Lee Schlesinger
@leeschlesinger.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Interested in Broadway, musical theatre, good fiction. I'm looking for a mind at work. Philadelphia-based for now - formerly Austin, Sarasota, Natick, and Brandeis.
Want to be my neighbor outside of Philly? Great house on my street is for sale, $399,000.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Want to be my neighbor outside of Philly? Great house on my street is for sale, $399,000.
Donald Trump is doing what the 9/11 terrorists tried to do — demolish the White House.
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Donald Trump is doing what the 9/11 terrorists tried to do — demolish the White House.
No Kings, Philadelphia
October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
No Kings, Philadelphia
My kids got me a live sloth for my birthday. Do you suppose they're trying to send some kind of message?
October 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My kids got me a live sloth for my birthday. Do you suppose they're trying to send some kind of message?
A lot of Wordle streaks are going to be broken today.
July 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A lot of Wordle streaks are going to be broken today.
I'm not interested in reading any article whose headline begins, "I asked ChatGPT..."
July 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm not interested in reading any article whose headline begins, "I asked ChatGPT..."
I'm a bagel but sometimes I roll play.
July 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I'm a bagel but sometimes I roll play.
Red flag in an adult: interest or belief in astrology
June 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Red flag in an adult: interest or belief in astrology
Tried to read two classic novels today. Couldn't get into either.
For the the record, Mrs. Dalloway and Angle of Repose
For the the record, Mrs. Dalloway and Angle of Repose
June 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Tried to read two classic novels today. Couldn't get into either.
For the the record, Mrs. Dalloway and Angle of Repose
For the the record, Mrs. Dalloway and Angle of Repose
I sadly conclude, after many efforts, that Virginia Woolf is not for me.
June 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I sadly conclude, after many efforts, that Virginia Woolf is not for me.
I'm considering options for the family for the 4th of July. We're not staying local and going into Philadelphia. We're willing to travel. Any suggestions?
June 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I'm considering options for the family for the 4th of July. We're not staying local and going into Philadelphia. We're willing to travel. Any suggestions?
The power's out. My phone battery is low. Might not make it. Send brownies.
June 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The power's out. My phone battery is low. Might not make it. Send brownies.
I'm heading into Manhattan on Wednesday - time to see some theatre.
June 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I'm heading into Manhattan on Wednesday - time to see some theatre.
Top 1%, baby!
"Of 1,500 Americans surveyed, 46% finished zero (0) books in 2023 and 5% read just one.
If you read more than two books in 2023, you're in the top half of U.S. adults.
Reading 5 books put you in the top 33%, and 10 in top 21%.
1% read over 50 books.
Free link: archive.ph/2024.01.25-2...
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If you read more than two books in 2023, you're in the top half of U.S. adults.
Reading 5 books put you in the top 33%, and 10 in top 21%.
1% read over 50 books.
Free link: archive.ph/2024.01.25-2...
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Analysis | How many books did you read in 2023? Are you in the top 1 percent?
New data shows how many books Americans read last year, our favorite genres, and even how many books we own and how we organize them. We break it down by percentiles, politics and demographics!
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Top 1%, baby!
Turns out it's OK to step in a puddle but not in a puggle 🤷🏻♂️ #liveandlearn
May 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Turns out it's OK to step in a puddle but not in a puggle 🤷🏻♂️ #liveandlearn
I've been on Snapchat for more than 12 years, and in that time I think I've had two conversations on the platform - and I'm fine with that.
May 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I've been on Snapchat for more than 12 years, and in that time I think I've had two conversations on the platform - and I'm fine with that.
Student 1: My dad draws.
Student 2: My dad farts.
Great way to to start a day of substitute teaching!
Student 2: My dad farts.
Great way to to start a day of substitute teaching!
April 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Student 1: My dad draws.
Student 2: My dad farts.
Great way to to start a day of substitute teaching!
Student 2: My dad farts.
Great way to to start a day of substitute teaching!
Just having a chat with a deer friend in the backyard.
April 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just having a chat with a deer friend in the backyard.
43 years ago today I saw The Ramones in concert.
April 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
43 years ago today I saw The Ramones in concert.
In West Virginia. The air smells wonderful.
April 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In West Virginia. The air smells wonderful.
So Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink are two different people?
April 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink are two different people?
Wife: Who was Lincoln's vice president?
Me: First or second term?
Wife: First.
Me: Hannibal Hamlin
Wife: Second?
Me: Andrew Johnson
Wife: You're annoying.
Me: First or second term?
Wife: First.
Me: Hannibal Hamlin
Wife: Second?
Me: Andrew Johnson
Wife: You're annoying.
April 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Wife: Who was Lincoln's vice president?
Me: First or second term?
Wife: First.
Me: Hannibal Hamlin
Wife: Second?
Me: Andrew Johnson
Wife: You're annoying.
Me: First or second term?
Wife: First.
Me: Hannibal Hamlin
Wife: Second?
Me: Andrew Johnson
Wife: You're annoying.
I was never comfortable as an extrovert but I could fake it. Now I don't have the patience to do that.
April 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I was never comfortable as an extrovert but I could fake it. Now I don't have the patience to do that.
Bookish Checkpoint!
Last:
✨ Bread Givers — Anzia Yezierska
Current:
✨ Sanctum of the Soul — Ken Kade
Next:
✨ Freelancers of Neptune — Jacob Holo
Last Book I Added to My TBR:
✨ Murder by Memory — Olivia Waite
Last:
✨ Bread Givers — Anzia Yezierska
Current:
✨ Sanctum of the Soul — Ken Kade
Next:
✨ Freelancers of Neptune — Jacob Holo
Last Book I Added to My TBR:
✨ Murder by Memory — Olivia Waite
March 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Bookish Checkpoint!
Last:
✨ Bread Givers — Anzia Yezierska
Current:
✨ Sanctum of the Soul — Ken Kade
Next:
✨ Freelancers of Neptune — Jacob Holo
Last Book I Added to My TBR:
✨ Murder by Memory — Olivia Waite
Last:
✨ Bread Givers — Anzia Yezierska
Current:
✨ Sanctum of the Soul — Ken Kade
Next:
✨ Freelancers of Neptune — Jacob Holo
Last Book I Added to My TBR:
✨ Murder by Memory — Olivia Waite
OK, editors of Bluesky, what's wrong with this sentence? Hint: it isn't the passive voice:
A few spies had been sent to gather more information, but none had returned alive.
A few spies had been sent to gather more information, but none had returned alive.
March 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
OK, editors of Bluesky, what's wrong with this sentence? Hint: it isn't the passive voice:
A few spies had been sent to gather more information, but none had returned alive.
A few spies had been sent to gather more information, but none had returned alive.