Andrew Knott
@aknott21.bsky.social
Sweeping off the trampoline right now. Editor of Frazzled. Author of Love’s a Disaster (2024) and Fatherhood (2016).
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Andrew Knott
@aknott21.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Love's a Disaster
Check out Love's a Disaster - <p>Twelve years after a disastrous, failed marriage proposal at a punk rock concert, Caleb and Sadie meet again. Sadie has left her fast-paced job in the music industry a...
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Everything is terrible and stupid right now so I’m going to post a link to my book so I can pin it to my little profile. I don’t know. Might as well.
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If you’re trying to make some fun plans for Friday, I can’t tell you what you should do, but I can help you rule out one option.
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By @aknott21.bsky.social
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What Not To Do on a Friday
Please avoid no-fun Friday at all costs
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October 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you’re trying to make some fun plans for Friday, I can’t tell you what you should do, but I can help you rule out one option.
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It turns out the books are, at their core, escapist literature for parents.
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By @aknott21.bsky.social
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A Classic Children’s Book Series Has Me Questioning My Parenting
Where did I go wrong (or right)?
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September 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It turns out the books are, at their core, escapist literature for parents.
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Things did not go well for me at the old gastroenterology unit this week…
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Embarrassingly, I Have Lost the Colonoscopy Contest
All championship runs must come to an end
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September 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Things did not go well for me at the old gastroenterology unit this week…
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My obsessiveness sparkles during back-to-school season
It's that time of year again
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August 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our 4-year-old neighbor started preschool today. He came over to play this afternoon, and when he was leaving I said, Have fun at school tomorrow!
He said, I already went.
I said, Yeah, but you have to go every day, and he was like, WHAT?!?
Poor guy thought he was done with that nonsense.
He said, I already went.
I said, Yeah, but you have to go every day, and he was like, WHAT?!?
Poor guy thought he was done with that nonsense.
August 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Our 4-year-old neighbor started preschool today. He came over to play this afternoon, and when he was leaving I said, Have fun at school tomorrow!
He said, I already went.
I said, Yeah, but you have to go every day, and he was like, WHAT?!?
Poor guy thought he was done with that nonsense.
He said, I already went.
I said, Yeah, but you have to go every day, and he was like, WHAT?!?
Poor guy thought he was done with that nonsense.
Come for the pool... stay for the sadness!
My latest story has everything you could ask for...
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My latest story has everything you could ask for...
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A New Swimming Pool and a Summer of Quiet Transition
How my family is diving into a new chapter
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July 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Come for the pool... stay for the sadness!
My latest story has everything you could ask for...
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My latest story has everything you could ask for...
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Walked into the room and my 9-year-old was standing there holding a Magic 8-Ball and saying, “who is my favorite parent?”
June 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Walked into the room and my 9-year-old was standing there holding a Magic 8-Ball and saying, “who is my favorite parent?”
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Not wanting to waste a single minute of the precious vacation time, Mr. Leonard woke his children up at 5 a.m. for an early breakfast and some light crafts.
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By @aknott21.bsky.social
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Dad Shocked to Learn School Summer Vacation Lasts 75 Days
Confused father: “Wait, that’s like two and a half months?!?”
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June 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Not wanting to waste a single minute of the precious vacation time, Mr. Leonard woke his children up at 5 a.m. for an early breakfast and some light crafts.
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Has Dad seemed a little off lately? Not totally himself? Has he seemed exhausted, moody, and irritable?
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Father’s Day Gifts for the Dad Who Is an Empty, Withered Husk Because You, His Children, Have…
The ultimate gift guide for the Dad who is… not what he used to be
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June 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Has Dad seemed a little off lately? Not totally himself? Has he seemed exhausted, moody, and irritable?
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I asked my 9-year-old if she wanted any superhero stuff to wear for theme day at her camp tomorrow and she said, “no, I’m a superhero so I’m going as myself.”
I fully support this level of confidence/laziness.
I fully support this level of confidence/laziness.
June 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I asked my 9-year-old if she wanted any superhero stuff to wear for theme day at her camp tomorrow and she said, “no, I’m a superhero so I’m going as myself.”
I fully support this level of confidence/laziness.
I fully support this level of confidence/laziness.
Driving down I-95 about 8 hours into a solo drive today when I saw a billboard that said “SEE A 7’ GATOR, CLEAN RESTROOMS”
Teared up a little because it felt so good to be home.
Teared up a little because it felt so good to be home.
June 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Driving down I-95 about 8 hours into a solo drive today when I saw a billboard that said “SEE A 7’ GATOR, CLEAN RESTROOMS”
Teared up a little because it felt so good to be home.
Teared up a little because it felt so good to be home.
My daughter is currently watching Lizzie McGuire which is a show that is… 23 years old?
This is the equivalent of me at her age in 1989 watching The Andy Griffith Show, and well… you know what… that’s exactly what I did.
Carry on, everyone. All is well.
This is the equivalent of me at her age in 1989 watching The Andy Griffith Show, and well… you know what… that’s exactly what I did.
Carry on, everyone. All is well.
May 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
My daughter is currently watching Lizzie McGuire which is a show that is… 23 years old?
This is the equivalent of me at her age in 1989 watching The Andy Griffith Show, and well… you know what… that’s exactly what I did.
Carry on, everyone. All is well.
This is the equivalent of me at her age in 1989 watching The Andy Griffith Show, and well… you know what… that’s exactly what I did.
Carry on, everyone. All is well.
Mission accomplished
May 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Mission accomplished
The funniest thing in my life is that while I’m at peak freak out trying to get the kids ready for school in the morning my watch buzzes and says “Mindfulness: take a moment before you start your day.”
Impeccable comedic timing. Congrats to the robots.
Impeccable comedic timing. Congrats to the robots.
May 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The funniest thing in my life is that while I’m at peak freak out trying to get the kids ready for school in the morning my watch buzzes and says “Mindfulness: take a moment before you start your day.”
Impeccable comedic timing. Congrats to the robots.
Impeccable comedic timing. Congrats to the robots.
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(living in a country where the most successful people are obscenely rich and shameless perverts and psychopaths) Time to teach my children to be honest and study hard in school
December 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
(living in a country where the most successful people are obscenely rich and shameless perverts and psychopaths) Time to teach my children to be honest and study hard in school
Was looking through my 8-year-old’s school papers and she had 2 A’s on tests so I said “you’re back!” She immediately said with zero emotion “I am back.”
May 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Was looking through my 8-year-old’s school papers and she had 2 A’s on tests so I said “you’re back!” She immediately said with zero emotion “I am back.”
Latest newsletter features, well, letters. Handwritten ones from Cecil. Never can tell what that guy is going to get up to…
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Letters to my daughter
(From Cecil, a rather mysterious character)
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May 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Latest newsletter features, well, letters. Handwritten ones from Cecil. Never can tell what that guy is going to get up to…
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open.substack.com/pub/andrewkn...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
Come for a new picture of giant duck, stay for an old essay about wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings...
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My Son Experienced My Love for “The Sound of Music” Without Even Knowing It
Nothing beats warm woolen mittens
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April 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Come for a new picture of giant duck, stay for an old essay about wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings...
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The thing nobody tells you about carrying a humongous duck around a theme park is that you have to be “on” at all times.
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What I Wish I Knew Before I Won a Duck Plushie the Size of a 10-Year-Old Child at a Theme Park
Life lessons come in all shapes and sizes
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April 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The thing nobody tells you about carrying a humongous duck around a theme park is that you have to be “on” at all times.
By @aknott21.bsky.social
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By @aknott21.bsky.social
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Some very important life lessons and action items in this one that you’ll need to know if you ever find yourself in a similar situation
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What I Wish I Knew Before I Won a Duck Plushie the Size of a 10-Year-Old Child at a Theme Park
Life lessons come in all shapes and sizes
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April 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Some very important life lessons and action items in this one that you’ll need to know if you ever find yourself in a similar situation
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This jibes with contemporary reporting that the raids hit several residential buildings, in each case killing about 15 people and wounding more. Maybe a little more of the conversation should be about how cavalier we apparently are about bombing civilian homes? www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
March 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This jibes with contemporary reporting that the raids hit several residential buildings, in each case killing about 15 people and wounding more. Maybe a little more of the conversation should be about how cavalier we apparently are about bombing civilian homes? www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
Extremely relieved the administration’s sloppiness in communicating classified information via an unsecured app did not prevent us from efficiently murdering women and children for financial gain. It could have, though, and that’s why we must be much more vigilant.
March 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Extremely relieved the administration’s sloppiness in communicating classified information via an unsecured app did not prevent us from efficiently murdering women and children for financial gain. It could have, though, and that’s why we must be much more vigilant.
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The Trump admin. has detained and revoked the visa of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk. Last year, she coauthored a piece arguing for “the equal dignity and humanity of all people,” including Palestinians. www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024...
Op-ed: Try again, President Kumar: Renewing calls for Tufts to adopt March 4 TCU Senate resolutions - The Tufts Daily
The independent student newspaper of Tufts University
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March 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The Trump admin. has detained and revoked the visa of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk. Last year, she coauthored a piece arguing for “the equal dignity and humanity of all people,” including Palestinians. www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024...