James Parenti
@jamesparenti.bsky.social
Writer, performer, cat dad (he/him)
My writing:
- https://www.havenspec.com/the-back-of-the-hand-to-everything
- https://www.thedreadmachine.com/nothing-separates-you/
My writing:
- https://www.havenspec.com/the-back-of-the-hand-to-everything
- https://www.thedreadmachine.com/nothing-separates-you/
Ooh, I loved this story! So glad to see it find a wonderful home!
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ooh, I loved this story! So glad to see it find a wonderful home!
Reposted by James Parenti
if you think "AI" is going to "outperform" writers at "literary fiction" we have nothing else to talk about. there is a fundamental rift in the way we see art and humanity and it's never gonna get solved, even when this AI horseshit goes away
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
if you think "AI" is going to "outperform" writers at "literary fiction" we have nothing else to talk about. there is a fundamental rift in the way we see art and humanity and it's never gonna get solved, even when this AI horseshit goes away
I did some of my earliest writing when I was working as a waiter. You know those tiny moleskine notebooks the size of your hand? They fit perfectly in the server book I kept in my apron, and nobody was the wiser!
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I did some of my earliest writing when I was working as a waiter. You know those tiny moleskine notebooks the size of your hand? They fit perfectly in the server book I kept in my apron, and nobody was the wiser!
Well I just watched the first episode and I am now very excited to read your story!
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Well I just watched the first episode and I am now very excited to read your story!
Just ordered my copy—really excited to read this one!
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Just ordered my copy—really excited to read this one!
Wait, I loved Billy Wong so much! What’s going on with him these days?
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Wait, I loved Billy Wong so much! What’s going on with him these days?
Hi I’m interested! 🤓
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hi I’m interested! 🤓
Amazing, congratulations! At some point I hope you do a blog post about the process of expanding the short to novel length!
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Amazing, congratulations! At some point I hope you do a blog post about the process of expanding the short to novel length!
I have to say, seeing my hand like this gave me Feelings
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I have to say, seeing my hand like this gave me Feelings
Ugh, sexy jello* shot recipe, lol
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ugh, sexy jello* shot recipe, lol
That’s so damn cool. Please keep posting about it, I’m excited to follow along on the journey!
October 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
That’s so damn cool. Please keep posting about it, I’m excited to follow along on the journey!
Wait—writing 7 stories in 7 days? Or reading them?
October 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Wait—writing 7 stories in 7 days? Or reading them?
Love this idea! Are there any good programs that don’t farm for AI?
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Love this idea! Are there any good programs that don’t farm for AI?
Hey this sounds like a fantastic idea to me, I’d definitely subscribe if you went through with it!
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hey this sounds like a fantastic idea to me, I’d definitely subscribe if you went through with it!
That's so exciting, congrats! I'd love to hear about your process for expanding a short, if you had any interest in sharing 🤓
October 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
That's so exciting, congrats! I'd love to hear about your process for expanding a short, if you had any interest in sharing 🤓
What a great thread and discussion this is! Happy to have stumbled upon it on this, the Fifth Night of Halloween
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
What a great thread and discussion this is! Happy to have stumbled upon it on this, the Fifth Night of Halloween