Morgan Giles
@wrongsreversed.bsky.social
mentally I'm about to have my second beer after getting out of the onsen; physically I'm being used as a climbing frame by a toddler
realistically, if I'm not regularly listening to new music at age 38 I'm not likely to ever again. that said, it is comet gain season
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
realistically, if I'm not regularly listening to new music at age 38 I'm not likely to ever again. that said, it is comet gain season
Reposted by Morgan Giles
We're excited to announce the winner of the 2025 ALTA First Translation Prize: TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King @linkinglionking.bsky.social, ed. Yuka Igarashi, pub. Graywolf Press @graywolfpress.bsky.social!
literarytranslators.org/winner-of-20...
literarytranslators.org/winner-of-20...
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We're excited to announce the winner of the 2025 ALTA First Translation Prize: TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King @linkinglionking.bsky.social, ed. Yuka Igarashi, pub. Graywolf Press @graywolfpress.bsky.social!
literarytranslators.org/winner-of-20...
literarytranslators.org/winner-of-20...
I don't think the person in my neighborhood understands how ominous it is to see a car coming at you that has, on every surface, the phrase GET READY TO MEET JESUS
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I don't think the person in my neighborhood understands how ominous it is to see a car coming at you that has, on every surface, the phrase GET READY TO MEET JESUS
sometimes I feel like the only parent in the world who wants their child to play with other children
November 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
sometimes I feel like the only parent in the world who wants their child to play with other children
made an ass of myself for literature today and I'd do it again
October 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
made an ass of myself for literature today and I'd do it again
dublin is great except for the number of locals who, with great pity in their voices, tell me I must move here. I know the UK is fucked! I know my beautiful innocent child will be English if I take no action! my god
October 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
dublin is great except for the number of locals who, with great pity in their voices, tell me I must move here. I know the UK is fucked! I know my beautiful innocent child will be English if I take no action! my god
So excited to be in Dublin next week and sleep when I want to and be my own person for a few days, for the low low price of delivering a translation workshop and talking about myself for like 45 minutes. Four days' accommodation for three hours of work! The dream!
October 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
So excited to be in Dublin next week and sleep when I want to and be my own person for a few days, for the low low price of delivering a translation workshop and talking about myself for like 45 minutes. Four days' accommodation for three hours of work! The dream!
there are far more what I would term "emperor novels" in Japan (those dealing with the role in political/historical/symbolic terms) than in Britain... by comparison the monarchy hardly seems a matter of interest to modern British writers. what's up with that, man
October 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
there are far more what I would term "emperor novels" in Japan (those dealing with the role in political/historical/symbolic terms) than in Britain... by comparison the monarchy hardly seems a matter of interest to modern British writers. what's up with that, man
maybe one day it'll really happen
September 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
maybe one day it'll really happen
I recommend One Battle After Another but I must warn you, do not go if you're slightly hungover. Truly thought I was going to lose it during the dips
September 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I recommend One Battle After Another but I must warn you, do not go if you're slightly hungover. Truly thought I was going to lose it during the dips
first time on the Elizabeth line. by what magic does it smell like a car wash
September 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
first time on the Elizabeth line. by what magic does it smell like a car wash
congratulations to all the losers and haters who couldn't wait for it to be autumn
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
congratulations to all the losers and haters who couldn't wait for it to be autumn
pineapple on pizza gets too much of the smoke that barbecue sauce deserves
September 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
pineapple on pizza gets too much of the smoke that barbecue sauce deserves
mid-70s man on a mobility scooter blasting "The Only Way is Up" as he bombs through Walthamstow
September 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
mid-70s man on a mobility scooter blasting "The Only Way is Up" as he bombs through Walthamstow
"It just could not happen in Britain" is a phrase that maybe the whole country ought to meditate on for a good long time
September 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"It just could not happen in Britain" is a phrase that maybe the whole country ought to meditate on for a good long time
at cafe oto listening to what I would generously describe as feel-bad whale noises
September 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
at cafe oto listening to what I would generously describe as feel-bad whale noises
would love the dopamine of receiving finished copies without the work of going through edits
September 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
would love the dopamine of receiving finished copies without the work of going through edits
someone on the other place said if you namesearch here you'll see people calling you deranged. when I did it I saw at least one person calling me a genius. skill issues everywhere
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
someone on the other place said if you namesearch here you'll see people calling you deranged. when I did it I saw at least one person calling me a genius. skill issues everywhere
experienced an odd error w/ this app: every time I tried to do anything, it opened a youtube of Kate Bush doing Running Up That Hill on Wogan. brought back fond memories of the era in college when my computer would, at random times, play Big Pimpin'. loved to be big pimpin' in my syntax lectures
September 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
experienced an odd error w/ this app: every time I tried to do anything, it opened a youtube of Kate Bush doing Running Up That Hill on Wogan. brought back fond memories of the era in college when my computer would, at random times, play Big Pimpin'. loved to be big pimpin' in my syntax lectures
middle-class English people really need to take the "stop saying everything you don't like is American" challenge. there's a place with a troubling obsession with flags much closer to home
September 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
middle-class English people really need to take the "stop saying everything you don't like is American" challenge. there's a place with a troubling obsession with flags much closer to home
non-controversial opinion: I want "AI" to suffer
August 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
non-controversial opinion: I want "AI" to suffer
neverending craving for shikuwasa (citrus depressa) has created two wolves inside me: get my boss to bring me fresh shikuwasa from Japan in the hopes of growing some trees from seed and having fruit in 5-10 years, or just embracing the close-enough calamondin instead
August 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
neverending craving for shikuwasa (citrus depressa) has created two wolves inside me: get my boss to bring me fresh shikuwasa from Japan in the hopes of growing some trees from seed and having fruit in 5-10 years, or just embracing the close-enough calamondin instead
I don't think you should be allowed to label food items as "limited edition" unless you're also willing to number them.
August 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I don't think you should be allowed to label food items as "limited edition" unless you're also willing to number them.
I was just getting over the last time a total stranger was unspeakably rude to me in front of my child, two weeks ago. big thank you to the lady on the 3:05 to Nottingham today for bringing back that seething feeling
August 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I was just getting over the last time a total stranger was unspeakably rude to me in front of my child, two weeks ago. big thank you to the lady on the 3:05 to Nottingham today for bringing back that seething feeling