Will
@willsiss.bsky.social
Beer columnist, cover band musician, literacy teacher, old father of young progeny.
Are you known for loving that one thing, so most of your gifts are tied into it? I have a beer connection and it's causing me to wonder.
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What these beer gifts trigger
He'd just love this beer [fill in the blank].
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December 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Are you known for loving that one thing, so most of your gifts are tied into it? I have a beer connection and it's causing me to wonder.
willsiss.substack.com/p/what-these...
willsiss.substack.com/p/what-these...
Enter the weird world of other people's record collections via the Internet Archive. open.substack.com/pub/willsiss...
All the LPs, none of the milk crates
How to enjoy Lawrence Katz's weird record collection
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October 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Enter the weird world of other people's record collections via the Internet Archive. open.substack.com/pub/willsiss...
This Time
Collective, connective tissue
The body politic sewn
Then torn, ripped apart by scorn.
Coordinated calumny
With roots in shallow, callous greed.
Some nights it feels like apocalypse,
Other nights, hypocrisy.
History and factuality
Replaced with gaps in credulity
We'll never fill.
Collective, connective tissue
The body politic sewn
Then torn, ripped apart by scorn.
Coordinated calumny
With roots in shallow, callous greed.
Some nights it feels like apocalypse,
Other nights, hypocrisy.
History and factuality
Replaced with gaps in credulity
We'll never fill.
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This Time
Collective, connective tissue
The body politic sewn
Then torn, ripped apart by scorn.
Coordinated calumny
With roots in shallow, callous greed.
Some nights it feels like apocalypse,
Other nights, hypocrisy.
History and factuality
Replaced with gaps in credulity
We'll never fill.
Collective, connective tissue
The body politic sewn
Then torn, ripped apart by scorn.
Coordinated calumny
With roots in shallow, callous greed.
Some nights it feels like apocalypse,
Other nights, hypocrisy.
History and factuality
Replaced with gaps in credulity
We'll never fill.
I had a professional near-death experience. An editor emailed me to say that my column was cancelled, after 20 years. A few days later, the company has changed its mind, and I can publish again.
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Watch this space
A door closes. Then opens a little bit. But I'm still looking for a window.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I had a professional near-death experience. An editor emailed me to say that my column was cancelled, after 20 years. A few days later, the company has changed its mind, and I can publish again.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Just ordered an N/A beer from a can in a nice restaurant in a strip mall. $10??? Is this normal?
July 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Just ordered an N/A beer from a can in a nice restaurant in a strip mall. $10??? Is this normal?
It's easy to know how well things go when this US administration claims it did something "spectacularly," "completely," or "totally." That means it was done illegally, incompletely, and harmfully. The truth is in the adverbs.
June 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It's easy to know how well things go when this US administration claims it did something "spectacularly," "completely," or "totally." That means it was done illegally, incompletely, and harmfully. The truth is in the adverbs.
Currently reading: Moby-Dick.
a man in a red tank top is playing a drum set that says evans on it
Alt: John Bonham of Led Zeppelin is playing a drum set, perhaps his famous solo on "Moby Dick."
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June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Currently reading: Moby-Dick.
There is a great divide in the US right now, and we need to stand up for what's right!
Chubby Checker in the Hall of Fame or not?
Chubby Checker in the Hall of Fame or not?
April 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
There is a great divide in the US right now, and we need to stand up for what's right!
Chubby Checker in the Hall of Fame or not?
Chubby Checker in the Hall of Fame or not?
Solid participation in #torringtonct. #handsoff
April 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Solid participation in #torringtonct. #handsoff
Beers for spring. 🌼 www.ctpost.com/waterbury/ar...
Beer Snob: A bouquet of lighter brews for the spring bloom
Rhythm and East Rock both feature craft brews that provide hope, vigor and light.
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April 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Beers for spring. 🌼 www.ctpost.com/waterbury/ar...
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Trump is demanding power to remove people’s social security number, to remove numbers to the dead file. They’re starting with “migrants,” of course.
Speak up people.
Speak up people.
April 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Trump is demanding power to remove people’s social security number, to remove numbers to the dead file. They’re starting with “migrants,” of course.
Speak up people.
Speak up people.
So, wait. Now medicine is good?
Trump says he doesn't want stocks to go down, 'but sometimes you have to take medicine'
President Donald Trump said Sunday evening that he is not intentionally engineering the ongoing sell-off, but that markets "sometimes need to take their medicine."
www.cnbc.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
So, wait. Now medicine is good?
Enjoying beers at Gearblock Brewing in Waldwick, NJ.
March 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Enjoying beers at Gearblock Brewing in Waldwick, NJ.
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Remember that this is where his discussions with El Salvador began. The migrant detentions there are the dry run. He wants to ship U.S. prisoners to El Salvador.We cannot sleepwalk through this.
March 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Remember that this is where his discussions with El Salvador began. The migrant detentions there are the dry run. He wants to ship U.S. prisoners to El Salvador.We cannot sleepwalk through this.
Hard to believe this stalled out at #16.
“Bertha Butt Boogie” by the Jimmy Castor Bunch was a US #16 hit in 1975. ⭐️⭐️1/2
#EveryHitSongEver
#EveryHitSongEver
March 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Hard to believe this stalled out at #16.
If I can do it, you can too! #democracy @5calls.org #Connecticut @blumenthal.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If I can do it, you can too! #democracy @5calls.org #Connecticut @blumenthal.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Reading an 11/25/24 @emilynussbaum.bsky.social piece in the @newyorker.com about Marielle Heller that floors me. I love how she crafts it, paces it, quotes Heller with discernment, and makes me want to experience Heller's work. Brilliant.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Marielle Heller Explores the Feral Side of Motherhood
With “Nightbitch”—in which Amy Adams turns into a dog—the director portrays parenting as a visceral transformation.
www.newyorker.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reading an 11/25/24 @emilynussbaum.bsky.social piece in the @newyorker.com about Marielle Heller that floors me. I love how she crafts it, paces it, quotes Heller with discernment, and makes me want to experience Heller's work. Brilliant.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Yes, my economic plan will cause short term pain. But after that you won't feel the pain anymore because you'll be dead
March 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yes, my economic plan will cause short term pain. But after that you won't feel the pain anymore because you'll be dead
I just called my reps to Keep the US Postal Service Independent — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/usps-u...
Keep the US Postal Service Independent ⭑ 5 Calls
Donald Trump is planning to take control of the United States Postal Service after firing the entire Postal Board and placing the agency under the …
5calls.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I just called my reps to Keep the US Postal Service Independent — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/usps-u...
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Said every tyrant and dictator in human history to justify his actions.
February 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Said every tyrant and dictator in human history to justify his actions.
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Nation Wide March - February 5 at 12N. At all capitals! Everyone post pictures. Flood Social Media.
Not in your home state? Join where you are.
Local Addresses:
411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901
125 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608
501 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Not in your home state? Join where you are.
Local Addresses:
411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901
125 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608
501 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17120
February 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Nation Wide March - February 5 at 12N. At all capitals! Everyone post pictures. Flood Social Media.
Not in your home state? Join where you are.
Local Addresses:
411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901
125 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608
501 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Not in your home state? Join where you are.
Local Addresses:
411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901
125 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608
501 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17120
During Dry January, I like to pregame with two non-alcoholic beers. That way, I'm a little more sober before a party.
January 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
During Dry January, I like to pregame with two non-alcoholic beers. That way, I'm a little more sober before a party.