Danny Elfanbaum
@delfanbaum.bsky.social
Prose, code, bikes, cats, etc. Non sequiturs.
St. Louis, MO → Boston, MA.
Runner of twopagetuesday.club.
Projects at github.com/delfanbaum.
Rambling at bikesbooksandbullshit.com.
St. Louis, MO → Boston, MA.
Runner of twopagetuesday.club.
Projects at github.com/delfanbaum.
Rambling at bikesbooksandbullshit.com.
As a part of trying to practice finishing things with some greater regularity, I have been writing posts again.
This one is about "ventilated prose," and why I think it's worth considering as a tool and technique.
www.bikesbooksandbullshit.com/2026/01/21/v...
This one is about "ventilated prose," and why I think it's worth considering as a tool and technique.
www.bikesbooksandbullshit.com/2026/01/21/v...
Ventilated Prose as a Tool for Writing
While I would refer you to theblog thatintroduced this term to me originally for a better history, the short versionis that in the 30’s Buckminster...
www.bikesbooksandbullshit.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
As a part of trying to practice finishing things with some greater regularity, I have been writing posts again.
This one is about "ventilated prose," and why I think it's worth considering as a tool and technique.
www.bikesbooksandbullshit.com/2026/01/21/v...
This one is about "ventilated prose," and why I think it's worth considering as a tool and technique.
www.bikesbooksandbullshit.com/2026/01/21/v...
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I just dropped this 40 minute video essay on YT. I don’t have any presence there so it would mean a lot if you would watch, subscribe, share, etc. Not counting any gameplay, I probably put 40-50 hours into just the editing
i played 251 games in 2025. here's what i learned
YouTube video by Titanomachy RPG
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I just dropped this 40 minute video essay on YT. I don’t have any presence there so it would mean a lot if you would watch, subscribe, share, etc. Not counting any gameplay, I probably put 40-50 hours into just the editing
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A proposal to allow 10 stories has Paul Toner crying ‘Manhattanization’! Bro have you ever been to Manhattan? www.cambridgeday.com/2025/12/09/i...
Inman Square residents decry "Manhattanization" - Cambridge Day
New Porter Square proposals draw more muted response. An affordable housing lawsuit also drew debate at City Council meeting.
www.cambridgeday.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A proposal to allow 10 stories has Paul Toner crying ‘Manhattanization’! Bro have you ever been to Manhattan? www.cambridgeday.com/2025/12/09/i...
The way I can tell if an app is native or a wrapped webapp is by how fast it drains my phone battery. I know startups need speed and the convenience of a "build once, deploy anywhere" solution, but also, like, some of us are cheap and have phones whose batteries've had a "Service" status for years.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The way I can tell if an app is native or a wrapped webapp is by how fast it drains my phone battery. I know startups need speed and the convenience of a "build once, deploy anywhere" solution, but also, like, some of us are cheap and have phones whose batteries've had a "Service" status for years.
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Very important news everyone
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Very important news everyone
Two Page Tuesday at Charlie's Kitchen in Harvard Square tomorrow! Come join us for the reading at 7(ish) and stay for karaoke until our favorite bartender decides we've had enough and/or the Harvard Swimming Boys take over what remains of the night's queue.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Two Page Tuesday at Charlie's Kitchen in Harvard Square tomorrow! Come join us for the reading at 7(ish) and stay for karaoke until our favorite bartender decides we've had enough and/or the Harvard Swimming Boys take over what remains of the night's queue.
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bad time to need lots of healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
bad time to need lots of healthcare
Thanks to Rock Salt Journal for publishing this story I wrote about a wheelbarrow. No white chickens, but guinea hens.
www.rocksaltjournal.com/fall-2025#pa...
www.rocksaltjournal.com/fall-2025#pa...
Fall 2025 — Rock Salt Journal
www.rocksaltjournal.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thanks to Rock Salt Journal for publishing this story I wrote about a wheelbarrow. No white chickens, but guinea hens.
www.rocksaltjournal.com/fall-2025#pa...
www.rocksaltjournal.com/fall-2025#pa...
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what a joy, talking to @teoshannon.bsky.social for hours
NEW EPISODE
@bobsykora.bsky.social & @thecorlew.bsky.social are thrilled to welcome @teoshannon.bsky.social to show!
we talk anger, disability poetics, Teo’s debut collection, and MORE!
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotty: spotify.link/Ww5p6tiSPXb
@bobsykora.bsky.social & @thecorlew.bsky.social are thrilled to welcome @teoshannon.bsky.social to show!
we talk anger, disability poetics, Teo’s debut collection, and MORE!
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotty: spotify.link/Ww5p6tiSPXb
find the right form for your anger (featuring Teo Shannon)
Podcast Episode · The Line Break · 10/28/2025 · 1h 18m
podcasts.apple.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
what a joy, talking to @teoshannon.bsky.social for hours
I love that I couldn’t get into a Boston Book Festival event because it was already at capacity. I cannot describe how much that pleases me.
October 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I love that I couldn’t get into a Boston Book Festival event because it was already at capacity. I cannot describe how much that pleases me.
...they changed example.com. Minimally. But... what?!
Example Domain
example.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
...they changed example.com. Minimally. But... what?!
Yes, Two Page Tuesday doesn't even have an IG but the crowds are good and the work is good, as are the vibes and community. Folks really seem to like to gather together in person for art.
(Also the next one is Oct 14 at The Banshee in DOT if you are local want to come check it out.)
(Also the next one is Oct 14 at The Banshee in DOT if you are local want to come check it out.)
We had like 50 people at last night's reading series event at Rough Draft, which we only started in March and have done zero advertising for beyond IG posts... so yeah, it seems like the vibes are good for the future of reading? Maybe?
“People show up solo, hoping to meet someone, and the readings are the icebreakers.”
October 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Yes, Two Page Tuesday doesn't even have an IG but the crowds are good and the work is good, as are the vibes and community. Folks really seem to like to gather together in person for art.
(Also the next one is Oct 14 at The Banshee in DOT if you are local want to come check it out.)
(Also the next one is Oct 14 at The Banshee in DOT if you are local want to come check it out.)
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Friday Links is UP! Featuring @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social @bobsykora.bsky.social @delfanbaum.bsky.social @thelincoln.bsky.social @davidjroth.bsky.social and MORE!
www.lazyandentitled.org?p=162657593
www.lazyandentitled.org?p=162657593
Friday Links: Annihilation Edition – Lazy & Entitled
www.lazyandentitled.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Friday Links is UP! Featuring @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social @bobsykora.bsky.social @delfanbaum.bsky.social @thelincoln.bsky.social @davidjroth.bsky.social and MORE!
www.lazyandentitled.org?p=162657593
www.lazyandentitled.org?p=162657593
The caps lock key leads only to unnecessary yelling and overambitious SQL and should therefore be removed permanently.
October 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The caps lock key leads only to unnecessary yelling and overambitious SQL and should therefore be removed permanently.
A few years ago there was this thing publishers were doing where they were top-binding certain novels/prose books like a reporter's notebook. Does anybody remember what that was called? Or have any articles about this handy?
September 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A few years ago there was this thing publishers were doing where they were top-binding certain novels/prose books like a reporter's notebook. Does anybody remember what that was called? Or have any articles about this handy?
A cool thing about cleaning your house is that when you're done the cat will vomit in the living room to make sure you didn't miss that spot.
September 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A cool thing about cleaning your house is that when you're done the cat will vomit in the living room to make sure you didn't miss that spot.
I got tired of pasting the same stupid bio into Submittable so I made a little to-clipboard utility to make that a little faster. Also I needed a new Python project to pin to my GitHub for *reasons*. Please enjoy.
github.com/delfanbaum/t...
pypi.org/project/tmpl...
github.com/delfanbaum/t...
pypi.org/project/tmpl...
GitHub - delfanbaum/tmplcl: Templates to your clipboard: because sometimes you *just* can't be bothered to type it again.
Templates to your clipboard: because sometimes you *just* can't be bothered to type it again. - delfanbaum/tmplcl
github.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I got tired of pasting the same stupid bio into Submittable so I made a little to-clipboard utility to make that a little faster. Also I needed a new Python project to pin to my GitHub for *reasons*. Please enjoy.
github.com/delfanbaum/t...
pypi.org/project/tmpl...
github.com/delfanbaum/t...
pypi.org/project/tmpl...
Sometimes things are not, in fact, what they say on the tin.
August 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sometimes things are not, in fact, what they say on the tin.
You should listen to @escapecollective.bsky.social's Wheel Talk podcast because it's awesome and the TDFF is great this year (as it is every year), but especially for the audio diaries – such a pleasure!
August 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You should listen to @escapecollective.bsky.social's Wheel Talk podcast because it's awesome and the TDFF is great this year (as it is every year), but especially for the audio diaries – such a pleasure!
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"...one of the cool things about living in New England is the pretty immediate and physical access to history and these historical places, so the narrative really started to make sense to me once I decided to visit some of the sites I was learning about." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/07/10/u...
Utopias Everywhere: An Interview with Bob Sykora
I’ve been hearing about Bob Sykora, his work, and the things he gets up to for years. He was in the cohort that left the spring before I started an MFA at UMass Boston, and everyone spoke so …
www.vol1brooklyn.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"...one of the cool things about living in New England is the pretty immediate and physical access to history and these historical places, so the narrative really started to make sense to me once I decided to visit some of the sites I was learning about." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/07/10/u...
I had a chance to talk to @bobsykora.bsky.social about his WONDERFUL book, Utopians in Love, and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social was kind enough to publish that conversation. Check it out below!!
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/07/10/u...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/07/10/u...
Utopias Everywhere: An Interview with Bob Sykora
I’ve been hearing about Bob Sykora, his work, and the things he gets up to for years. He was in the cohort that left the spring before I started an MFA at UMass Boston, and everyone spoke so …
www.vol1brooklyn.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I had a chance to talk to @bobsykora.bsky.social about his WONDERFUL book, Utopians in Love, and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social was kind enough to publish that conversation. Check it out below!!
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/07/10/u...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/07/10/u...
Vauquelin is going to get a good contract next year.
July 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Vauquelin is going to get a good contract next year.
"I'm a sprinter now!"
July 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"I'm a sprinter now!"
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Thanks @delfanbaum.bsky.social for creating such a great, low-key literary community!
July 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Thanks @delfanbaum.bsky.social for creating such a great, low-key literary community!