D. A. Hosek
@dahosek.bsky.social
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D. A. Hosek
@dahosek.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Fall-Winter 2025 - Rat's Ass Review
Donald Patten “Mask Gleaners” (charcoal on canvas) The Poetry Kelli Allen ROBBING THE TABLE WHERE NOTHING EXISTS Both our jackets escaped the fall, but the radio stayed a static river anyway, no matte...
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Beginning a big thread of 2025 publications (yes, I know it’s September. This is the first thing published this year) with my poem “Chicago Sonnet #26” in Rat’s Ass Review.
Literal receipts
Failed mayoral candidate Ja'mal Green is once again claiming on social media that @thetriibe.com's story on how Paul Vallas’s campaign paid him is untrue. I edited that story; @tonia.thetriibe.com reported it.
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Literal receipts
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Hey guys, it's Mr. Beast here, with Mark of the Beast Financial Services!
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hey guys, it's Mr. Beast here, with Mark of the Beast Financial Services!
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
I’m cautiously optimistic that the Texas gerrymander is going to end up a dummymander where having reduced their majorities to try to gain more seats they end up losing the newly drawn districts and then some.
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I’m cautiously optimistic that the Texas gerrymander is going to end up a dummymander where having reduced their majorities to try to gain more seats they end up losing the newly drawn districts and then some.
As I change “a” to “the” and back again I find myself envious of languages without articles.¹
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1. “Fun”² fact: Outside of the Western European languages, articles are generally absent from Indo-European languages.
2. Well, fun for a language nerd like me.
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1. “Fun”² fact: Outside of the Western European languages, articles are generally absent from Indo-European languages.
2. Well, fun for a language nerd like me.
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
As I change “a” to “the” and back again I find myself envious of languages without articles.¹
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1. “Fun”² fact: Outside of the Western European languages, articles are generally absent from Indo-European languages.
2. Well, fun for a language nerd like me.
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1. “Fun”² fact: Outside of the Western European languages, articles are generally absent from Indo-European languages.
2. Well, fun for a language nerd like me.
If you think my posts are garbage, you should see the stuff I decide not to post.
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If you think my posts are garbage, you should see the stuff I decide not to post.
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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Tales From The Keane Compound #878
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Tales From The Keane Compound #878
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”The sun rises. It is always doing that.” is a legit banger
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
”The sun rises. It is always doing that.” is a legit banger
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
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Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
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Charlestown, Virginia Dec 2, 1859
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Charlestown, Virginia Dec 2, 1859
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
Shrinkflation in the literary world: Ten years ago the anthology from @pushtheneedle.bsky.social was Pushcart Prize XL and now it’s merely Pushcart Prize L. Eventually we’ll be seeing Pushcart Prize M, just watch.
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Shrinkflation in the literary world: Ten years ago the anthology from @pushtheneedle.bsky.social was Pushcart Prize XL and now it’s merely Pushcart Prize L. Eventually we’ll be seeing Pushcart Prize M, just watch.
Happy learn which non-profits have your email day!
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy learn which non-profits have your email day!
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
Five games to get to know me:
Up and Down the River
Spades
Pinochle
Hearts
Cribbage
Up and Down the River
Spades
Pinochle
Hearts
Cribbage
Five games to get to know me:
Outer Wilds
Silent Hill 2
The Quarry
Metal Gear Solid 2
Dino Crisis
Outer Wilds
Silent Hill 2
The Quarry
Metal Gear Solid 2
Dino Crisis
Five games to get to know me:
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VI
Dragon Quest IV
Secret of Mana
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VI
Dragon Quest IV
Secret of Mana
Chrono Trigger
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Five games to get to know me:
Up and Down the River
Spades
Pinochle
Hearts
Cribbage
Up and Down the River
Spades
Pinochle
Hearts
Cribbage
And here I thought Pete Townsend had gotten even freakier.
They milfed out a Who
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
And here I thought Pete Townsend had gotten even freakier.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Rat
Mouse
Pigeon
Opossum
Raccoon
Rat
Mouse
Pigeon
Opossum
Raccoon
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Coyote
Wild Pig (Feral Hog)
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goats
Coyote
Wild Pig (Feral Hog)
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goats
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Porcupines
Armadillos
Alligators
Tiger sharks
Moose
Porcupines
Armadillos
Alligators
Tiger sharks
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Rat
Mouse
Pigeon
Opossum
Raccoon
Rat
Mouse
Pigeon
Opossum
Raccoon
I’m late to the party, but The Lowdown is REALLY good.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’m late to the party, but The Lowdown is REALLY good.
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Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
I’ve apparently made the transition to reading singular they and being confused about who the other person is to reading plural they and assuming that the referent is non-binary (although in both cases, I think the sentences could have been better written).
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I’ve apparently made the transition to reading singular they and being confused about who the other person is to reading plural they and assuming that the referent is non-binary (although in both cases, I think the sentences could have been better written).