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Nick Arvin
@nickarvin.bsky.social
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Author of MAD BOY from Europa Editions + 3 other books of fiction. Writing in the NYer, NYT, WSJ, Ploughshares. Also, an engineer! Technical and consulting work in green energy. Colorado based.
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Nick Arvin @nickarvin.bsky.social · Aug 19
Please, I’m just an organism responding to stimuli. Don’t expect too much.
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Amazing story idea for you here on ESPN.
Kafka will serve as interim head coach, the Giants' sixth head coach since 2016. What should we expect from the former assistant head coach and offensive coordinator?
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Shoe fruit.
Sunset in oranges and blues in background, with a power line running across the view and a shoe hanging from it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Photos by Vivian Maier.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Watched this one last night--it's a terrific film. Vivian Maier was a street photographer, her photos are dazzling, and she was unknown in her own lifetime. This guy bought a trunk full of photographic negatives at an estate sale, and started digging.
Documentary Film Finding Vivian Maier | Vivian Maier Photographer
"Finding Vivian Maier": An intriguing documentary film which traces the life story of accomplished photographer Vivian Maier.
www.vivianmaier.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Writing tip: If your character is dull and two dimensional, it may be due to a lack of motivation. Try slipping them a Franklin and promising another on publication.
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Local restaurant (Work+Class) has this indoor hydroponic farm, and nothing has ever so effectively made me feel like I'm on a spaceship.
Rows of green leafy plants are growing in vertical columns from floor to ceiling. The plants are illuminated by purple LED grow lights.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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This Wednesday, at 6 pm EST, I'll be chatting with New York Times bestselling author John Gilstrap about his novels, his writing, and more. Join us!

www.facebook.com/events/13576...
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Not to pick on EBSCO, who we enjoy working with, because I'm sure all distributors of print and digital media will be doing the same thing. But this is appalling and everyone should say no. For one thing, we don't have the rights to this work after we publish...it reverts to the writers!
Hi John, I hope you're doing well. I’m reaching out with a timely opportunity to engage with the growing field of generative AI in a secure and profitable way. As part of our existing license agreement, your journal content is included in EBSCO’s research databases. We’ve recently been approached by several GenAI companies seeking high-quality, licensed content to train their large language models (LLMs)—creating a new revenue stream for publishers without compromising control or risking misuse. EBSCO has developed a program that ensures responsible use of your content and offers guaranteed income should your titles be chosen. For each title selected by the LLM, we’re offering: $0.0004 per word for non-Open Access journals $0.0001 per word for Open Access journals This initiative reflects over a year of thoughtful planning. Many of our Publisher Partners have shared that budget pressures are driving the need for new revenue sources, and we’ve designed this program to meet that need while protecting the integrity of your content. Please let me know if you’d be interested in discussing further. Warm regards,
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I've done some development stage work on a multimillion dollar biofuels project that has been, at best, delayed by the administration's positioning on this. I'm sure there are others.
jwmason.bsky.social JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 7d
This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Let my memoir be titled How to Have Fun with Marzipan.
November 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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All I want for Christmas is the ability to mute reposts from individuals I follow, and this ain't it.
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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We made a veggie plate!
Veggie plate with the veggies arranged to look like a skeleton
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Love it. Now do the cottagecore garden of forking paths.
Tiny library of Babel cartoon, a reference to "The Library of Babel" by Borges
October 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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My latest interview for Volume One Brooklyn is with the inimitable graphic artist and award-winning writer @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social - whose new book "Graphic Rage" is available now from @splitlippress.com

Here's the interivew link, friendos: www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/27/g...
Graphic Rage: An Interview with Writer and Artist Aubrey Hirsch
Writer and visual artist Aubrey Hirsch knows Clarence Thomas won’t be reading Graphic Rage – and that’s fine. Her new book isn’t meant to convert opponents; it aims to witness, validate, and …
www.vol1brooklyn.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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AOL jumping on the Coffin Moon business: www.aol.com/articles/ste...
Stephen King Calls Terrifying New Horror Novel 'Mind-Blowingly Good'
The new book has earned the seal of approval from the 78-year-old King of Horror.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Use of "lays" is incorrect here, yeah? The only reason I'm doubting myself at all is that this is the friggin New Yorker.
the novel-but not its reality. "Mama, do not weep," says Zosima's young brother as he lays dying, "life is paradise, and we are all in paradise, but we do not want to know it, and if we did want to know it, tomorrow there would be paradise the world over." In another a murderer tells Zosima
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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An obscene stem.
Pumpkin with enormous stem on top
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Wet leaves on a rainy day.
October 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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In Michigan for work, and it's a good time to be in Michigan.
Trees, light, color of autumn leaves.
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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I gotta say, if you believed all the batshit stuff and thought we really were all terrorists and whatnot, the turnout at these protests would be pretty terrifying.
gwillow.me G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 23d
Best view of the Seattle protests so far
angrywaterman.bsky.social Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 23d
Seattle No Kings from the monorail
October 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Many thousands in Denver, human and T-Rex.
October 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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The first rule of Condescension Club is that we're disappointed but not really very surprised that you don't know it already.
October 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Serious question, where are all the lawsuits against ICE for improper arrest, property destruction, etc. Are they happening and I'm not seeing them? Or are they legally insulated in some manner?
October 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Yes, the book tour for TERRY DACTYL is coming right up, please spread the word!!🎉🎉 Starting at the Seattle Art Museum on 10/25, 3 pm & then In conversation w/ @alexanderchee.bsky.social in NYC, Jennifer Natalya Fink in DC, Jeannie Vanasco in Baltimore, & @lenizumas.bsky.social in Portland💎⚡🔥
MATTILDA BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE ON TOUR WITH TERRY DACTYL 10/25 SEATTLE ART MUSEUM BOOKS SOLD BY ELLIOTT BAY BOOK CO. 11/19 THE STRAND NEW YORK, NY WITH ALEXANDER CHEE 12/1 POLITICS & PROSE WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH JENNIFER NATALYA FIOK 12/3 GREEDY READS BALTIMORE, MD WITH JEANNIE VANASCO 1/13 POWELL'S BOOKS PORTLAND, OR WITH LENI ZUMAS MASKS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
October 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM