Gwen E. Kirby
@gwenekirby.bsky.social
author of SHIT CASSANDRA SAW // stories in One Story, Guernica, Tin House, Smokelong, and elsewhere // corgis, baking, knitting, swearing // she/her
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Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
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I really cannot emphasize enough that if you like dark, horny, angry, extremely lefty big-ideas literature, you will ADORE this book
I have next to zero interest in Wicked the movie, but I’ve been rereading Wicked the book and I’m again struck by how brutal and intelligent and unflinchingly politically radical it is.
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I really cannot emphasize enough that if you like dark, horny, angry, extremely lefty big-ideas literature, you will ADORE this book
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It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
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BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
So excited to have a piece in the new issue of STORY!!!! Also I'm obsessed with this cover. She lit that ship on fire and then passed through the picture frame with her stolen fish feast. Run free, fish thief!
New issue incoming! Bundle up and get ready for Issue 22.
Preorder here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
Preorder here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So excited to have a piece in the new issue of STORY!!!! Also I'm obsessed with this cover. She lit that ship on fire and then passed through the picture frame with her stolen fish feast. Run free, fish thief!
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The blazing cowardice of the centre-right:
“Men go through life telling themselves a moment must come when they will show what they're made of. And the moment comes, and they do show. And they spend the rest of their days explaining that was neither the moment nor the true self.”
Shirley Hazzard
“Men go through life telling themselves a moment must come when they will show what they're made of. And the moment comes, and they do show. And they spend the rest of their days explaining that was neither the moment nor the true self.”
Shirley Hazzard
no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The blazing cowardice of the centre-right:
“Men go through life telling themselves a moment must come when they will show what they're made of. And the moment comes, and they do show. And they spend the rest of their days explaining that was neither the moment nor the true self.”
Shirley Hazzard
“Men go through life telling themselves a moment must come when they will show what they're made of. And the moment comes, and they do show. And they spend the rest of their days explaining that was neither the moment nor the true self.”
Shirley Hazzard
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This is a good time to join the WFP @workingfamilies.org I'm a broken record and if they ain't going to learn they need to learn by us not cooperating with their party anymore and building a political force that is so big that can hold different tenants but still have values.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is a good time to join the WFP @workingfamilies.org I'm a broken record and if they ain't going to learn they need to learn by us not cooperating with their party anymore and building a political force that is so big that can hold different tenants but still have values.
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1. @schumer.senate.gov needs to step down for failing to keep his party members in line.
2. A new @democrats.senate.gov
minority leader needs to punish the eight. Strip them of every position and perk.
3. @dscc.bsky.social needs to identify people to primary every one of them.
2. A new @democrats.senate.gov
minority leader needs to punish the eight. Strip them of every position and perk.
3. @dscc.bsky.social needs to identify people to primary every one of them.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
1. @schumer.senate.gov needs to step down for failing to keep his party members in line.
2. A new @democrats.senate.gov
minority leader needs to punish the eight. Strip them of every position and perk.
3. @dscc.bsky.social needs to identify people to primary every one of them.
2. A new @democrats.senate.gov
minority leader needs to punish the eight. Strip them of every position and perk.
3. @dscc.bsky.social needs to identify people to primary every one of them.
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Happy Claude Rains's birthday!
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Happy Claude Rains's birthday!
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There are only a few days left until An Academic Affair comes out in Canada and the US! It's about two rival academics who get married to take advantage of a partner hire clause in the broken jobs market. If you like books, wine and/or unions, this is for you. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
There are only a few days left until An Academic Affair comes out in Canada and the US! It's about two rival academics who get married to take advantage of a partner hire clause in the broken jobs market. If you like books, wine and/or unions, this is for you. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
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Excellent books for $1!
THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE and DUKE MOST WICKED are previous best-of picks. THE PROPOSITION and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE are both deep dive selections.
Snatch 'em up!
THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE and DUKE MOST WICKED are previous best-of picks. THE PROPOSITION and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE are both deep dive selections.
Snatch 'em up!
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Excellent books for $1!
THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE and DUKE MOST WICKED are previous best-of picks. THE PROPOSITION and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE are both deep dive selections.
Snatch 'em up!
THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE and DUKE MOST WICKED are previous best-of picks. THE PROPOSITION and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE are both deep dive selections.
Snatch 'em up!
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Women should have jobs, but Ross Douthat shouldn’t.
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Women should have jobs, but Ross Douthat shouldn’t.
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I hope the centrists learned a hard lesson last night. No more reaching across the aisle to people who have been spitting in our faces for decades. Run young people, run socialists, run on actionable ideas that seek to make our lives better.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I hope the centrists learned a hard lesson last night. No more reaching across the aisle to people who have been spitting in our faces for decades. Run young people, run socialists, run on actionable ideas that seek to make our lives better.
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We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.
SNAP benefits expire Nov. 1. If you are in a place financially to donate to a local food pantry, now is a great time. I started a monthly donation to my local. Benefit: feeds people. Bonus benefit: collective action and community support are the opposite of these weasels want us to do. Win win.
Community Action Center | Northfield MN | Faribault Minnesota
Each person’s needs are unique. Our walk-in resource centers in Northfield and Faribault are designed to offer support and resources.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
SNAP benefits expire Nov. 1. If you are in a place financially to donate to a local food pantry, now is a great time. I started a monthly donation to my local. Benefit: feeds people. Bonus benefit: collective action and community support are the opposite of these weasels want us to do. Win win.
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Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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“More than 41 million depend on the monthly payments, according to the USDA. In some states, like New Mexico, dependence on the program is as high as 21% of residents, it said.”
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“More than 41 million depend on the monthly payments, according to the USDA. In some states, like New Mexico, dependence on the program is as high as 21% of residents, it said.”
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are you okay babe you’ve barely touched the novel your author bio says you’ve been working on for years
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
are you okay babe you’ve barely touched the novel your author bio says you’ve been working on for years
Happy International Wombat Day from the Rossettis, those wombat-loving weirdos
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Happy International Wombat Day from the Rossettis, those wombat-loving weirdos
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ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.
Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.
Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
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Hey, so another piece of advice for people who are S-Corps: there is a company called Opolis that acts as your employer of record and will provide health insurance and other benefits.
If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hey, so another piece of advice for people who are S-Corps: there is a company called Opolis that acts as your employer of record and will provide health insurance and other benefits.
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That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.