Katie Darby Mullins
@katiedarbymullins.bsky.social
Writer, Founder/Editor in Chief at The Apologist, Heavy-Metal mouth. I’m too online— I’ve lost the context. I want to be the OK Go of writing.
Friends, I took a summer vacation from @theapologistzine.bsky.social, and I am so glad I did: this first issue back, about liminal space characters, is the perfect way to kick off and celebrate my newfound independence. I hope you enjoy this piece as much as I do. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Lost in Space(s): The Internal Wars of Liminal Characters
By: Dawn Adepoju & Briane Willis
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September 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Friends, I took a summer vacation from @theapologistzine.bsky.social, and I am so glad I did: this first issue back, about liminal space characters, is the perfect way to kick off and celebrate my newfound independence. I hope you enjoy this piece as much as I do. substack.com/home/post/p-...
@jasonkirk.fyi hey, I run a zine about the intersection of pop culture and personal journeys— I asked around about evangelical/exvangelical folks and what the first secular art they truly loved was. A friend pointed me to you! First, I’m PSYCHED because your book looks amazing & I love sports, too—
August 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
@jasonkirk.fyi hey, I run a zine about the intersection of pop culture and personal journeys— I asked around about evangelical/exvangelical folks and what the first secular art they truly loved was. A friend pointed me to you! First, I’m PSYCHED because your book looks amazing & I love sports, too—
Man, I said OUT LOUD, TO HUMANS this week that I felt like Coach Prime had been suspiciously quiet. Apparently he was busy beating bladder cancer. Sorry Prime Time. I won’t joke anymore. Thanks for making sure my team had enough rings so I can be a jackass forever.
July 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Man, I said OUT LOUD, TO HUMANS this week that I felt like Coach Prime had been suspiciously quiet. Apparently he was busy beating bladder cancer. Sorry Prime Time. I won’t joke anymore. Thanks for making sure my team had enough rings so I can be a jackass forever.
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absolutely scrumptious pop is our game y’all, FEED US 😛😛 drop some hits down below and then drop some absolute bangers to our inbox, we want to read what u write when it’s all about that sweet sweet music
July 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
absolutely scrumptious pop is our game y’all, FEED US 😛😛 drop some hits down below and then drop some absolute bangers to our inbox, we want to read what u write when it’s all about that sweet sweet music
Crowdsourcing: when I was in high school, #marilynmanson released Mechanical Animals and was widely regarded as a mitigating factor in the Columbine shooting. Does #genz have any musicians/bands like that, that are shocking in a way that makes them beloved and reviled? #music #helpanold
July 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Crowdsourcing: when I was in high school, #marilynmanson released Mechanical Animals and was widely regarded as a mitigating factor in the Columbine shooting. Does #genz have any musicians/bands like that, that are shocking in a way that makes them beloved and reviled? #music #helpanold
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🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟
we were so lucky to publish not 1 but 2 @katiedarbymullins.bsky.social poems, and this one, “LANA SINGS THE WORLD ON FIRE,” inspired by Lana Del Ray’s “The Greatest,” is absolutely FANTASTIC
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we were so lucky to publish not 1 but 2 @katiedarbymullins.bsky.social poems, and this one, “LANA SINGS THE WORLD ON FIRE,” inspired by Lana Del Ray’s “The Greatest,” is absolutely FANTASTIC
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LANA SINGS THE WORLD ON FIRE | Earwormsmag
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June 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟
we were so lucky to publish not 1 but 2 @katiedarbymullins.bsky.social poems, and this one, “LANA SINGS THE WORLD ON FIRE,” inspired by Lana Del Ray’s “The Greatest,” is absolutely FANTASTIC
earwormsmag.wixsite.com/earwormsmag/...
we were so lucky to publish not 1 but 2 @katiedarbymullins.bsky.social poems, and this one, “LANA SINGS THE WORLD ON FIRE,” inspired by Lana Del Ray’s “The Greatest,” is absolutely FANTASTIC
earwormsmag.wixsite.com/earwormsmag/...
@mohammed177.bsky.social oh my Lord, I just saw the work you are doing. Thank you for illuminating the struggle of Palestine and amplifying voices that are being silenced by bombs, hunger, and loss. You are doing something few people would have the stomach OR the heart for.
June 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
@mohammed177.bsky.social oh my Lord, I just saw the work you are doing. Thank you for illuminating the struggle of Palestine and amplifying voices that are being silenced by bombs, hunger, and loss. You are doing something few people would have the stomach OR the heart for.
Man, if Luka isn’t on the court, all I want is a good game. I really wanted a game seven. I don’t want this season to end, at least not until football starts. But I actually teared up watching Hali go down. It is SO HARD to see a young man who is so joyful be in so much pain.
June 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Man, if Luka isn’t on the court, all I want is a good game. I really wanted a game seven. I don’t want this season to end, at least not until football starts. But I actually teared up watching Hali go down. It is SO HARD to see a young man who is so joyful be in so much pain.
I’m personally offended by the Google AI commercial in which a guy Googles “What’s something cool going on in the city?,” sees “James Blunt concert,” and he goes, all the while “She’s So High” by Tal Bachman plays. Go home, Google, you’re drunk.
June 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I’m personally offended by the Google AI commercial in which a guy Googles “What’s something cool going on in the city?,” sees “James Blunt concert,” and he goes, all the while “She’s So High” by Tal Bachman plays. Go home, Google, you’re drunk.
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Literature is dead and no one reads anymore! I would still encourage you to make terrible life choices and become a writer anyway! Fuck a job, write poetry!
June 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Literature is dead and no one reads anymore! I would still encourage you to make terrible life choices and become a writer anyway! Fuck a job, write poetry!
Me rn cleaning the trash out of my daughter’s room:
June 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Me rn cleaning the trash out of my daughter’s room:
Absolutely one of the highlights of my fifteen-year career as a writing prof, @earwormsmag.bsky.social released their first issue and did me the honor of publishing me! Very proud to be part of their inaugural issue. Everyone— especially those of you who write about music!— submit to Issue 2!
🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟
@katiedarbymullins.bsky.social channel’s the drumming talents of Travis Barker during his performance with Yung Thug on SNL to give us “TURNED TO VIOLENCE,” a poem you’re absolutely going to want to read immediately right now!!
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@katiedarbymullins.bsky.social channel’s the drumming talents of Travis Barker during his performance with Yung Thug on SNL to give us “TURNED TO VIOLENCE,” a poem you’re absolutely going to want to read immediately right now!!
earwormsmag.wixsite.com/earwormsmag/...
TURNED TO VIOLENCE | Earwormsmag
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June 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Absolutely one of the highlights of my fifteen-year career as a writing prof, @earwormsmag.bsky.social released their first issue and did me the honor of publishing me! Very proud to be part of their inaugural issue. Everyone— especially those of you who write about music!— submit to Issue 2!
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🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟
@katiedarbymullins.bsky.social channel’s the drumming talents of Travis Barker during his performance with Yung Thug on SNL to give us “TURNED TO VIOLENCE,” a poem you’re absolutely going to want to read immediately right now!!
earwormsmag.wixsite.com/earwormsmag/...
@katiedarbymullins.bsky.social channel’s the drumming talents of Travis Barker during his performance with Yung Thug on SNL to give us “TURNED TO VIOLENCE,” a poem you’re absolutely going to want to read immediately right now!!
earwormsmag.wixsite.com/earwormsmag/...
TURNED TO VIOLENCE | Earwormsmag
earwormsmag.wixsite.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟
@katiedarbymullins.bsky.social channel’s the drumming talents of Travis Barker during his performance with Yung Thug on SNL to give us “TURNED TO VIOLENCE,” a poem you’re absolutely going to want to read immediately right now!!
earwormsmag.wixsite.com/earwormsmag/...
@katiedarbymullins.bsky.social channel’s the drumming talents of Travis Barker during his performance with Yung Thug on SNL to give us “TURNED TO VIOLENCE,” a poem you’re absolutely going to want to read immediately right now!!
earwormsmag.wixsite.com/earwormsmag/...
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@carynrose.bsky.social on Benmont Tench, Heartbreaker and so much more, and the keepers of rock history's sacred duty to play the hits www.salon.com/2025/05/27/b...
The magic of rock and roll is a sacred archive maintained by those alive to still play the hits
Founding members of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, hold the notes of memory.
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May 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
@carynrose.bsky.social on Benmont Tench, Heartbreaker and so much more, and the keepers of rock history's sacred duty to play the hits www.salon.com/2025/05/27/b...
Curious: as a Xennial, is it unprofessional or required for me to quote Jay-Z when I quit doing anything? I think my new email sign off may be “I’ve got 99 problems/ Bein’ a bitch ain’t one.”
May 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Curious: as a Xennial, is it unprofessional or required for me to quote Jay-Z when I quit doing anything? I think my new email sign off may be “I’ve got 99 problems/ Bein’ a bitch ain’t one.”
My formalist poetry education is most useful when I’m listening to bubblegum pop. Is Hoku’s “How Do I Feel (The Burrito Song)” good? If we’re going strictly by metrics and rhyming, “how we met” and “some brunette” is great, so I guess so.
May 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My formalist poetry education is most useful when I’m listening to bubblegum pop. Is Hoku’s “How Do I Feel (The Burrito Song)” good? If we’re going strictly by metrics and rhyming, “how we met” and “some brunette” is great, so I guess so.
I so wish that, when trying to ruin hope Cowboys fans have, Stephen A. was required to take one snap against, say, the Eagles, & see how many seconds he has to get an accurate ball downfield. Wonder how his QBR would stack against Dak’s. Think he could make CeeDee’s stats pop?
May 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I so wish that, when trying to ruin hope Cowboys fans have, Stephen A. was required to take one snap against, say, the Eagles, & see how many seconds he has to get an accurate ball downfield. Wonder how his QBR would stack against Dak’s. Think he could make CeeDee’s stats pop?
I quit my job last week and have been listening to @aimeemann.bsky.social’s “Nothing is Good Enough” (and a few other songs), but my husband overheard, pulled up the rest of the album, and said, “Oh man, Bachelor #2 is FULL of bangers about how much people suck.” Perfect one-line pitch.
Aimee Mann (@aimeemann.bsky.social)
Singer-songwriter working on a graphic memoir.
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May 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I quit my job last week and have been listening to @aimeemann.bsky.social’s “Nothing is Good Enough” (and a few other songs), but my husband overheard, pulled up the rest of the album, and said, “Oh man, Bachelor #2 is FULL of bangers about how much people suck.” Perfect one-line pitch.
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I am thrilled to be featured for National Poetry Month on The Apologist! The editor's note by Katie made my day! Check out these poems about hard-rocking women who have rocked my soul.
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Poems by A.M. Hayden
A collection inspired by artistic women
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April 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I am thrilled to be featured for National Poetry Month on The Apologist! The editor's note by Katie made my day! Check out these poems about hard-rocking women who have rocked my soul.
theapologistzine.substack.com/p/poems-by-a...
@katiedarbymullins.bsky.social
@theapologistzine.bsky.social
theapologistzine.substack.com/p/poems-by-a...
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So excited and proud to be able to post not just pop culture commentary, but pop culture ART at @theapologistzine.bsky.social today! Thanks @amhayden.bsky.social for letting me publish your beautiful poems. theapologistzine.substack.com/p/poems-by-a...
Poems by A.M. Hayden
A collection inspired by artistic women
theapologistzine.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
So excited and proud to be able to post not just pop culture commentary, but pop culture ART at @theapologistzine.bsky.social today! Thanks @amhayden.bsky.social for letting me publish your beautiful poems. theapologistzine.substack.com/p/poems-by-a...
I have been studying Spanish for at least 30 minutes a day, reading in Spanish, practicing with AI, and translating for over three years. I just realized I am more comfortable, out loud, with the made up language at the end of Missy Elliott’s “Gossip Folks.” Learn languages when you’re young, kids.
April 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have been studying Spanish for at least 30 minutes a day, reading in Spanish, practicing with AI, and translating for over three years. I just realized I am more comfortable, out loud, with the made up language at the end of Missy Elliott’s “Gossip Folks.” Learn languages when you’re young, kids.
Jerry Jones says the Cowboys are putting together “substantive trades” before Draft Day. He does know that he can’t hurt us worse than Nico did, right? (I hope he can’t?)
April 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Jerry Jones says the Cowboys are putting together “substantive trades” before Draft Day. He does know that he can’t hurt us worse than Nico did, right? (I hope he can’t?)
A thing I just very genuinely said to a room full of adults: “Y’all are probably too young to be TV on the Radio fans, but you should check out the new Tunde Adebimpe record.” In horrible news, no one corrected me. Why do we, as a people, allow the younger generations to forget sacred texts?
April 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A thing I just very genuinely said to a room full of adults: “Y’all are probably too young to be TV on the Radio fans, but you should check out the new Tunde Adebimpe record.” In horrible news, no one corrected me. Why do we, as a people, allow the younger generations to forget sacred texts?
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It's SO good
The new Tunde Adebimpe record is an absurd bop, which, while not a surprise, is still a delight. It was good to hear a line like “My heart beats a spark of revival” and feel as though I could trust the voice and singer. In fact, I *needed* that.
April 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It's SO good