Mother Henry Green Lanternfly
@hughsheehy.bsky.social
I like books and music and things like that. Design Flaw (Acre), The Invisibles (University of Georgia). Beacon, NY (He/Him)
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“The World Doesn’t Care” by Hugh Sheehy | The Missouri Review
Discovering the best in fiction, essays, and poetry
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Really happy to have this story up over at The Missouri Review. It’s set in Toledo, OH in the 90s
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I am bullish on one prediction, and one prediction alone: someday someone who has never listened to or even heard of American rock and roll will write a short story that begins, “She was a fast machine. She kept her motor clean”
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I am bullish on one prediction, and one prediction alone: someday someone who has never listened to or even heard of American rock and roll will write a short story that begins, “She was a fast machine. She kept her motor clean”
One difference between this and 2008 is we now have recalibrated the collective death drive to monetize legacy press basically live-streaming the collapse
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
One difference between this and 2008 is we now have recalibrated the collective death drive to monetize legacy press basically live-streaming the collapse
I had a dream that Bill Belichick came to my grad school English Department to lodge a complaint against me. “Who’s this guy think he is?” he grumbled. “Richard Nietzsche?” Everyone covered their mouths politely to keep from laughing
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I had a dream that Bill Belichick came to my grad school English Department to lodge a complaint against me. “Who’s this guy think he is?” he grumbled. “Richard Nietzsche?” Everyone covered their mouths politely to keep from laughing
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Art school problems
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Art school problems
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Part 96 of historically interesting things
“Death blowing bubbles,” one of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
“Death blowing bubbles,” one of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Part 96 of historically interesting things
“Death blowing bubbles,” one of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
“Death blowing bubbles,” one of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
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Many left publications sadly aren’t paying attention to this story.
12 years, labor has fought for a union in Chattanooga, after 3 tries they won last year.
Now they are preparing to strike for a first contract
paydayreport.com/following-st...
12 years, labor has fought for a union in Chattanooga, after 3 tries they won last year.
Now they are preparing to strike for a first contract
paydayreport.com/following-st...
Following Strike Vote, Volkswagen Chattanooga Workers Build Momentum
"There's a lot of excitement on the floor,” says Caleb Michalski. "Strikes are hard, but I think people have really seen how Volkswagen has shown their true colors, and they are upset."
paydayreport.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Many left publications sadly aren’t paying attention to this story.
12 years, labor has fought for a union in Chattanooga, after 3 tries they won last year.
Now they are preparing to strike for a first contract
paydayreport.com/following-st...
12 years, labor has fought for a union in Chattanooga, after 3 tries they won last year.
Now they are preparing to strike for a first contract
paydayreport.com/following-st...
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genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
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we need a department of kerning
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
we need a department of kerning
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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Most innings in a single World Series: 75 (1912)
Most innings in a decisive WS Game 7: 12 (1924)
2025 would beat *both* records if it makes it to the 13th.
Most innings in a decisive WS Game 7: 12 (1924)
2025 would beat *both* records if it makes it to the 13th.
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Most innings in a single World Series: 75 (1912)
Most innings in a decisive WS Game 7: 12 (1924)
2025 would beat *both* records if it makes it to the 13th.
Most innings in a decisive WS Game 7: 12 (1924)
2025 would beat *both* records if it makes it to the 13th.
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So the monkeys were never diseased and now they're dead. Life is a highway
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
So the monkeys were never diseased and now they're dead. Life is a highway
It takes a specific sort of garden variety narcissism to write post-apocalyptic fiction
October 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It takes a specific sort of garden variety narcissism to write post-apocalyptic fiction
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For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
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Headline took my breath away
Add Cincinnati to the rapidly expanding list of cities where homeless students sleep in parking lots because their families can't afford a place to live.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Headline took my breath away
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Cuomo can say Kościuszko but not Mamdani?
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Cuomo can say Kościuszko but not Mamdani?
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not enough of you are appreciating what a groundbreaking moment in English rhetoric it is that Sean Duffy said "It begs the question who is funding it"
THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT
SEAN DUFFY HAS MANAGED TO ILLUSTRATE THE FALLACY OF BEGGING THE QUESTION
BY MISUSING THE PHRASE "BEGS THE QUESTION"
SEAN DUFFY HAS MANAGED TO ILLUSTRATE THE FALLACY OF BEGGING THE QUESTION
BY MISUSING THE PHRASE "BEGS THE QUESTION"
Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
not enough of you are appreciating what a groundbreaking moment in English rhetoric it is that Sean Duffy said "It begs the question who is funding it"
Literary opinions are frivolous
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Literary opinions are frivolous
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old pond
young frog
ripple ripple ripple
--Basho
(& me)
young frog
ripple ripple ripple
--Basho
(& me)
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
old pond
young frog
ripple ripple ripple
--Basho
(& me)
young frog
ripple ripple ripple
--Basho
(& me)
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In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.
September 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.
At first I thought the people saying, “you’re taking that incredibly racist or misogynistic quotation out of context” just didn’t know what “context” meant. And maybe some don’t. What I’ve come to understand, though, is that these people think quotation is a kind of illegal magic
September 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
At first I thought the people saying, “you’re taking that incredibly racist or misogynistic quotation out of context” just didn’t know what “context” meant. And maybe some don’t. What I’ve come to understand, though, is that these people think quotation is a kind of illegal magic
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We have strayed so far from God's light
September 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We have strayed so far from God's light
There are a lot of perfect passages and paragraphs in this novel. This one is among my favorites
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There are a lot of perfect passages and paragraphs in this novel. This one is among my favorites