Casey Plett
@caseyplett.com
I wrote On Community, A Dream of a Woman, Little Fish, A Safe Girl to Love, and co-edited Meanwhile, Elsewhere. I'm the Publisher at LittlePuss Press, and I teach at Ohio University. https://linktr.ee/caseyplett Athens, OH / Windsor, ON
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Casey Plett
@caseyplett.com
· Jan 11
Been getting a lot of grifter AI e-mails lately so I asked one of them to write me AFI lyrics about a hot dog restaurant owner facing the night.
Uh-oh... 👇
🫵 YO 🫵
💫 BALTIMORE 💫
💃 AWP-GOERS 💃
We're throwing a rager on the Thurs! March 5! Free! There will be DJs! Tons of readers!
including 💪 GWEN AUBE 💪
📗 with her new book 📗
🏀 MISSED CONNECTIONS WITH TALL GIRLS 🏀
DID WE MENTION IT'S FUCKING FREE
March 5, 7 PM readers, 9 pm dancing
☠️ BE THERE ☠️
💫 BALTIMORE 💫
💃 AWP-GOERS 💃
We're throwing a rager on the Thurs! March 5! Free! There will be DJs! Tons of readers!
including 💪 GWEN AUBE 💪
📗 with her new book 📗
🏀 MISSED CONNECTIONS WITH TALL GIRLS 🏀
DID WE MENTION IT'S FUCKING FREE
March 5, 7 PM readers, 9 pm dancing
☠️ BE THERE ☠️
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Uh-oh... 👇
I promise that reading this is worth your time
The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post
Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section.
www.newyorker.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I promise that reading this is worth your time
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
Simpler times
Bill Gates & Steve Ballmer Night at the Roxbury theme
YouTube video by Nightwolf58
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February 10, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Simpler times
The other night the bougie organic grocery store was playing American Analog Set
The French duo is ice dancing to Blue by Eiffel 65, transitioning into Daft Punk. We're going to live forever.
They're doing pairs figure skating to an Offspring compilation, yet another Millennial cultural victory.
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The other night the bougie organic grocery store was playing American Analog Set
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The French duo is ice dancing to Blue by Eiffel 65, transitioning into Daft Punk. We're going to live forever.
They're doing pairs figure skating to an Offspring compilation, yet another Millennial cultural victory.
February 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The French duo is ice dancing to Blue by Eiffel 65, transitioning into Daft Punk. We're going to live forever.
TALLER GIRLS, SHORTER BOOKS
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
TALLER GIRLS, SHORTER BOOKS
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Whole thread but especially this.
My view from Minneapolis is that I'm surrounded by acts and messages of solidarity, support, and defiance, and some of them make me cringe but THAT'S OKAY, it's not all FOR me.
It all adds up. There is power in the accumulation of signs, gestures and assistance.
My view from Minneapolis is that I'm surrounded by acts and messages of solidarity, support, and defiance, and some of them make me cringe but THAT'S OKAY, it's not all FOR me.
It all adds up. There is power in the accumulation of signs, gestures and assistance.
You don't know what else someone who's wearing a red knitted cap is doing, and they prob shouldn't announce all the things they are doing — nor do we want the fash to be able to identify who is and isn't doing heavy resistance work by virtue of a hat. Let symbols be popular.
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Whole thread but especially this.
My view from Minneapolis is that I'm surrounded by acts and messages of solidarity, support, and defiance, and some of them make me cringe but THAT'S OKAY, it's not all FOR me.
It all adds up. There is power in the accumulation of signs, gestures and assistance.
My view from Minneapolis is that I'm surrounded by acts and messages of solidarity, support, and defiance, and some of them make me cringe but THAT'S OKAY, it's not all FOR me.
It all adds up. There is power in the accumulation of signs, gestures and assistance.
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Bluesky Disease shows up to share a fun fact like it's a bowel movement, correct a non-mistake with the pedant's hammer, and drown your lungs with "fair enough!"
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Bluesky Disease shows up to share a fun fact like it's a bowel movement, correct a non-mistake with the pedant's hammer, and drown your lungs with "fair enough!"
I made a playlist some time ago for a book I wrote many years ago that I still listen to from time to time, when the time demands it
Little Fish
open.spotify.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I made a playlist some time ago for a book I wrote many years ago that I still listen to from time to time, when the time demands it
Like it's John Henry but he always shows up drunk and hits himself in the head with the hammer or something
One of the few places I'm receptive to pro-AI arguments is self-driving cars because idk man I don't think humans have provided very compelling arguments for their safety prowess in the last century
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Like it's John Henry but he always shows up drunk and hits himself in the head with the hammer or something
One of the few places I'm receptive to pro-AI arguments is self-driving cars because idk man I don't think humans have provided very compelling arguments for their safety prowess in the last century
February 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
One of the few places I'm receptive to pro-AI arguments is self-driving cars because idk man I don't think humans have provided very compelling arguments for their safety prowess in the last century
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We’ve paid rent for over 270 households so far in February and we currently have a waitlist that totals over $30,000.
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 AM
We’ve paid rent for over 270 households so far in February and we currently have a waitlist that totals over $30,000.
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
Might need to get into Crass again
February 8, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Might need to get into Crass again
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[Fourth Wall Break] This is Casey and yes I called it Vangroovie no one can stop me
February 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
[Fourth Wall Break] This is Casey and yes I called it Vangroovie no one can stop me
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oh good this is TONIGHT in VANGROOVIE
And if you're in Vancouver, mark your calendar for February 7th, where @bookwarehouse.bsky.social will be holding a launch event with @ravineangel.bsky.social !!
February 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
oh good this is TONIGHT in VANGROOVIE
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This is it right here
Just finished @ravineangel.bsky.social’s Persona. An extremely rough read that I’m glad I stuck with because once it gets its hooks in you there is this amazing tenderness to it you wouldn’t believe. Challenging, but an immensely worthy reminder that in spite of everything, we have to keep living.
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This is it right here
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ok I finished Aoife Josie Clements' Persona and holy shit you guise. It was fucking great and went so many places I wasn't expecting. It's like if you crossed Imogen Binnie, Kōbō Abe and Clive Barker, or something.
February 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
ok I finished Aoife Josie Clements' Persona and holy shit you guise. It was fucking great and went so many places I wasn't expecting. It's like if you crossed Imogen Binnie, Kōbō Abe and Clive Barker, or something.
Putting on Austra to dig my car out because my mum didn't have no dumb kids
February 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Putting on Austra to dig my car out because my mum didn't have no dumb kids
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VANCOUVER
SATURDAY
FROM BENEATH YOU, IT—sorry, never mind but come to this Saturday
SATURDAY
FROM BENEATH YOU, IT—sorry, never mind but come to this Saturday
And if you're in Vancouver, mark your calendar for February 7th, where @bookwarehouse.bsky.social will be holding a launch event with @ravineangel.bsky.social !!
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
VANCOUVER
SATURDAY
FROM BENEATH YOU, IT—sorry, never mind but come to this Saturday
SATURDAY
FROM BENEATH YOU, IT—sorry, never mind but come to this Saturday
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I drew Ethel Cain in MacPaint from 1984 with a 25 year old mouse
February 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I drew Ethel Cain in MacPaint from 1984 with a 25 year old mouse
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There's a Toni Morrison quote I reference a lot: "We cannot be optimistic, but we can be clear." A problem I have with many historical parallels is they are inherently fatalistic and often obscure possibilities for redirection
I wrote about some recent historical parallels. What's good and bad in them.—
www.unpopularfront.news/p/historical...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/historical...
Historical Parallels
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
www.unpopularfront.news
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
There's a Toni Morrison quote I reference a lot: "We cannot be optimistic, but we can be clear." A problem I have with many historical parallels is they are inherently fatalistic and often obscure possibilities for redirection