Steven Lang
@thespectacles.bsky.social
Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader.
Malignant narcissism, paranoia, sadism, and anti-social psychopathy are on the ballot. Sad! (But true.)
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Malignant narcissism, paranoia, sadism, and anti-social psychopathy are on the ballot. Sad! (But true.)
Just turned in a 65,000-word manuscript. I'm a writer for Halloween!!
November 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Just turned in a 65,000-word manuscript. I'm a writer for Halloween!!
Happy Halloween!!
There's always next year...
There's always next year...
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Happy Halloween!!
There's always next year...
There's always next year...
Already feeling a little melancholy as fall sneaks in...
September 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Already feeling a little melancholy as fall sneaks in...
I'm excited! (Rare for me, exciting in itself.) "Why?" you might ask. Well, my short story, "Billy's Paradox," was recently named runner up in @press_53 's Prime Number Magazine Award for Short Fiction.
I'd be delighted if you took a look at the story:
www.press53.com/issue-277-pn...
I'd be delighted if you took a look at the story:
www.press53.com/issue-277-pn...
Issue 277, PNM Awards — Press 53
www.press53.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm excited! (Rare for me, exciting in itself.) "Why?" you might ask. Well, my short story, "Billy's Paradox," was recently named runner up in @press_53 's Prime Number Magazine Award for Short Fiction.
I'd be delighted if you took a look at the story:
www.press53.com/issue-277-pn...
I'd be delighted if you took a look at the story:
www.press53.com/issue-277-pn...
Quite a year, quite a week. At least we still have the Great Minnesota Get Together. Peace.
September 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Quite a year, quite a week. At least we still have the Great Minnesota Get Together. Peace.
One great thing about film photography is that you have to wait to see your images. Another great thing is you can misplace a roll of film for long enough to forget what's on it. Here's one from winter 2020 that I just found. I had no idea what was on it. Brrrrr!!!
August 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
One great thing about film photography is that you have to wait to see your images. Another great thing is you can misplace a roll of film for long enough to forget what's on it. Here's one from winter 2020 that I just found. I had no idea what was on it. Brrrrr!!!
Sadly, one of the best improvements to Larpenteur Avenue is temporary - but for now, peds and bikes rule the road in Falcon Heights.
July 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Sadly, one of the best improvements to Larpenteur Avenue is temporary - but for now, peds and bikes rule the road in Falcon Heights.
When worlds collide...
July 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
When worlds collide...
If you appreciate and often return to artwork centered around love and loss, you will feel something achingly familiar about this piece by Ocean Vuong: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Ocean Vuong on Becoming a Father to His Brother (Gift Article)
Three weeks after my mother died, my brother moved in with me. In our grief I emerged as a kind of father.
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you appreciate and often return to artwork centered around love and loss, you will feel something achingly familiar about this piece by Ocean Vuong: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
If Wisconsin offered Tim Walz a $40,000 Harley Davidson, the entire Republican Party would have a full melt down.
May 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If Wisconsin offered Tim Walz a $40,000 Harley Davidson, the entire Republican Party would have a full melt down.
I'll be reading some new fiction at the Nokomis Library this Thursday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. Would be thrilled to see you there!
May 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I'll be reading some new fiction at the Nokomis Library this Thursday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. Would be thrilled to see you there!
Water, sun, and no bugs (yet)!!
April 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Water, sun, and no bugs (yet)!!
My father used to say that the first thing that separated human beings from other animals was not language or art or music, but the ability to tie knots.
March 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My father used to say that the first thing that separated human beings from other animals was not language or art or music, but the ability to tie knots.
Been looking forward to reading this collection from CoffeeHouse press by the great Brian evanson, but I'm a little worried I may never sleep again...
March 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Been looking forward to reading this collection from CoffeeHouse press by the great Brian evanson, but I'm a little worried I may never sleep again...
Prince still crushing it #greatnorthernfestival
January 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Prince still crushing it #greatnorthernfestival
Rough 2025 so far, but at least it's cold enough to remember when it really used to get cold. #minnesota
January 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Rough 2025 so far, but at least it's cold enough to remember when it really used to get cold. #minnesota
Little Drummer Boy? (sorry couldn't help it)
December 15, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Little Drummer Boy? (sorry couldn't help it)
Reposted by Steven Lang
I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
December 14, 2024 at 2:45 AM
I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
I recently completed a collaboration with West St. Paul artist Carolyn Swiszcz:
www.etsy.com/listing/1753...
“The NOvA Experiment” zine, with text by Steven Lang and illustrations by Carolyn Swiszcz, is now available on Etsy.
Please check it out!
www.etsy.com/listing/1753...
“The NOvA Experiment” zine, with text by Steven Lang and illustrations by Carolyn Swiszcz, is now available on Etsy.
Please check it out!
www.etsy.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I recently completed a collaboration with West St. Paul artist Carolyn Swiszcz:
www.etsy.com/listing/1753...
“The NOvA Experiment” zine, with text by Steven Lang and illustrations by Carolyn Swiszcz, is now available on Etsy.
Please check it out!
www.etsy.com/listing/1753...
“The NOvA Experiment” zine, with text by Steven Lang and illustrations by Carolyn Swiszcz, is now available on Etsy.
Please check it out!
So relieved that they *finally* installed some support for this short rusty very important useless pole.
December 1, 2024 at 10:52 PM
So relieved that they *finally* installed some support for this short rusty very important useless pole.
For the writers out there... Switching social media platforms counts as writing.
November 25, 2024 at 4:52 AM
For the writers out there... Switching social media platforms counts as writing.
It's actually funny to watch Turnip pressure Vance to stump for Gaetz. It's a loyalty test - the whole reason behind the nomination in the first place.
November 20, 2024 at 8:22 PM
It's actually funny to watch Turnip pressure Vance to stump for Gaetz. It's a loyalty test - the whole reason behind the nomination in the first place.
50% of Canadians live south of Duluth, and part of Canada is south of Detroit. This means moving from Minnesota to Canada is a parallel move at worst.
November 14, 2024 at 5:39 AM
50% of Canadians live south of Duluth, and part of Canada is south of Detroit. This means moving from Minnesota to Canada is a parallel move at worst.