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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s that time of year where I have my annual desire for Candy Corn, which I will indulge in heartily then immediately regret and not touch again for 11.75 months

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The prism our current (social) media landscape through which we see the world and the past, encapsulated in one absolutely perfect image

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Should I write a piece for CC about how Standard has changed since Chandra Torch of Defiance’s first appearance to her reprinting, called “Passing the Torch”?

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Thanks Emma, great call! 🙏

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Thanks, Bugs! We have an incredible Pauper weekly crowd so we’re really excited for this one. I appreciate it!

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What orgs/people love the crap out of Pauper and would want to spread word about our first Pauper $1K, which is gonna rock some socks? @emmapartlow.com might know 😬

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So this happened! I’m really proud—and especially proud of my team—that this happened. We have worked very hard to create a community-first third space and it feels so gratifying to see that recognized by our region. Thanks y’all.

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PleasantKenobi @pleasantkenobi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If you use AI in your YouTube thumbnails, you are a dumb cunt.

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Do you ever regularly return to a very specific moment in a movie or show, like it pops into your head way more often than you’d assume? For me it’s this moment in Inside Llewyn Davis, specifically the single calm line about to be delivered and how absolutely devastating it is.

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I built an entire Commander deck using only cards with art by my favorite MTG artist, Rebecca Guay (@rebecca-guay.bsky.social), and wrote about it and a little on Guay’s impact on the game for @edhrec.com! edhrec.com/articles/fin...

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A Commander Deck of Only Rebecca Guay Art | EDHREC

Fan-favorite Magic artist Rebecca Guay hasn't had a good option for the command zone — until now, finally! Enter "Guayladriel."

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

First words of this Murakami short story is the most Murakami sentence ever: “I’m in the kitchen cooking spaghetti when the woman calls.”

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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There's an unintentional melancholy alongside all the excitement of the first issue. An uncertain future had us all thinking about the past and I think it led to a final product that feels contemplative and current. It wound up as a perfect example of how hobbies are a microcosm of everything else.

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It’s fascinating how much you can learn about a person based on what they think the point of a dictionary is: to tell people how to use words, or to tell them how words are being used.

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I do agree that ANY version of The Odyssey being popular is great in that it will get people interested in the source material, and they will be pleasantly surprised at how good it is

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Odysseus in the film is absolutely nothing like the main character of the poem. The movie seems more concerned with getting from one Moment to the next without any thought about what makes them vibrant and memorable. It felt thin and I wanted more at every step of the way. Had high hopes :(

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Emily Wilson, translator of the incredible recent version of The Odyssey, put into words a lot of the confusion and misgivings and disappointment I had watching the latest film adaptation. Worth a read if you’re at all interested. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“So we were out fishing the other day. You won’t believe what my friend Glaucus got up to.”

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

photograph of the relevant passage in Fitzgerald's translation of the Odyssey ("I make no bed of love with you upon it. Or swear me first a great oath, if I do, you'll work no more enchantment to my harm.")

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Holding the bittersweetest thing in my hands—the final issue of @theflreview.bsky.social for which I helped curate the poetry. Will forever be grateful to Jamie Poissant, the talented readers at TFR, everyone who sent us poems to consider, and to @rochellehurt.bsky.social for editing alongside me.

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 21/07/2026

woop woop / that's the sound of the police / honk honk / that's the sound of the geese

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I tried on their actual cowboy hats and was like eh this isn’t me, but this…this is way more me

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It’s July and I want an apple cider donut

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Look. Did I get a second dice set the other day? Maybe. It came into our shop and sure was pretty. But do I play any RPGs beyond now and then? Uh

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Q: Did I need another MTG playmat? A: Nope Q: Was there any chance I was going to miss out on this beauty from @rhysticstudies.bsky.social, @ropearrow.bsky.social, and @stitcherssupply.bsky.social? A: No freakin way

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Is there a run on balloons that I didn’t know about?

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Easy lock for top 5 most gorgeous cards Magic has printed in recent memory, and probably pretty high on that list—Otherworldly Gaze by @mollymendoza.bsky.social

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

BREAKING: Johnny and Junebug have withdrawn from the great American “state fair”

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This was fun! And a bunch of games on here I want to replay…

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Was so much fun, thanks again for the invite! Gonna be hard to forget running the table with a 15-land Suspend deck lol

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

“We noticed you from across the room and we like your vibe”

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Grateful to Julie Benbassat for this hand-drawn Icarus that mirrors the reaching Moonshadow in this MTG artist proof of Julie’s work. Gorgeous stuff!

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This game is just pandering to poets

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Asheville friends: Please vote Gamers’ Haunt for Best Game Store in Mountain Xpress’s Best of WNC! We have been working our tails off to make our space and community the best around. Give us a vote when you have a few mins! (And voting closes soon too, so don’t wait!) mountainx.com/bestofwnc/

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

🎶 I’m not a gentleman, I’m a gentle man Let me handle my business, please

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We’re practically a hallmark movie over here

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

After I showed them the above post: “I don’t think you understand the pressure I’m under.”

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

“I need to find a gingerbread house artist.” A real sentence my wife said about their work. This is life in Asheville, I guess

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Just the Premium label; it’s going from the two tier system (Premium or Not Premium) to six tiers, so it’s less all or nothing

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Early on, those first three cards, it was the art that hooked me before I even knew how to play. I was a kid holding an incredible creature or evocative moment And then some other cards that I’ve played across formats many, many times

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It’s kind of hard to grasp that there were that many people, and I’m just glad we managed to get all those events off the ground relatively on time without something catching fire 😅

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

“We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.” —Jack Gilbert poetrysociety.org/poems/a-brie...

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A Brief for the Defense

Placing poetry at the crossroads of American life since 1910.

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Brandon Amico @amico.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I unironically would like that Sheltered if anyone has a line on one and it’s not insanely pricey. Gotta rep Thalia

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