Neil Serven
@neilserven.bsky.social
Fiction & essays, novel in progress. Co-owner @federalstbooks.bsky.social . Candlepin bowler. Language stuff. A lot of crank air. Used to write the dictionary.
Western Massachusetts.
Western Massachusetts.
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
Feeling a bit of nostalgia for my erstwhile lexicography career this week in light of the (surprisingly kept under wraps!) release of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Twelfth Edition and recently learning of this unexpected singular mention in Stefan Fatsis’s Unabridged.
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Feeling a bit of nostalgia for my erstwhile lexicography career this week in light of the (surprisingly kept under wraps!) release of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Twelfth Edition and recently learning of this unexpected singular mention in Stefan Fatsis’s Unabridged.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
I hope this CBS promo for a Boston-set series that misspelled Donnie Wahlberg’s name was expensive.
![The names DONNIE WHALBERG [sic] and SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN in while all-caps over an image of the Boston skyline, from a promo for the CBS series BOSTON BLUE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dtfemkcvevwcubino2xfau5w/bafkreic2sjzbqggpde6fxqfjykv7ra73tqqsqe42as33cagjggwfrkkmna@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I hope this CBS promo for a Boston-set series that misspelled Donnie Wahlberg’s name was expensive.
I hadn’t known “cut rate” had anything other than a negative meaning before I ran into this photo at a local Walgreens. Got double-vaxxed today.
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I hadn’t known “cut rate” had anything other than a negative meaning before I ran into this photo at a local Walgreens. Got double-vaxxed today.
"On-Cor is a 2-pound family size entree."
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"On-Cor is a 2-pound family size entree."
Not a bad singer for an ER nurse.
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Not a bad singer for an ER nurse.
Orange cat with feetz.
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Orange cat with feetz.
Mavis Gallant, Lilet martini, World Series.
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Mavis Gallant, Lilet martini, World Series.
“The only 6-7 you’ll see here is me, the guy who 'sics Heaven' on you.”
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“The only 6-7 you’ll see here is me, the guy who 'sics Heaven' on you.”
“You guys on MySpace?”
October 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“You guys on MySpace?”
But I’m also thinking of how many mock definitions used in ads will keep the center dots for aesthetics because designers can’t imagine them differently.
October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
But I’m also thinking of how many mock definitions used in ads will keep the center dots for aesthetics because designers can’t imagine them differently.
“Ya wanna win, don’t ya?”
September 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“Ya wanna win, don’t ya?”
Oyster brine martini
September 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Oyster brine martini
Mavis Gallant. “Deciding none of them worth an inch of film.”
September 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Mavis Gallant. “Deciding none of them worth an inch of film.”
“She’s paying you $3.5 million so you can be married to someone else.”
August 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“She’s paying you $3.5 million so you can be married to someone else.”
“Having a Coke with you is even more fun than going to San Sebastián”
Oh Frank O’Hara we love you get up.
Oh Frank O’Hara we love you get up.
August 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“Having a Coke with you is even more fun than going to San Sebastián”
Oh Frank O’Hara we love you get up.
Oh Frank O’Hara we love you get up.
I will always remember the Saturday morning when I looked out the back door and saw Sophie looking up at me from the porch. She made our home her home. Our girl was sassy, smart, sensitive, warm, and knew the word for cheese in six languages. We said goodbye to her today, and will miss her terribly.
August 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I will always remember the Saturday morning when I looked out the back door and saw Sophie looking up at me from the porch. She made our home her home. Our girl was sassy, smart, sensitive, warm, and knew the word for cheese in six languages. We said goodbye to her today, and will miss her terribly.
“Hand on my heart. Hand on my stupid heart.”
August 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Hand on my heart. Hand on my stupid heart.”
