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Cash Myron Toklas

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Poet Laureate of the suburban Compass Coffee at the outer ring of the Inferno. Cold Mountain,Midwest Quarterly, Penn Review, Potomac Review, etc. No DMs.

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Novelist in NYT: “Poetry is a wonderful sedative...” #NovelsAreAGreatLaxative This is why we need equal time for #poets. nytimes.com/2019/09/26/books…
Jeanette Winterson Owns the Entire Oxford English Dictionary (Published 2019)

Jeanette Winterson Owns the Entire Oxford English Dictionary (Published 2019)

“To me, a proper dictionary is a book of spells,” says the novelist, whose most recent book is “Frankissstein.”

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X wants evidence of my humanity. What evidence is there of X's?
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On this cold, snow-covered afternoon, what poems are on your mind? poetryfoundation.org/poems/4…
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Even this somehow leaves me shaken.
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So much for peace & quiet. My wife is on the sofa giggling & making a ruckus. ⁦@ginnyhogan_⁩ must be back in ⁦@NewYorker⁩. Damn you, ⁦@ginnyhogan_⁩. No afternoon nap is safe while you’re in print. newyorker.com/humor/daily-sh…

Metrics I’m Glad My Phone’s Health App Doesn’t Track

Steps toward self-actualization, utterances of the phrase “All right, here we go,” and other standards best left unmeasured.

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LitTwit: How do we feel about novels that are paginated backwards?
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Proud to publish this op-ed with my colleagues ⁦@Heritage⁩: “Campuses have become hotbeds of hostility toward #Israel and American exceptionalism, and in the radical religion of campus, far-left professors are the priests and DEI officers its choir.” nationalinterest.org/feature…
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I think I may have hypochondria, but maybe I’m imagining it.
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My New Years resolution: more procrastination. Just didn’t get around to it this year. What’s yours? Wrong answers only.
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It is ageist to describe our heroes as “tireless.” Why can’t our heroes be sleepy and even a tad cranky before their naps? #notapoliticalstatement
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I read @ginnyhogan sometimes and I think, if only she were joking!
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I love this quote, but I cannot agree with it. After all, I cannot be entirely accounted for either, and yet I am completely exhausted. #gluckfail #allduerespect
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How can I go viral? And why should I want to be compared to a virus?
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“Message hidden due to suspicious content.” Is this: A) Something you’ve seen in your Twitter feed? B) A t-shirt printed for the Leo Strauss Society? C) A technique you would consider for your next short story?
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Be your best self. And if you can’t do that, then be my best self so I can go take a nap.
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Editors: Due to the national shortage in acceptances, we are no longer accepting rejections. #WritingCommunity
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Who is this Brandon of whom they speak?
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Some of the best writing I’ve read lately has been nonfiction about food or gardening. What has become of me?
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Truth.
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“Message Hidden Due to Suspicious Content” Good title? Now, what should the book be about?
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