Erika Swyler

Currently inside this book, after having seen the crackling Swyler on a panel last week. This is everything I need in a work of art right now, which is to say it engages with what’s scaring me without crushing my sense of purpose.

Just now seeing this. Thank you so much!

Yeah, this all reeked of future lawsuit. I'm sorry they decided to glom on to you early.

I'd expect nothing less. (Seriously though, I find myself pretty baffled/upset that this happened.)

someone is about to get SO MUCH penis pump spam

I didn't used to have a blacklist...

guess who has 1,000 blurb requests from people I've never met, that didn't come via my agent (as my website instructs), because "I saw you at AWP and [people] gave me your email." Mind you, I've never directly spoken with [people] either.
Being approached in the bathroom felt less intrusive. 🫠

Hey. Very odd to have to say this but, PLEASE CHECK WITH ME BEFORE GIVING SOMEONE MY EMAIL AND TELLING THEM TO REACH OUT?!

That sounds deeply true. If you can, be gentle with yourself.

Heh. This is something I keep bringing up with finance dudes.

Note: For something like 3 out 4 of races that say "fast and flat" the back half of the course is a wind tunnel.

Ah. The yearly question. Am I gonna run a race with a course I kind of hate because I could use a new shirt, there's a free beer at the end, AND people will run it wearing costumes (not realizing how miserable that is)?

Your usual self isn't awful. I experienced something similar once, and the best I can say is that it mayccreate a better understand of how much effort caretaking involves. 🖤
This isn't a "need to be a better human" thing, it's an "everyone needs and deserves rest" thing.

Oh, Charlie. I'm so sorry.

Good morning. It's time to stab today in the face with a red hot poker so it won't get any ideas.

expertoptout@superhuman.com

It may be new territory? I think they can expect a bunch of lawsuits regardless. (Fingers crossed they get scared/overwhelmed and do a rollback.)

Grammarly will keep using authors’ identities without permission unless they opt out expertoptout@superhuman.com.

Email them at the address in this article. (That's what I just did.)
www.theverge.com/tech/891822/...

If this winds up making opera and ballet accessible to more people, VICTORY! And also 😈

Just wait until they start getting xanthomas. I'm sure it'll be a sign of Power Maleness or something. 🫠

Wait! I realized this is also Scurvy Posting 2026 adjacent. I'm back, baby!!!

It's typically in extreme scarcity/wilderness situations. But you know some dudes are gonna EXTREME things. Because a we're ridiculous culture.

(I'm aware that nobody is getting rabbit starvation if they're eating at Buffalo Wild Wings.)

Love that the U.S. is fully trying to see if mass protein poisoning is cool or nah.

(Post brought to you by that Buffalo Wild Wings abomination/drink.)

A view of a perfectly blue and perfectly calm Long Island Sound on a sunny day. To the right, the remains of a crumbling concrete jetty, which once served as a breakwater.

Some shore for what ails you.

Lunch's Labour's Lost.

(I'll see myself out)

Right backatcha!

NYmag has really been embracing the death drive lately

*tiny whisper*

put myself forward for a thing.
cause of death: impostor syndrome

*vomits discreetly into a potted plant*

I always assume it's trolling/harassment related, because this is the internet. I block whenver I see it. Reeks of Bot.