Mike O’Connell
@moconnell.bsky.social
Author of Startling Figures: Encounters with American Catholic Fiction/ editor of Conversations with George Saunders/ co-editor of The Journal of David Foster Wallace Studies. Fellow at the Jesuit Media Lab.
Great mail day, @sheaserrano.bsky.social !
October 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Great mail day, @sheaserrano.bsky.social !
Post someone who looks good in a hat
August 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Post someone who looks good in a hat
In memory of Ryne Sandberg - the funniest/ most memorable baseball card story of my youth:
July 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In memory of Ryne Sandberg - the funniest/ most memorable baseball card story of my youth:
Neighborhood hawk in action (shot with my (old model) iPhone, in Ann Arbor, MI)
May 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Neighborhood hawk in action (shot with my (old model) iPhone, in Ann Arbor, MI)
Cheers to Liverpool. This season was an absolute delight
April 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Cheers to Liverpool. This season was an absolute delight
The only “Liberation Day” worth acknowledging. Read “Love Letter” or “Ghoul” and think about how to respond to authoritarianism
April 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The only “Liberation Day” worth acknowledging. Read “Love Letter” or “Ghoul” and think about how to respond to authoritarianism
Unsurprisingly, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social ‘s new book is excellent.
Key idea: “We can do and be so much for each other—but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.”
Amen
Key idea: “We can do and be so much for each other—but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.”
Amen
March 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Unsurprisingly, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social ‘s new book is excellent.
Key idea: “We can do and be so much for each other—but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.”
Amen
Key idea: “We can do and be so much for each other—but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.”
Amen
Happy(?) 5 year anniversary of the Gobert Game, to all who celebrate
March 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Happy(?) 5 year anniversary of the Gobert Game, to all who celebrate
This one’s from an Irish tourist bar in Disney Springs
January 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This one’s from an Irish tourist bar in Disney Springs
(As a huge fan of both, these two actually pair really well)
January 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
(As a huge fan of both, these two actually pair really well)
Stressful times often call for re-reads. This book gets better each time I read it. It is a masterpiece, and one of the best books of the century. A brilliant and profound reflection on mortality, love, the nature of the soul, and the idea of America. #booksky
November 19, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Stressful times often call for re-reads. This book gets better each time I read it. It is a masterpiece, and one of the best books of the century. A brilliant and profound reflection on mortality, love, the nature of the soul, and the idea of America. #booksky
The time my son and I saw a turtle laying eggs (from a respectful distance)
November 18, 2024 at 4:02 AM
The time my son and I saw a turtle laying eggs (from a respectful distance)
Love a bookshelf pic! I actually wrote something about our “family favorites” bookshelf
www.dappledthings.org/deep-down-th...
www.dappledthings.org/deep-down-th...
November 13, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Love a bookshelf pic! I actually wrote something about our “family favorites” bookshelf
www.dappledthings.org/deep-down-th...
www.dappledthings.org/deep-down-th...
If you see this, post a concert photo you took.
The Mountain Goats, Detroit 2023
The Mountain Goats, Detroit 2023
November 11, 2024 at 3:04 AM
If you see this, post a concert photo you took.
The Mountain Goats, Detroit 2023
The Mountain Goats, Detroit 2023