Hannah Silva
@hannahsilva.bsky.social
Cheerful dilettante. Jumpy copy editor. Former Texpat.
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Hannah Silva
@hannahsilva.bsky.social
· Nov 17
"Things don't have to be the way they are. Despite all evidence to the contrary, I remain optimistic."
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
Is it worth the risk of papercuts to dog-ear practically every other page in Chloë Frayne's The Gravity Inside Us book of poetry + prose as a favorite? Well, yes.
October 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Is it worth the risk of papercuts to dog-ear practically every other page in Chloë Frayne's The Gravity Inside Us book of poetry + prose as a favorite? Well, yes.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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My most misanthropic theory of society is that a substantial degree of ignorance about each other was load-bearing. Under no circumstances should I know my neighbor believes China sent a team of gnomes to steal the 2020 United States presidential election.
May 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
My most misanthropic theory of society is that a substantial degree of ignorance about each other was load-bearing. Under no circumstances should I know my neighbor believes China sent a team of gnomes to steal the 2020 United States presidential election.
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Yellow Flower Field (2016)
March 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Yellow Flower Field (2016)
Well, it's rainin' now.
Robin Hood(1973) - Friar Tuck Is Arrested For "High Treason To The Crown"
YouTube video by Movie Shorts
www.youtube.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Well, it's rainin' now.
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow -- 6 more weeks of winter. But he looked just cute as could be choosing his little scroll so I forgive him for everything.
(Plus the high today is 80 here, so...)
(Plus the high today is 80 here, so...)
February 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow -- 6 more weeks of winter. But he looked just cute as could be choosing his little scroll so I forgive him for everything.
(Plus the high today is 80 here, so...)
(Plus the high today is 80 here, so...)
Happy Groundhog Day! Watching a livestream of Gobbler's Knob while Don't Stop Believin' is sung (with lyrics updated to reflect Punxsutawney Phil's life, naturally) and Miss Pennsylvania twirls her fire batons in the background is such classic Americana I can't stand it.
February 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Happy Groundhog Day! Watching a livestream of Gobbler's Knob while Don't Stop Believin' is sung (with lyrics updated to reflect Punxsutawney Phil's life, naturally) and Miss Pennsylvania twirls her fire batons in the background is such classic Americana I can't stand it.
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Ugh this handbasket has like no leg room
January 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ugh this handbasket has like no leg room
The Red Clay Strays on repeat = January made bearable.
The Red Clay Strays - Heavy Heart (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Red Clay Strays
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January 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Red Clay Strays on repeat = January made bearable.
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A short thread with some tips about Trump fatigue and the next few years:
1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.
1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.
I just… I’m too fucking OLD for another four years of Trump. You know?
I’m already so fucking tired.
I’m already so fucking tired.
BREAKING: Donald Trump to sign 200+ executive orders tomorrow.
Per FOX and Eric Daugherty, they include:
- Declare emergency at the border + issue proclamation closing the border
- Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
- Remain in Mexico, Catch and Release will be reinstated
Per FOX and Eric Daugherty, they include:
- Declare emergency at the border + issue proclamation closing the border
- Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
- Remain in Mexico, Catch and Release will be reinstated
January 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A short thread with some tips about Trump fatigue and the next few years:
1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.
1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.
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I survived because the dumpster fire within me burned brighter than the dumpster fire around me
December 31, 2024 at 4:04 PM
I survived because the dumpster fire within me burned brighter than the dumpster fire around me
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This wrecks me—every single time.
November 29, 2024 at 12:49 PM
This wrecks me—every single time.
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What can we smell from a quarter of a mile away?
November 13, 2024 at 2:20 AM
What can we smell from a quarter of a mile away?
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Jacqueline Elsane (c.1932) by Tito-Livio de Madrazo (Spanish, 1899-1979)
In Madrazo’s eye, Elsane was a vision in pink. Ever the firm believer in a bold line or a sweeping curve, he here lets the vertical element of the letter “J” play an uncustomarily decisive role.
In Madrazo’s eye, Elsane was a vision in pink. Ever the firm believer in a bold line or a sweeping curve, he here lets the vertical element of the letter “J” play an uncustomarily decisive role.
November 20, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Jacqueline Elsane (c.1932) by Tito-Livio de Madrazo (Spanish, 1899-1979)
In Madrazo’s eye, Elsane was a vision in pink. Ever the firm believer in a bold line or a sweeping curve, he here lets the vertical element of the letter “J” play an uncustomarily decisive role.
In Madrazo’s eye, Elsane was a vision in pink. Ever the firm believer in a bold line or a sweeping curve, he here lets the vertical element of the letter “J” play an uncustomarily decisive role.
"Things don't have to be the way they are. Despite all evidence to the contrary, I remain optimistic."
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
November 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM
"Things don't have to be the way they are. Despite all evidence to the contrary, I remain optimistic."
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
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we must become ungovernable
November 13, 2024 at 7:01 PM
we must become ungovernable
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Edward Hopper, Automat (1927).
November 12, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Edward Hopper, Automat (1927).
Williams Tavern, the host of many a happy canasta game in Southie with my favorite people, has long since been turned into condos. Luckily it lives on via Google street view.
Google Street View captured a very Boston greeting in Southie
Just a friendly "hello" from a man walking down the street.
www.boston.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Williams Tavern, the host of many a happy canasta game in Southie with my favorite people, has long since been turned into condos. Luckily it lives on via Google street view.
"Are you at all afraid that you're going to some day know everything and not feel any better?"
How to Rest in Peace, This American Life, #342, Nov 2 2007
www.thisamericanlife.org/342/how-to-r...
How to Rest in Peace, This American Life, #342, Nov 2 2007
www.thisamericanlife.org/342/how-to-r...
How to Rest in Peace - This American Life
What happens to the people left behind after the detectives close the case?
www.thisamericanlife.org
November 16, 2024 at 7:05 AM
"Are you at all afraid that you're going to some day know everything and not feel any better?"
How to Rest in Peace, This American Life, #342, Nov 2 2007
www.thisamericanlife.org/342/how-to-r...
How to Rest in Peace, This American Life, #342, Nov 2 2007
www.thisamericanlife.org/342/how-to-r...
Coping via West Wing is always a good idea. Excepting s4e22.
"You're just too sad for me, Toby."
"What?"
"You're too sad for me. You're just sad. You bring the sadness home with you and you're -- sad."
"Did you feel this way when we were married? That I was sad? ...Did my friends feel like that?"
"You're just too sad for me, Toby."
"What?"
"You're too sad for me. You're just sad. You bring the sadness home with you and you're -- sad."
"Did you feel this way when we were married? That I was sad? ...Did my friends feel like that?"
November 16, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Coping via West Wing is always a good idea. Excepting s4e22.
"You're just too sad for me, Toby."
"What?"
"You're too sad for me. You're just sad. You bring the sadness home with you and you're -- sad."
"Did you feel this way when we were married? That I was sad? ...Did my friends feel like that?"
"You're just too sad for me, Toby."
"What?"
"You're too sad for me. You're just sad. You bring the sadness home with you and you're -- sad."
"Did you feel this way when we were married? That I was sad? ...Did my friends feel like that?"
More Raymond Carver plz.
November 16, 2024 at 6:38 AM
More Raymond Carver plz.