Reposted by @maggwheel.bsky.socialMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nor is the history of fanatics half so striking in respect to the measureless self-deception of the fanatic himself 15924
Reposted by @maggwheel.bsky.socialMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026he seemed to hear in his own true heart the measureless sobbing that stole out of the centre of the serenity around 19621
Reposted by @maggwheel.bsky.socialMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026a rather good sort of god, who perhaps meant well enough upon the whole, but in all cases did not succeed in his benevolent designs 111319
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Babies in particular need contrasting colors—it helps them develop depth perception, etc. 011
Reposted by @maggwheel.bsky.socialJean Rhys @msjeanrhys.bsky.social · 02/09/2026She flushed as she pronounced the name of her enemy. Then she went on in the voice of someone talking aloud in an empty room. 0112
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Your dog is in a Renaissance painting?? 🐶🙃 010
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This is one of my favorite films! For decades, I had a dim memory of being enchanted by it on public television as a child—for a while I was convinced I’d dreamed it! Then finally a few years ago, through a fairly wacky google search, I managed to find out what it was and order a copy. 031
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Ursula’s their mother (at least in my brain). 010
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026No offense unless your last name rhymes with Douche Hat. 020
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Nothing now because he would have replaced them within a week. 010
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Middle Europe flashback at the local Trader Joe’s. #biosaft #seedbell 040
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026It also reminds me of the time I wanted to write a parody musical called ROAD RAGE but only got as far as the fragment of a song called “Asswipe,” sung to the tune of “Memory” from CATS. 030
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I’ve never seen a bad one of these, but this is a truly exemplary specimen! 🏆 250
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026How have I lived so long without seeing this? Magnificent! I love the collage effect—how every element looks like it was conceived and drawn by a different person. And the Mancini-esque score is a fricken delight. 010
Reposted by @maggwheel.bsky.socialA. Marmot 🌱 @aminus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026🚨Warm Springs Reservation is facing a serious emergency from the Beachcomb and Bench wildfires! Information here on needed supplies and drop-off locations in Portland/Gresham, Bend and Redmond, please share! 15047
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This reminds me of my favorite piece by Mark Twain, dissing another wtiter I whose work I happen to enjoy. twain.lib.virginia.edu/projects/ris...twain.lib.virginia.eduFenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses 101
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026There’s literally a disease called silicosis. WTAF are they doing?? 050
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I used to have my writing students study Eisenhower’s farewell address. They couldn’t believe he was a Republican. youtu.be/OyBNmecVtdU?...youtu.beEisenhower Farewell Address (Best Quality) - 'Military Industrial Complex' WARNINGYouTube video by Ewafa 000
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Whoa, I’ve never heard this before. She makes it sound like she wrote it! 000
Reposted by @maggwheel.bsky.socialLinda Tirado @killermartinis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Today in helpful survival tips: your ex is your ex for a reason. Don’t look back. I promise you would rather spend your time doing whatever it is you never did because it bothered them or didn’t really make a good partner of you. You’re doing fine, actually. 417428
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I first misread that as “Advertisers,” which, sadly, doesn’t seem entirely innacurate. 000
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Counterpoint: My childhood best friend and I used to stretch games out for ages by giving each other interest-free loans. 🙃 010
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Salt Spring Island has outdoor Shakespeare?? 010
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Is 180 days when “first-round”(or whatever they’re called) stockholders are allowed to liquidate their shares? 050
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026You will be both of those things and more. 🥹 010
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I think I’d rather watch The Hollow Crown than sketch any of my uncles. 🙃 000
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Even if em dashes were a blanket AI indicator—and they are not—I can also find them with my eyes. 1261
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026And as always, be sure to read the alt text! 100
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Just found out that my Queen of Mercy shipped a couple of days ago. Can’t wait! 110
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Wait, what?! Do I need to find a golden oldies league?? 050
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Timothy Egan’s book The Worst Hard Time is an excellent if gutting chronicle of the times. 131
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026It was the upside down scuttling for me. I saw The Thing when it first came out and then couldn’t bring myself to rewatch it until about a year ago. Such a good movie! 120
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Wow/yikes. There’s something Saturn Devouring His Son about this…. 000
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Also, everyone involved should know that these are not jorts, except in the most reductive sense. 000
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026You know, an argument could be made that mochi balls are both ice cream *and* ravioli…. 090
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I used to live near SanFrancisco across from some public tennis courts with coin-operated lights. The neighborhood had a lot of flight attendants and stock brokers—it wasn’t 24/7 tennis, but it was close! I found the pok, pok, pok sounds kind of soothing. 060
Reposted by @maggwheel.bsky.socialJack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 16/07/2026Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley 4134852798
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just watched this the other night. We think it’s the best of the bunch! 000
maggwheel.bsky.social @maggwheel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I decided to get an MFA in my late 30s, after which people would ask if I was having more pieces accepted. “No,” I said, “but my rejection letters are so much better now.” 011
