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Tyler Ayres
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Reader, writer, & teacher living for the moment in Taiwan. He/him makes the bed, pets stray cats, & puts the seat down.
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Check out my most recent CNF pub! It's about words, trees, people, and place. Thanks for reading!

#writing #cnf #pennsylvania #pittsburgh #creativenonfiction #essay
The Dose — The Fourth River
By Tyler Ayres
www.thefourthriver.com
On a submission spree and doing my best to read from the mags I'm submitting to;

This story by @daniellebarrwrites.bsky.social knocked my socks off! It gives Saunders, which is about as high a praise as I can muster for short fiction.
The Way My Mother, Who Refuses to Die, Is Like A Ford Taurus by Danielle Barr
My mother died of a massive stroke, but she swears she didn’t. Dropped down dead right there at the breakfast buffet, then climbed back up to her feet—pardon me, she said to the coveralled man behi…
okaydonkeymag.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Was trying to keep BSky a place for books and cats only, but this needs eyes and reach ASAP.

Despite first appearances, it's a solid piece of reporting by an indie journalist that contextualizes 47's EO frenzy & Big Tech's sudden embrace of MAGA.

#democracy #america #freedom #control #bigtech
DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
YouTube video by Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious
m.youtube.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
To take anything serious in society these days would be like making romantic love to an actress.

- Balzac, Another Study of a Woman

#booksky #america
January 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
CALLING ALL JOB SEEKERS

LinkedIn full of insane people? Indeed's spammy bullshit got you down?

Check out hiring.cafe. It's a passion project by some AI/CS philanthrogeeks that does what those aforementioned wastelands are SUPPOSED to do. Actually mind boggling, what these dudes have built.
HiringCafe - Job Search Engine
The #1 Job Search Engine. Discover exciting jobs and track your applications in one place. Let recruiters apply to you.
hiring.cafe
January 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Reposted by Tyler Ayres
100% this

Getting started, it’s hard to know that your first draft will likely be hot garbage.

That your 5th draft will be cooler garbage.

Ours is an instant gratification culture, and writers aren’t immune from that enculturation.

Writing is neither sprint nor marathon. It’s a pilgrimage.
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
“The drinks are on the house—they are always on the house—and that’s something of a victory.”
The Revolution Will Not Be Sober - Electric Literature
“Textiles,” flash fiction by Daniel Turtel
electricliterature.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
No Context Taiwan Photo Series, No. 1
January 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Reposted by Tyler Ayres
Bluesky - you get to recommend only one book for the rest of your life. What is it?

(no you cannot choose one you've written) #booksky
January 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Check out my most recent CNF pub! It's about words, trees, people, and place. Thanks for reading!

#writing #cnf #pennsylvania #pittsburgh #creativenonfiction #essay
The Dose — The Fourth River
By Tyler Ayres
www.thefourthriver.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM