@notcharlienot i did! he told me they wouldn't run it and i told him i wouldn't let them proofread it.

if i had a time machine i would go back to the invention of the wheel to read all the thinkpieces about how the human mind is basically a wheel. these would inform the thinkpiece i would write when i got back about how the human mind is basically a time machine.

@magresta @xlorentzen @EmmettStinson halfway thru, but sounds right. feel like your indicating it won't end with a murder spree, so thanks for the spoiler, mike!

@xlorentzen @EmmettStinson no disagreement there.

@xlorentzen @EmmettStinson not dominant, de rigueur.

@EmmettStinson i'll keep reading. am actually enjoying 'outline' — just really baffled as to how people reconciled it with the 'literature is about how to be righteous' vibe.

the shoelaces should be purchased before the novel begins. the novel itself is about a trip up an escalator.

@AvnerLandes i thought it was very fun, but not quite as wild as the commentary led me to expect.

think i found the perfect epigraph for my new novel.

whoa, this is great company and a great read. thanks, @alvinlu!

a friend thought it would be funny to send me a sample of the new 'romantasy' novel that's breaking all adult sales records and now i'm willing to consider the possibility that wearing a kn95 mask and breathing your own air too long can cause permanent cognitive impairment.

@TLiterarian levin does have cool knives, but no. they stay in his pocket unless you ask to see them.

RT @zachtmailescort: time for us to be heard. and respected

when the writers do constitutional law, i usually just kind of hide out. but watching you do theology and religious history yesterday was pretty painful. you guys are truly bad at that stuff!

somebody should feed 'alphabetical diaries' into an AI and then publish a book called 'sheila heti's regular diary.'

@hobartpulp never doubted her (or your taste)! just needed a nudge to read about a writer’s real life and figure out paypal.