Lawrence Schimel
@lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
Reader.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) author & literary translator. Kidlit. Poetry. SF/F/H. Comics. 🌈
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I’ve translated: Maggie Nelson, Danez Smith, George Takei, Juan Villoro, Carmen Boullosa, Trifonia Melibea Obono, Koleka Putuma, etc.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) author & literary translator. Kidlit. Poetry. SF/F/H. Comics. 🌈
He/él
I’ve translated: Maggie Nelson, Danez Smith, George Takei, Juan Villoro, Carmen Boullosa, Trifonia Melibea Obono, Koleka Putuma, etc.
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Taking a bit of liberty with #smallpoemsunday: from Kurt Vonnegut in “Mother Night” (abstracted in “Pity the Reader” by Vonnegut & Suzanne McConnell)
cc: @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
cc: @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Taking a bit of liberty with #smallpoemsunday: from Kurt Vonnegut in “Mother Night” (abstracted in “Pity the Reader” by Vonnegut & Suzanne McConnell)
cc: @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
cc: @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
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Find your next fresh, small press read here (coupon code SPRING good through 2/24!): riverriverbooks.org/store/ 📚💙🎉
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Find your next fresh, small press read here (coupon code SPRING good through 2/24!): riverriverbooks.org/store/ 📚💙🎉
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Today is the official day! Get your copy of @jacklegpress.bsky.social’s reissue of the late and great Maureen Seaton’s Undersea! 💙
Undersea
Check out Undersea - <p><strong>Dive into the Depths with <em>Undersea </em></strong></p><p></p><p>Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of <em>Undersea</em>, a collection of poems by the visionary...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Today is the official day! Get your copy of @jacklegpress.bsky.social’s reissue of the late and great Maureen Seaton’s Undersea! 💙
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SO excited to announce this!! 💋💋💋
New call for work: THE PLEASURE ISSUE
+ Opens May 15
+ Deadline: June 13 for everyone, for BIPOC writers: June 20
The Pleasure Issue will be an issue interrogating the varying politics of pleasure via the difference between the erotic and the pornographic
More: beestungmag.com/special-call...
+ Opens May 15
+ Deadline: June 13 for everyone, for BIPOC writers: June 20
The Pleasure Issue will be an issue interrogating the varying politics of pleasure via the difference between the erotic and the pornographic
More: beestungmag.com/special-call...
February 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
SO excited to announce this!! 💋💋💋
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Take care, and please consider sending something our way if this call resonates with you 💚
ALOCASIA seeks work for an upcoming themed issue, THORNS, which will examine and reflect on lived experiences of queer domestic violence and intimate partner violence through the lens of horticulture and plant life.
Published writers to receive $50.
Deadline: April 10.
Find out more: ALOCASIA.org
Published writers to receive $50.
Deadline: April 10.
Find out more: ALOCASIA.org
February 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Take care, and please consider sending something our way if this call resonates with you 💚
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February 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
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This is the thing I think trolls, etc don't understand: Once I block you I literally never think about you again. Shit, five minutes after I block someone I don't remember who they are or why I blocked them. They simply and literally don't exist for me anymore. If this is a victory for you, fine.
Some of y’all must have a blocking kink. It’s weird — you’re intentionally rude, obstinate or worse — in my replies as it daring me to block you as it gains you something. I won’t remember two minutes from now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is the thing I think trolls, etc don't understand: Once I block you I literally never think about you again. Shit, five minutes after I block someone I don't remember who they are or why I blocked them. They simply and literally don't exist for me anymore. If this is a victory for you, fine.
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And if you’re wondering “Why is there a blob in the back?” Well, that’s where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.
February 17, 2026 at 3:38 AM
And if you’re wondering “Why is there a blob in the back?” Well, that’s where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.
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If I ran an entertainment venue, instead of favoring military people or first responders, I’d offer caregiver discounts, special seats for caregivers, & a moment of applause for caregivers before the show, just to make a point.
February 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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Oh my god look what I found in a Little Free Library. Soon I shall be free
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Oh my god look what I found in a Little Free Library. Soon I shall be free
Yo Harvard's being a little shit and trying to axe its Yiddish programme + refusing to bargain in good faith with the union. You can send a letter of support here (maybe edited a bit) saveharvardyiddish.org #yiddish #harvard
Save Yiddish at Harvard!
Please join us in sending letters. Share this campaign as widely as possible!
saveharvardyiddish.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
Stories shape how children see themselves
At Desert Ink Press, we publish Indigenous and diverse children’s books rooted in culture, language, and community.
Learn more: desertinkpress.org
#DesertInkPress #booksforclassrooms #diversity #indigenous #tohonoo'odham
#LiteracyEquity #Nonprofit
At Desert Ink Press, we publish Indigenous and diverse children’s books rooted in culture, language, and community.
Learn more: desertinkpress.org
#DesertInkPress #booksforclassrooms #diversity #indigenous #tohonoo'odham
#LiteracyEquity #Nonprofit
February 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Our My First Book of O’odham collection invites young readers to explore the world through the Tohono O’odham language and English. Numbers and Colors are available now on and pre-order Animals and Shapes at: desertinkpress.org
#tohonooodhamnation #childrensbook #indigenous #desertinkpress
#tohonooodhamnation #childrensbook #indigenous #desertinkpress
February 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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This bit about the Mellon Foundation happening at the same time as the Epstein files is a coincidence but they are connected in that they are both about how under capitalism intellectual work is dependent on the largesse of robber baron tax shells and when one does something useful, they’re policed
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This bit about the Mellon Foundation happening at the same time as the Epstein files is a coincidence but they are connected in that they are both about how under capitalism intellectual work is dependent on the largesse of robber baron tax shells and when one does something useful, they’re policed
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The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”
February 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”
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*throws phone across the room*
remember the girl on the bird who was teaching her man to read after she got off work? he broke up with her via text as soon as he learned how.
Dating a man who can’t read is WILD. Ain’t no dick that good. Lord have mercy. Now I’m gonna have to institute reading tests for prospects, SMHHHH.
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
*throws phone across the room*
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And we’re got big news! Next year’s artist in residence is none other than @roxanegay.bsky.social!!!! Imagine getting to study writing with her AND me!!! At the same time!! APPLY!!!
You there, smart person, come study with me at Harvard Medical School! Our program is so fun! The application deadline is March 13.
Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health
The Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health is a nine-month Harvard Medical School graduate program for those interested in using storytelling to make a difference in health. The Master of Sc...
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February 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
And we’re got big news! Next year’s artist in residence is none other than @roxanegay.bsky.social!!!! Imagine getting to study writing with her AND me!!! At the same time!! APPLY!!!
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I just learned that it has apparently rained in the UK every day of 2026 so far and whew, I’d lose my mind.
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Former beat reporter here: I always found the writing to be the easier part of the process. The reporting was the most laborious and time consuming—by far. To turn your work product over to a computer after you’ve done the really hard part seems crazy to me.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Former beat reporter here: I always found the writing to be the easier part of the process. The reporting was the most laborious and time consuming—by far. To turn your work product over to a computer after you’ve done the really hard part seems crazy to me.
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Today is still, officially, Washington's Birthday, but if you're going to call it the other thing I suggest styling it, apostropheless, as Presidents Day—that is, a day of and about presidents, not owned by them.
Also, Washington's Birthday never falls on Washington's birthday.
Also, Washington's Birthday never falls on Washington's birthday.
February 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Today is still, officially, Washington's Birthday, but if you're going to call it the other thing I suggest styling it, apostropheless, as Presidents Day—that is, a day of and about presidents, not owned by them.
Also, Washington's Birthday never falls on Washington's birthday.
Also, Washington's Birthday never falls on Washington's birthday.
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Five years after At Night All Blood is Black was awarded the International Booker Prize, translator Anna Moschovakis reflects on the conversations the novel has started and how the characters still haunt her dreams.
🔗 Tap below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview
🔗 Tap below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview
Anna Moschovakis interview: ‘Each book I take on becomes an obsession of sorts’ | The Booker Prizes
Five years after At Night All Blood is Black was awarded the International Booker Prize, translator Anna Moschovakis reflects on the conversations the novel has started and how the characters still haunt her dreams
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February 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Five years after At Night All Blood is Black was awarded the International Booker Prize, translator Anna Moschovakis reflects on the conversations the novel has started and how the characters still haunt her dreams.
🔗 Tap below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview
🔗 Tap below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview
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Ruth Diver won the Scott Moncrieff Prize at our Translation Prizes ceremony earlier this week. We spoke to her on the night about why awards like this are so important.
Find a list of all the winners on our website. buff.ly/j8lJ00z
#TranslationPrizes
Find a list of all the winners on our website. buff.ly/j8lJ00z
#TranslationPrizes
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Ruth Diver won the Scott Moncrieff Prize at our Translation Prizes ceremony earlier this week. We spoke to her on the night about why awards like this are so important.
Find a list of all the winners on our website. buff.ly/j8lJ00z
#TranslationPrizes
Find a list of all the winners on our website. buff.ly/j8lJ00z
#TranslationPrizes