Adalena Kavanagh
@mamiyaroid.bsky.social
Writer, Photographer, Librarian, Red Panda Enthusiast
https://adalenakavanagh.com/
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I'm reading submissions of short solstice writing for the next few days, so hold up your candles and walk into the woods.
We've just opened submissions on a brief call for short solstice writing. Let's see what happens!
Necessary Fiction - Winter Solstice: Points of Light
When the winter solstice approaches and days contract, I often return to seasonal rereads — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Nina MacLaughlin's Winter Solstice, essays by Kathleen Jamie, or the fictio...
necessaryfiction.submittable.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm reading submissions of short solstice writing for the next few days, so hold up your candles and walk into the woods.
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In a couple of days I'm going to open a quick, experimental call for very short, solstitial submissions at @necessaryfiction.com, something I've wanted to do for the past couple of years but didn't quite get it together. Further details TK.
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In a couple of days I'm going to open a quick, experimental call for very short, solstitial submissions at @necessaryfiction.com, something I've wanted to do for the past couple of years but didn't quite get it together. Further details TK.
Several men today might have believed I was giving them the smiley eye but dear Sirs, I only had eyes for your dog.
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Several men today might have believed I was giving them the smiley eye but dear Sirs, I only had eyes for your dog.
Been funny seeing people just learning that the NY Post is our campiest paper.
My sister and mine's biggest fear is f*cking up so badly at work (both teachers) that we land on the front page of the post with a devastatingly punny headline. I had a principal this happened to. He never recovered.
My sister and mine's biggest fear is f*cking up so badly at work (both teachers) that we land on the front page of the post with a devastatingly punny headline. I had a principal this happened to. He never recovered.
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Been funny seeing people just learning that the NY Post is our campiest paper.
My sister and mine's biggest fear is f*cking up so badly at work (both teachers) that we land on the front page of the post with a devastatingly punny headline. I had a principal this happened to. He never recovered.
My sister and mine's biggest fear is f*cking up so badly at work (both teachers) that we land on the front page of the post with a devastatingly punny headline. I had a principal this happened to. He never recovered.
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I am SO happy to be able to share the wonderful cover for DISPATCHES FROM THE AVANT-GARAGE: THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS coming in March from Wayne State UP. The cover has it all—postcards, letterpress, a bison. Beautifully designed, as it happens, by Lindsey Cleworth, who grew up in my/our hometown.
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I am SO happy to be able to share the wonderful cover for DISPATCHES FROM THE AVANT-GARAGE: THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS coming in March from Wayne State UP. The cover has it all—postcards, letterpress, a bison. Beautifully designed, as it happens, by Lindsey Cleworth, who grew up in my/our hometown.
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I’ve been saying!!
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I’ve been saying!!
I heard Yo La Tengo cover New York Groove in Central Park so I'm imagining them playing this to celebrate NYC/NJ's election results
youtu.be/C3VH06FC9W0?...
youtu.be/C3VH06FC9W0?...
New York Groove
YouTube video by Hello - Topic
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November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I heard Yo La Tengo cover New York Groove in Central Park so I'm imagining them playing this to celebrate NYC/NJ's election results
youtu.be/C3VH06FC9W0?...
youtu.be/C3VH06FC9W0?...
Hella divorced and loving it
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hella divorced and loving it
You know how a cat will do something silly and then look around to make sure no one saw it embarrassing itself? I had that moment today when I forgot how to open the bellows of this camera (that one isn't mine).
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You know how a cat will do something silly and then look around to make sure no one saw it embarrassing itself? I had that moment today when I forgot how to open the bellows of this camera (that one isn't mine).
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Took photo club to Green-Wood Cemetery and we got to photograph a red-tailed hawk dining on a rat.
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Took photo club to Green-Wood Cemetery and we got to photograph a red-tailed hawk dining on a rat.
The obvious question when there is a heist in Paris is, "Where was Lupin?"
October 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The obvious question when there is a heist in Paris is, "Where was Lupin?"
One student said the lesson on composition seemed more like art class than photography so I said, "Photography is an art form." Then when I further explained that if you're a photographer you're most likely an artist another kid whispered, "that's *dope*."
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
One student said the lesson on composition seemed more like art class than photography so I said, "Photography is an art form." Then when I further explained that if you're a photographer you're most likely an artist another kid whispered, "that's *dope*."
My mom watching Hitchcock's THE BIRDS:
"Oh my god! So many birds!"
"Oh my god! So many birds!"
October 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My mom watching Hitchcock's THE BIRDS:
"Oh my god! So many birds!"
"Oh my god! So many birds!"
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I’m not even much of a poetry reader and I marvel at the incisiveness and erudition of Elisa Gabbert’s post mortem on BEST AMERICAN POETRY, which recently ended its 40 year run (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...
What Was Best About the ‘Best American Poetry’?
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I’m not even much of a poetry reader and I marvel at the incisiveness and erudition of Elisa Gabbert’s post mortem on BEST AMERICAN POETRY, which recently ended its 40 year run (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...
The Cloisters wouldn't let us bring the food we'd bought and had in a backpack, despite having coatcheck, so I just went outside, tied the bag to a tree & figured if a squirrel didn't get it, we were set. Waltzed back in and our food was still where I tied it. Didn't lose $25. My mama would be proud
September 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Cloisters wouldn't let us bring the food we'd bought and had in a backpack, despite having coatcheck, so I just went outside, tied the bag to a tree & figured if a squirrel didn't get it, we were set. Waltzed back in and our food was still where I tied it. Didn't lose $25. My mama would be proud
WHAT? A new-to-me PYM????
The Sweet Dove Died by Barbara Pym is so sad & unsparing & the pink on the interior covers of the @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social edition is so hot.
September 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
WHAT? A new-to-me PYM????
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If you want to know how Hawke thinks about his own work and evolution As an actor, I interviewed him for the Criterion Channel live at St Ann’s Warehouse. You can watch it here!
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/the-c...
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/the-c...
The Craft of Acting: Ethan Hawke
www.criterionchannel.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If you want to know how Hawke thinks about his own work and evolution As an actor, I interviewed him for the Criterion Channel live at St Ann’s Warehouse. You can watch it here!
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/the-c...
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/the-c...
I should have been able to hear the booing from Brooklyn
September 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I should have been able to hear the booing from Brooklyn
Excited to be seeing Silkworm in Chicago featuring original member, Joel RL Phelps. He has a solo career and this one's a banger.
youtu.be/KMlqNWGcieU?...
youtu.be/KMlqNWGcieU?...
Then Slowly Turn
YouTube video by Joel R.l. Phelps And The Downer Trio - Topic
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Excited to be seeing Silkworm in Chicago featuring original member, Joel RL Phelps. He has a solo career and this one's a banger.
youtu.be/KMlqNWGcieU?...
youtu.be/KMlqNWGcieU?...
This weekend we tried a new local cafe & the cashier said "You're the librarian at (redacted)!" She's a former student who opened up her own cafe. It's so gratifying to see former students doing well. Like her, like the guy who has a good union job doing welding. Makes the work feel worth it.
August 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This weekend we tried a new local cafe & the cashier said "You're the librarian at (redacted)!" She's a former student who opened up her own cafe. It's so gratifying to see former students doing well. Like her, like the guy who has a good union job doing welding. Makes the work feel worth it.
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I opened up expanded Monday consulting hours because two people requested earlier times and Monday is admin day anyway. If you wanna talk about doing culture work in its many guises, schedule a time. alicia-kennedy.com/consulting
Editorial Consulting with Alicia Kennedy — ALICIA KENNEDY
Bestselling author and food and culture writer Alicia Kennedy offers one-on-one sessions to discuss your newsletter strategy and publishing work.
alicia-kennedy.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I opened up expanded Monday consulting hours because two people requested earlier times and Monday is admin day anyway. If you wanna talk about doing culture work in its many guises, schedule a time. alicia-kennedy.com/consulting