I need to read more.

My day is so much more pleasant on here.

It’s really amazing.

Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.

I’ll be staying inside books for the next four years. At least their villains are contained to a page.

I can’t think of a single dystopian novel or movie that imagined our government filled not with aliens but ignorant conspiracy theorists, Russian assets, sex criminals and grifters.

Pure uncut heron

In 2016, I would often write in Salon that we're careening toward Idiocracy. My editor told me to stop writing that, so I did -- even though I was right about it.

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...

I’m posting two identical photos, one on here and one on Twitter.

I’ve been on Twitter for 16 years, I’ve been on Bluesky for 25 days.

Which ones gonna get more likes and interactions?