Eric Fidler
@ericfidler.bsky.social
Gentleman of leisure. Priors: SIU Journalism, AP Chicago, Miami Herald, Press of Atlantic City, Order of the Occult Hand. Still waiting for my jet pack. Definitely not “on a roll” on LinkedIn.
She is so over her head. Apart from everything else, it’s just embarrassing.
December 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
She is so over her head. Apart from everything else, it’s just embarrassing.
Tavern style for the win
December 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Tavern style for the win
Dude, I got a review after an editing class that said, “He is very sneaky. He puts errors in stories to see if you catch them.”
December 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Dude, I got a review after an editing class that said, “He is very sneaky. He puts errors in stories to see if you catch them.”
Reposted by Eric Fidler
The bear is now one of the renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The bear is now one of the renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web
Nobody, not even the rain, has so few pencils.
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nobody, not even the rain, has so few pencils.
And all shall be well and
All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one.
The end of Little Gidding by T.S. Eliot.
All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one.
The end of Little Gidding by T.S. Eliot.
December 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
And all shall be well and
All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one.
The end of Little Gidding by T.S. Eliot.
All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one.
The end of Little Gidding by T.S. Eliot.
I’ve long held that the quiet corruption of the D.C. press corps - not everyone, but a substantial percentage at the top - is a huge problem. You shouldn’t be schmoozjng and eating canapés with the people you are supposed to hold accountable.
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’ve long held that the quiet corruption of the D.C. press corps - not everyone, but a substantial percentage at the top - is a huge problem. You shouldn’t be schmoozjng and eating canapés with the people you are supposed to hold accountable.
I think that’s got to be at least some of it. I’m hearing from faculty everywhere that students aren’t reading. I saw a survey that said 50 percent of teens never read. I don’t know how accurate that is, but if true, it’s frightening.
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I think that’s got to be at least some of it. I’m hearing from faculty everywhere that students aren’t reading. I saw a survey that said 50 percent of teens never read. I don’t know how accurate that is, but if true, it’s frightening.
I used to drive between college in Portland and home in New Jersey. Wyoming in winter was terrifying.
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I used to drive between college in Portland and home in New Jersey. Wyoming in winter was terrifying.
Eastern Wyoming enters the chat.
November 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Eastern Wyoming enters the chat.
No worries! I was more baffled than aggrieved.
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
No worries! I was more baffled than aggrieved.
I have no clue how you got the idea that I lowered my standards out of what I wrote.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I have no clue how you got the idea that I lowered my standards out of what I wrote.
As an alumnus, I agree. This is so disappointing.
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
As an alumnus, I agree. This is so disappointing.
This really made my decision to retire easy. Students nonchalantly saying they hadn’t read a 2,000-word news feature because it was “too long,” acting like I was insane for assigning a magazine article. That was 2020 and I’m sure it’s only gotten worse. It’s so frustrating.
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This really made my decision to retire easy. Students nonchalantly saying they hadn’t read a 2,000-word news feature because it was “too long,” acting like I was insane for assigning a magazine article. That was 2020 and I’m sure it’s only gotten worse. It’s so frustrating.
Sorry that was seven. Bad at math
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Sorry that was seven. Bad at math
Bonnie Raitt
John Prine
Robert Earl Keen
Sarah Harmer
Fred Eaglesmith
McCoy Tyner
Gonna add Richard Lloyd (with Television, Matthew Sweet, Health & Happiness Show, and Butch Hancock)
John Prine
Robert Earl Keen
Sarah Harmer
Fred Eaglesmith
McCoy Tyner
Gonna add Richard Lloyd (with Television, Matthew Sweet, Health & Happiness Show, and Butch Hancock)
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Bonnie Raitt
John Prine
Robert Earl Keen
Sarah Harmer
Fred Eaglesmith
McCoy Tyner
Gonna add Richard Lloyd (with Television, Matthew Sweet, Health & Happiness Show, and Butch Hancock)
John Prine
Robert Earl Keen
Sarah Harmer
Fred Eaglesmith
McCoy Tyner
Gonna add Richard Lloyd (with Television, Matthew Sweet, Health & Happiness Show, and Butch Hancock)
Such a great album.
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Such a great album.