Hallie Pritts
@halliepritts.bsky.social
Writer. Finalist, Jeffrey E. Smith Editor’s Prize ‘24, Sewanee Writers ’22. CHTQA fellow. NZ writer-in-residence. Words in Mcsweeneys, MissouriReview, LitMag, Barrelhouse, TheBelladonna, OffAssignment, etc. Rode a bike across the US once. #nativeplants
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I yelled “ohmygod” so loud after opening the mail, my husband had to come investigate. The new @mcsweeneys.net quarterly is unbelievable. Their design team is *chef’s kiss*
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I yelled “ohmygod” so loud after opening the mail, my husband had to come investigate. The new @mcsweeneys.net quarterly is unbelievable. Their design team is *chef’s kiss*
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Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math
October 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math
Jumping on the Lonesome Dove resurgence. I heard an interview with Tana French where she cited it as an influence on The Searcher (omg one of favorites), so I read all 850 pages of it this week and holy shit I have a new obsession. It’s so good.
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Jumping on the Lonesome Dove resurgence. I heard an interview with Tana French where she cited it as an influence on The Searcher (omg one of favorites), so I read all 850 pages of it this week and holy shit I have a new obsession. It’s so good.
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in Paris, I had to see a same-day doctor & I found one. was gravely warned that, as a foreigner, I’d have to pay 32 euros & I laughed & laughed
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
in Paris, I had to see a same-day doctor & I found one. was gravely warned that, as a foreigner, I’d have to pay 32 euros & I laughed & laughed
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
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I think I'd make a really good ghost. wandering around aimlessly at night and groaning are already some of my favourite activities
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I think I'd make a really good ghost. wandering around aimlessly at night and groaning are already some of my favourite activities
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Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Can we lower the flags for Jane Goodall?
October 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Can we lower the flags for Jane Goodall?
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Look closely. I estimate over 100 pollinators on this one native calico aster in my city yard. #nativeplants
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Look closely. I estimate over 100 pollinators on this one native calico aster in my city yard. #nativeplants
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September 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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you never know where you’ll find inspiration
September 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
you never know where you’ll find inspiration
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One of my favorite fun facts is why the TMNT are named after artists (it’s because the type of turtle they are is a “painted turtle”). I told my nephew about this and he immediately replied that there should be a Bob Ross turtle. So rather than explain the renaissance movement to him, I-
September 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
One of my favorite fun facts is why the TMNT are named after artists (it’s because the type of turtle they are is a “painted turtle”). I told my nephew about this and he immediately replied that there should be a Bob Ross turtle. So rather than explain the renaissance movement to him, I-
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It is fucked up what they did to the headphone jack
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It is fucked up what they did to the headphone jack
Loved this story by @nadiaborn.com in this morning’s Commuter (@electricliterature.com)!
My Husband's Dream Woman Will Outlive Me - Electric Literature
“3D-Printing the World and Other Dreams,” flash fiction by Nadia Born
electricliterature.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Loved this story by @nadiaborn.com in this morning’s Commuter (@electricliterature.com)!
1) Crickets and cicadas in the fall
2) New record from an old favorite band
3) Costume dramas
4) Sleeping in
5) Tea with honey
2) New record from an old favorite band
3) Costume dramas
4) Sleeping in
5) Tea with honey
Battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life:
1) gin
2) libraries
3) Arby’s mozzarella sticks
4) laughing with friends
5) A Jellycat bunny.
1) gin
2) libraries
3) Arby’s mozzarella sticks
4) laughing with friends
5) A Jellycat bunny.
battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life:
1. entenmann's crumb cake and a cup of tea
2. flipping a record
3. cats
4. opening day
5. a box of tropical flavored popsicles in the freezer
1. entenmann's crumb cake and a cup of tea
2. flipping a record
3. cats
4. opening day
5. a box of tropical flavored popsicles in the freezer
September 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
1) Crickets and cicadas in the fall
2) New record from an old favorite band
3) Costume dramas
4) Sleeping in
5) Tea with honey
2) New record from an old favorite band
3) Costume dramas
4) Sleeping in
5) Tea with honey
Tiny cat with tiny amp.
September 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Tiny cat with tiny amp.
Make a band singular:
The Stroke
The Stroke
Make a band singular:
One Non Blonde
One Non Blonde
Make a band singular:
ONCE
ONCE
September 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Make a band singular:
The Stroke
The Stroke
Dollhouse nap.
September 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Dollhouse nap.
@pghcitypaper.com reprinted my @mcsweeneys.net piece. Unfortunately still highly relevant here!
When will parents and bleeding-heart liberals realize that the only way to save public education in this country is to turn every elementary, middle, and high school into high-end condos?
Opinion: The only way to save public education is to turn every single school in America into high-end condos
Can’t you see this makes sense?
www.pghcitypaper.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
@pghcitypaper.com reprinted my @mcsweeneys.net piece. Unfortunately still highly relevant here!