Aarik Danielsen
@aarikdanielsen.bsky.social
Debut essay collection PIECES OF THE NIGHT forthcoming (Cornerstone Press, 2027)
Recovering newspaperman
“Realist of a larger reality”
In love w/a Nebraska girl
Wants to be with you alone and talk about the weather
He/him
https://aarikdanielsen.com
Recovering newspaperman
“Realist of a larger reality”
In love w/a Nebraska girl
Wants to be with you alone and talk about the weather
He/him
https://aarikdanielsen.com
Carvell Wallace:
"It all makes me think of how fragile we are. Which is good news. This means that everything that we've created can crumble. The police. The governments. The tanks and rockets. The systems, the hierarchies, the castles made upon sand, violence, the murders. In bedrooms and
"It all makes me think of how fragile we are. Which is good news. This means that everything that we've created can crumble. The police. The governments. The tanks and rockets. The systems, the hierarchies, the castles made upon sand, violence, the murders. In bedrooms and
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Carvell Wallace:
"It all makes me think of how fragile we are. Which is good news. This means that everything that we've created can crumble. The police. The governments. The tanks and rockets. The systems, the hierarchies, the castles made upon sand, violence, the murders. In bedrooms and
"It all makes me think of how fragile we are. Which is good news. This means that everything that we've created can crumble. The police. The governments. The tanks and rockets. The systems, the hierarchies, the castles made upon sand, violence, the murders. In bedrooms and
Reposted by Aarik Danielsen
morning walk with my beau
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
morning walk with my beau
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
do you remember the night we invented a new kind of dance party? you alone had headphones and I curated songs for you: Jessie Murph. Red Hot Chili Peppers (sorry). And hearing nothing, I could only guess the rhythm, could only read your body, could only go your way.
Ain’t that how it is?
Ain’t that how it is?
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
do you remember the night we invented a new kind of dance party? you alone had headphones and I curated songs for you: Jessie Murph. Red Hot Chili Peppers (sorry). And hearing nothing, I could only guess the rhythm, could only read your body, could only go your way.
Ain’t that how it is?
Ain’t that how it is?
13-yo: I learned a Greek god story last year
@hollypelesky.bsky.social: Which god?
13-yo: Dionysus
H: Niiiice
@hollypelesky.bsky.social: Which god?
13-yo: Dionysus
H: Niiiice
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
13-yo: I learned a Greek god story last year
@hollypelesky.bsky.social: Which god?
13-yo: Dionysus
H: Niiiice
@hollypelesky.bsky.social: Which god?
13-yo: Dionysus
H: Niiiice
my 12-yo has become a prolific playlister (nearly every day: “dad, I have a new playlist out”). but the titles are often more interesting than the playlists themselves.
a sampling of this found poetry:
“hey babe”
“this group”
“modal of love”
“night shift at college”
“wicked man”
“hippie women”
a sampling of this found poetry:
“hey babe”
“this group”
“modal of love”
“night shift at college”
“wicked man”
“hippie women”
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
my 12-yo has become a prolific playlister (nearly every day: “dad, I have a new playlist out”). but the titles are often more interesting than the playlists themselves.
a sampling of this found poetry:
“hey babe”
“this group”
“modal of love”
“night shift at college”
“wicked man”
“hippie women”
a sampling of this found poetry:
“hey babe”
“this group”
“modal of love”
“night shift at college”
“wicked man”
“hippie women”
"They say that religion is for people who don't want to go to hell and spirituality is for people who have been there and don't want to go back, so I write about beautiful things because I don't want to go back."
(Carvell Wallace, Another Word for Love)
(Carvell Wallace, Another Word for Love)
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"They say that religion is for people who don't want to go to hell and spirituality is for people who have been there and don't want to go back, so I write about beautiful things because I don't want to go back."
(Carvell Wallace, Another Word for Love)
(Carvell Wallace, Another Word for Love)
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Sleeping Woman (1961)
by Richard Diebenkorn
by Richard Diebenkorn
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Sleeping Woman (1961)
by Richard Diebenkorn
by Richard Diebenkorn
Reposted by Aarik Danielsen
It's genuinely kind of funny that people were mad about Bad Bunny not singing in English when the first song Kid Rock played begins as so:
Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy / Said the boogie, said up drop the boogie / Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy / Said the boogie, sai
Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy / Said the boogie, said up drop the boogie / Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy / Said the boogie, sai
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It's genuinely kind of funny that people were mad about Bad Bunny not singing in English when the first song Kid Rock played begins as so:
Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy / Said the boogie, said up drop the boogie / Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy / Said the boogie, sai
Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy / Said the boogie, said up drop the boogie / Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy / Said the boogie, sai
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"Comfort.
Comfort, for all else is futility."
(George Saunders, Vigil)
Comfort, for all else is futility."
(George Saunders, Vigil)
February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"Comfort.
Comfort, for all else is futility."
(George Saunders, Vigil)
Comfort, for all else is futility."
(George Saunders, Vigil)
Carvell Wallace:
"Look at the earth, how it insists itself upon our buildings and shopping malls and golf courses and hiking trails. Look at how we have tried for centuries to overwhelm the earth and instead the earth has overwhelmed us, calmly, innocently, and with all the tender savagery
"Look at the earth, how it insists itself upon our buildings and shopping malls and golf courses and hiking trails. Look at how we have tried for centuries to overwhelm the earth and instead the earth has overwhelmed us, calmly, innocently, and with all the tender savagery
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Carvell Wallace:
"Look at the earth, how it insists itself upon our buildings and shopping malls and golf courses and hiking trails. Look at how we have tried for centuries to overwhelm the earth and instead the earth has overwhelmed us, calmly, innocently, and with all the tender savagery
"Look at the earth, how it insists itself upon our buildings and shopping malls and golf courses and hiking trails. Look at how we have tried for centuries to overwhelm the earth and instead the earth has overwhelmed us, calmly, innocently, and with all the tender savagery
working in a collegiate writing center (like any job) can be tedious at times. but when students—like the one in front of me—bring research topics they're really passionate about ... yeah, it makes for a satisfying day.
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
working in a collegiate writing center (like any job) can be tedious at times. but when students—like the one in front of me—bring research topics they're really passionate about ... yeah, it makes for a satisfying day.
“I can’t wait to make your google search history a poem,” she said
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“I can’t wait to make your google search history a poem,” she said
she signs her name in radio waves
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
she signs her name in radio waves
“I’m not saying she’s worse than AI. I’m saying she is AI”
- my partner, the literary critic
- my partner, the literary critic
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
“I’m not saying she’s worse than AI. I’m saying she is AI”
- my partner, the literary critic
- my partner, the literary critic
A little something I wrote to our VP for #smallpoemsunday.
(All love to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social for the weekly curatorial goodness.)
(All love to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social for the weekly curatorial goodness.)
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A little something I wrote to our VP for #smallpoemsunday.
(All love to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social for the weekly curatorial goodness.)
(All love to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social for the weekly curatorial goodness.)
On this week’s @griersonleitch.bsky.social, @williamfleitch.bsky.social imagines/wishes for a First Reformed sequel and I’m so very in
a man in a black shirt and white collar says " well somebody has to do something "
ALT: a man in a black shirt and white collar says " well somebody has to do something "
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
On this week’s @griersonleitch.bsky.social, @williamfleitch.bsky.social imagines/wishes for a First Reformed sequel and I’m so very in
fwiw*, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio is more American than I am
(*I absolutely hate the question, but since the worst people™️ insist on bringing it up)
(*I absolutely hate the question, but since the worst people™️ insist on bringing it up)
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
fwiw*, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio is more American than I am
(*I absolutely hate the question, but since the worst people™️ insist on bringing it up)
(*I absolutely hate the question, but since the worst people™️ insist on bringing it up)
I’m a writer who loves sports (mainly ⚾️ and 🏀) which means I’m privy to multiple worlds of social media.
Writers/artists/et al, I love y’all. You’re my people. But let’s put it like this: all the “oh heavens, is there a sporting match today?” content is no less annoying than sports content itself.
Writers/artists/et al, I love y’all. You’re my people. But let’s put it like this: all the “oh heavens, is there a sporting match today?” content is no less annoying than sports content itself.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I’m a writer who loves sports (mainly ⚾️ and 🏀) which means I’m privy to multiple worlds of social media.
Writers/artists/et al, I love y’all. You’re my people. But let’s put it like this: all the “oh heavens, is there a sporting match today?” content is no less annoying than sports content itself.
Writers/artists/et al, I love y’all. You’re my people. But let’s put it like this: all the “oh heavens, is there a sporting match today?” content is no less annoying than sports content itself.
First poetry acceptance of the year. This is Aarik’s Super Bowl Sunday. All love, @lamplitmag.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
First poetry acceptance of the year. This is Aarik’s Super Bowl Sunday. All love, @lamplitmag.bsky.social
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sometimes when she’s high, she sings CCM songs from the ‘90s
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 AM
sometimes when she’s high, she sings CCM songs from the ‘90s
I’m collecting an *extensive* list of Holly quotations that I hope to publish someday. That is to say, I’ve written like five down in the last few minutes.
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I’m collecting an *extensive* list of Holly quotations that I hope to publish someday. That is to say, I’ve written like five down in the last few minutes.
was saving the new Ratboys for a moment of unbroken attention and, just a few songs in, damn. few artists sound engaged in the same way.
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 AM
was saving the new Ratboys for a moment of unbroken attention and, just a few songs in, damn. few artists sound engaged in the same way.