Jaswinder Bolina
@jaswinderbolina.bsky.social
Writer | www.jaswinderbolina.com
Books @ Copper Canyon, McSweeney’s, Omnidawn… | Poems @ Poetry, The New Yorker, Narrative… | Essays @ The Washington Post, The Paris Review, Shenandoah…
Posts on writing, civil disobedience, Cubs…
Books @ Copper Canyon, McSweeney’s, Omnidawn… | Poems @ Poetry, The New Yorker, Narrative… | Essays @ The Washington Post, The Paris Review, Shenandoah…
Posts on writing, civil disobedience, Cubs…
Standard back-to-school update. Everyone be sure to say hello to the campus croc!
August 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Standard back-to-school update. Everyone be sure to say hello to the campus croc!
June 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
June 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In light of current events and, well, pretty much everything else, it’s only fair to ask who in this illiterate administration decided Les Misérables was the move here?
June 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
In light of current events and, well, pretty much everything else, it’s only fair to ask who in this illiterate administration decided Les Misérables was the move here?
Slow news day, so it seems like a good moment to point out that the Chicago Cubs currently hold the best record in the National League.
As has been prophesied, it appears they got the power; they got the speed.
As has been prophesied, it appears they got the power; they got the speed.
June 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Slow news day, so it seems like a good moment to point out that the Chicago Cubs currently hold the best record in the National League.
As has been prophesied, it appears they got the power; they got the speed.
As has been prophesied, it appears they got the power; they got the speed.
May 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
And so we return to this...
January 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
And so we return to this...
With you for every painstaking point…
December 23, 2024 at 3:26 AM
With you for every painstaking point…
Thing I love about Bluesky in our delirious political moment is that your “wat” was immediately followed by Kai’s “wut” in my feed, each of you reacting to completely different news:
December 22, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Thing I love about Bluesky in our delirious political moment is that your “wat” was immediately followed by Kai’s “wut” in my feed, each of you reacting to completely different news:
Offering a minor edit…
December 14, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Offering a minor edit…
New comforter coming off a little thirsty, but kinda sweetly so
December 13, 2024 at 12:09 AM
New comforter coming off a little thirsty, but kinda sweetly so
Based on all recent evidence, I’m not the only who thinks the studio’s reworking reality into a Batman sequel, am I?
December 7, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Based on all recent evidence, I’m not the only who thinks the studio’s reworking reality into a Batman sequel, am I?
Issuing a standing “Not today, Satan” order against Popular Mechanics until they back way the f off with the hypotheticals
December 6, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Issuing a standing “Not today, Satan” order against Popular Mechanics until they back way the f off with the hypotheticals
Stick around! Be badgered! Enjoy yourself!!
December 1, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Stick around! Be badgered! Enjoy yourself!!
I’m not offended as a progressive. I’m offended as a Chicagoan.
December 1, 2024 at 4:34 AM
I’m not offended as a progressive. I’m offended as a Chicagoan.
Gotta be this lid…
November 30, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Gotta be this lid…
You magnificent bastards. You do tires & auto now? This place really has arrived.
November 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM
You magnificent bastards. You do tires & auto now? This place really has arrived.
Here’s the good doctor:
November 23, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Here’s the good doctor:
This has to be a bit. Some of these answers read like the Dr. Evil monologue from Austin Powers:
November 23, 2024 at 4:46 AM
This has to be a bit. Some of these answers read like the Dr. Evil monologue from Austin Powers:
Self-portrait as an optimistic Bears fan…
November 17, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Self-portrait as an optimistic Bears fan…
This one seemed a little too ready to ride or die on Fury Road
November 16, 2024 at 4:32 PM
This one seemed a little too ready to ride or die on Fury Road
Readings are better when they accidentally schedule you to read with a dear friend—with all love and thanks to Des, Cate Marvin, and The College of Staten Island.
November 13, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Readings are better when they accidentally schedule you to read with a dear friend—with all love and thanks to Des, Cate Marvin, and The College of Staten Island.
If you’re in NYC or environs, I’m reading with the inimitable Desiree Cooper @ CUNY-Staten Island at 2pm this afternoon…
November 12, 2024 at 3:52 PM
If you’re in NYC or environs, I’m reading with the inimitable Desiree Cooper @ CUNY-Staten Island at 2pm this afternoon…
Fair enough, New York. It’s nice to see you too.
November 12, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Fair enough, New York. It’s nice to see you too.