Shala Erlich
@shala-24.bsky.social
Doctor, writer, cold water immersionist, hardened door-knocker, technophobe.
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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You'll definitely start an inventory of your past kisses after you read this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/
Kissings
by Kristina Patterson | XOXO.
www.short-reads.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You'll definitely start an inventory of your past kisses after you read this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/
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ICYMI "In his pockets: loose change, a book of matches, and the ace of spades. The card is grimier than when I saw it earlier." Read this stunning flash by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social
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The Ace of Teeth by Claudia Monpere
My brother and I attempt awkward conversation at a Chinese restaurant near the dive motel where he lives. I try not to stare at his teeth: gray, chipped, missing. Dark, square caves in his mouth. H…
lost-balloon.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICYMI "In his pockets: loose change, a book of matches, and the ace of spades. The card is grimier than when I saw it earlier." Read this stunning flash by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social
lost-balloon.com/2025/06/18/t...
lost-balloon.com/2025/06/18/t...
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What does it say about our times that this video made me cry? Thank you @merriam-webster.com. From the bottom of my heart. 🙏🏽🩷
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
What does it say about our times that this video made me cry? Thank you @merriam-webster.com. From the bottom of my heart. 🙏🏽🩷
Yes, keep it up!
managed to get in touch with a human staffer when calling a senator's office today, and they said that regional offices have been getting calls about RFK's mRNA vaccine fuckery
keep it up with the calls, folks!
keep it up with the calls, folks!
August 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Yes, keep it up!
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“Cousins have our backs. They are our built-in friends. And from an evolutionary perspective, they have a biological stake in our survival.” The next Friendship Week story is by @dianaruzova.bsky.social and all about how cousins can be the earliest friends for some immigrant families.
First Friends, Once Removed
In immigrant families, sometimes your cousins can be your earliest friends.
conversationalist.org
August 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“Cousins have our backs. They are our built-in friends. And from an evolutionary perspective, they have a biological stake in our survival.” The next Friendship Week story is by @dianaruzova.bsky.social and all about how cousins can be the earliest friends for some immigrant families.
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"I ask her if she remembers 'challenging' Rachael Ray to cook the beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes, a memory so vivid that it must be tucked somewhere the dementia can’t get it." Wonderful flash essay by @brendanomeara.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/racing-racha...
Racing Rachael Ray
by Brendan O’Meara | Beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes.
www.short-reads.org
August 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"I ask her if she remembers 'challenging' Rachael Ray to cook the beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes, a memory so vivid that it must be tucked somewhere the dementia can’t get it." Wonderful flash essay by @brendanomeara.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/racing-racha...
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RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
Beautiful essay about perception and understanding. www.short-reads.org/how-i-see-an...
How I See an Owl, Alive in the Face of Things
by Naomi Cohn | Fake it till you make it.
www.short-reads.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Beautiful essay about perception and understanding. www.short-reads.org/how-i-see-an...
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Thank you #PoetryNorthwest. Thrilled to be with so many writers I admire. 🙏 And yes, shoutout to #Hajmola (IYKYK) 😉
July 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Thank you #PoetryNorthwest. Thrilled to be with so many writers I admire. 🙏 And yes, shoutout to #Hajmola (IYKYK) 😉
Thank you to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and Team Walrus for creating the conditions for this to emerge and to @hattiefletcher.bsky.social and the Short Reads team for giving it a home.
@shala-24.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.
www.short-reads.org/une-femme/
@shala-24.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.
www.short-reads.org/une-femme/
Une Femme
by Shala Erlich | Body language.
www.short-reads.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thank you to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and Team Walrus for creating the conditions for this to emerge and to @hattiefletcher.bsky.social and the Short Reads team for giving it a home.
@shala-24.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.
www.short-reads.org/une-femme/
@shala-24.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.
www.short-reads.org/une-femme/
Here’s a chance to literally save thousands of lives:
Republicans are rushing to pass Trump’s Tax Scam because they’re afraid of pushback.
If you’re represented by a Republican, they need to hear from you ASAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or join a phonebank to contact voters in key GOP districts and turn up the heat on their representatives. 👇
If you’re represented by a Republican, they need to hear from you ASAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or join a phonebank to contact voters in key GOP districts and turn up the heat on their representatives. 👇
Phone Bank to Save Medicaid! · MoveOn
Congress will soon vote on whether to advance a budget resolution that would take away nearly a trillion dollars of support and assistance from everyday people, including the largest proposed cuts to ...
www.mobilize.us
July 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Here’s a chance to literally save thousands of lives: