Lisa "right now is spooky enough" Turner
@lhornert.bsky.social
Hiya!
Fiction Chapbook w/Black Lawrence Press! https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/horsemouth-and-aquariumhead/
Poetry Chapbook: The Tales of Flaxie Char @dancinggrlpress.
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Fiction Chapbook w/Black Lawrence Press! https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/horsemouth-and-aquariumhead/
Poetry Chapbook: The Tales of Flaxie Char @dancinggrlpress.
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Horsemouth and Aquariumhead - Black Lawrence Press
Winner of the Spring 2023 Black River Chapbook Competition Tales of longing and desire for escape, Horsemouth and Aquariumhead features imaginative and sometimes unsettling characters. Whether the cha...
blacklawrencepress.com
Look! Look! It's my (new) book! Dropped in September from Black Lawrence Press. Please take a look-see and please consider PURCHASING IT?!? Or you can REVIEW IT?!? Or invite me to READ FROM IT?!?
blacklawrencepress.com/books/horsem...
blacklawrencepress.com/books/horsem...
I don't want to dissect Karolyn's thanksgiving feast, ever.
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I don't want to dissect Karolyn's thanksgiving feast, ever.
Horsemouth and Aquariumhead! Fabulist, surreal flash fictions! Quick and easy to read, AND they won a competition! Bring to the toilet! You'll love 'em. (and BLP rocks.) blacklawrencepress.com/books/horsem...
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Horsemouth and Aquariumhead! Fabulist, surreal flash fictions! Quick and easy to read, AND they won a competition! Bring to the toilet! You'll love 'em. (and BLP rocks.) blacklawrencepress.com/books/horsem...
Washington is trying so hard to shrink back into the abyss...
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Washington is trying so hard to shrink back into the abyss...
Magazine to read for everyone:
Little Engines. It's great. Was I in it once? Yes. (Story: Uncle Brad Would Have Loved This.)
But all the stuff's great. Do it.
www.littleengines.pub
Little Engines. It's great. Was I in it once? Yes. (Story: Uncle Brad Would Have Loved This.)
But all the stuff's great. Do it.
www.littleengines.pub
Little Engines | Adam Voith | Substack
A magazine, a book, and morning readings. Est. 2001. Click to read Little Engines, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
www.littleengines.pub
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Magazine to read for everyone:
Little Engines. It's great. Was I in it once? Yes. (Story: Uncle Brad Would Have Loved This.)
But all the stuff's great. Do it.
www.littleengines.pub
Little Engines. It's great. Was I in it once? Yes. (Story: Uncle Brad Would Have Loved This.)
But all the stuff's great. Do it.
www.littleengines.pub
ah, thanksgiving...
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ah, thanksgiving...
I worship them. but alas, I am not a college president.
Who, pray tell, is worshipping the liberal arts? Where is the mythical university alluded to here where STEM and business courses are criticized and somehow disincentivized by those in power?
It’s time to stop worshipping the liberal arts | Letters
Letters: While such institutions have intrinsic value, that doesn’t mean they are entitled to be socially favoured or economically exceptional for ever, says Jianyang Geng
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I worship them. but alas, I am not a college president.
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
Tsawasi (jhawahsee) and Tsagasi (jhagahsee) are the names of two small fairies, who are mischievous enough,
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
Tsawasi (jhawahsee) and Tsagasi (jhagahsee) are the names of two small fairies, who are mischievous enough,
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
Tsawasi (jhawahsee) and Tsagasi (jhagahsee) are the names of two small fairies, who are mischievous enough,
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
Tsawasi (jhawahsee) and Tsagasi (jhagahsee) are the names of two small fairies, who are mischievous enough,
Will someone please see Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Waiting for Godot and let me know how it was??? PLEASE???
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Will someone please see Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Waiting for Godot and let me know how it was??? PLEASE???
anyone read (all of) Flat Earth yet? There's an excerpt in Volume 0...
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
anyone read (all of) Flat Earth yet? There's an excerpt in Volume 0...
Sex Cardigans: Why Librarians and Teachers Have ALWAYS Been Leaders in What's Hot
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
It’s not the sexiest of garments. It arguably looks more like a discarded fishing net. And yet it has cast a spell over the internet
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Sex Cardigans: Why Librarians and Teachers Have ALWAYS Been Leaders in What's Hot
A question for those of you who have lost parents:
is there anything that stands out as particularly helpful to get/hear/receive/etc from friends as you process your grief?
Thank you.
is there anything that stands out as particularly helpful to get/hear/receive/etc from friends as you process your grief?
Thank you.
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A question for those of you who have lost parents:
is there anything that stands out as particularly helpful to get/hear/receive/etc from friends as you process your grief?
Thank you.
is there anything that stands out as particularly helpful to get/hear/receive/etc from friends as you process your grief?
Thank you.
I just finished "Happy People Don't Live Here" by @ambersparks.bsky.social and I LOVED IT! Fern rules. Read it, folks. Hide in the bathroom with it over Thanksgiving if you need to.
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I just finished "Happy People Don't Live Here" by @ambersparks.bsky.social and I LOVED IT! Fern rules. Read it, folks. Hide in the bathroom with it over Thanksgiving if you need to.
Officer, I'm just role-playing Richard Scarry books.
Don't TOUCH my pencil car, Sir!
Don't TOUCH my pencil car, Sir!
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Officer, I'm just role-playing Richard Scarry books.
Don't TOUCH my pencil car, Sir!
Don't TOUCH my pencil car, Sir!
I can always rely on the dictionary to brighten my day
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I can always rely on the dictionary to brighten my day
Reposted by Lisa "right now is spooky enough" Turner
SPREAD THIS FAR AND WIDE
A group of New Yorkers has made an ICE hotline to protect their neighbors from being kidnapped by secret police.
A group of New Yorkers has made an ICE hotline to protect their neighbors from being kidnapped by secret police.
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
SPREAD THIS FAR AND WIDE
A group of New Yorkers has made an ICE hotline to protect their neighbors from being kidnapped by secret police.
A group of New Yorkers has made an ICE hotline to protect their neighbors from being kidnapped by secret police.
anyone else suddenly missing Clippy these days as nostalgia annoyance?
My former roommate had a girlfriend who worked at Microsoft in 99-00, and they were all issued Clippy pins. I'd wear one.
My former roommate had a girlfriend who worked at Microsoft in 99-00, and they were all issued Clippy pins. I'd wear one.
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
anyone else suddenly missing Clippy these days as nostalgia annoyance?
My former roommate had a girlfriend who worked at Microsoft in 99-00, and they were all issued Clippy pins. I'd wear one.
My former roommate had a girlfriend who worked at Microsoft in 99-00, and they were all issued Clippy pins. I'd wear one.
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Reposted by Lisa "right now is spooky enough" Turner
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
Reposted by Lisa "right now is spooky enough" Turner
If you live in Oakland PLEASE consider writing in via this extremely easy form to our city officials to urge them to REJECT a contract w FLOCK surveillance cameras, which shares data directly with ICE and DHS.
Keep our neighbors safe.
FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
Keep our neighbors safe.
FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
Tell City Council: No FLOCK Surveillance for ICE in Oakland
The Oakland Police Department is looking to push through a $2.25M contract to expand its surveillance network under the privately-owned company FLOCK Safety — and we need you to show up and demand the...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you live in Oakland PLEASE consider writing in via this extremely easy form to our city officials to urge them to REJECT a contract w FLOCK surveillance cameras, which shares data directly with ICE and DHS.
Keep our neighbors safe.
FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
Keep our neighbors safe.
FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
so seriously, why is he at a McDonald's event and why is McD's having an event and have you all actually heard the crap spewing out of that mouth because wth and how is this real???
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
so seriously, why is he at a McDonald's event and why is McD's having an event and have you all actually heard the crap spewing out of that mouth because wth and how is this real???
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We've never been so proud to be misaligned! Your support keeps us doing the thing this administration sees as a threat and a disruption.
We could do this forever. Stay the course with us by making a tax deductible donation at the link in our bio! 🔥
We could do this forever. Stay the course with us by making a tax deductible donation at the link in our bio! 🔥
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We've never been so proud to be misaligned! Your support keeps us doing the thing this administration sees as a threat and a disruption.
We could do this forever. Stay the course with us by making a tax deductible donation at the link in our bio! 🔥
We could do this forever. Stay the course with us by making a tax deductible donation at the link in our bio! 🔥
Ooh! I'll drink one while using my Lady Bic pen to write to the Patriarchy!
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Ooh! I'll drink one while using my Lady Bic pen to write to the Patriarchy!
Reposted by Lisa "right now is spooky enough" Turner
“Just as I come to know a thing it’s gone again.”
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
“Senescence”
“Just as I come to know a thing it’s gone again.”
www.newyorker.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Just as I come to know a thing it’s gone again.”
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
I just wrote to a doctor that I am currently reading his article on cymbals.
He wrote about Cymbalta, so you know, whatever.
He wrote about Cymbalta, so you know, whatever.
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I just wrote to a doctor that I am currently reading his article on cymbals.
He wrote about Cymbalta, so you know, whatever.
He wrote about Cymbalta, so you know, whatever.
I loudly and publicly complain that I will never comply often and it definitely keeps people away from me.
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I loudly and publicly complain that I will never comply often and it definitely keeps people away from me.