Saeed Jones
@theferocity.bsky.social
Poet and cultural critic. I co-host the podcast VIBE CHECK. Also, I teach creative writing at Harvard Medical School.
BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World, The People’s Project.
BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World, The People’s Project.
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Saeed Jones
@theferocity.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Okay what is this b👀k?
The book I’m writing is titled HOME OUT THERE. It’s about black queer people leaving home to find home. I weave my own experiences with biographical chapters about three black queer poet ancestors: Langston Hughes, Pauli Murray and Audre Lorde.
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neither a gym injury nor a sex injury but a third secret thing (napped in a weird position as an elder millennial)
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
neither a gym injury nor a sex injury but a third secret thing (napped in a weird position as an elder millennial)
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‘SINNERS has won Best Cast Ensemble at the Critics Choice Awards.
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
‘SINNERS has won Best Cast Ensemble at the Critics Choice Awards.
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Tramell Tillman has won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for ‘SEVERANCE’ at the Critics Choice Awards.
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Tramell Tillman has won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for ‘SEVERANCE’ at the Critics Choice Awards.
I’m doing tomorrow is taping this week’s episode of VIBE CHECK and we’re gonna talk with @attackerman.bsky.social about Venezuela, and yet, I do indeed have the Sunday Scaries. All jittery and ish, lol.
January 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I’m doing tomorrow is taping this week’s episode of VIBE CHECK and we’re gonna talk with @attackerman.bsky.social about Venezuela, and yet, I do indeed have the Sunday Scaries. All jittery and ish, lol.
10s across the board!!!!!
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
10s across the board!!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
#Sinners takes the first award of the night as Miles Caton wins Best Young Actor #CriticsChoiceAwards
January 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
Drag me (in the summer.)
Birkenstocks are shoes for people with no expectation of running away
January 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Drag me (in the summer.)
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Same production company adapted another Le Carre novel for AMC “The Little Drummer Girl” you might enjoy:
The cast : Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard , Michael Shannon
The cast : Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard , Michael Shannon
January 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Same production company adapted another Le Carre novel for AMC “The Little Drummer Girl” you might enjoy:
The cast : Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard , Michael Shannon
The cast : Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard , Michael Shannon
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If Semafor reporting is true re: NYT holding a story about the Venezuela bombing "shortly" before it happened, this tick-tock seems to suggest that the information was also withheld from colleagues reporting on Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/i...
Why I Cold-Called President Trump at 4:30 in the Morning
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
If Semafor reporting is true re: NYT holding a story about the Venezuela bombing "shortly" before it happened, this tick-tock seems to suggest that the information was also withheld from colleagues reporting on Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/i...
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“Rules, conventions, morals, reality itself: all exist so long as their existence is convenient to the preservation of power. Otherwise, they, like all else, are expendable.”
-Omar El Akkad
-Omar El Akkad
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
“Rules, conventions, morals, reality itself: all exist so long as their existence is convenient to the preservation of power. Otherwise, they, like all else, are expendable.”
-Omar El Akkad
-Omar El Akkad
By a country mile.
Random Thought:
Xena >>>>>>>>>>>> Hercules
Xena >>>>>>>>>>>> Hercules
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
By a country mile.
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My latest with @ichotiner.bsky.social.
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
My latest with @ichotiner.bsky.social.
I’m several episodes into the first season of #TheDeuce and I’m riveted. Yes, it’s about sex work and Times Square in the 1970s, but it’s really about labor. It’s dense, wild and full of great performances and actors.
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I’m several episodes into the first season of #TheDeuce and I’m riveted. Yes, it’s about sex work and Times Square in the 1970s, but it’s really about labor. It’s dense, wild and full of great performances and actors.
I opened the window and popped my head out to look up at the supermoon and ended up having a whole conversation with some neighbors celebrating a birthday on the rooftop across the alley way, lol. I toasted the birthday girl. I love Cambridge.
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM
I opened the window and popped my head out to look up at the supermoon and ended up having a whole conversation with some neighbors celebrating a birthday on the rooftop across the alley way, lol. I toasted the birthday girl. I love Cambridge.
Someone in my replies today kindly explained that they’re an expert in seemingly every topic imaginable because they read books.
Oh, wow! Books! What are those??
Oh, wow! Books! What are those??
January 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Someone in my replies today kindly explained that they’re an expert in seemingly every topic imaginable because they read books.
Oh, wow! Books! What are those??
Oh, wow! Books! What are those??
I’m still gagged by how 8:30pm feels like 2am. I thought I’d be used to THE DARKNESS by January. 😫
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I’m still gagged by how 8:30pm feels like 2am. I thought I’d be used to THE DARKNESS by January. 😫
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I have a bad habit of forgetting to sell my poetry collections.
My newest chapbook, Tricks, is available here and comes with a trigger warning: it is highly gay and should not be read by anyone who may not be prone to frequent arousal.
www.cutbankonline.org
My newest chapbook, Tricks, is available here and comes with a trigger warning: it is highly gay and should not be read by anyone who may not be prone to frequent arousal.
www.cutbankonline.org
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I have a bad habit of forgetting to sell my poetry collections.
My newest chapbook, Tricks, is available here and comes with a trigger warning: it is highly gay and should not be read by anyone who may not be prone to frequent arousal.
www.cutbankonline.org
My newest chapbook, Tricks, is available here and comes with a trigger warning: it is highly gay and should not be read by anyone who may not be prone to frequent arousal.
www.cutbankonline.org
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*TRUMP* OMG OMG HI BESTIE?!
*Mamdani* LISTEN HERE YOU FAT PIECE OF SHIT!
*Mamdani* LISTEN HERE YOU FAT PIECE OF SHIT!
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
*TRUMP* OMG OMG HI BESTIE?!
*Mamdani* LISTEN HERE YOU FAT PIECE OF SHIT!
*Mamdani* LISTEN HERE YOU FAT PIECE OF SHIT!
I’m screaming, I know Trump answered the phone today when Zohran called and was like, “omg, hey habibi 😍.” Meanwhile Schumer and Jeffries are probably hiding in their “vote blue, no matter who”-themed bunkers.
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.
Zohran Mamdani Called President Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York accused President Trump of violating international law. It was the first time he had criticized the president since their White House meeting.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I’m screaming, I know Trump answered the phone today when Zohran called and was like, “omg, hey habibi 😍.” Meanwhile Schumer and Jeffries are probably hiding in their “vote blue, no matter who”-themed bunkers.
*looks over at Schumer and Jeffries*
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.
Zohran Mamdani Called President Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York accused President Trump of violating international law. It was the first time he had criticized the president since their White House meeting.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
*looks over at Schumer and Jeffries*
Next… week???
The Senate will hold a vote next week on another bipartisan resolution blocking the use of military force against Venezuela without the express authorization of Congress, Sen. Tim Kaine announced
U.S. Senate Will Vote To Block Military Action Against Venezuela Next Week
www.huffpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Next… week???
I’ve got so much writing done today, I could cry. I’m so proud of this work. Joyful rigor. I’ve got five books opened at the same time to check for accuracy and when I couldn’t find my phone I realized I’d stuck it in one of them as a bookmark. Using a giant piece of topaz as another bookmark.
WELP, I guess I’m awake now. Time to
make some tea, read more of BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs which is just incredible, btw and then get back to writing.
I’ll keep an eye on Trump’s moves, but I will not give my day over to him. He doesn’t get to plan my heart’s agenda.
make some tea, read more of BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs which is just incredible, btw and then get back to writing.
I’ll keep an eye on Trump’s moves, but I will not give my day over to him. He doesn’t get to plan my heart’s agenda.
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I’ve got so much writing done today, I could cry. I’m so proud of this work. Joyful rigor. I’ve got five books opened at the same time to check for accuracy and when I couldn’t find my phone I realized I’d stuck it in one of them as a bookmark. Using a giant piece of topaz as another bookmark.