Denise Schipani
@deniseschipani.bsky.social
Writer, editor, nonfiction author & general wrangler of words. At work on a memoir: IN THE DEEP: A surprise breast cancer diagnosis, a radical surgery, and learning to live in my new body.
More words at deniseschipani.com
More words at deniseschipani.com
You should take the risk and watch the movie. It's worth it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
You should take the risk and watch the movie. It's worth it.
The world is upside down.
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The world is upside down.
"He said he is not saying vaccines cause autism; he is simply saying there is no proof that they don’t." And there's no proof that autism isn't caused by ketchup, or pet dander, or too many viewings of the classic mob film GoodFellas, either. FFS.
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"He said he is not saying vaccines cause autism; he is simply saying there is no proof that they don’t." And there's no proof that autism isn't caused by ketchup, or pet dander, or too many viewings of the classic mob film GoodFellas, either. FFS.
I knew that he'd end up being the most directly dangerous of any of Trump's appointees.
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I knew that he'd end up being the most directly dangerous of any of Trump's appointees.
Moms for I Have Way Better Things to Do.
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Moms for I Have Way Better Things to Do.
Wait, Googling “books”…
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Wait, Googling “books”…
I once got a press release (I write about health/fitness, or used to) with helpful "tips" for Thanksgiving indulgence, including WEAR TIGHTER PANTS SO YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE FASTER. Oh, hell no!
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I once got a press release (I write about health/fitness, or used to) with helpful "tips" for Thanksgiving indulgence, including WEAR TIGHTER PANTS SO YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE FASTER. Oh, hell no!
That book is AMAZING.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
That book is AMAZING.
She got her start in media by not paying writers, so. Never been a fan.
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
She got her start in media by not paying writers, so. Never been a fan.
Oh everything is already plenty dark.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Oh everything is already plenty dark.
Writing that sort of headline (and the stories that go with them with some exceptions) is the mainstream press’s impulse to put every story into a “normal” frame. But nothing rn is normal.
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Writing that sort of headline (and the stories that go with them with some exceptions) is the mainstream press’s impulse to put every story into a “normal” frame. But nothing rn is normal.
No they don’t. Headline writers (and some journalists) wake up every day in a fresh new world where we start from scratch in good faith.
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
No they don’t. Headline writers (and some journalists) wake up every day in a fresh new world where we start from scratch in good faith.
I can’t imagine any actual “scrambling” happening.
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I can’t imagine any actual “scrambling” happening.
Many things about this story are alarming but CreAIte just hurts my brain.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Many things about this story are alarming but CreAIte just hurts my brain.
Fascinating if by fascinating you mean infuriating.
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Fascinating if by fascinating you mean infuriating.
My takeaway: he must have had a fantastic editor at the New Yorker.
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
My takeaway: he must have had a fantastic editor at the New Yorker.