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Hesse Phillips
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🏳️‍🌈 Historical fiction | Queer history | Theatre history | Early modernist | USian in Spain.
Debut novel LIGHTBORNE out now.
Rep: Brianlangan.bsky.social.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
4 hours by train to Girona to see Rigoberta Bandini. It was abso-fucking-lutely worth it. Would have crawled over broken glass, in fact.
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
You all need a wee terrier in a yellow raincoat with little rainbows to start your day off right.
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Mamdani would be like
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Ugh, yes.

I imagine this is what logging on to Twitter feels like these days:
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Really enjoyed this one recently. But also anything by Amy Jeffs.
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
James Baldwin never said this. Robert Jones Jr., author of THE PROPHETS, who formerly used the handle "sonofbaldwin," said this.
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This could've been about 1/2 an hour shorter but I was completely engrossed anyway. For lovers of weird cult films, Spanish cinema, and the sound of Iggy Pop's speaking voice.
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Stuck at a cabin in the woods in the pouring rain. Please entertain me with pictures of your pets that look like album covers. Bonus points for naming the band.

The Tree-Pissers, [self-titled]
November 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Pumpkins designed by my nephew, carved by me.

May your Halloween be filled with the sense of piercing unease that heals a weary soul. May all your zombies be double-tapped. May all your enemies be sewn into bear suits. May we all, for one night, be Final Girls. 👻
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Timeline cleanse:
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Instantly reminded of this gif the groomer made of my dog burping and then scaring himself with his own burp-face.
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This might just do - historical fantasy, witches, Spanish Inquisition (not exactly gothic but the vibes are there). The hardback is gorgeous, as a bonus!
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Who robbed the Louvre right answers only

(Okay one more)
October 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
October 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
October 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Agh, missed opportunity to make a sign like this with my grandfather, who helped liberate Buchenwald.

That's him in white in the middle:
October 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
BTW, to all the smartasses out there saying bUt sPaIN HAS a KiNg we've also been trying to get rid of those guys for a loooooong time
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#NoKings Madrid Spain
October 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social bookmail is always the best bookmail.

Finally got a new copy of Hill House and I am SO excited for my yearly reread!
October 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#NoKings is happening around the world, including right here in Madrid!

(Just be aware that if you show up in Sol at 12pm in an inflatable costume you might get run off by an off-brand Elmo for steppin' on his turf.)
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This stuff is literally* Da Bomb.

*Improper use may cause burns.
October 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Plusgood. Doubleplusgood, even.
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Someone who appeals to a broader audience. You know, a role model for the young."
October 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM