Reposted by Erin McReynoldsMarch Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 11/03/2026a losing effort but a beautiful essay 071
Reposted by Erin McReynoldsMartin Seay @martinseay.bsky.social · 11/03/2026It seems that I remain allergic to Crash Test Dummies, but I dig Erin M's @marchxness.bsky.social essay on "Superman" & grief for decency. @erinlangner.bsky.social's look back at Mariah Carey & the sad history of "Without You"—which I didn't know; yikes—is also quite good. Get those votes in! 284
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Where are my #Canadians at? We’ve got about 2 hours to pull a victory for Crash Test Dummies in the @marchxness.bsky.social competition. 062
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Superman’s Song is one of the original IYKYK songs. If you don’t K, I hope you’ll K now. It’s the folk ballad we need most now. Vote Superman. Vote phone booths. VOTE FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT. 140
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 10/03/2026DAMNNNN right out the frakkin gate with these two heavies! I wasn’t aware of the Loveless song and I always hated that Soul Asylum song and both writers have turned me completely. I really don’t know what to do here, congratulations @emilylauracosta.bsky.social and @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social 283
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 10/03/2026I started a list of names on my Notes app that just says “Blord.” 000
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Listening to Winter now and Care Bear Staring into the sky for you, Tori. ❄️❄️❄️ 010
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I’m polishing my essay for “Superman’s Song” as we speak. Working title is NO COUNTRY FOR GOOD MEN. Gear up, Mariah 🤠 172
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I’m bonkers honored to be in the notables section of Best American Essays with @thesunmagazine.bsky.social again — thank you so much for publishing such humane, intelligent work (and mine!) at a time when we desperately need its power. 120
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 15/08/2025I’m so thrilled to have a comic in McSweeneys with Kathryn Baecht!! But also now my search history has *That Hat*, “DJT’s pubic hair signature,” and “sawed-off shotgun” in it so let’s see what ads I get now… www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/new...mcsweeneys.netNew Texas Congressional Districts- - - Some people think this map looks gerrymandered, but we don’t see it. We also don’t see the innovation, economic growth, and kick-ass food sc... 100
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Been going ham on this essay in my head since last week so thank you @marchxness.bsky.social for letting me go off!!! 172
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Punching bad guys has, historically, not worked out well for me, so I cartoon instead. 000
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 11/03/2025“We are the arsonists and the fire department.” An absolutely beautiful essay by my friend @beccaworby.bsky.sociallithub.comThe Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New RecordOn a summer afternoon early in the pandemic, the songwriter Will Stratton was riding his bike near where he lives in the Hudson Valley when he had an experience that felt strange at the time but ha… 243
Erin McReynolds @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social · 11/03/2025@kathrynbaecht.bsky.social and I had a graphic op-ed in the LA Times and 1. I can’t mumble that I “sometimes do cartoons” anymore and instead must admit I want to do this and please like me and pay me to do more, and 2. rubella only *looks* this fun. 022