John Domini
@giovannid.bsky.social
Writing slowly, aging fast. Latest a memoir, THE ARCHEOLOGY OF A GOOD RAGÙ. Others include THE COLOR INSIDE A MELON, novel, & MOVIEOLA!, stories. Praise from Salman Rushdie, Marlon James. Other work all over, Lit Hub, etc. https://www.johndomini.com.
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John Domini
@giovannid.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Throwback: a good quarter-century of Domini, between covers & up on the shelf. Sure, I’m proud of this little array.
Hiking the Levada, the water system of Madeira Island, high up in its mountain source. Everywhere, clusters of white wild garlic.
March 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hiking the Levada, the water system of Madeira Island, high up in its mountain source. Everywhere, clusters of white wild garlic.
On a Monday, let’s make it a long weekend with the mighty sweet Peggy Sage!
March 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
On a Monday, let’s make it a long weekend with the mighty sweet Peggy Sage!
Today, a miracle of social media & literature. 8 years ago in Prague, we met a smart Shanghai HS grad, seeking Kafka sites. We were tourists together & then virtual friends. Today at lunch— in Funchal, Madeira— she & her Parisian bf, at the next table. They’re into Murakami. Gelato for everyone!
March 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today, a miracle of social media & literature. 8 years ago in Prague, we met a smart Shanghai HS grad, seeking Kafka sites. We were tourists together & then virtual friends. Today at lunch— in Funchal, Madeira— she & her Parisian bf, at the next table. They’re into Murakami. Gelato for everyone!
Okay, Meta— according to the LibGen search site in @theatlantic.com, you’ve mined my stuff thoroughly for your AI confabulations: whole books (one of them twice?), plus individual stories, essays, book reviews, more. Phew. Good luck to anyone trying to somehow yank that into coherent shape.
March 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Okay, Meta— according to the LibGen search site in @theatlantic.com, you’ve mined my stuff thoroughly for your AI confabulations: whole books (one of them twice?), plus individual stories, essays, book reviews, more. Phew. Good luck to anyone trying to somehow yank that into coherent shape.
“The real wound ran deeper: the quiet, creeping sense that something larger — the very idea of the university as a place of free inquiry — was slipping away.” @meghanor.bsky.social in the NYTimes, extended & essential reading on higher education under DT: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
Opinion | The End of the University as We Know It
The Trump administration’s attacks on universities will lead to the permanent diminishment of vital American institutions.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
“The real wound ran deeper: the quiet, creeping sense that something larger — the very idea of the university as a place of free inquiry — was slipping away.” @meghanor.bsky.social in the NYTimes, extended & essential reading on higher education under DT: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
“He was wounded three times while leading the defense of a base.” For this the man won a Medal of Honor— but the current administration has scrubbed his website & labeled him a “DEI medal.” Shame on their shriveled racist souls. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website
Page honoring Charles C Rogers for his Vietnam war service is now defunct with letters ‘DEI’ added to website address
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“He was wounded three times while leading the defense of a base.” For this the man won a Medal of Honor— but the current administration has scrubbed his website & labeled him a “DEI medal.” Shame on their shriveled racist souls. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For your Saturday: Peggy Sage, happy & jumping!
March 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
For your Saturday: Peggy Sage, happy & jumping!
One of the greatest research institutions in the world— also my alma mater— gutted by a pinheaded disgrace who claimed it “was run by ‘radical left lunatics’ and that is was riddled with ‘tremendous fraud.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers
The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
One of the greatest research institutions in the world— also my alma mater— gutted by a pinheaded disgrace who claimed it “was run by ‘radical left lunatics’ and that is was riddled with ‘tremendous fraud.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Throwback, thinking of my friends attending AWP in LA next week-- I won't be joining you, alas-- but here’s AWP-LA in 2016, with great folks like @readandbreathe.bsky.social & more— plus one of my books.
March 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Throwback, thinking of my friends attending AWP in LA next week-- I won't be joining you, alas-- but here’s AWP-LA in 2016, with great folks like @readandbreathe.bsky.social & more— plus one of my books.
The uplift of a long walk around the neighborhood.
March 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The uplift of a long walk around the neighborhood.
“…effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools.” This administration is destroying what’s best about America. Call, write, resist. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“…effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools.” This administration is destroying what’s best about America. Call, write, resist. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Over in Naples, they have the last painting of #Caravaggio, "Martyrdom off St. Orsola." A haunting piece, never quite finished, currently on loan in Rome-- & preparing the painting for the move, experts discovered three faces below the surface, early drafts. Great works remain endless.
March 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Over in Naples, they have the last painting of #Caravaggio, "Martyrdom off St. Orsola." A haunting piece, never quite finished, currently on loan in Rome-- & preparing the painting for the move, experts discovered three faces below the surface, early drafts. Great works remain endless.
Oh, man! The weekend got by me without sharing som sweet Peggy Sage!
March 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Oh, man! The weekend got by me without sharing som sweet Peggy Sage!
For #InternationalWomen’sDay, I could’ve selected a good 50 worth celebrating— but here’s just five.
March 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
For #InternationalWomen’sDay, I could’ve selected a good 50 worth celebrating— but here’s just five.
“Clearcutting national forests will pollute the air & water, endanger wildlife & exacerbate climate change. ‘This will unleash the chainsaws & bulldozers on our beautiful, irreplaceable federal forests.’” The latest destructive idiocy out of our orange toxin. Resist! www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/c...
Trump’s Canadian tariffs include lumber. He is pushing to cut down American trees instead. | CNN
President Donald Trump is promising to unleash the US timber industry by allowing companies to raze swaths of federally protected national forests.
www.cnn.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“Clearcutting national forests will pollute the air & water, endanger wildlife & exacerbate climate change. ‘This will unleash the chainsaws & bulldozers on our beautiful, irreplaceable federal forests.’” The latest destructive idiocy out of our orange toxin. Resist! www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/c...
Throwback-back-back: the bookmark from my hometown library. The term “treasured keepsake” doesn’t even come close…
March 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Throwback-back-back: the bookmark from my hometown library. The term “treasured keepsake” doesn’t even come close…
"In the hands of an author so gifted..., a prism reveals both a magnificent portrait of Africa and a fresh, particolored celebration of storytelling." Now out: The Brooklyn Rail, March, w/ my work on Rèmy Ngamije. He’s brilliant— & my thanks to editor Joe Salvatore. brooklynrail.org/2025/03/book...
Rémy Ngamije’s Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space: A Literary Mixtape | The Brooklyn Rail
The family in Only Stars Know tends to be accepting of its new home, if in no way blind to its downsides. Play-spaces are measly and any decent school demands a wheelbarrow of tuition, yet in nearly e...
brooklynrail.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"In the hands of an author so gifted..., a prism reveals both a magnificent portrait of Africa and a fresh, particolored celebration of storytelling." Now out: The Brooklyn Rail, March, w/ my work on Rèmy Ngamije. He’s brilliant— & my thanks to editor Joe Salvatore. brooklynrail.org/2025/03/book...
Some sort of talk or something, tonight? Sorry. Busy.
March 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Some sort of talk or something, tonight? Sorry. Busy.
In just four weeks, our orange virus of a “chief executive” has taken the world’s most powerful economy & driven it off a cliff.
March 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
In just four weeks, our orange virus of a “chief executive” has taken the world’s most powerful economy & driven it off a cliff.
@kimaddonizio.bsky.social, good to find you here.
March 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@kimaddonizio.bsky.social, good to find you here.
For your Saturday night— it’s a party with sweet Peggy Sage! (Note happy grandpa, upper R.)
March 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
For your Saturday night— it’s a party with sweet Peggy Sage! (Note happy grandpa, upper R.)
This seems in the spirit of No-Buy Friday. I hop it’ll do some good— in particular for brave Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This seems in the spirit of No-Buy Friday. I hop it’ll do some good— in particular for brave Ukraine.
When it comes to good government, Idiot Elon has no idea.
February 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
When it comes to good government, Idiot Elon has no idea.
Nothing like a good bookshelf ladder:
February 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Nothing like a good bookshelf ladder: