emily moonlight
@threnody.bsky.social
fiction writer • roommate to 3 cats with rich interior lives • parmesan enthusiast • interrobang evangelist
stories: prairie schooner 98.4 • hopkins review 15.4 • south carolina review 55.2 • post road 40 • 2023 clmp pride reading list
stories: prairie schooner 98.4 • hopkins review 15.4 • south carolina review 55.2 • post road 40 • 2023 clmp pride reading list
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emily moonlight
@threnody.bsky.social
· Sep 20
yeah, but my vigilante name is bitchbones, so
only took me 26 years but i’m *finally* getting to mystery men which…sucks, but it’s got claire forlani playing low-status, which…..doesn’t work but she’s still claire forlani & janeane garofalo as…..semigoth? quasipunk?…which absolutely *does* work. teen emily would have been a mess.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
only took me 26 years but i’m *finally* getting to mystery men which…sucks, but it’s got claire forlani playing low-status, which…..doesn’t work but she’s still claire forlani & janeane garofalo as…..semigoth? quasipunk?…which absolutely *does* work. teen emily would have been a mess.
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Welcome To Aftermath 2.0
Despite the ravages of age and an internet steeped in misinformation, your eyes – in this one case – do not deceive you: Website different.
aftermath.site
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
v stoked aftermath has moved to ghost. site looks great, go support them if you are not already: aftermath.site/aftermath-re...
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
i mean, sure. i’m on year 15 of student loan payments and i owe more than my principal so stacking lifelong debt obligations just makes sense to me. why not. if i ever need a car again, let’s stretch that out to my nineties, too.
One CEO called the idea a “disgusting insult” and “economic genocide against the Gen Z generation.” 👀
@newsweek.com $XHB
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@newsweek.com $XHB
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
i mean, sure. i’m on year 15 of student loan payments and i owe more than my principal so stacking lifelong debt obligations just makes sense to me. why not. if i ever need a car again, let’s stretch that out to my nineties, too.
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*tips sticky fedora*
...is there a lord marmalade?
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
*tips sticky fedora*
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so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
who up in their second hour of a call with their insurance company trying to be extra careful and really for real sure that the coverage it says is covered in their policy documents is actually covered?
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
who up in their second hour of a call with their insurance company trying to be extra careful and really for real sure that the coverage it says is covered in their policy documents is actually covered?
you know, when i was a kid, people kept telling me, "you don't like it? move to russia." and it's pretty funny the kind of folks who ended up doing that. sorry about the $50k con, folks, but at least it was from an alleged cishet.
For my first piece back from vacation, I blogged about the people who moved from Texas to Russia to escape gay people and then found out living in Russia kind of sucks:
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
They left Texas for Russia to escape 'LGBT indoctrination.' Turns out, it sucks.
Their Texas towns had too much "DEI" and "LGBT indoctrination." So they moved to Russia and became influencers.
www.chron.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
you know, when i was a kid, people kept telling me, "you don't like it? move to russia." and it's pretty funny the kind of folks who ended up doing that. sorry about the $50k con, folks, but at least it was from an alleged cishet.
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Rent: $3,200
Health Insurance: $2,600
Avocado Toast: $8
Someone who is good at the economy, please help me with my avocado toast budget 🥑
Health Insurance: $2,600
Avocado Toast: $8
Someone who is good at the economy, please help me with my avocado toast budget 🥑
Because many struggle with math…
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Rent: $3,200
Health Insurance: $2,600
Avocado Toast: $8
Someone who is good at the economy, please help me with my avocado toast budget 🥑
Health Insurance: $2,600
Avocado Toast: $8
Someone who is good at the economy, please help me with my avocado toast budget 🥑
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because SNAP is cut off, i am in a bit of a bind as i make my move into my new place. while the move itself is totally secure, my food budget is significantly more dire. anything you give helps, both for now and for when i get moved in this month. thanks and god bless ❤️🔥🖤💜
gofund.me/03eaeacb6
gofund.me/03eaeacb6
Donate to Support Sabrina's Move to a New Home, organized by Sabrina Valentine
Hi there! My name is Sabrina. I'm a disabled trans woman displaced from my home… Sabrina Valentine needs your support for Support Sabrina's Move to a New Home
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October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
because SNAP is cut off, i am in a bit of a bind as i make my move into my new place. while the move itself is totally secure, my food budget is significantly more dire. anything you give helps, both for now and for when i get moved in this month. thanks and god bless ❤️🔥🖤💜
gofund.me/03eaeacb6
gofund.me/03eaeacb6
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When folks write things designed to make you panic, you should take a breath and ask - is this designed to make me engage? Or is it actually trying to inform?
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
When folks write things designed to make you panic, you should take a breath and ask - is this designed to make me engage? Or is it actually trying to inform?
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gotta get those autumn colors somehow
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
gotta get those autumn colors somehow
not an award i usually dole out, but i’m pretty sure anna von hausswolff’s iconoclasts gets Most Album of the Year. not longest. just most. threeish spins in & i’m also pretty sure it fucks?
you have to clear space for it. does that not make sense? listen to the first 2.25 songs. you’ll get it.
you have to clear space for it. does that not make sense? listen to the first 2.25 songs. you’ll get it.
ICONOCLASTS, by Anna von Hausswolff
12 track album
annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
not an award i usually dole out, but i’m pretty sure anna von hausswolff’s iconoclasts gets Most Album of the Year. not longest. just most. threeish spins in & i’m also pretty sure it fucks?
you have to clear space for it. does that not make sense? listen to the first 2.25 songs. you’ll get it.
you have to clear space for it. does that not make sense? listen to the first 2.25 songs. you’ll get it.
so in addition to “upside down flag in pfp” & ally in bio & “my last 10 posts are ‘release the epstein files’” we’re getting close to “replies with ‘follow the money’ or ‘red or blue they don’t work for you’” as a block trigger. as if i am a wee naïf who hadn’t noticed america’s failings til 2025.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
so in addition to “upside down flag in pfp” & ally in bio & “my last 10 posts are ‘release the epstein files’” we’re getting close to “replies with ‘follow the money’ or ‘red or blue they don’t work for you’” as a block trigger. as if i am a wee naïf who hadn’t noticed america’s failings til 2025.
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This is no shade to Karen, but a lot depends on how primaries are held in your state. If you're a progressive in a closed primary state like NY, congrats registering as an independent blocked you from voting from Mamdani in the primary. If you're in an open primary state, you do you.
And this is why I’m registered as an independent.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is no shade to Karen, but a lot depends on how primaries are held in your state. If you're a progressive in a closed primary state like NY, congrats registering as an independent blocked you from voting from Mamdani in the primary. If you're in an open primary state, you do you.
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they're taking the heat for colleagues who agree with them, but don't want to get primaried
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
they're taking the heat for colleagues who agree with them, but don't want to get primaried
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you could call your democratic senators and ask them to replace schumer as minority leader
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
you could call your democratic senators and ask them to replace schumer as minority leader
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
i obviously support the “primary them all” school of thought but, for the record, it’s going to require a more than that to *get* to the next primary for these people—who i assume took a hit for 2026 cycle dems anyways.
primary them, yes, but these people really shouldn’t be able to eat in public.
primary them, yes, but these people really shouldn’t be able to eat in public.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
i obviously support the “primary them all” school of thought but, for the record, it’s going to require a more than that to *get* to the next primary for these people—who i assume took a hit for 2026 cycle dems anyways.
primary them, yes, but these people really shouldn’t be able to eat in public.
primary them, yes, but these people really shouldn’t be able to eat in public.
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You ever drunk dial your senator?
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
You ever drunk dial your senator?
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$100k for a low-poly Max Rebo animatic ass statue that DOESN’T have googly eyes?? It’s basically entrapment if you expect area teens to merely stand idly by and not vastly improve that thing with googly eyes
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
$100k for a low-poly Max Rebo animatic ass statue that DOESN’T have googly eyes?? It’s basically entrapment if you expect area teens to merely stand idly by and not vastly improve that thing with googly eyes
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I successfully left a vm for Schiff at 1 (202) 224-3841
Just FYI, the offices for Schiff and Padilla won't allow voicemail right now
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I successfully left a vm for Schiff at 1 (202) 224-3841
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these stupid assholes got me leaving angry voicemails for senators at 4:30pm on a sunday. the only thing i want to do at 4:30pm on a sunday is serenely contemplate my evening sandwich
wild that twice this year democrats (in DC + in TX) have reached the threshold of making Republicans feel some pain and just dip lol
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Senate hopes for shutdown breakthrough Sunday
Senators believe enough Democrats are ready to reopen the government. The White House isn’t standing in the way of an emerging deal.
www.politico.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
these stupid assholes got me leaving angry voicemails for senators at 4:30pm on a sunday. the only thing i want to do at 4:30pm on a sunday is serenely contemplate my evening sandwich