Alexander Pyles
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We need a better term for depression. That’s played out. I suggest the Noble Sorrow™️
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We need a better term for depression. That’s played out. I suggest the Noble Sorrow™️
Just listened to the first few minutes and this is going to be incredible.
This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just listened to the first few minutes and this is going to be incredible.
The Shrike, the K'Chain Che'Malle from Malazan, and the stone statues from Between Two Fires.
What's your favourite monster/creature from literature? I'm thinking Tuunbaq from Dan Simmon's The Terror, the triffids from Wyndham's Day of the Triffids, the demon from M.R. James' Casting The Runes, Grendel, Pennywise, etc.
November 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Shrike, the K'Chain Che'Malle from Malazan, and the stone statues from Between Two Fires.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
A friend just sent me this at random and without reason and all I can say is that the people know my brand.
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A friend just sent me this at random and without reason and all I can say is that the people know my brand.
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IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
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The Barbellion Prize celebrates and promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness and disability. Since the re-launch laste week we've raised 10% of our target, so there's still a way to go. Pllease support this unique literary award barbellionprize.org Thank you!
The Barbellion Prize | A prize recognising literary representation of chronically disabled lives.
barbellionprize.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Barbellion Prize celebrates and promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness and disability. Since the re-launch laste week we've raised 10% of our target, so there's still a way to go. Pllease support this unique literary award barbellionprize.org Thank you!
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My kids have measles and my SNAP benefits were cut. But at least those cashiers at Walmart aren’t writing “they/them” on their name tags anymore.
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My kids have measles and my SNAP benefits were cut. But at least those cashiers at Walmart aren’t writing “they/them” on their name tags anymore.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Going to be using this - also very much appreciate @megapolisomancy.bsky.social recs
An ongoing thread of short story collections coming in 2026, of work weird/surreal/dark/uncanny/unsettling/ghostly/ghastly, across genres, so that they're all in one place that I can refer back to when I inevitably forget what books I was meaning to request review copies of:
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Going to be using this - also very much appreciate @megapolisomancy.bsky.social recs
He's such a mensch.
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
He's such a mensch.
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“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
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Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
Bro saw that his name was leaked in the Epstein files and now wants to push everyone into the sea.
Bill Gates softens 'Climate Disaster' approach, says too many resources are going to fight the problem
Bill Gates softens 'Climate Disaster' approach, says too many resources are going to fight the problem
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says countries and leaders need to shift their approach to climate change and focus on 'improving lives'
cnb.cx
October 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Bro saw that his name was leaked in the Epstein files and now wants to push everyone into the sea.
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if you're seriously asking this question you live a very sheltered life
so many people tweeting "how are 40 million Americans on food stamps"
the supplemental poverty rate is ~12% and there are ~350 million people here, do the math
why does nobody google even the most basic facts about reality man
the supplemental poverty rate is ~12% and there are ~350 million people here, do the math
why does nobody google even the most basic facts about reality man
October 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
if you're seriously asking this question you live a very sheltered life
Going on retreat for the first time in like 3-4 years.
It's a silent one, so I'm looking forward to resting, reading, and hopefully some contemplation.
It's a silent one, so I'm looking forward to resting, reading, and hopefully some contemplation.
October 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Going on retreat for the first time in like 3-4 years.
It's a silent one, so I'm looking forward to resting, reading, and hopefully some contemplation.
It's a silent one, so I'm looking forward to resting, reading, and hopefully some contemplation.
This season of young kids is brutal and rewarding but man I just want to get back to literature.
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This season of young kids is brutal and rewarding but man I just want to get back to literature.
Oh yes
"A so-called indie culture that rejects negativity in the name of a false camaraderie is one that invites backstabbing and passive aggression ..."
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October 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Oh yes
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COVER REVEAL AND RELEASE
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
October 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
COVER REVEAL AND RELEASE
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
Sometimes I scroll LinkedIn just to see what new products have been carved out of Catholicism in order to create a "genuine Catholic culture" but in the form of an app/lifestyle boo.
October 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Sometimes I scroll LinkedIn just to see what new products have been carved out of Catholicism in order to create a "genuine Catholic culture" but in the form of an app/lifestyle boo.
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CCS alum and TropiWeird pioneer Karlo Yeager Rodriguez selling a veritable trove of great fiction over at itch.io right now! Don't miss this!
October 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
CCS alum and TropiWeird pioneer Karlo Yeager Rodriguez selling a veritable trove of great fiction over at itch.io right now! Don't miss this!
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You should read reviews. And write them. And subscribe to publications that run them.
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?
I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
October 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You should read reviews. And write them. And subscribe to publications that run them.
Help support a friend who has been affected by the gov shutdown.
He just dropped a new collection (and he's v good):
kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...
@kjy1066.bsky.social
He just dropped a new collection (and he's v good):
kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...
@kjy1066.bsky.social
A Series of Hauntings: Un Combo TropiWeird by KYR_1066
kyr-1066.itch.io
October 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Help support a friend who has been affected by the gov shutdown.
He just dropped a new collection (and he's v good):
kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...
@kjy1066.bsky.social
He just dropped a new collection (and he's v good):
kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...
@kjy1066.bsky.social