Eve Babitz Mourner
@jfwrites.bsky.social
26 • Reader • Writer • Tea Drinker • Libra • Teacher
CR: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
CR: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
We’re reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson for my philosophical horror bookclub and I’m so excited!!!!!!
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We’re reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson for my philosophical horror bookclub and I’m so excited!!!!!!
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This year’s Booker winner David Szalay: ‘I really appreciate Roddy Doyle’s simple, practical advice’
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
This year’s Booker winner David Szalay: ‘I really appreciate Roddy Doyle’s simple, practical advice’
Booker Prize winner David Szalay, who abandoned Flesh several times in the early stages, stresses the importance of risk when writing a novel
www.irishtimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This year’s Booker winner David Szalay: ‘I really appreciate Roddy Doyle’s simple, practical advice’
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Emotion isn’t just about characters laughing or crying. What truly defines a character’s emotional depth is not just what they feel, but how they express it.
Much to consider here from Jordan Rosenfeld.
Much to consider here from Jordan Rosenfeld.
What Makes Character Voice Memorable: Emotion | Jane Friedman
This excerpt from a new craft book by Jordan Rosenfeld explores the many ways our fictional characters manifest their internal emotions.
janefriedman.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Emotion isn’t just about characters laughing or crying. What truly defines a character’s emotional depth is not just what they feel, but how they express it.
Much to consider here from Jordan Rosenfeld.
Much to consider here from Jordan Rosenfeld.
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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"Also, a fully-funded, fully-functional Hard Rock Cafe just kind of showed up on the lawn overnight."
Donald Trump’s White House Ballroom Was Funded by Private Donors. Same Goes for the Crocodile Moat
Let us set the record straight: President Trump is not a king, and the White House is not a castle. To those suffering from Trump Derangement Syndr...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"Also, a fully-funded, fully-functional Hard Rock Cafe just kind of showed up on the lawn overnight."
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“Ensuring that everyone in the United States has access to a diversity of fresh, safe food must be part of the larger healthcare framework,” writes journalist and @theflytrapmedia.com cofounder @sesmith.lol in an op-ed. “Apparently, our lawmakers have lost sight of this.”
Op-ed: The Shutdown Threatens SNAP and WIC for the Most Vulnerable
One in eight Americans rely on food assistance. For families with complex medical challenges, these programs are non-negotiable lifelines.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Ensuring that everyone in the United States has access to a diversity of fresh, safe food must be part of the larger healthcare framework,” writes journalist and @theflytrapmedia.com cofounder @sesmith.lol in an op-ed. “Apparently, our lawmakers have lost sight of this.”
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Them: I used ChapGPT to find a dinner recipe.
Me: Oh, wow, so you like poisoning black neighborhoods so you can cook… *lowers reading glasses*…a roast chicken that’s still too dry. Wow.
Me: Oh, wow, so you like poisoning black neighborhoods so you can cook… *lowers reading glasses*…a roast chicken that’s still too dry. Wow.
October 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Them: I used ChapGPT to find a dinner recipe.
Me: Oh, wow, so you like poisoning black neighborhoods so you can cook… *lowers reading glasses*…a roast chicken that’s still too dry. Wow.
Me: Oh, wow, so you like poisoning black neighborhoods so you can cook… *lowers reading glasses*…a roast chicken that’s still too dry. Wow.
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now that i teach i cannot express enough how much i want to read whatever a 19 year old comes up with at 2am on their roommate's vyvanse. that nonsense is worth 100000x any AI output
I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.
October 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
now that i teach i cannot express enough how much i want to read whatever a 19 year old comes up with at 2am on their roommate's vyvanse. that nonsense is worth 100000x any AI output
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You guys still like starter packs, right? Be sure to browse our regularly updated guide of all our contributors and staff — it's writers all the way down! 💫
(Don't forget to reach out if you've ever appeared in OKD and you're not on here, and we'll add you)
(Don't forget to reach out if you've ever appeared in OKD and you're not on here, and we'll add you)
October 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
You guys still like starter packs, right? Be sure to browse our regularly updated guide of all our contributors and staff — it's writers all the way down! 💫
(Don't forget to reach out if you've ever appeared in OKD and you're not on here, and we'll add you)
(Don't forget to reach out if you've ever appeared in OKD and you're not on here, and we'll add you)
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finally some cool news
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
finally some cool news
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Max Pasakorn's poem GHAZAL FOR MY GAY ASS is nominated for Best of the Net 2026! 👏 This time last year, they shared just one thing about the piece: buff.ly/MnczoQ9
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Max Pasakorn's poem GHAZAL FOR MY GAY ASS is nominated for Best of the Net 2026! 👏 This time last year, they shared just one thing about the piece: buff.ly/MnczoQ9
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WHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher is officially out now! 🍄🕸️
The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America.
https://tinyurl.com/uk78deyt
The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America.
https://tinyurl.com/uk78deyt
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
WHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher is officially out now! 🍄🕸️
The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America.
https://tinyurl.com/uk78deyt
The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America.
https://tinyurl.com/uk78deyt
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We are begging J.K. Rowling to find a new way to spend her time.
J.K. Rowling Wrote 700 Words About Emma Watson 'Loving' Her Despite Anti-Trans Beliefs
Begging her to find a new way to spend her time.
www.teenvogue.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are begging J.K. Rowling to find a new way to spend her time.
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Bad Bunny should call Drake a pedophile too
September 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Bad Bunny should call Drake a pedophile too
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It's #SunDay, a day of action promoting clean energy.
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You can get @billmckibben.bsky.social's Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization from us for 20% off: theliteratelizard.com/book/9781324...
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You can get @billmckibben.bsky.social's Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization from us for 20% off: theliteratelizard.com/book/9781324...
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September 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's #SunDay, a day of action promoting clean energy.
www.sunday.earth
You can get @billmckibben.bsky.social's Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization from us for 20% off: theliteratelizard.com/book/9781324...
#BookSky @sundayofaction.bsky.social
www.sunday.earth
You can get @billmckibben.bsky.social's Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization from us for 20% off: theliteratelizard.com/book/9781324...
#BookSky @sundayofaction.bsky.social
Rosey Cheeks (feat. Alice Glass) by Turkey on Apple Music
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September 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
MAHA is so facetious, it blows me away that people are still drinking that koolaid.
every time i see RFK Jr. it confuses me how anyone buys into it. i can understand the crunchy cult — there’s a sense of isolation through prairie aestheticism, but he’s drinking aquarium cleaner and beef tallow…
every time i see RFK Jr. it confuses me how anyone buys into it. i can understand the crunchy cult — there’s a sense of isolation through prairie aestheticism, but he’s drinking aquarium cleaner and beef tallow…
September 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
MAHA is so facetious, it blows me away that people are still drinking that koolaid.
every time i see RFK Jr. it confuses me how anyone buys into it. i can understand the crunchy cult — there’s a sense of isolation through prairie aestheticism, but he’s drinking aquarium cleaner and beef tallow…
every time i see RFK Jr. it confuses me how anyone buys into it. i can understand the crunchy cult — there’s a sense of isolation through prairie aestheticism, but he’s drinking aquarium cleaner and beef tallow…
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What a pathetic whining child this man is. He smears himself every day with his unending self-pity and stupidity.
NEWS: Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times, a few of their writers, and Penguin Random House, seemingly because they published things about him he didn’t like.
September 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM
What a pathetic whining child this man is. He smears himself every day with his unending self-pity and stupidity.
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Opinion: While condemning violence is something most can get behind, the sanitization of Charlie Kirk's hate has gone too far, argues Erin Reed.
We must not posthumously sanitize Charlie Kirk's hateful life
Opinion: While condemning violence is something most can get behind, the sanitization of Charlie Kirk's hate has gone too far, argues Erin Reed.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Opinion: While condemning violence is something most can get behind, the sanitization of Charlie Kirk's hate has gone too far, argues Erin Reed.
my 40s tea pot (lead free!!!!!!) works amazingly!!!!!!
September 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
my 40s tea pot (lead free!!!!!!) works amazingly!!!!!!
seeing the conjuring last rites event where the priest blesses moviegoers before they enter… all that for what? a movie that’s not even scary????
September 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
seeing the conjuring last rites event where the priest blesses moviegoers before they enter… all that for what? a movie that’s not even scary????
the tennis show at pappy’s and harriet’s was amazing! i’m so glad i caught them on their farewell tour!
August 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
the tennis show at pappy’s and harriet’s was amazing! i’m so glad i caught them on their farewell tour!
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tea sale this weekend folks
August 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
tea sale this weekend folks
talking to adults who identify as stem majors… when they’re not in college anymore - is like talking to a group of prisoners who actually deserve death row
August 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
talking to adults who identify as stem majors… when they’re not in college anymore - is like talking to a group of prisoners who actually deserve death row