Tyler Ayres
@onayres.bsky.social
Reader, writer, & teacher living for the moment in Taiwan. He/him makes the bed, pets stray cats, & puts the seat down.
July 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
[serious]: how does one wind up with "so many ARCs" to read?!
February 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
[serious]: how does one wind up with "so many ARCs" to read?!
yes, you've got it: the Freedom Stomachs of GOP infants burn right through lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals that the FDA seeks to regulate
February 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
yes, you've got it: the Freedom Stomachs of GOP infants burn right through lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals that the FDA seeks to regulate
"if you men only knewwwww..."
February 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"if you men only knewwwww..."
NK's monologue in Eyes Wide Shut is maybe my favorite ever ever. that is all.
February 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NK's monologue in Eyes Wide Shut is maybe my favorite ever ever. that is all.
nary a hope. GOP legislators are in save-my-own-ass hyperdrive mode.
certainly willing to entertain arguments to the contrary, but we've seen nothing but bootlicking and ostriching from both sides of the aisle.
if you need me i'll be DuoLingo'ing my Dutch, thanks.
De jongen drinkt sap.
#expat
certainly willing to entertain arguments to the contrary, but we've seen nothing but bootlicking and ostriching from both sides of the aisle.
if you need me i'll be DuoLingo'ing my Dutch, thanks.
De jongen drinkt sap.
#expat
February 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
nary a hope. GOP legislators are in save-my-own-ass hyperdrive mode.
certainly willing to entertain arguments to the contrary, but we've seen nothing but bootlicking and ostriching from both sides of the aisle.
if you need me i'll be DuoLingo'ing my Dutch, thanks.
De jongen drinkt sap.
#expat
certainly willing to entertain arguments to the contrary, but we've seen nothing but bootlicking and ostriching from both sides of the aisle.
if you need me i'll be DuoLingo'ing my Dutch, thanks.
De jongen drinkt sap.
#expat
congrats! excited to check out your words :)
January 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
congrats! excited to check out your words :)
such a quietly devastating read
January 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
such a quietly devastating read
she's a cutie! have you considered throwing a pokéball?
January 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
she's a cutie! have you considered throwing a pokéball?
but it's not even a funny one? i don't get it lol
January 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
but it's not even a funny one? i don't get it lol
loved the book! just read recently
one of my favorite parts—& smth i've not seen before—is how the closeness of the narrative increases as it approaches the present through the generations
i.e. 4 gens from present = fabulistic, overhead view; present = granular detail, high verisimilitude
one of my favorite parts—& smth i've not seen before—is how the closeness of the narrative increases as it approaches the present through the generations
i.e. 4 gens from present = fabulistic, overhead view; present = granular detail, high verisimilitude
January 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
loved the book! just read recently
one of my favorite parts—& smth i've not seen before—is how the closeness of the narrative increases as it approaches the present through the generations
i.e. 4 gens from present = fabulistic, overhead view; present = granular detail, high verisimilitude
one of my favorite parts—& smth i've not seen before—is how the closeness of the narrative increases as it approaches the present through the generations
i.e. 4 gens from present = fabulistic, overhead view; present = granular detail, high verisimilitude
Phew! Thanks:
Going back thru Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry for my MFA—v solid psychothriller w/ lovely figurative prose
Rereading A Confederacy of Dunces for the 7th time, because amerika
Rereading (via audiobook) Tom Sawyer
On Deck for Class: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor & Feed by M.T. Anderson
Going back thru Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry for my MFA—v solid psychothriller w/ lovely figurative prose
Rereading A Confederacy of Dunces for the 7th time, because amerika
Rereading (via audiobook) Tom Sawyer
On Deck for Class: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor & Feed by M.T. Anderson
January 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Phew! Thanks:
Going back thru Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry for my MFA—v solid psychothriller w/ lovely figurative prose
Rereading A Confederacy of Dunces for the 7th time, because amerika
Rereading (via audiobook) Tom Sawyer
On Deck for Class: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor & Feed by M.T. Anderson
Going back thru Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry for my MFA—v solid psychothriller w/ lovely figurative prose
Rereading A Confederacy of Dunces for the 7th time, because amerika
Rereading (via audiobook) Tom Sawyer
On Deck for Class: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor & Feed by M.T. Anderson
soooo basically business as usual? :P
January 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM
soooo basically business as usual? :P
The Vegetarian is haunting. 10/10 recommend
January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The Vegetarian is haunting. 10/10 recommend
<3 Zafón. So much heart in his Cemetery of Forgotten Books characters, and he nails the noíre vibe better than most around today.
January 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
<3 Zafón. So much heart in his Cemetery of Forgotten Books characters, and he nails the noíre vibe better than most around today.
loved it. beautifully done. thanks for sharing your talent.
January 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
loved it. beautifully done. thanks for sharing your talent.
Even then, I want to talk about what “stirring creative juices” means. And I don’t wanna be gatekeepy, but this feels important.
IMO, the answer to questions like “what should happen next?” or “how can I say this more eloquently?” ought only to come from humans.
IMO, the answer to questions like “what should happen next?” or “how can I say this more eloquently?” ought only to come from humans.
January 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Even then, I want to talk about what “stirring creative juices” means. And I don’t wanna be gatekeepy, but this feels important.
IMO, the answer to questions like “what should happen next?” or “how can I say this more eloquently?” ought only to come from humans.
IMO, the answer to questions like “what should happen next?” or “how can I say this more eloquently?” ought only to come from humans.
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.
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
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.
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.