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David Elsensohn
@merelydave.bsky.social
He/Him thriving in a desert east of the sprawling, stylish, culturally-infused and conflicted land of Angels, and, when not overcome with apathy, writing. Likes burritos.
Our third, and most odd and misplaced, anthology is launching soon. I swallowed my dignity and agreed to be the editor for this one.
Big announcement! Our next project, "Missed-Fits" is coming soon! This anthology features stories of awkward lengths (1200-2100 words) about things that don't fit or are out of place. An open call will follow, provided we fund. Click the link and follow to be notified upon launch!
Coming soon: Missed-Fits: A Calendar of Fools Anthology
An anthology featuring stories of awkward lengths about things that are missing or out of place.
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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We've been so happy with the responses the stories in "Intergalactic Rejects," we'd like to share them with even more people. Therefore, we're going to offer the original stories for free, individually, a few weeks at a time, starting with "The Horses of Pazyryk" by @slharris.bsky.social .
The Horses of Pazyryk
by S. L. Harris All those long black winter afternoons, I hid in the belly of the museum surrounded by the ghosts of horses screaming. Their golden bridle ornaments shone in the greenish light, their ...
calendaroffools.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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the people obsessed with "ideological diversity" in online spaces are the same people who experience none in their daily lives
June 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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1. The US Transgender Survey has finally been released, and the results are stunning.

- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.

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Largest Trans Survey Ever: Top Reason Trans People Stop Transitioning Is Transphobia
“In almost every single case, the reason was anti-trans discrimination in the form of pressure to ‘detransition’ from one’s family, friends, or community.”
www.erininthemorning.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Sure you’ve lost your life savings but hey at least you can say all the slurs you want in the break room of the job you no longer have
April 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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It's dizzying to think about how easily and noiselessly you can be plucked from your life and entered into a system built to manufacture the justification of your murder and no amount of love or evidence, no visibility, no mobilization of a community formed under your name can save you
The state of Missouri has executed Marcellus Williams
September 24, 2024 at 11:21 PM