Chris J. Rice
@chrisjrice.bsky.social
Artist Writer Librarian Crone Former foster youth disrupting the dominant narrative
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Snap Judgements I’m writing about hungry children in a filthy rich nation
Snap Judgements I’m writing about hungry children in a filthy rich nation
Snap Judgements
Childhood hunger in a filthy rich nation
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November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Snap Judgements I’m writing about hungry children in a filthy rich nation
Snap Judgements I’m writing about hungry children in a filthy rich nation
Pay attention to what they do not what the say.
apropos of nothing, here’s a photo of a young chuck schumer attending trump lawyer & confidante (& joe mccarthy associate) roy cohn’s birthday party at studio 54, in 1979
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Pay attention to what they do not what the say.
This morning I made a commitment to myself to draw and paint more. This painting I made in the late 80’s on my mind. Keep creating. What is yours.
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This morning I made a commitment to myself to draw and paint more. This painting I made in the late 80’s on my mind. Keep creating. What is yours.
Hope is complicated.
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hope is complicated.
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i won't be reading any moldy-ass takes about this election from bitter has-beens who loathe progress. take at least this one day to bask in the glow of victory.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
i won't be reading any moldy-ass takes about this election from bitter has-beens who loathe progress. take at least this one day to bask in the glow of victory.
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“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
This
They’ll insist this is a
one-off victory — something that can only happen in New York & nowhere else.
They’re wrong.
New York is the world financial capital — home of Wall Street & billionaires from across the globe.
If everyday people can defeat oligarchs here, we can defeat oligarchy anywhere.
one-off victory — something that can only happen in New York & nowhere else.
They’re wrong.
New York is the world financial capital — home of Wall Street & billionaires from across the globe.
If everyday people can defeat oligarchs here, we can defeat oligarchy anywhere.
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
Have the hard conversations. Listen better longer. Listen and learn.
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Have the hard conversations. Listen better longer. Listen and learn.
“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.” — George Orwell
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.” — George Orwell
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I’m heartsick and need to head home I’m wobbly and dreaming of a good meal around a communal table not fast food or no food but where is the road home what map do I read whose direction should I follow where to go now I do not know
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I’m heartsick and need to head home I’m wobbly and dreaming of a good meal around a communal table not fast food or no food but where is the road home what map do I read whose direction should I follow where to go now I do not know
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The more I learn about the Indigenous history of the Americas, the more absurd invitations to “defend democracy” sound.
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The more I learn about the Indigenous history of the Americas, the more absurd invitations to “defend democracy” sound.
Buy this book.
40% off today through November 1st with discount code HAUNTED nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014860...
Judging from countless reader responses over the last 11 years that the book has been out (its most recent incarnation below), I’d offer Excavation: A Memoir as horror. Also, true crime (with thanks to Myriam Gurba for being in conversation with me about this for years). bookshop.org/p/books/exca...
October 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Buy this book.
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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People really do mistake the present for the eternal.
October 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
People really do mistake the present for the eternal.
Haven’t flown since 2018. Hard to know what would get me back in the air.
October 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Haven’t flown since 2018. Hard to know what would get me back in the air.
This show makes me cry with recognition.
The Lowdown is really special. Something classic for anyone who liked a show like Terriers. Terrific! share.google/Y67dxj5pIjML...
“The Lowdown” Is a Noir for Our Era
Sterlin Harjo’s new series, starring Ethan Hawke as a citizen journalist determined to expose the crimes of the élite, is at once rollicking and timely.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This show makes me cry with recognition.
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Bigotry is not a developmental phase FFS.
October 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Bigotry is not a developmental phase FFS.
Michele Obama got so much grief for simply planting a vegetable garden. And these people just tear the east wing off the building. So much brazen corruption and stupidity.
October 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Michele Obama got so much grief for simply planting a vegetable garden. And these people just tear the east wing off the building. So much brazen corruption and stupidity.
i am so tired of hearing about jesus!!!!!! if you like jesus that is totally fine but please stop telling me about him!!!!
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Wish I could make this book launch. Go if you can. I know it will be magic.
Poppy State: A Labyrinth of Plants and a Story of Beginnings launches this week! I hope to see you at Skylight Books ! Come say hi and share your favorite plant name in exchange for a small botanical gift. If you can’t make it to the Los Feliz launch, please check out the other tour dates! 🌿💕🌿
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Wish I could make this book launch. Go if you can. I know it will be magic.