James F. Thomas
@jamesfrankiethomas.bsky.social
author of IDLEWILD, boyfriend to all men (one in particular)
it actually sort of undermines the poem for me to learn that this is the man "Having a Coke With You" is about (ballet dancer Vincent Warren). this guy actually IS hotter than all art
April 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
it actually sort of undermines the poem for me to learn that this is the man "Having a Coke With You" is about (ballet dancer Vincent Warren). this guy actually IS hotter than all art
also did you guys know that Hemingway's final wife, Mary, liked to "be a boy" during sex with him, and played erotic games where she made him "be the girl," and wrote in her diary about the two of them goofing around and conducting this pretend interview:
February 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
also did you guys know that Hemingway's final wife, Mary, liked to "be a boy" during sex with him, and played erotic games where she made him "be the girl," and wrote in her diary about the two of them goofing around and conducting this pretend interview:
everyone knows about Virginia Woolf saying "on or about 1910 human character changed" but I feel like it's less known that she immediately follows this up with a relatable example: have you ever noticed that your cook has gotten so overfamiliar with you these days?
February 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
everyone knows about Virginia Woolf saying "on or about 1910 human character changed" but I feel like it's less known that she immediately follows this up with a relatable example: have you ever noticed that your cook has gotten so overfamiliar with you these days?
now I'm revisiting James Joyce's letters to Nora. I think he's referring to the g-spot here? once again in awe of this genius mind
January 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
now I'm revisiting James Joyce's letters to Nora. I think he's referring to the g-spot here? once again in awe of this genius mind
last night I was going through photos my ex-husband took of me at the Central Park Zoo in 2018, and LOOK WHAT I FOUND. I completely forgot this photo existed (because at the time the owl wasn't famous)
December 31, 2024 at 3:13 PM
last night I was going through photos my ex-husband took of me at the Central Park Zoo in 2018, and LOOK WHAT I FOUND. I completely forgot this photo existed (because at the time the owl wasn't famous)
personally I think an inch is a gorgeous thing to have
December 24, 2024 at 3:54 PM
personally I think an inch is a gorgeous thing to have
I recently rewatched The Wizard of Oz and was really surprised to notice for the first time that the Wizard humorously implies that all war veterans are cowards. I feel like 1939 was the last possible year Hollywood could get away with a joke like that
December 20, 2024 at 2:04 AM
I recently rewatched The Wizard of Oz and was really surprised to notice for the first time that the Wizard humorously implies that all war veterans are cowards. I feel like 1939 was the last possible year Hollywood could get away with a joke like that
thinking about how "A Visit From St. Nicholas" is one of our culture's only depictions of the sensual pleasures of fatness
December 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
thinking about how "A Visit From St. Nicholas" is one of our culture's only depictions of the sensual pleasures of fatness
an erstwhile lover just sent me this tweet captioned "you"
December 10, 2024 at 1:56 AM
an erstwhile lover just sent me this tweet captioned "you"
just read this passage (fig. 1) and then caught myself committing this fallacy (fig. 2)
December 9, 2024 at 8:58 PM
just read this passage (fig. 1) and then caught myself committing this fallacy (fig. 2)
I never do this but I just started eating a snack that is ROCKING MY WORLD to the extent that I immediately need to post about it because I can't keep it to myself. I got it in the candy/snack aisle at CVS so you probably can too. run, don't walk. this snack will change your life
December 6, 2024 at 3:23 AM
I never do this but I just started eating a snack that is ROCKING MY WORLD to the extent that I immediately need to post about it because I can't keep it to myself. I got it in the candy/snack aisle at CVS so you probably can too. run, don't walk. this snack will change your life
I finished the book! I’m really going to miss her. I wish I knew which apartment she lived in so I could knock on her door and ask for more annotated books
November 25, 2024 at 4:35 AM
I finished the book! I’m really going to miss her. I wish I knew which apartment she lived in so I could knock on her door and ask for more annotated books
“what happened w/ RomRom?” (that would be Romero the bullfighter. LOVE that we’re calling him RomRom)
November 25, 2024 at 1:32 AM
“what happened w/ RomRom?” (that would be Romero the bullfighter. LOVE that we’re calling him RomRom)
“Jesus Cohn, take a chill pill”
November 25, 2024 at 1:31 AM
“Jesus Cohn, take a chill pill”
(in response to “the fiesta exploded”) “like a bomb?”
November 25, 2024 at 1:31 AM
(in response to “the fiesta exploded”) “like a bomb?”
oh dear god
November 24, 2024 at 6:13 PM
oh dear god
“christ”
“HAHA ok that’s mean”
“oh shit”
“OH SHIT”
“HAHA ok that’s mean”
“oh shit”
“OH SHIT”
November 24, 2024 at 6:13 PM
“christ”
“HAHA ok that’s mean”
“oh shit”
“OH SHIT”
“HAHA ok that’s mean”
“oh shit”
“OH SHIT”
I’m starting to feel like I know her more intimately than I know some of my best friends
November 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I’m starting to feel like I know her more intimately than I know some of my best friends
“so weird, Bill. What is with you today?”
November 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
“so weird, Bill. What is with you today?”
“gay everywhere” oh she’s so me
November 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
“gay everywhere” oh she’s so me
(in response to a sleepy character refusing to get out of bed) “same”
November 24, 2024 at 6:11 PM
(in response to a sleepy character refusing to get out of bed) “same”
(after several chapters set in Basque country, she suddenly wonders) “what are Basques?”
November 24, 2024 at 6:10 PM
(after several chapters set in Basque country, she suddenly wonders) “what are Basques?”
(at a description of Paris) “wow”
(at a mention of a straight couple walking down the street) “cute”
(at a mention of a straight couple walking down the street) “cute”
November 23, 2024 at 11:08 PM
(at a description of Paris) “wow”
(at a mention of a straight couple walking down the street) “cute”
(at a mention of a straight couple walking down the street) “cute”
uh-oh she's really short-circuiting here
November 23, 2024 at 4:16 AM
uh-oh she's really short-circuiting here