Perry Genovesi 🍐
@beerdistributor.bsky.social
bassist, Marxist, union librarian. Winner: Weitz Prize (Hot Button Press). Best of the Net ‘25, Best Microfiction ‘24 Nominee. ‘Skintet & Other Tales of the Brassican American Experience in Philadelphia’ coming in 26 (Main Street Rag)
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School read. Felt like an update of 1 of my favs, Egri’s Art of Dramatic Writing. The end was specific, talking abt taxes & readings. But the tips are super useful: putting characters in a locked room, starting with emotions at 40%. Using 2 characters who want a glass of water to explain drama 8/10
December 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
School read. Felt like an update of 1 of my favs, Egri’s Art of Dramatic Writing. The end was specific, talking abt taxes & readings. But the tips are super useful: putting characters in a locked room, starting with emotions at 40%. Using 2 characters who want a glass of water to explain drama 8/10
It's Baker's phone s3x novel. A friend told me Clinton gifted this to Lewinski- I found 0 truth to the legend. My fav parts were descriptions of turning up speakers as songs faded & little noticings. It's all dialogue. The ending was disappointing but there was nowhere else for the story to go 8/10
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's Baker's phone s3x novel. A friend told me Clinton gifted this to Lewinski- I found 0 truth to the legend. My fav parts were descriptions of turning up speakers as songs faded & little noticings. It's all dialogue. The ending was disappointing but there was nowhere else for the story to go 8/10
A woman comes back into a thirtysomething’s life and wants to restart an affair. I loved it. I wished I knew more about the historical context of the setting. The ending felt a little like a cop out but I don’t want to spoil anything. It’s my second Turgenev and I think I love this guy 8.2/10
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A woman comes back into a thirtysomething’s life and wants to restart an affair. I loved it. I wished I knew more about the historical context of the setting. The ending felt a little like a cop out but I don’t want to spoil anything. It’s my second Turgenev and I think I love this guy 8.2/10
It’s abt these furby-ish pets w/ cameras in their eyes. Someone watches from home & controls the furby & another person lives w/ it. I wasnt super attached to the characters. Nothing beat the opener. I think Schweblin tried to exhaust all plots that could come from these toys w/ mixed results 7.9/10
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It’s abt these furby-ish pets w/ cameras in their eyes. Someone watches from home & controls the furby & another person lives w/ it. I wasnt super attached to the characters. Nothing beat the opener. I think Schweblin tried to exhaust all plots that could come from these toys w/ mixed results 7.9/10
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Oh my goodness, I just saw the news — thank you thank you @gonelawn.bsky.social editors! I’m bowled over by this nomination ✨✨✨✨
December 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Oh my goodness, I just saw the news — thank you thank you @gonelawn.bsky.social editors! I’m bowled over by this nomination ✨✨✨✨
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As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (or deserve) free advertising for Spotify Wrapped: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
December 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (or deserve) free advertising for Spotify Wrapped: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
They’re 100 1-page “novels” though I guess we’d call them flash fictions legally. Published in '79 by a member of this Italian Avant-garde group, Gruppo 63. Plots include classic dragon and princes, dreams within dreams, etc. Not every one was a winner, but most left me smiling 9.7
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
They’re 100 1-page “novels” though I guess we’d call them flash fictions legally. Published in '79 by a member of this Italian Avant-garde group, Gruppo 63. Plots include classic dragon and princes, dreams within dreams, etc. Not every one was a winner, but most left me smiling 9.7
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
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Call, write, or visit your U.S. Senators and Representative to demand passage of the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 (H.R.6088, which has 193 co-sponsors) and its companion bill in the Senate. Click here to send them a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/rest...
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Call, write, or visit your U.S. Senators and Representative to demand passage of the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 (H.R.6088, which has 193 co-sponsors) and its companion bill in the Senate. Click here to send them a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/rest...
School read. It’s the story of a guy’s life told by his friend. He loses his parents in the Holocaust & gets brought up by strangers & tries to learn about his past. It’s super slow w/ lyrical language & lush color words. The writing on memory and time having banks like a river was cool 5.4/10
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
School read. It’s the story of a guy’s life told by his friend. He loses his parents in the Holocaust & gets brought up by strangers & tries to learn about his past. It’s super slow w/ lyrical language & lush color words. The writing on memory and time having banks like a river was cool 5.4/10
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
Re-read. It’s plotless thoughts on the page. Reading it this time (I bought my own copy,) the back cover + art tricked me into thinking I was missing a big story. A light horror underpins all of these. The feminist-leaning scenes were my fav & the scenes I remembered best from 10 years ago 10/10
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Re-read. It’s plotless thoughts on the page. Reading it this time (I bought my own copy,) the back cover + art tricked me into thinking I was missing a big story. A light horror underpins all of these. The feminist-leaning scenes were my fav & the scenes I remembered best from 10 years ago 10/10
Two novelists meet by chance. I loved the interactions btw the heroes & rooted for them – their dialogue was like the Spiderman cartoon from the '90s (a good thing). They were always quipping at each other. It felt fresh. I enjoyed the heroine, how she thought every slight was a crisis 7.6/10
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Two novelists meet by chance. I loved the interactions btw the heroes & rooted for them – their dialogue was like the Spiderman cartoon from the '90s (a good thing). They were always quipping at each other. It felt fresh. I enjoyed the heroine, how she thought every slight was a crisis 7.6/10
A rich dunce plays matchmaker & everything backfires. Other plots include peeping toms, angry french chefs, bad halloween costumes. Lots of good language jokes but a but dated. I love that Wooster thinks he's a hero who everyone looks up to. But the fact that he's the punching bag is delightful 7/10
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A rich dunce plays matchmaker & everything backfires. Other plots include peeping toms, angry french chefs, bad halloween costumes. Lots of good language jokes but a but dated. I love that Wooster thinks he's a hero who everyone looks up to. But the fact that he's the punching bag is delightful 7/10
Cool tidings: Welsh litmag Ink Pantry is publishing another story of mine! If you’re still in the mood for spooky Halloween vibes, this tale will be your jam. In the meantime, read my Philly-set downer, Sh*t Lottery, from their March ‘23 archives: tinyurl.com/inkpantry
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Cool tidings: Welsh litmag Ink Pantry is publishing another story of mine! If you’re still in the mood for spooky Halloween vibes, this tale will be your jam. In the meantime, read my Philly-set downer, Sh*t Lottery, from their March ‘23 archives: tinyurl.com/inkpantry
A woman works odd jobs in a weird society. She becomes a temporary pirate, a barnacle, and more. We learn about her mom and her own boyfriends. I loved it. Essentially plotless, with no building or rising drama, but incredibly funny. The humor holds you along for the ride 9.9/10
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A woman works odd jobs in a weird society. She becomes a temporary pirate, a barnacle, and more. We learn about her mom and her own boyfriends. I loved it. Essentially plotless, with no building or rising drama, but incredibly funny. The humor holds you along for the ride 9.9/10
It’s a family saga about 2 generations on the East Coast. I liked it a lot & cared about the characters even when I started out not caring. Spending more time with them helped. I liked the political elements & contemporary issues. Dickens & 'White Teeth' vibes, definitely 8.2/10
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It’s a family saga about 2 generations on the East Coast. I liked it a lot & cared about the characters even when I started out not caring. Spending more time with them helped. I liked the political elements & contemporary issues. Dickens & 'White Teeth' vibes, definitely 8.2/10
A math wiz teen tracks alien radio signals. 3 other characters take up the rest of the story. Much philosophical gobbledy gook. I was often confused, especially on setting. The relationships & what-if-it’s-aliens plots were cool but I felt lost more times than I would’ve liked 7.6/10
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A math wiz teen tracks alien radio signals. 3 other characters take up the rest of the story. Much philosophical gobbledy gook. I was often confused, especially on setting. The relationships & what-if-it’s-aliens plots were cool but I felt lost more times than I would’ve liked 7.6/10
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
A Swede goes to America in search of his brother & ends up a legend. Historical fiction that doesn’t take place in cities turns me off. I like how much loss and pain this guy endures. If I didn’t have to read this for school I would’ve put it down early. The gut-stitching scenes are good 3.2/10
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A Swede goes to America in search of his brother & ends up a legend. Historical fiction that doesn’t take place in cities turns me off. I like how much loss and pain this guy endures. If I didn’t have to read this for school I would’ve put it down early. The gut-stitching scenes are good 3.2/10
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Stop Trump's march to war!
Call, write, or visit your U.S. Representative and Senators to assert Congressional authority and oppose use of military force against Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Latin America, and Nigeria. Click here to send them a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Call, write, or visit your U.S. Representative and Senators to assert Congressional authority and oppose use of military force against Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Latin America, and Nigeria. Click here to send them a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Stop Trump's march to war!
Call, write, or visit your U.S. Representative and Senators to assert Congressional authority and oppose use of military force against Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Latin America, and Nigeria. Click here to send them a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Call, write, or visit your U.S. Representative and Senators to assert Congressional authority and oppose use of military force against Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Latin America, and Nigeria. Click here to send them a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
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Spotify is running ads recruiting more ICE agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities, so we’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Spotify is running ads recruiting more ICE agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities, so we’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
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TODAY IN #HISTORY: 108 years ago, on Nov. 7, 1917, workers in Russia rose up against war & hunger and launched the Great October Socialist Revolution. Did you know about correspondence between Lenin & workers in the U.S. during that time? Here's an article from our archives telling the story.
From Russia with love: Lenin’s Letter to American Workers
The Centennial of the Russian Revolution November 7, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and the establishment of the world’s first socialist state.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
TODAY IN #HISTORY: 108 years ago, on Nov. 7, 1917, workers in Russia rose up against war & hunger and launched the Great October Socialist Revolution. Did you know about correspondence between Lenin & workers in the U.S. during that time? Here's an article from our archives telling the story.
A guy in a dystopia writes his diary; words are all misspelled. There’s coal mines, decapitated heads, cannibalism. I’m not entirely sure what the story was. I tend to read fast, and it took me too long to realize that a puppet was a puppet & other plot points, even with ample clues 3.9/10
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A guy in a dystopia writes his diary; words are all misspelled. There’s coal mines, decapitated heads, cannibalism. I’m not entirely sure what the story was. I tend to read fast, and it took me too long to realize that a puppet was a puppet & other plot points, even with ample clues 3.9/10
2 men in a psych ward talk abt movies, queerness, & esp this book, Sex Variants, which the older guy has a copy of. Not much happened but I love fiction set in sanitoriums. Felt more like a novel w/ a defined arc than We the Animals did. I liked the younger guy’s stories abt NYC & muggings 7.9/10
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
2 men in a psych ward talk abt movies, queerness, & esp this book, Sex Variants, which the older guy has a copy of. Not much happened but I love fiction set in sanitoriums. Felt more like a novel w/ a defined arc than We the Animals did. I liked the younger guy’s stories abt NYC & muggings 7.9/10