Chris Dennis
@chrisdennis.bsky.social
Author of Here Is What You Do. NEA Fellow, public health, harm reduction, rural gay dad. Writing in: Best American Essays, Paris Review, Granta, Playgirl, Guernica, McSweeney's.
It’s almost overdose awareness month and we bought a button maker at work. And we’re planning to distribute a 1000 Narcan kits.
July 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It’s almost overdose awareness month and we bought a button maker at work. And we’re planning to distribute a 1000 Narcan kits.
when you let gay children play their music in the living room.
May 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
when you let gay children play their music in the living room.
Conservatives are already calling him the woke pope.
May 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Conservatives are already calling him the woke pope.
What if she walked out of the conclave.
May 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What if she walked out of the conclave.
might have to start writing fantasy fiction so that this can be my new author photo.
May 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
might have to start writing fantasy fiction so that this can be my new author photo.
Ope. I wondered if it might be. And it definitely was.
May 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Ope. I wondered if it might be. And it definitely was.
If I send you this it means I accidentally killed my dad.
April 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If I send you this it means I accidentally killed my dad.
It must have been the delight of his life calling all them grandbabies to the dinner table.
April 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It must have been the delight of his life calling all them grandbabies to the dinner table.
Do you ever just think about how fucking gorgeous Ts Madison is. Like, what is going on.
April 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Do you ever just think about how fucking gorgeous Ts Madison is. Like, what is going on.
oopsie. but also is this maybe just a little homophobic?
April 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
oopsie. but also is this maybe just a little homophobic?
We used to joke in grad school that there should be a reality show about an MFA program but mostly we assumed it would be in-fighting and messy hookups because imagine how thrilling it’ll be to just watch people write. Susan and Eric at their desks all day? Lee on her laptop at the coffee shop?
April 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We used to joke in grad school that there should be a reality show about an MFA program but mostly we assumed it would be in-fighting and messy hookups because imagine how thrilling it’ll be to just watch people write. Susan and Eric at their desks all day? Lee on her laptop at the coffee shop?
A coworker came into my office and caught me taking this picture. My career is over.
April 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A coworker came into my office and caught me taking this picture. My career is over.
RIP little robin. Also have just learned that no one knows why the egg is this color. Top guesses are: thermoregulation, UV protection, it’s pretty.
April 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
RIP little robin. Also have just learned that no one knows why the egg is this color. Top guesses are: thermoregulation, UV protection, it’s pretty.
“When we long for something, say a cock, we fetishize what guards and disguises that thing…”
Edmund White is *my* Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Edmund White is *my* Secretary of Health and Human Services.
April 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“When we long for something, say a cock, we fetishize what guards and disguises that thing…”
Edmund White is *my* Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Edmund White is *my* Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The path near the woods where I sometimes walk is right next to the city landfill and sometimes fun things get caught in the trees.
April 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The path near the woods where I sometimes walk is right next to the city landfill and sometimes fun things get caught in the trees.
real men protect the dolls.
April 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
real men protect the dolls.
It’s actually scary how powerful she is.
April 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It’s actually scary how powerful she is.
now the only question is: how long will the new books sit beside my bed before I finish them all.
April 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
now the only question is: how long will the new books sit beside my bed before I finish them all.
You know, in a way, she’s not wrong. When you sow terror, dismantle all the institutions, and promote conspiracy theories, it tends to activate people’s religiosity. He’s a self-generating apocalypse machine and they adore an apocalypse. ❤️
April 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
You know, in a way, she’s not wrong. When you sow terror, dismantle all the institutions, and promote conspiracy theories, it tends to activate people’s religiosity. He’s a self-generating apocalypse machine and they adore an apocalypse. ❤️
need this kind of love.
April 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
need this kind of love.
Some thing about Elon Musk’s grandfather being a chiropractor just … doesn’t sit right with me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some thing about Elon Musk’s grandfather being a chiropractor just … doesn’t sit right with me.
This caption is killing me. Girl. I bet he has.
April 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This caption is killing me. Girl. I bet he has.