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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ha! I feel like I need to possess it now? Or at least one like it just for funsies?

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m in France on tour, so I’m sharing the novel that launched my career here. Oh, and it’s only $1.99 for Hispanic Heritage Month! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D8...

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT DO YOUR STRETCHES.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They do not. At all. But they're so damn confident about it!

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Reason #74932 why I don't maintain contact with any Trump &/or GOP voters: Because the current administration is trying to turn our own postal service into one of its surveillance arms. Fuuuuuuuuuuck this, and fuck those voters. www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...

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USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’

USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

(In other news, the nor'easter has been given the storm name of 'FAFO,' and winds could reach upwards of 60-80 mph.)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Trump's approval rating just hit an all-time low. Polling for Republicans ahead of the midterms is tanking too. Good news. But do not let the unpopularity of Trump and the GOP result in you becoming complacent. We need to show up this November in numbers so huge that victory cannot be denied.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Anyway, panic is a psy-op. Stay furious. Stay serious. Organize.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...

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Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram

Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.”

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Caleb Michael Sarvis @cmsarvis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

All it takes is two espresso martinis to feel like I can win a Pulitzer.

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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

great day to smoke weed and eat corn dogs without a big hole in my neck gushing dark red venous blood out of it like a broken cherry icee machine

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the post-apocalypse wasteland, the billionaires get hunted down and eaten first—sure, absolutely, 100%—but if we’re going to keep our colosseum fighting pits fully stocked, we’re going to need to save some adrenaline for capturing the A.I. tech bros who got us into this mess in the first place.

Tina Turner (as her character in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome) with the text of “Two Nerds Enter, One Nerd Leaves"

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10/09/2026

40% more kids are eating breakfast and 15% more are eating lunch since we launched free school meals in Minnesota. Now we’re making sure 100% of kids eat their broccoli.

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 09/09/2026

OLIMPICOOOOOOOOOOOO! 🌀 Izzy Rodriguez's stunner wins Goal of the Week presented by Canon USA!

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/09/2026

Did you know if we add four seats to SCOTUS in 2029, we could bring back the charges against Trump for January 6? They could overturn the immunity ruling and consider tolling the statute of limitations for the duration of Trump’s presidency. We could also resurrect the classified documents case.

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Libby Cudmore (SHE/HER) @libbycudmore.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly's EMBRACE and LOVE of the full-blown girlishness was what inspired me to kick it into high gear. Wear the crinolines, the leopard print, the eyeshadow, the rhinestones. FOR DOLLY.

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Dolly Parton: Higher The Hair, Closer To God

ALT: Dolly Parton: Higher The Hair, Closer To God

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I know I’m not alone in this, but Dolly Parton was truly the best of us. She was a champion of literacy, science, children, healthcare, and just plain ol’ kindness & compassion. Her songs were how I introduced my Lit students to poetry, and she will be immeasurably missed. What an absolute legend.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I really, really, really like this take from @mcastimovies.bsky.social on how this summer's liminal horror flicks reflect Gen X's, Millennials', and Gen Z's mounting anxieties. Read it if you want to say "holy shit, that's accurate" several times over this morning. www.avclub.com/liminal-horr...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Does it ever feel like you're in a cage being watched? Well, you are. By Flock cameras, thanks to Mike Rogers.

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Only In Boston @onlyinbos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Suffolk University students are pushing back against the school's new Applied AI co-major. A new petition with over 500 signatures calls on Suffolk to scrap the program & redirect funding toward students, staff and arts and humanities after 65 staff positions were cut recently.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Currently listening to German techno. The chorus to the current track sounds like it's repeating the phrase "monkey piss." As someone who doesn't speak much German, I'm here for it. Das ist wirklich wunderschön.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Further adventures in novel research

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We've officially reached a sci-fi marker, i.e., the date mentioned in the title of one of Ray Bradbury's most famous stories: "August 4th, 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains." Not gonna lie: the world's looking ominous enough that I could go for a wee bit of a apocalypse right at the moment.

Post-apocalyptic image of a single house with a city in the background

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

the siren song of a new short story idea when I’m supposed to be working on revising my novel

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Wendy, this looks weird as I type it, but I’m fucking dying to smell your kitchen right now.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Scenes today from Massachusetts or Fallout 4? You be the judge!

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Sweet jeebus. When that 21-year old dies someday, you just know they’re going to die angry and bitter.

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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 10/07/2026

Contributor @barrettbowlin.bsky.social has made me think of a new writing prompt: A random selector provides three academic articles in unrelated fields, from which you must draw while writing a story.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Selections from today's Adventures in Novel Research:

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A huge, HUGE congratulations to @jenniferpashley.bsky.social, whose new thriller, THE HOUSE GUEST, came out yesterday. On Tuesday, 7/28, I get the absolute privilege of talking w/ Pashley about her work over at Provincetown Bookshop. Come on over and say hi! provincetownbookshop.com/events/56860...

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"The House Guest": A Conversation with Author Jennifer Pashley & Barrett Bowlin | The Provincetown Bookshop

Cape Cod's oldest bookstore - a doorway to discovery in Provincetown

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 07/07/2026

Going forward, Nazi tattoos are a dealbreaker. Right? Right?!

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Fun quote for today, for no reason or occasion whatsoever: “I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments.” —John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley (1962)

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This birthright ruling is why I just refuse to tolerate all the Democrat garment rending over NY voters choosing progressive candidates. They are incapable of governing in this moment. The politics of appeasement and centrism gets us to a 5-4 decision on the constitutional question.

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

She’s not active on BlueSky, but, holy shit, @laurenhough.bsky.social’s new memoir, MONSTER OF A LAND, is fucking outstanding. This Sunday, 6/28, I’m getting the chance to talk with her about the book at Riffraff bookstore & bar, in Providence. Come see us and say hi! (And buy Lauren’s book!)

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Barrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Eh, I had some time tonight. @aaronburch.bsky.social, I'm sending it to your inbox. (And Matt, if you DM me your email, I can send it directly to you, too.)

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