Ian Denning
@ian-denning.com
Writer || NY Center for Fiction fellow || Retro games, beer, horror, sci-fi || Dog- and human-dad || NJ and PNW || He/him
As a person who grew up watching Red Dwarf, it's going to be very hard to not laugh every time I walk into my kitchen and see this toaster my wife picked out
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
As a person who grew up watching Red Dwarf, it's going to be very hard to not laugh every time I walk into my kitchen and see this toaster my wife picked out
Very excited to read this, obviously
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Very excited to read this, obviously
Escaping from the airtight vessel known as New Jersey to see how this is
October 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Escaping from the airtight vessel known as New Jersey to see how this is
If I have to use AI tools at work, I might as well use them to force an AI influencer to recite Taylor Holmes's 1915 recording of Rudyard Kipling's "Boots."
October 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If I have to use AI tools at work, I might as well use them to force an AI influencer to recite Taylor Holmes's 1915 recording of Rudyard Kipling's "Boots."
Waiting for notes from my agent like
October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Waiting for notes from my agent like
Bookmarking this excellent @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social piece www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/getting-ye...
September 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Bookmarking this excellent @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social piece www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/getting-ye...
Found this flipping through posters in a vintage store, and it seems to be signed by Miyazaki. Best 40 bucks I ever spent
September 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Found this flipping through posters in a vintage store, and it seems to be signed by Miyazaki. Best 40 bucks I ever spent
Bought myself a new job present and wowow it's been a second since I had a really good bourbon
September 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Bought myself a new job present and wowow it's been a second since I had a really good bourbon
Trump's hand-picked Kennedy Center honorees are <chef's kiss>
August 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Trump's hand-picked Kennedy Center honorees are <chef's kiss>
A registered Internet User
July 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A registered Internet User
Was reminded this weekend that my wife doesn't think The Simpsons is funny. Moral failing, or simply character flaw?
June 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Was reminded this weekend that my wife doesn't think The Simpsons is funny. Moral failing, or simply character flaw?
Finished a novel draft, celebrated with a burrito, lucked into a four-pack of incredible beer
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Finished a novel draft, celebrated with a burrito, lucked into a four-pack of incredible beer
Vibes at Boston's combo No Kings March and pride parade were excellent
June 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Vibes at Boston's combo No Kings March and pride parade were excellent
Miyazaki on the Nintendo Famcom and Ronald Reagan in back-to-back paragraphs
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Miyazaki on the Nintendo Famcom and Ronald Reagan in back-to-back paragraphs
Catching up on Lazarus and they have the vibey murder ninja bad guy eat every day at... Peter Luger.
June 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Catching up on Lazarus and they have the vibey murder ninja bad guy eat every day at... Peter Luger.
Who will get me David Lynch's old shop vac for Christmas, WHO
June 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Who will get me David Lynch's old shop vac for Christmas, WHO
The face of a dog who uncovered a burrow of baby bunnies in the backyard's ivy and did NOT immediately murder them (he got a treat)
May 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The face of a dog who uncovered a burrow of baby bunnies in the backyard's ivy and did NOT immediately murder them (he got a treat)
My four-year-old's reactions to Andre 3000's jazz piano album:
"What IS this?"
"This isn't music."
"Is this a book or something?"
"What IS this?"
"This isn't music."
"Is this a book or something?"
May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My four-year-old's reactions to Andre 3000's jazz piano album:
"What IS this?"
"This isn't music."
"Is this a book or something?"
"What IS this?"
"This isn't music."
"Is this a book or something?"
"Galileo Explaining Moon Topography To Skeptic Cardinals" by Belgian illustrator Jean-Léon Huens (from @70sscifiart.bsky.social's wonderful newsletter)
April 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Galileo Explaining Moon Topography To Skeptic Cardinals" by Belgian illustrator Jean-Léon Huens (from @70sscifiart.bsky.social's wonderful newsletter)
On the plus side, this article led me to Joel Sternfeld's photos of the West Side Elevated before it was the High Line, on the negative side, look what we turned into a tame little urban park
April 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
On the plus side, this article led me to Joel Sternfeld's photos of the West Side Elevated before it was the High Line, on the negative side, look what we turned into a tame little urban park
JUST. LEAVE IT. ALONE.
April 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
JUST. LEAVE IT. ALONE.