Nick Arvin
@nickarvin.bsky.social
Author of MAD BOY from Europa Editions + 3 other books of fiction. Writing in the NYer, NYT, WSJ, Ploughshares. Also, an engineer! Technical and consulting work in green energy. Colorado based.
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Nick Arvin
@nickarvin.bsky.social
· Aug 19
Please, I’m just an organism responding to stimuli. Don’t expect too much.
It's still sometimes implausible to me that you can write a novel one word at a time when it requires so freaking many of them.
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It's still sometimes implausible to me that you can write a novel one word at a time when it requires so freaking many of them.
Obviously not the biggest part of this, but Epstein seems to have been one of these morons who mark all of their own emails Importance: High.
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Obviously not the biggest part of this, but Epstein seems to have been one of these morons who mark all of their own emails Importance: High.
Fabulous skies this afternoon over the Flatirons.
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Fabulous skies this afternoon over the Flatirons.
Big bottles of pear brandy at Leopold Bros.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Big bottles of pear brandy at Leopold Bros.
Amazing story idea for you here on ESPN.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Amazing story idea for you here on ESPN.
Photos by Vivian Maier.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Photos by Vivian Maier.
Watched this one last night--it's a terrific film. Vivian Maier was a street photographer, her photos are dazzling, and she was unknown in her own lifetime. This guy bought a trunk full of photographic negatives at an estate sale, and started digging.
Documentary Film Finding Vivian Maier | Vivian Maier Photographer
"Finding Vivian Maier": An intriguing documentary film which traces the life story of accomplished photographer Vivian Maier.
www.vivianmaier.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Watched this one last night--it's a terrific film. Vivian Maier was a street photographer, her photos are dazzling, and she was unknown in her own lifetime. This guy bought a trunk full of photographic negatives at an estate sale, and started digging.
Local restaurant (Work+Class) has this indoor hydroponic farm, and nothing has ever so effectively made me feel like I'm on a spaceship.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Local restaurant (Work+Class) has this indoor hydroponic farm, and nothing has ever so effectively made me feel like I'm on a spaceship.
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This Wednesday, at 6 pm EST, I'll be chatting with New York Times bestselling author John Gilstrap about his novels, his writing, and more. Join us!
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November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This Wednesday, at 6 pm EST, I'll be chatting with New York Times bestselling author John Gilstrap about his novels, his writing, and more. Join us!
www.facebook.com/events/13576...
www.facebook.com/events/13576...
I've done some development stage work on a multimillion dollar biofuels project that has been, at best, delayed by the administration's positioning on this. I'm sure there are others.
This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I've done some development stage work on a multimillion dollar biofuels project that has been, at best, delayed by the administration's positioning on this. I'm sure there are others.
Let my memoir be titled How to Have Fun with Marzipan.
November 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Let my memoir be titled How to Have Fun with Marzipan.
All I want for Christmas is the ability to mute reposts from individuals I follow, and this ain't it.
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
All I want for Christmas is the ability to mute reposts from individuals I follow, and this ain't it.
We made a veggie plate!
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
We made a veggie plate!
Love it. Now do the cottagecore garden of forking paths.
October 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Love it. Now do the cottagecore garden of forking paths.
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AOL jumping on the Coffin Moon business: www.aol.com/articles/ste...
Stephen King Calls Terrifying New Horror Novel 'Mind-Blowingly Good'
The new book has earned the seal of approval from the 78-year-old King of Horror.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
AOL jumping on the Coffin Moon business: www.aol.com/articles/ste...
Use of "lays" is incorrect here, yeah? The only reason I'm doubting myself at all is that this is the friggin New Yorker.
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Use of "lays" is incorrect here, yeah? The only reason I'm doubting myself at all is that this is the friggin New Yorker.
Wet leaves on a rainy day.
October 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wet leaves on a rainy day.
In Michigan for work, and it's a good time to be in Michigan.
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In Michigan for work, and it's a good time to be in Michigan.
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I gotta say, if you believed all the batshit stuff and thought we really were all terrorists and whatnot, the turnout at these protests would be pretty terrifying.
Best view of the Seattle protests so far
Seattle No Kings from the monorail
October 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I gotta say, if you believed all the batshit stuff and thought we really were all terrorists and whatnot, the turnout at these protests would be pretty terrifying.
Many thousands in Denver, human and T-Rex.
October 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Many thousands in Denver, human and T-Rex.
The first rule of Condescension Club is that we're disappointed but not really very surprised that you don't know it already.
October 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The first rule of Condescension Club is that we're disappointed but not really very surprised that you don't know it already.
Serious question, where are all the lawsuits against ICE for improper arrest, property destruction, etc. Are they happening and I'm not seeing them? Or are they legally insulated in some manner?
October 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Serious question, where are all the lawsuits against ICE for improper arrest, property destruction, etc. Are they happening and I'm not seeing them? Or are they legally insulated in some manner?