David “Handsome Dave” Bishop
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Imperfect Feminist. Not here to make friends - here to make *great* friends. Dead Sexy. San Diego. He/him. Fuck terfs.
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I DO CARE ABOUT YOUR SPOTIFY WRAPS AND OTHER END OF YEAR SUMMARIES OF THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY.
December 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I DO CARE ABOUT YOUR SPOTIFY WRAPS AND OTHER END OF YEAR SUMMARIES OF THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY.
Man, I am oh for two on beloved classics this week. I just gave up reading The Dragonbone Chair 3/4ths of the way through it. I kept waiting for the good part to kick in, and it never did. So many pages, so much history/backstory, so little plot or action.
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Man, I am oh for two on beloved classics this week. I just gave up reading The Dragonbone Chair 3/4ths of the way through it. I kept waiting for the good part to kick in, and it never did. So many pages, so much history/backstory, so little plot or action.
If only there was a single movie, tv show, or book over the past fifty years with the basic plot of “politician orders military to do illegal thing, military does, military is left holding the bag”. I bet if someone *did* make that, it would be popular.
I would think Bradley’s reputation would have been harmed by, you know, committing a war crime, not by somebody noticing he’d committed a war crime.
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
If only there was a single movie, tv show, or book over the past fifty years with the basic plot of “politician orders military to do illegal thing, military does, military is left holding the bag”. I bet if someone *did* make that, it would be popular.
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I have a colleague at a Big 10 university who had a harassment campaign come after him. They removed his email addy from his profile page because of the abusive email messages.
I can imagine Mel might have requested this.
Faculty self-defense recommends this as a first step.
I can imagine Mel might have requested this.
Faculty self-defense recommends this as a first step.
Her contact info has also been scrubbed from the website. This is what unpersoning looks like.
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I have a colleague at a Big 10 university who had a harassment campaign come after him. They removed his email addy from his profile page because of the abusive email messages.
I can imagine Mel might have requested this.
Faculty self-defense recommends this as a first step.
I can imagine Mel might have requested this.
Faculty self-defense recommends this as a first step.
Just watched Pieces of April for the first time. I kinda feel bad that I didn’t like it more than I did, given how much people seem to love it. boxd.it/bTOz09
A ★★★ review of Pieces of April (2003)
The upside of being shot on digital in 2003 is that it gives the movie a fairly cinéma veríté feel, in that it looks very much like a home movie. The downside is it’s distracting how bad it is to actu...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Just watched Pieces of April for the first time. I kinda feel bad that I didn’t like it more than I did, given how much people seem to love it. boxd.it/bTOz09
First episode is out. I liked it! It’s almost all setup (of course), but in a good “I can’t wait to see how this plays out” sorta way.
I've mentioned this quietly, but - since the summer my hobby has been making this ambitious murder mystery podcast. A story. Narrated by me, with a mouthwatering cast. Partly interactive. Trailer is coming tomorrow but if you like the sound of this, please follow @murderbastard.bsky.social.
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
First episode is out. I liked it! It’s almost all setup (of course), but in a good “I can’t wait to see how this plays out” sorta way.
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William Faulkner once said, "The 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' is worth any number of old ladies." Behold the Faulkner Scale: judging a work by how many women were stomped on to get it.
The more women, the more clarity.
The more women, the more clarity.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
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Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
William Faulkner once said, "The 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' is worth any number of old ladies." Behold the Faulkner Scale: judging a work by how many women were stomped on to get it.
The more women, the more clarity.
The more women, the more clarity.
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ugh, inflation is relentless. have you even seen how much trump coin it costs for a pardon these days? biden really screwed us.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
ugh, inflation is relentless. have you even seen how much trump coin it costs for a pardon these days? biden really screwed us.
I feel like a whole lot of you could use this. Enjoy!
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I feel like a whole lot of you could use this. Enjoy!
I’m not a religious person but having The Who’s of Whoville shelling Black Friday sales for Walmart is a fucking sin.
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I’m not a religious person but having The Who’s of Whoville shelling Black Friday sales for Walmart is a fucking sin.
I see what you did there, Liz, and I don’t like it. 😑
Felchgiving 2025 will go down in the annals of history.
at thanksgiving, being urged to explain what felching is
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I see what you did there, Liz, and I don’t like it. 😑
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Oh! Speaking of flatulence! I have a new "pull my finger" gag for you to try:
Tell your closest friend you're worried you have bad breath, and ask them to sniff it.
When you breathe on them and they sniff, fart audibly. I think they'll freak.
I'd try it myself but I'm divorced for some reason
Tell your closest friend you're worried you have bad breath, and ask them to sniff it.
When you breathe on them and they sniff, fart audibly. I think they'll freak.
I'd try it myself but I'm divorced for some reason
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Oh! Speaking of flatulence! I have a new "pull my finger" gag for you to try:
Tell your closest friend you're worried you have bad breath, and ask them to sniff it.
When you breathe on them and they sniff, fart audibly. I think they'll freak.
I'd try it myself but I'm divorced for some reason
Tell your closest friend you're worried you have bad breath, and ask them to sniff it.
When you breathe on them and they sniff, fart audibly. I think they'll freak.
I'd try it myself but I'm divorced for some reason
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I get it but actually insurance is not like anything else we ever buy. It’s like if we paid the grocery store regularly but sometimes went three years without eating anything but a salad every six months, and then got in a car accident and needed five years worth of celery in an hour.
Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I get it but actually insurance is not like anything else we ever buy. It’s like if we paid the grocery store regularly but sometimes went three years without eating anything but a salad every six months, and then got in a car accident and needed five years worth of celery in an hour.
I'm listening to The Universe: Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness by @zachweinersmith.bsky.social as read by @philplait.bsky.social and just the introduction had me giggling so much I had to pause the book.
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm listening to The Universe: Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness by @zachweinersmith.bsky.social as read by @philplait.bsky.social and just the introduction had me giggling so much I had to pause the book.
My most popular holiday story is much shorter than others. Here it is in full:
Me: Huh. I’ve never had dried oranges before. This is kind of nice.
My wife: Please stop eating the potpourri.
Me: Huh. I’ve never had dried oranges before. This is kind of nice.
My wife: Please stop eating the potpourri.
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My most popular holiday story is much shorter than others. Here it is in full:
Me: Huh. I’ve never had dried oranges before. This is kind of nice.
My wife: Please stop eating the potpourri.
Me: Huh. I’ve never had dried oranges before. This is kind of nice.
My wife: Please stop eating the potpourri.
In a 360-review at work, a coworker on another team said of me, “Men want to be him, women want to be with him” and setting aside the heteronormativity of it, I was smiling for days.
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
In a 360-review at work, a coworker on another team said of me, “Men want to be him, women want to be with him” and setting aside the heteronormativity of it, I was smiling for days.
There’s been a lot of talk about supporting authors on here. A great example of why (and how! The Patreon link is right there, hint hint).
26. I just posted a blog post about the past month, and how my wife was nearly killed, how I've been running around like mad, how I'm not making much progress with the new book lately.
You can read more here.
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You can read more here.
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A Very Bad Month | Harry
Get more from Harry on Patreon
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November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
There’s been a lot of talk about supporting authors on here. A great example of why (and how! The Patreon link is right there, hint hint).
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Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
A Very Bad Month
Okay. So. I need to update everyone on where things stand for me, why I have made almost no progress on the new novel in the past month, and how things are looking for the future. What I don’…
harryjconnolly.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
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Once again: do not let it escape your notice even for a moment that, despite the salaciousness and the broader political implications, Ryan Lizza is still running the GamerGate playbook on his ex-fiancee.
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Once again: do not let it escape your notice even for a moment that, despite the salaciousness and the broader political implications, Ryan Lizza is still running the GamerGate playbook on his ex-fiancee.
I’m curious if any of you had the same reaction I did to this. Because it was neither laughter nor horror nor scorn.
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I’m curious if any of you had the same reaction I did to this. Because it was neither laughter nor horror nor scorn.
I’m just glad that, whatever has actually happened in DC, I won’t have to update my priors.
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I’m just glad that, whatever has actually happened in DC, I won’t have to update my priors.
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"My library sucks! I can't afford to buy books all the time!"
*checks their TL*
*sees a bunch of discussions of movies they've seen in the theater*
*points out that a trade paperback book costs the same, or less, than most movie tickets*
*dead silence*
*checks their TL*
*sees a bunch of discussions of movies they've seen in the theater*
*points out that a trade paperback book costs the same, or less, than most movie tickets*
*dead silence*
REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"My library sucks! I can't afford to buy books all the time!"
*checks their TL*
*sees a bunch of discussions of movies they've seen in the theater*
*points out that a trade paperback book costs the same, or less, than most movie tickets*
*dead silence*
*checks their TL*
*sees a bunch of discussions of movies they've seen in the theater*
*points out that a trade paperback book costs the same, or less, than most movie tickets*
*dead silence*
I’ve started blocking on sight anyone who says shit like “bullying is good actually” and it’s made my experience here much more pleasant.
Yes, “hurt people hurt people” but they can do it elsewhere, not in my TL.
Yes, “hurt people hurt people” but they can do it elsewhere, not in my TL.
“Bullying” is bad by definition. It’s not a value neutral tool to be deployed positively toward good ends. It’s so fucked up that people want so badly to reclaim this thing, and are so eager to do it that they want to brand things that aren’t bullying as bullying.
"Some people deserve to be bullied" is always wild to see because it's so deliberately childish as to make it difficult to imagine the person saying it has the moral capacity of an adult human being.
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I’ve started blocking on sight anyone who says shit like “bullying is good actually” and it’s made my experience here much more pleasant.
Yes, “hurt people hurt people” but they can do it elsewhere, not in my TL.
Yes, “hurt people hurt people” but they can do it elsewhere, not in my TL.
It’s time for my periodic “If you haven’t played Sayonara Wild Hearts you really owe it to yourself to change that” post. Inspired by me playing Sayonara Wild Hearts again. It’s just so *joyful*. It brings me joy. And I wish that for you, as well, whoever you are.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
It’s time for my periodic “If you haven’t played Sayonara Wild Hearts you really owe it to yourself to change that” post. Inspired by me playing Sayonara Wild Hearts again. It’s just so *joyful*. It brings me joy. And I wish that for you, as well, whoever you are.