Mike Ingram
@mikeingram.bsky.social
Writer, editor, cat dad. Editor at Barrelhouse. Professor at Temple University. Union rep. Author of Notes from the Road (Awst Press). https://mikeingram.substack.com/
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
Me, in 2016: Wow, I guess I've been hanging out in different locker rooms than these guys
Me, in 2025: Wow, I was REALLY hanging out in different locker rooms than these guys
Me, in 2025: Wow, I was REALLY hanging out in different locker rooms than these guys
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Me, in 2016: Wow, I guess I've been hanging out in different locker rooms than these guys
Me, in 2025: Wow, I was REALLY hanging out in different locker rooms than these guys
Me, in 2025: Wow, I was REALLY hanging out in different locker rooms than these guys
I don't think they should release the Epstein files, I think they should give the Epstein files to Joyce Carol Oates and let HER release them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I don't think they should release the Epstein files, I think they should give the Epstein files to Joyce Carol Oates and let HER release them.
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just how fuckin bad are the rest of those files
Back and then gone again, Republican leadership are signaling that the funding bill votes will be the only votes in the House this week, they're sending everyone home afterwards
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
just how fuckin bad are the rest of those files
Why is he filming this from the Lincoln Bedroom
"Being devoted to Israel is becoming increasingly incompatible with being a proud Democrat.”
-John Fetterman, on Bari Weiss' Free Press podcast "Honestly"
-John Fetterman, on Bari Weiss' Free Press podcast "Honestly"
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Why is he filming this from the Lincoln Bedroom
It's always been hard for me to wrap my head around the story of early movie audiences who thought the train was going to come through the screen and run them over, but this James Bond discourse is certainly helping
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's always been hard for me to wrap my head around the story of early movie audiences who thought the train was going to come through the screen and run them over, but this James Bond discourse is certainly helping
Do people actually like Dave's Killer Bread, or are we all just a little scared of Dave?
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Do people actually like Dave's Killer Bread, or are we all just a little scared of Dave?
When you go to the movies, one of the previews should be for a movie that doesn‘t exist, and if you guess right you get a free popcorn or something
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
When you go to the movies, one of the previews should be for a movie that doesn‘t exist, and if you guess right you get a free popcorn or something
If you want people to think you're smart, hold your hands like you're cradling a magic 8-ball. Shake it a little. Gently. Ever-so-gently.
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you want people to think you're smart, hold your hands like you're cradling a magic 8-ball. Shake it a little. Gently. Ever-so-gently.
Thinking about becoming a guy who calls them "trousers."
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thinking about becoming a guy who calls them "trousers."
A class called The Trouble with Nostalgia where we read/watch/listen to things I liked as a teen and the students roast me until I'm in tears
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A class called The Trouble with Nostalgia where we read/watch/listen to things I liked as a teen and the students roast me until I'm in tears
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(taking you gently by the shirt collar after you tell me to have a great day) i don’t know if that will happen yet. there’s no way for me know that
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
(taking you gently by the shirt collar after you tell me to have a great day) i don’t know if that will happen yet. there’s no way for me know that
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Hi publishing folk: I've got an amazing student graduating in December who's looking for an internship! She'd love to work in editorial, focusing on children's, but she's open to anything that'll get her Philadelphia-foot in an NYC-door. Any of you fine folks looking for an assistant?
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hi publishing folk: I've got an amazing student graduating in December who's looking for an internship! She'd love to work in editorial, focusing on children's, but she's open to anything that'll get her Philadelphia-foot in an NYC-door. Any of you fine folks looking for an assistant?
My controversial political take is that we should put smart people in charge of things
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My controversial political take is that we should put smart people in charge of things
Everybody calls their senators when they need something, but no one ever calls just to check in. Have they tried any new recipes lately? Is dad getting better at helping with the laundry? Does their hip still bother them on the stairs?
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Everybody calls their senators when they need something, but no one ever calls just to check in. Have they tried any new recipes lately? Is dad getting better at helping with the laundry? Does their hip still bother them on the stairs?
You asked ChatGPT? That's nice for you. I asked MY ELDERS, because of a little thing called RESPECT
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
You asked ChatGPT? That's nice for you. I asked MY ELDERS, because of a little thing called RESPECT
“You’ll never make it work,” they said. “It’s hubris to even try it,” they said.
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“You’ll never make it work,” they said. “It’s hubris to even try it,” they said.
Honestly the number of times I’ve fabtasized about this is kind of embarrassing
Head to the Best Buy first and get a programmable LED sign to communicate this point with pizzazz
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Honestly the number of times I’ve fabtasized about this is kind of embarrassing
What’s the right hand gesture to tell another driver that actually you have a rich, fulfilling life and very little of of your self-worth depends on who gets to the Cherry Hill Wegmans first
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What’s the right hand gesture to tell another driver that actually you have a rich, fulfilling life and very little of of your self-worth depends on who gets to the Cherry Hill Wegmans first
People ask if I miss having the podcast, and sometimes I do kinda miss having a place to complain about sci fi
There are only three science fiction plots:
-space is cool, right up until it isn’t
-oh, it’s actually a lot like our current reality, if you think about it
-”oops”
-space is cool, right up until it isn’t
-oh, it’s actually a lot like our current reality, if you think about it
-”oops”
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
People ask if I miss having the podcast, and sometimes I do kinda miss having a place to complain about sci fi
There are only three science fiction plots:
-space is cool, right up until it isn’t
-oh, it’s actually a lot like our current reality, if you think about it
-”oops”
-space is cool, right up until it isn’t
-oh, it’s actually a lot like our current reality, if you think about it
-”oops”
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
There are only three science fiction plots:
-space is cool, right up until it isn’t
-oh, it’s actually a lot like our current reality, if you think about it
-”oops”
-space is cool, right up until it isn’t
-oh, it’s actually a lot like our current reality, if you think about it
-”oops”
Got an email from an ed tech person who is going to be "in the halls of your department" next week and wants to meet with me about "exciting AI possibilities" for my classes, which was more of a jump-scare than I was prepared for at 7:30 am
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Got an email from an ed tech person who is going to be "in the halls of your department" next week and wants to meet with me about "exciting AI possibilities" for my classes, which was more of a jump-scare than I was prepared for at 7:30 am
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people forget but air bud was an absolute liability on defense
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
people forget but air bud was an absolute liability on defense
Look, I don't want the job. But I have podcasting equipment, and my wife says I'm good at sounding like I know things (no follow-ups, thanks). So if the NYTimes is looking to replace a couple of their opinionists, I'd grudgingly dye my beard, since that seems to also be a requirement for some reason
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Look, I don't want the job. But I have podcasting equipment, and my wife says I'm good at sounding like I know things (no follow-ups, thanks). So if the NYTimes is looking to replace a couple of their opinionists, I'd grudgingly dye my beard, since that seems to also be a requirement for some reason