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Anson Tong

@ansonjtong.com
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she/her • “a glutton for introspection” • photographer, writer, behavioral scientist

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pklwrks llc @pklwrks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
emerge from darkness into the light... but first, you must endure. TeNeBriSM, a playable album grappling with themes of grief and self-acceptance, releases on oct 30th and is available to wishlist on steam now! pub. by pklwrks dev. by alexa teta, anderson leroy, aubrey kennedy, & emily kapsalis
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 10/09/2026
this week i keep getting AI-generated emails addressed to authors of books i've reviewed, trying to pitch SEO services
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 01/09/2026
starting to feel like there are too many painting book covers for litfic about weird girls
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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 26/08/2026
i just almost replied to an email with, "Hi Anson,"
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 26/08/2026
must-read www.thecut.com/article/pans...
thecut.com
When a Sore Throat Attacks the Brain
My child caught a cold and then lost her ability to function. The fight to access treatment for her illness, called PANS, has overtaken our lives.
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 12/08/2026
i wrote a short story (this is a first for me) and it's in @therumpus.net! therumpus.net/2026/08/11/s...
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Sorry For My Loss - The Rumpus
Her dad wasn’t even some eccentric billionaire with an army of lawyers—half the money she would’ve inherited was frittered away on obscure cryptocurrencies and perplexing amounts of wild-caught salmon...
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 12/08/2026
tysm @roxanegay.bsky.social and @therumpus.net fiction team <3
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 12/08/2026
i wrote a short story (this is a first for me) and it's in @therumpus.net! therumpus.net/2026/08/11/s...
therumpus.net
Sorry For My Loss - The Rumpus
Her dad wasn’t even some eccentric billionaire with an army of lawyers—half the money she would’ve inherited was frittered away on obscure cryptocurrencies and perplexing amounts of wild-caught salmon...
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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 12/08/2026
"Maybe, on some level, she enjoyed being forced to do this, dragging other people into her bizarre pain." From "Sorry for My Loss," new fiction by @ansonjtong.com. ➡️ buff.ly/z7EBBjo
The cited quote and information written in black against a white background. The full Rumpus logo is at the top.
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 04/08/2026
reviewed kathryn jezer-morton's THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE! chireviewofbooks.com/2026/08/04/y...
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You Are What You Post: Kathryn Jezer-Morton’s “The Story of Your Life” - Chicago Review of Books
Since its inception, social media has greedily subsumed our media consumption habits, our concept of the internet, and as Kathryn Jezer-Morton argues, our perceptions of our lives.  The Story of Your ...
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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Traverses the various facets of life that have become fodder for posting, including chapters on celebration, struggles, home, and grievance." @ansonjtong.com's review of “The Story of Your Life” by Kathryn Jezer-Morton (@vikingbooks.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/08/04/y...
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You Are What You Post: Kathryn Jezer-Morton’s “The Story of Your Life” - Chicago Review of Books
Since its inception, social media has greedily subsumed our media consumption habits, our concept of the internet, and as Kathryn Jezer-Morton argues, our perceptions of our lives.  The Story of Your ...
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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
ICYMI—CNF by Anson Tong!! “I want everyone to feel bad for me that I’m down to one living grandparent . . . and I’m nervous to talk to him because we didn’t tell him that his son, my father, died three years ago.” www.claudineliterary.com/ansontong
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Anson Tong | Lulu Wang, Call Me
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 26/07/2026
finally finally finally switched from spotify to qobuz, it was wayyy easier than i'd built it up in my head to be
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If you're a current or former employee at CDC or FDA in a food safety role, I'm interested in speaking with you for a story for @wired.com. You can reach me securely at emullin.06 on Signal.
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 20/07/2026
i found a recipe for mini peach upside down cakes that i am so excited to try
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 20/07/2026
email hello@pklwrks.dev!
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 20/07/2026
this article starts with "It’s still so cold out there!" and i was so confused until i realized... australia... it's winter there...
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 17/07/2026
the last two times i publicly posted something along the lines of "you never know when you'll get an amazing dm/email" i got an amazing dm/email within 24 hours... maybe i believe in manifestation
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pklwrks llc @pklwrks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
welcome to iwwh cafe aka the hubspace through which you can access all 12 imagine we were human games <3 store.steampowered.com/app/4260590/...
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pklwrks llc @pklwrks.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Emily was one of the best writing teachers I ever had and her writing is so so good!
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 08/07/2026
now how did INDUSTRY get no emmy nominations
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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"Ruskovich excels at supplying particular character details that immediately give everyone in the story texture and dimension." @ansonjtong.com's review of “Nightjar” by Emily Ruskovich (@randomhouse.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/07/08/n...
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Emily Ruskovich’s “Nightjar” Knowingly Unsettles - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Emily Ruskovich’s new book, "Nightjar."
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 08/07/2026
reviewed NIGHTJAR, a set of very eerie PNW-based short stories chireviewofbooks.com/2026/07/08/n...
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Emily Ruskovich’s “Nightjar” Knowingly Unsettles - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Emily Ruskovich’s new book, "Nightjar."
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 08/07/2026
just made $8.44 from Instagram im an influencer
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/07/2026
there is a cohort of men who resent the responsibilities and obligations of adulthood — of the fact that you owe things to other people. it is a fundamentally childish impulse that they have reconfigured as the height of masculinity, and i think it informs the parasocial attraction to platner.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
i will not forget the men who downplayed the earlier allegations of abuse against platner and said accepting them was just the price we had to pay to gain control of the senate. i hope they feel like fucking assholes.
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Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her
The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 29/06/2026
Ugh I should be a romcom protagonist instead of a person
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 25/06/2026
mean comments don't bother me because they're mean but they bother me because they so often demonstrate some combination of bad reading comprehension and lack of generosity of spirit
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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pklwrks llc @pklwrks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
if you are a games journalist, reviewer, social media personality, etc. and you're interested in imagine we were human, feel free to send us an email at hello@pklwrks.dev
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pklwrks llc @pklwrks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
a brief and helpful guide!
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 22/06/2026
it's so special and grounding when your offline friend stares at you blankly and has no idea what you're talking about
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 20/06/2026
the issue with netgalley's send to kobo feature is annoying me
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 12/06/2026
yeah! isn’t that weird but also it kind of makes sense
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 12/06/2026
First time buying edible flowers! still feels wrong to me
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 12/06/2026
I made a cake! it’s vanilla cake + fig jam + lemon honey cream + apricot compote
four layers of cake with bright orange apricot compote leaking out + orange flowers around it
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 11/06/2026
every time someone says ”many years ago” in reference to 2021-2022 I melt inside
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 10/06/2026
It happened to me I was talking to someone and they said “you could ask Claude” and I almost asked who’s Claude
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 10/06/2026
people are always talking about deep dish and chicago hotdogs but the chicago food i crave if i go too long without having it is italian beef
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 09/06/2026
i like the spurs posts i like the knicks posts i just like that people are excited and there's briefly monoculture again
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 09/06/2026
making fig jam
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 08/06/2026
thought this piece was thoughtful and interesting www.thecut.com/article/fath...
thecut.com
Postpartum Depression Is Coming for Fathers
Men are more involved parents than ever, and it’s leading to a crisis no one warned them about.
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 08/06/2026
reminds me of when i see novels by women characterized as autofiction when there's been no public evidence that the story is directly drawn from the author's life 😶
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 08/06/2026
gendered assumptions!
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pklwrks llc @pklwrks.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 08/06/2026
planning a cake
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Anson Tong @ansonjtong.com · 07/06/2026
Sat down and scanned the barcode of every book I own so I could have my personal library on an app in my phone. For what use? I have none
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