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Manic Pixie Soccer Mom @meganc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A man tried to talk to me in a parking lot & I said "it's against my religion to talk to strange men" and he said "oh, sorry" and walked away.

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ok technically these are essays but these are also poems plus FALLOUT 4, people

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Up today in @essaydaily.bsky.social's L*STS series are 3 Fallout poems by @toddkaneko.bsky.social: www.essaydaily.org/2026/09/3-es...

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DIAGRAM @eldiagram.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A quick note to those who sent to our chapbook contest this year: we're about a week away from announcing the finalists and winners. Hard but good work this year. So many great manuscripts to chew on.

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DIAGRAM @eldiagram.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Made some new hats. MFA or NO MFA? thediagram.com/merch

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SarahJSloat @sjane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A visual poem for #smallpoemsunday from my book Classic Crimes. @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

When the
mind
opened
the guests
were mostly birds

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Heidi Fettig Parton (Writer) @heidifettigwriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oops. I'm a little late to this repost, but better late than never. Thanks so much @essaydaily.bsky.social for publishing "Wanted: Lost T-Shirt, Perfect Green." The only thing better would be to run across that T-Shirt in a "lost and found" bin somewhere.

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 15/09/2026

Simulator Week continues at the Video Game Soda machine project with Pigeon Simulator! How could you accurately simulate the lived experience of a pigeon secretly battling paranormal threats without snack and soda machines?!

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Pigeon Simulator

Pigeon Simulator lets you live out the fantasy of being a pigeon who's also a secret agent battling paranormal threats. I don't think this vending machine is haunted or anything, but I do wonder why you'd call it a Foodie machine when there are clearly two rows of canned drinks! Simulator

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"You really should have seen this coming." Up today in @essaydaily.bsky.social's L*STS series is a lost from Charlotte Diehl: www.essaydaily.org/2026/09/char...

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'm disappointed, and a bit shocked, by how many people swallowed Prof. Cleves accusations w/o even reading either book, let alone both, to see if this was valid. I've read both. I've gone over the footnotes & citations. The charges are NOT valid.

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"List the birds native to your state and the birds that arrive for a season. Diagram the placement of all the nests...Start a list of people killed by ICE since 2024" @utopiaminus.bsky.social in today's @essaydaily.bsky.social L*ST: www.essaydaily.org/2026/09/susa...

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"The deeper I go the more I want to learn. Specialize or you're an amateur, the world says to me from every direction. Today, I feel no matter how organized I am, it isn’t enough." In today's L*STS, Things the Size of Red Pepper Flakes by Joyce Englander Levy: www.essaydaily.org/2026/09/joyc...

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Oh wow! Yesterday's entry in @essaydaily.bsky.social's L*STS project is a LOST game by Dan Pinchbeck of The Chinese Room; quite an honor to be able to put this out in the world! www.essaydaily.org/2026/09/dan-...

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Offering a peek behind the scenes for March Xmas writers this week on the @marchxness.bsky.social substack: marchxness.substack.com/p/a-peek-beh...

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A Peek Behind the Scenes for Our Writers

Advice and Logistics for March Xmas Writers

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

WANTED: LOST-T-SHIRT, PERFECT GREEN. Today's @essaydaily.bsky.social L*ST comes from @heidifettigwriter.bsky.social www.essaydaily.org/2026/08/heid...

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Flashing back today to our OG March Sadness tournament from 2016. This Sweet 16 matchup features Kate Bernheimer on Joy Division vs @nikwalk.bsky.social on PJ Harvey and Nick Cave: marchsadness2016.blogspot.com/2016/03/swee...

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Sweet Sixteen Action: (1) JOY DIVISION vs (5) PJ HARVEY & NICK CAVE

FINAL SCORE: (1) JOY DIVISION 75, (5) PJ Harvey & Nick Cave 24 * (1) Joy Division, "Atmosphere" Analysis by Kate Bernheimer ...

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

not too late to switch your songs, people

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Up today in @essaydaily.bsky.social's L*STS series is Emiland Kray's "L’ambroise de Lotito: On Disordered Eating and a Connection Stronger than Life and Death": www.essaydaily.org/2026/08/emil...

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Tucson Essay Club @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"I still owe them something. Maybe this is me paying tribute right now." Read an excerpt of @therealmccloy.bsky.social's forthcoming memoir on our substack today and buy the book from Antigone or your local indie: tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/peak-tucso...

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Peak Tucson with Molly McCloy

A new essay from Nine Grudges: the Spiteful Origins of the Happiest Dyke on Earth by Molly McCloy

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Boosting this to Xness readers. If you enjoyed @therealmccloy.bsky.social's extracurricular on Dinosaur Jr you'll love this essay and her new book NINE GRUDGES: The Spiteful Origins of the Happiest Dyke on Earth.

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This was a wild ride. Not a Good Movie but definitely took some shots. The song slapped.

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A visual to go along with my "State Fair Vanitas" list linked below. The Kentucky State Fair is always a good time, but my favorite part is at the end, when the culinary exhibits have gone into full decay yet remain on display.

A blue-ribbon sweet potato pie covered in mold, near the end of the Kentucky State Fair.

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Flowers Georg @pantalonesfuego.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"It's worth celebrating the choice to create instead of despairing. Nothing we do with intention and pleasure can possibly be in vain, even if we never win the big prize..." 😍😍😍😍😍😍 Read this excellent short piece by @erinkeane.bsky.social !

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I wrote a little list ode to the Kentucky State Fair for @essaydaily.bsky.social … and will find out later this week if my first-ever entries get a lil prize. (Probably not, but the prize is not the point!)

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today we kick off publishing l*sts over at @essaydaily.bsky.social. L*STS are lists, lasts, losts, and lusts. First up is @erinkeane.bsky.social's State Fair Vanitas! www.essaydaily.org/2026/08/erin.... Want to contribute one? Pitch us!

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Manic Pixie Soccer Mom @meganc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Today in weird books: The Pulse of the Planet is a compendium of earthquakes, volcanoes, animal swarms, super blooms and other "short-lived phenomena" published under the aegis of The Smithsonian Institution in 1972.

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We also would like to note that we'd welcome extracurricular pitches if you want to write about a song not in the tourney playlist. Maybe we should anonymously (or not) publish some essays about how much you hate a particular Christmas song or version?

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

We are still waiting on a handful of folks to make their song choices (and in a few cases, confirm they want to write) for March Xmas, but here is the tournament playlist so far: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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March Xmas 2026 - YouTube

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 29/07/2026

This is a historic moment for the Video Game Soda Machine Project. Across 37 years and 50+ games, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battled through sewers and streets without encountering a single soda machine. Until now. Feast your eyes on the Pond Cola machine from TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

This is a historic moment for The Video Game Soda Machine Project, folks. Across 37 years and 50+ games, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have battled through sewers, streets, and even the space-time ...

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 29/07/2026

Not only does this entry make history, but it's also the 3,400th soda machine archived at the Video Game Soda Machine Project. Believe it or not, the site will celebrate its tenth anniversary next month.

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The Video Game Soda Machine Project

Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture

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Tucson Essay Club @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Hmmm ok made another, this one's for the OG Tucsonans only: tucsonessayclub.org/product/tucs...

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Tucson Essay Club @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Join us 8/1 5-7pm at Slow Body Brewing to celebrate our first birthday! No need to RSVP but if you want a reminder, please do. There will be cake also. www.eventbrite.com/e/tucson-ess...

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

microsoft is in full damage control mode following last week's layoffs. its main strategy so far? namedrop sequels to popular series at every turn. but despite what execs like asha sharma might want you to think, those series were made by people, and now they'll never be the same

Todd Howard just shared plans for the Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and Starfield franchises. These worlds have earned a special place with hundreds of millions of people over many years. I'm looking forward to what's next, including the partnership with Obsidian on a new Fallout game and closer collaboration with ZeniMax Online Studios on The Elder Scrolls. The achievements of these franchises are remarkable: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has crossed 65 million units sold, becoming one of the 10 best-selling games of all time, Fallout 4 has also crossed 35 million units sold, joining the top 25, and Starfield will soon reach over 1 billion hours played.
This statement sucks so bad that it makes my blood boil. Look what the franchises did, all by themselves! Look what they’ve accomplished, of their own volition, thanks to their own intrinsic goodness! So many big numbers, which translate to giant heaps of cash in the bank accounts of execs and shareholders! Never mind the people who spent decades painstakingly crafting the many games, stories, and other creative endeavors that corporate ghouls now so happily flatten into “franchises,” erasing themes, meaning, and human beings in favor of empty iconography.

This is how the people running the show at Xbox—and countless companies besides—view games, not to mention everything else in their robotic, colorless lives. Numbers and lines trending ever upward. Fuel for platitudes and faux-inspirational nonsense directed at the LinkedIn hivemind, of which they all paradoxically believe they’re the main character. Another stepping stone toward the next bigger, better thing. No ultimate destination, no camaraderie, no soul. Just an endless ladder that leads to the void regardless of which way you climb.

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Essay Daily @essaydaily.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Care to contribute to Essay Daily's L*STS project (lists, lasts, losts, lusts, etc.)? Details: www.essaydaily.org/p/lsts-essay...

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reni 🦌 @reniadeb.com · 25/11/2024

in england, they don't say i'll kick your ass, they say i'll see you on the

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Tucson Essay Club @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Tonight at Tucson Small Business Center (600 S. Meyer, a few blocks from 5 points) at 7pm it's WORK TALKS 3 featuring Maya Bernstein-Schalet, Simmons Buntin, Christian Moher, and Athena Monson talking about Glofish, The Sphere, Logan's Run, and Outer Wilds. Come and join us!

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Just published an essay and conversation with @simmonsbuntin.bsky.social of @terrainorg.bsky.social for @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/tucsones...

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Many times are but this one is not, I agree

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

There are only 2 remaining objects / essays / poems for sale as part of the Significant Objects 2026 Season One: Conductor's Baton by Dorian Rolston and Magnifying Glass. Check them out here before they're sold (2 days or so left on each): www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?i...

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 27/05/2026

Catching up on the Bricks & Minifigs insanity. This is probably the craziest story of its kind since the mess with Honey. kotaku.com/youtuber-sta...

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YouTuber Raided By Police In Attempt To Rescue LEGO Collection

YouTuber Reckless Ben is hoping to recover $200,000 worth of Star Wars LEGO sets allegedly stolen by a toy chain in a consignment deal gone wrong

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Manic Pixie Soccer Mom @meganc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Found a mix from 2010

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Tucson Essay Club @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Next up in Tucson Essay Movie Club it's 1996's THE BIRDCAGE as selected and introduced by @raquefella.bsky.social. Join us Sunday 5/24 social @ 7, essay & a movie @ 8

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

45 minutes left to bid for this fantastic Mrs Claus Troll Doll + story by Megan Culhane Galbraith: www.ebay.com/itm/26765634...

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