrier looking silly

Everything is bad but my dog made a funny face today ✨

My plan:

Scan the news. Make my five calls to Congress to let them know I’m behind them. Try to love my loved ones. Call my dad, my mom. Allow my dog to sit on me. Engage my group of friends. Love them. Repeat.

Things are bad here and also stupid :(

Yes please ✨

@swethaamit.bsky.social Congratulations!! 🎊

Still from Severance with caption: The work is mysterious and important.” Super text: Me trying to convince myself friends to write while the world burns and also while secretly panicking.

PS. What a *gorgeous* cover ✨

That’s fantastic! I’m excited to read and be surprised by all of it ❤️

So delighted to see this book by @ilanaslightly.bsky.social (which I read in part at Tin House!) will be out in the world ✨

The news is awful but I got an SFF short story idea today for the first time in forever based on my love of antique cast iron pots which I find inherently spooky and they scare me to death ✨💀✨

Extremely cute Cairn terrier staring lovingly at the camera

Could anyone use a timeline break? My dog is super cute and is offering one