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J.D. Ho
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Writer and Reviewer: Essays in Georgia Review, Missouri Review, and my brain. Book forthcoming with River River, spring 2026. They/them.
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I love the dictum: Write badly. I abide by it all the time. It helps me get words on the page. Doing it today!
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Han and I have a thing for ruin porn.
hanvanderhart.bsky.social Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 1d
First pushcart nomination 🙏💕 Thank you, Salt Hill Journal! 🎉🎉🎉

“To not save anything. To rush headlong,
fall, collapse.”
Pink and black graphic with the following text: "RUIN PORN" BY HAN VANDERHART... ...SSUE 53 "MY SISTER BLAMES OUR PARENTS, NOT METH, FOR THE LOSS OF HER TEETH BY SAMANTHA PADGET.../SSUE 54 "WHERE WE SIN, WE SING: ON JULIEN BAKER & DELIVERANCE THROUGH SIN" BY ANTHONY THOMAS LOMBARDI ISSUE 53 "SMOKE DETECTORS" BY KEVIN B. /SSUE 54 "FISH FALL" BY CLAIRE ZHOU ISSUE 54 "A RICHER PLACE " BY ALEXANDER FREDMAN ..../ISSUE 53 SALT HILL JOURNAL
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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I've heard that paper letters are so unusual now that they can be quite effective, so I wrote an actual paper letter to NBC to ask them to renew Brilliant Minds. I had to Google how to format the letter. I consider that an act of devotion. #BrilliantMinds
I'm writing to make a case for renewing Brilliant Minds for a third season. I realize the ratings are not great. I realize the networks are facing political pressure to cut diversity initiatives, and representation may not be a priority. But I used to work at a kids' bookstore, and I saw how important it was for kids to have books they could relate to - where they saw themselves. I see online that a lot of high school kids watch this show, I think because they see their own neurodivergence, mental health challenges, and identities. It's the same for me, and I would argue that now is a time when stories of this kind are essential. I know a network doesn't run on Hope and kindness, but hope and kindness are essential, too, and this show has so much of those. It also has a tremendously talented crew who are producing something worthwhile and unique. It's not often that I find a television show I like and that is good on every level from the writing to the acting to the cinematography and art direction. Every time I sit down to watch a new episode I'm so excited to see the Small Things This Crew does to make the story interesting and complex. I want these people to continue to have their jobs. I've purchased the show on multiple platforms to support it. I wish I had the power to pay everyone to keep doing what they're doing. I can see that people on the cast and crew like and respect each other, and, wow, I need that right now! A lot of people need that. I'm a writer who doesn't have a huge social media following, but I have been on a mission to get people to watch brilliant minds. It took me ages to decide to watch because I hate medical dramas - but I love this one. I love that the writers surprised me and overcame my prejudices. I'll keep doing my part to support the show, and it would mean a lot to so many people if the network did, too. Please give it a chance for another year.
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Since I started working at the polls a few years ago, we have had fewer and fewer election workers, I think because it is so dangerous now. I am committed to doing it until I can't anymore.
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Brilliant Minds' themes of mentorship and found family are so good. Is it too much to hope that an intelligent and humane show will make it in this world? Working on my 4th essay about it. #BrilliantMinds
Zachary Quinto and Ashleigh LaThrop as Dr. Oliver Wolf and Dr. Ericka Kinney. They sit on a couch with some popcorn. You can't see it, but they are watching casablanca. The shot is kind of dark because that is the show's visual style. And i could go on for thousands more words on the cinematography and art direction, which seem to be woefully underappreciated. A really kickass crew runs this ship.
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I really don't understand why more people aren't watching this show. It is so empathetic and compassionate, and often quite funny. It's getting me through these terrible times. #BrilliantMinds
Zachary Quinto and Tamberla Perry as Dr Oliver wolf and Dr Carol Pierce on brilliant minds. They are dressed as Spock and Uhura for Halloween and they are standing in an elevator
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Growing my first successful chrysanthemum greens crop. I think it worked because I, in despair, threw the seeds out there and said I did not give a fuck. And then they grew.
Chrysanthemum and pea greens growing in a garden. The chrysanthemums have frilly leaves. There is also some chervil hiding in there
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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The Luddites Were Right
October 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The end of the bittermelon blossoms. They smell so good.

Also, I started writing a new book.
A small yellow flower against a background of green leaves
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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My mom just finished the ARC and said it was “as good as a Hannah Kristin book.”

Me: “Do you mean Kristin Hannah?”

Mom: oh whatever
October 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness. #BrilliantMinds
A screenshot from brilliant minds. It shows Teddy Sears as Josh Nichols and Zachary Quinto as Oliver wolf. They are walking down a hospital hallway that is painted turquoise. Josh is serious and Oliver is being silly. There is lots of Hospital junk in the hallway and art on the walls. The credits on screen read: guest starring nabil rajo and Ari Cohen
October 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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A friendly reminder to hug a tree today. If it's Ponderosa pine, you must inhale its gorgeous butterscotch scent!
The textured surface of Ponderosa pine tree bark.
October 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Klip dagga. Pineapple sage. Late color.
A flower head with lots of little orange flowers coming out of it like tongues A flower stalk with lots of little red flowers coming off of it
October 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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More people need to watch Brilliant Minds. It's so creative and weird. I'm writing another essay about it because I also am creative and weird. #BrilliantMinds
Zachary Quinto as Dr Oliver wolf on brilliant minds. In this screenshot, he is with guest star Molly Bernard whose back is to us
October 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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My loofahs are the talk of the neighborhood. They grew all the way up the dogwood.
A blue sky with a white cloud. A dogwood Branch with a loofah Vine and a bunch of big loofahs, which looks like giant zucchinis
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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I wrote a trilogy of novels published by HarperCollins about a brother and sister caught on opposite sides of the war to unite Viking Age Norway.

Today is my birthday and if you are inclined to share this, it would be a lovely present!

The first: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-half-d...
The Half-Drowned King|Paperback
"Linnea Hartsuyker brings myth and legend roaring to life in this superbly good page-turning saga of Viking-era Norway. The book’s fiercest magic shines in the characters of Ragnvald and Svanhil...
www.barnesandnoble.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Just a reminder: Don't cut your stems to the ground! Bees need them! I do cut stems back a bit, but I leave them standing around 1' to 2' tall. In spring, bees will lay eggs in them. I took these photos a few years back on a warm spring day.

#nativeplants #bees #nativegarden #pollinators
A small carpenter bee realizing that the hollow stem it was intending on entering is already occupied. Bee head sticking out of a hollow stem. Small bee resting on an old stem.
October 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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This show's commentary on the American health care system is 10/10. No notes. Last night's ep: A+. #empathy #BrilliantMinds #neurodivergence #mentalhealth
Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf in Brilliant Minds. He wears a white doctor coat and has a stethoscope around his neck.
October 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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If you need some good news today, here's a story from my neighborhood. Some neighbors moved away and abandoned their bunny (outside! 😬). Another neighbor trapped it and took it to the SPCA. It has been adopted.
October 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The end of the okra.
Three little okras, light green, sitting on a white countertop
October 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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How to:
🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care
🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans
🔘 Report on polls about trans issues

From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...
The logo of the Trans Journalists Association, which includes a stylized T in teal, J in purple, and A in yellow, accompanied by the full name of the organization spelled out in black text.
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This promises to be badass.
October 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Lots of these in the garden rn. They love fennel!
Yellow and green and black swallowtail caterpillar on frilly fennel stalk
October 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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I Overloaded My Tortilla Again: A Memoir
October 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Had the best bitter melon crop this year!
A green leafy Vine growing on a trellis. Bumpy, elongated green fruits hang from the Vine
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM