Vic Nogay
@vicnogaywrites.bsky.social
reader, writer, specter
micro editor @identitytheory.bsky.social
Naming a Dying Thing (Yellow Arrow, 2025)
under fire, under water (tiny wren, 2022)
ohio forever
she/her
vicnogay.com
micro editor @identitytheory.bsky.social
Naming a Dying Thing (Yellow Arrow, 2025)
under fire, under water (tiny wren, 2022)
ohio forever
she/her
vicnogay.com
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This intro (and dedication) is powerful. The song hits harder than usual, too. I highly recommend taking a few minutes to watch both.
Promised Land - for Renee Good, Bruce Springsteen, Light of Day, 1/17/26, Count Basie Theater
YouTube video by MarcGlenRock
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This intro (and dedication) is powerful. The song hits harder than usual, too. I highly recommend taking a few minutes to watch both.
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Always good to add an em dash when you’re talking shit; Emily Dickinson knew that.
January 18, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Always good to add an em dash when you’re talking shit; Emily Dickinson knew that.
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SINNERS was the best movie of last year and it isn’t even close
two men in suits and hats are standing next to each other with the hashtag #sinnersmovie on the bottom
ALT: two men in suits and hats are standing next to each other with the hashtag #sinnersmovie on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:43 AM
SINNERS was the best movie of last year and it isn’t even close
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If we don’t tax the 1%, the Dodgers are gonna keep signing all these dudes. “Tax the rich; fuck the Dodgers” is a winning policy for 2026…
January 17, 2026 at 2:05 AM
If we don’t tax the 1%, the Dodgers are gonna keep signing all these dudes. “Tax the rich; fuck the Dodgers” is a winning policy for 2026…
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I'm fully confident literary magazines will survive the AI apocalypse. There is no better time to become a creative writer. You already have an inside track because most people have never even heard of these things that can never die. We will be here with the cockroaches and Taco Bell
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I'm fully confident literary magazines will survive the AI apocalypse. There is no better time to become a creative writer. You already have an inside track because most people have never even heard of these things that can never die. We will be here with the cockroaches and Taco Bell
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If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
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14/ Read our full investigation:
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 AM
14/ Read our full investigation:
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Not saying anything new here but having my “take pictures of my kid and message with her teacher” device also be my “watch videos of people getting kidnapped by the secret police and read about war crimes committed by my government” device is extremely fucked up
January 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Not saying anything new here but having my “take pictures of my kid and message with her teacher” device also be my “watch videos of people getting kidnapped by the secret police and read about war crimes committed by my government” device is extremely fucked up
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Keith Ellison: "These poorly trained, aggressive, and armed agents of the federal state have terrorized Minnesota with widespread unlawful conduct. They're making unconstitutional arrests and using excessive force ... this has to stop."
January 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Keith Ellison: "These poorly trained, aggressive, and armed agents of the federal state have terrorized Minnesota with widespread unlawful conduct. They're making unconstitutional arrests and using excessive force ... this has to stop."
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More proof that traditional media is out of touch:
The level of pearl clutching over Mayor Jacob Frey dropping a well-deserved f-bomb versus the outrage over the murder of Renee Nicole Good
The level of pearl clutching over Mayor Jacob Frey dropping a well-deserved f-bomb versus the outrage over the murder of Renee Nicole Good
WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
January 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
More proof that traditional media is out of touch:
The level of pearl clutching over Mayor Jacob Frey dropping a well-deserved f-bomb versus the outrage over the murder of Renee Nicole Good
The level of pearl clutching over Mayor Jacob Frey dropping a well-deserved f-bomb versus the outrage over the murder of Renee Nicole Good
stop judging and criticizing people for logging off and taking breaks. you’re taking out your anger at the wrong people.
January 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
stop judging and criticizing people for logging off and taking breaks. you’re taking out your anger at the wrong people.
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so between "if you work for the feds on immigration, seek counsel for the sake of your immortal soul" from the bishop of dallas and now "clergy, update your wills then hit the streets" from the bishop of new hampshire, I feel that a shift has begun in 2026 in the rhetoric from episcopal leadership
January 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
so between "if you work for the feds on immigration, seek counsel for the sake of your immortal soul" from the bishop of dallas and now "clergy, update your wills then hit the streets" from the bishop of new hampshire, I feel that a shift has begun in 2026 in the rhetoric from episcopal leadership
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Breaking boundaries ❤️
'Heated Rivalry' Star Claims Closeted Pro Athletes Have Privately Reached Out After Show's Viral Success
www.comicsands.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Breaking boundaries ❤️
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DHS was created to FIGHT terrorists, not to BE terrorists. It needs to be defunded by congress in 2027, and we should select candidates who run on that platform.
January 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
DHS was created to FIGHT terrorists, not to BE terrorists. It needs to be defunded by congress in 2027, and we should select candidates who run on that platform.
gonna start talking to everyone i meet in real life like we’re all on the same page. like we all know what’s going on. like we all know the truth. put the burden on the assholes to be uncomfortable and decide whether they will show their true colors. i’m done with veiled language and knowing looks.
January 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
gonna start talking to everyone i meet in real life like we’re all on the same page. like we all know what’s going on. like we all know the truth. put the burden on the assholes to be uncomfortable and decide whether they will show their true colors. i’m done with veiled language and knowing looks.
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ok, so, i am selfish and wanted to ask one million questions of @martinezfjulian.bsky.social but i settled for like 8 and he was v v nice about telling me all his writing secrets. i am going to steal them
lil interview up for ya
keersteemack.substack.com/p/julian-mar...
lil interview up for ya
keersteemack.substack.com/p/julian-mar...
Julián Martinez is having F U N
On influences, flow, and getting the reader's attention.
keersteemack.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
ok, so, i am selfish and wanted to ask one million questions of @martinezfjulian.bsky.social but i settled for like 8 and he was v v nice about telling me all his writing secrets. i am going to steal them
lil interview up for ya
keersteemack.substack.com/p/julian-mar...
lil interview up for ya
keersteemack.substack.com/p/julian-mar...
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It may not seem like it, but right now is a great time to think about the different world we want.
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It may not seem like it, but right now is a great time to think about the different world we want.
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Took my kid to the library and checked out all the Margaret Wise Brown because I'm teaching The Upstairs House by Julia Fine and then I checked out an old fairy tale book to refresh my Snow White knowledge since I'm teaching part of The Madwoman in the Attic.
Story time is lesson prep now, kid!
Story time is lesson prep now, kid!
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Took my kid to the library and checked out all the Margaret Wise Brown because I'm teaching The Upstairs House by Julia Fine and then I checked out an old fairy tale book to refresh my Snow White knowledge since I'm teaching part of The Madwoman in the Attic.
Story time is lesson prep now, kid!
Story time is lesson prep now, kid!
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this hurt a lot this week. another hit for my corner of Appalachia.
let it be known the Block family would rather kill the free press than support workers’ rights.
let it be known the Block family would rather kill the free press than support workers’ rights.
My first for @dropsitenews.com: after a grueling three-year strike, workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette returned to work in victory. This week, the 240-year-old paper’s wealthy owners decided to shut it down. open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to Shutter After Workers Held Longest Strike in the History of U.S. Newspapers
Block Communications just closed its Pulitzer Prize–winning newspaper, but its workers hope to keep local journalism alive, with their strike paper in hand and support from residents and officials
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
this hurt a lot this week. another hit for my corner of Appalachia.
let it be known the Block family would rather kill the free press than support workers’ rights.
let it be known the Block family would rather kill the free press than support workers’ rights.
it’s not stupid or weak to believe in something. to believe in the promise of what america was supposed
to be.
to be.
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
it’s not stupid or weak to believe in something. to believe in the promise of what america was supposed
to be.
to be.
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I needed to let off some steam after watching JD Vance lie about and smear the name of Renee Good. It’s been a long practice of his to “create stories” to drive the narratives he wants, even if completely bogus. Let’s take Vance to task. My write up in the replies.
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I needed to let off some steam after watching JD Vance lie about and smear the name of Renee Good. It’s been a long practice of his to “create stories” to drive the narratives he wants, even if completely bogus. Let’s take Vance to task. My write up in the replies.
