Elizabeth McCracken
@elizmccrack.bsky.social
Complete fiction
I am so sad about Bud Cort. I saw Brewster McCloud at the Austin Film Society on March 11, 2020, before the world shut down. I loved him in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. & there's probably no work of art that has had more of an influence on my work that Harold & Maude.
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I am so sad about Bud Cort. I saw Brewster McCloud at the Austin Film Society on March 11, 2020, before the world shut down. I loved him in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. & there's probably no work of art that has had more of an influence on my work that Harold & Maude.
I can see that.
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I can see that.
The question is not who is the sexiest Muppet (Rowlf) but how is it that so many of the Muppets are sexy.
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The question is not who is the sexiest Muppet (Rowlf) but how is it that so many of the Muppets are sexy.
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Protect your heart from breaking by padding it with soft cheese.
February 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Protect your heart from breaking by padding it with soft cheese.
There are worse problems in the world but Apple's Center Stage software on Zoom turned my meeting today into a horror movie.
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
There are worse problems in the world but Apple's Center Stage software on Zoom turned my meeting today into a horror movie.
I couldn't tell you anything about it except that I loathed it more than ANY other book assigned to me to read. Even now the hair on the back of my neck is standing up.
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I couldn't tell you anything about it except that I loathed it more than ANY other book assigned to me to read. Even now the hair on the back of my neck is standing up.
The other books are so good! Granted, I haven't read Ethan Frome since high school. I do remember they eat pickles and doughnuts for breakfast.
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The other books are so good! Granted, I haven't read Ethan Frome since high school. I do remember they eat pickles and doughnuts for breakfast.
I am one of those haters. I had to read it three times during my New England education. Oddly, I didn't have to read The Great Gatsby or A Farewell to Arms for school, though I *do* hate The Old Man & The Sea and oh god Steinbeck's The Pearl.
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I am one of those haters. I had to read it three times during my New England education. Oddly, I didn't have to read The Great Gatsby or A Farewell to Arms for school, though I *do* hate The Old Man & The Sea and oh god Steinbeck's The Pearl.
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And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
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I cannot say this enough: there is NO middle ground when it comes to writing and AI. Anyone who uses AI to write and admits it should be loudly shamed, hideously embarrassed, paraded through the streets of shun until they flee writing forever
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I cannot say this enough: there is NO middle ground when it comes to writing and AI. Anyone who uses AI to write and admits it should be loudly shamed, hideously embarrassed, paraded through the streets of shun until they flee writing forever
This is important information. Thank you.
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
This is important information. Thank you.
I am innocent of Arturo's.
February 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I am innocent of Arturo's.
The Mansion! I love the Mansion! My beloved aunt lives nearby and I always go with her.
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The Mansion! I love the Mansion! My beloved aunt lives nearby and I always go with her.
I just subscribed to @roncharles.bsky.social Substack because he's the greatest and Jeff Bezos is the worst:
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February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I just subscribed to @roncharles.bsky.social Substack because he's the greatest and Jeff Bezos is the worst:
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Read an excerpt from EVERY HAPPINESS by Reena Shah over on Debutiful!
@elizmccrack.bsky.social calls it "astonishingly alive, lovable, aggravating, real"
debutiful.net/2026/02/03/r... @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
@elizmccrack.bsky.social calls it "astonishingly alive, lovable, aggravating, real"
debutiful.net/2026/02/03/r... @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Read an excerpt from EVERY HAPPINESS by Reena Shah over on Debutiful!
@elizmccrack.bsky.social calls it "astonishingly alive, lovable, aggravating, real"
debutiful.net/2026/02/03/r... @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
@elizmccrack.bsky.social calls it "astonishingly alive, lovable, aggravating, real"
debutiful.net/2026/02/03/r... @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
Happy publication to Reena Shah and her astonishing first book, Every Happiness. It is deeply beautiful, funny, unsparing.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/every-hap...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/every-hap...
Every Happiness
"A bold and moving novel . . . marks the arrival of a radiant new voice.” - Megha Majumdar, author of A Guardian and a ThiefEvery Happiness is a dazzling d…
www.bloomsbury.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Happy publication to Reena Shah and her astonishing first book, Every Happiness. It is deeply beautiful, funny, unsparing.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/every-hap...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/every-hap...
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RIP to one of the best who ever did it. youtu.be/990OaFr8EYw?...
SCTV - Lola's Love Spirit
YouTube video by The Second City
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January 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
RIP to one of the best who ever did it. youtu.be/990OaFr8EYw?...
I am so sad. Nobody better.
January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I am so sad. Nobody better.
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@elizmccrack.bsky.social And don't call them penguins.
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
@elizmccrack.bsky.social And don't call them penguins.
I love puffins, but I can't even tell people apart! Still, it sounds delightful. (& I would never call them penguins. They fucking hate that. [& am delighted for the reference.])
January 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I love puffins, but I can't even tell people apart! Still, it sounds delightful. (& I would never call them penguins. They fucking hate that. [& am delighted for the reference.])
Re: last repost. Please watch this video on Rodney Taylor, in the US since he was two.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADc...
Beloved Atlanta Barber, Father of 7, Taken by ICE: The Story of Rodney Taylor
YouTube video by BreakThrough News
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January 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Re: last repost. Please watch this video on Rodney Taylor, in the US since he was two.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADc...
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ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Sign the Petition
Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention
www.change.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name: