Katherine Duke
@katducduk.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Comedy geek. Trivia nerd. Podcast junkie. Creator of the book Kissability: People with Disabilities Talk About Sex, Love, and Relationships (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24738917-kissability#CommunityReviews). (she/her)
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My struggle is that my self-imposed lifelong goal of Being a Writer (a goal that I have already achieved by many measures, but never in a way that ideally satisfies my ambition for very long) raises the stakes so high that I always forget how much I actually enjoy writing.
as a writer, you meet two types of hopefuls: people who like to write and people who want to be writers. It's the former who actually succeed – you need to love this, not as a means to an end but for itself entirely.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My struggle is that my self-imposed lifelong goal of Being a Writer (a goal that I have already achieved by many measures, but never in a way that ideally satisfies my ambition for very long) raises the stakes so high that I always forget how much I actually enjoy writing.
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This how I find out I have a son??
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This how I find out I have a son??
Mamdani is going to impose sister-in-law. Your spouse's sister will move in next door and come over to your place uninvited all the damn time.
Mamdani is going to impose shangri-la law. Everyone will be blindfolded and forced to play Marco Polo
Mamdani gonna implement Shaaloani law. All disputes settled via shootout duels using non-lethal rounds with all the authenticity of a spaghetti western directed by Japanese anime enthusiasts.
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mamdani is going to impose sister-in-law. Your spouse's sister will move in next door and come over to your place uninvited all the damn time.
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I feel that "Vince Gilligan Remixes the Twilight Zone" is a magical incantation deployed specifically to disarm my longtime refusal to subscribe to yet another streaming service.
Because 9 PM ET is a remarkably bad time for publishing a review if you're hoping to get any traffic for it, I am resharing my #PLURIBUS review now, in the hopes you might be interested in my thoughts on this extraordinary show. consequence.net/2025/11/plur...
Pluribus Review: Vince Gilligan Remixes The Twilight Zone For One of the Year’s Best New Shows
The mysterious new Apple TV series lets Rhea Seehorn own the screen.
consequence.net
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I feel that "Vince Gilligan Remixes the Twilight Zone" is a magical incantation deployed specifically to disarm my longtime refusal to subscribe to yet another streaming service.
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(For some reason, it feels insufficiently reverent to call this a sitcom, but I guess that's what it is?)
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
(For some reason, it feels insufficiently reverent to call this a sitcom, but I guess that's what it is?)
(For some reason, it feels insufficiently reverent to call this a sitcom, but I guess that's what it is?)
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
(For some reason, it feels insufficiently reverent to call this a sitcom, but I guess that's what it is?)
The "Top Lookup" on @merriam-webster.com caught my attention just now...
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The "Top Lookup" on @merriam-webster.com caught my attention just now...
:: My So-Called Life voice ::
Don't you love the way he leans?
Don't you love the way he leans?
I didn't even *want* to lean on the barrier until I saw this cool guy doing it
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
:: My So-Called Life voice ::
Don't you love the way he leans?
Don't you love the way he leans?
I don't have a specific answer, but-- based on past experiences --I generally assume that, if I try to talk to a famous person, I'll embarrass myself. (I'm awkward enough at small talk with non-famous acquaintances!) This is why I've intentionally passed up several opportunities to meet my heroes.
I asked this before over at The Old Place and the answers delighted me. So again:
Who is an artist you admire who you suspect would not like you if they met you personally?
I think Peter Dinklage is fantastic. I would absolutely get on his last nerve. He'd be looking for the door while we spoke.
Who is an artist you admire who you suspect would not like you if they met you personally?
I think Peter Dinklage is fantastic. I would absolutely get on his last nerve. He'd be looking for the door while we spoke.
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I don't have a specific answer, but-- based on past experiences --I generally assume that, if I try to talk to a famous person, I'll embarrass myself. (I'm awkward enough at small talk with non-famous acquaintances!) This is why I've intentionally passed up several opportunities to meet my heroes.
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My love language is that I love language.
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My love language is that I love language.
💡 Always make "Make to-do list" the first task on the list
Life hack: You can cross things off your to-do list even if you haven't done them. Nobody checks.
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
💡 Always make "Make to-do list" the first task on the list
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I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
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oh, mamdani boy,
mamdani boy
mamdani boy…
mamdani boy
mamdani boy…
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
oh, mamdani boy,
mamdani boy
mamdani boy…
mamdani boy
mamdani boy…
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lefties: if you're experiencing joy online, stay online
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
lefties: if you're experiencing joy online, stay online
Aloof wife / mayor husband
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Aloof wife / mayor husband
Aloof wife / mayor husband
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Aloof wife / mayor husband
Aloof wife / mayor husband
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Aloof wife / mayor husband
I’m proud of us for this.
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I’m proud of us for this.
Just to get a jump on the 10 million people who will make this same joke when the Hamnet movie comes out:
How do you make a film about Shakespeare's family and not cast Anne Hathaway?
How do you make a film about Shakespeare's family and not cast Anne Hathaway?
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Just to get a jump on the 10 million people who will make this same joke when the Hamnet movie comes out:
How do you make a film about Shakespeare's family and not cast Anne Hathaway?
How do you make a film about Shakespeare's family and not cast Anne Hathaway?
What kind of book is also a dinosaur?
Thesaurus!
(:: ba-dum-bum-ching! ::)
Thesaurus!
(:: ba-dum-bum-ching! ::)
November 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What kind of book is also a dinosaur?
Thesaurus!
(:: ba-dum-bum-ching! ::)
Thesaurus!
(:: ba-dum-bum-ching! ::)