Molly McGhee
@mollymcghee.com
Reader. Novelist. Fiction nerd. Pro-worker. Anti-billionaire. I teach at Columbia. Online for two decades.
Just saw an ad for an “espresso martini” latte….
January 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Just saw an ad for an “espresso martini” latte….
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Nice article about Queen Demon:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
"One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
"One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."
The Language of the Night: Martha Wells takes on colonization
Martha Wells often surprises me. Her writing combines an anthropological approach to human societies, keen observation, charismatic characters, and themes that sneak up on you. Her protagonists are .....
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January 6, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Nice article about Queen Demon:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
"One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
"One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."
January 6, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I love the work of Sarah Monette! @pennyvixen.bsky.social thank you for writing
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I love the work of Sarah Monette! @pennyvixen.bsky.social thank you for writing
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There are 250 species of turtle in Order Testudines. They are among the most ancient lines of reptiles.
"Turtles" as a group includes terrapins/tortoises, sea turtles, & freshwater turtles.
Early in their evolution. a split occurred around what to with their neck.
"Turtles" as a group includes terrapins/tortoises, sea turtles, & freshwater turtles.
Early in their evolution. a split occurred around what to with their neck.
March 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There are 250 species of turtle in Order Testudines. They are among the most ancient lines of reptiles.
"Turtles" as a group includes terrapins/tortoises, sea turtles, & freshwater turtles.
Early in their evolution. a split occurred around what to with their neck.
"Turtles" as a group includes terrapins/tortoises, sea turtles, & freshwater turtles.
Early in their evolution. a split occurred around what to with their neck.
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Cannot recommend this highly enough, and my added suggestion would be César Aira, who does perhaps have a fandom of sorts (Patti Smith, chairperson) but whose work really rewards substantive and ongoing engagement.
in 2026 instead of lore-diving whatever giant franchise benefits from your engagement try doing it with any writer/director with a substantial body of work but no “fandom”. Marie Ndiaye. Maryse Conde. Samuel Fuller. See where it gets you. If you gotta have a static setting do Mervyn Peake
December 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Cannot recommend this highly enough, and my added suggestion would be César Aira, who does perhaps have a fandom of sorts (Patti Smith, chairperson) but whose work really rewards substantive and ongoing engagement.
when that one lcd sound system song comes on and the whole club pretends it’s 2012 and we’re all capable of hope and joy :,-)
December 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
when that one lcd sound system song comes on and the whole club pretends it’s 2012 and we’re all capable of hope and joy :,-)
I’m in this post
bluesky is where elder millennials enjoying internet retirement meet younger millennials with untreated depression
December 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’m in this post
Controversial opinion: I love to blurb! It’s such a fun way to experience new fiction.
If you need a holiday pick me up check out this insane book.
If you need a holiday pick me up check out this insane book.
December 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Controversial opinion: I love to blurb! It’s such a fun way to experience new fiction.
If you need a holiday pick me up check out this insane book.
If you need a holiday pick me up check out this insane book.
This was so fun! Thank you everyone who came out
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This was so fun! Thank you everyone who came out
We are three months away from the earnest return of the hipster
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We are three months away from the earnest return of the hipster
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Works by Japanese artist and musician Tetsunori Tawaraya, 2010s-20s.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Works by Japanese artist and musician Tetsunori Tawaraya, 2010s-20s.
at a party watching three people exchange their algorithms. they sit in a corner and open their apps. they watch each other scroll for five minutes, with commentary, then the next person begins. they are on their second cycle of sharing, which means they have been doing this for thirty minutes.
November 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
at a party watching three people exchange their algorithms. they sit in a corner and open their apps. they watch each other scroll for five minutes, with commentary, then the next person begins. they are on their second cycle of sharing, which means they have been doing this for thirty minutes.
infinity of word combinations drives local author to madness
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
infinity of word combinations drives local author to madness
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
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As an independent bookstore owner, I like to start Small Business Saturday by cleaning out the chicken coop. A happy chicken is a satisfied customer.
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
As an independent bookstore owner, I like to start Small Business Saturday by cleaning out the chicken coop. A happy chicken is a satisfied customer.
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Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
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some news
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
some news
I need this…
It's arrived—and it's gorgeous.
I opened @merriam-webster.com's new Twelfth Collegiate at random, and the first word I came across was the second, verbal sense of "load."
Huzzah!
This spread also showcases some delights, like the illustrations and word lists.
I opened @merriam-webster.com's new Twelfth Collegiate at random, and the first word I came across was the second, verbal sense of "load."
Huzzah!
This spread also showcases some delights, like the illustrations and word lists.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I need this…
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Brother Abernathy You Are Kind
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Brother Abernathy You Are Kind
I need one of those clean type-A spreadsheet girls to put me through a six week organizational bootcamp. Ideally I will question everything I know about "workflow." Bonus points if there is a crying montage that I emerge from with god-like email management skills . . .
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I need one of those clean type-A spreadsheet girls to put me through a six week organizational bootcamp. Ideally I will question everything I know about "workflow." Bonus points if there is a crying montage that I emerge from with god-like email management skills . . .
Had an awesome conversation with my agent today and feeling /really good/ about my next project. Still a little bit away from sharing, but I’m starting to get excited!
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Had an awesome conversation with my agent today and feeling /really good/ about my next project. Still a little bit away from sharing, but I’m starting to get excited!
www.thebeliever.net/the-sentence... teaching this wonderful essay today — I highly recommend reading!
The Sentence is a Lonely Place - Believer Magazine
I came to language only late and only peculiarly. I grew up in a household where the only books were the telephone book and some coloring books. Magazines, though, were called books, but only one maga...
www.thebeliever.net
November 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
www.thebeliever.net/the-sentence... teaching this wonderful essay today — I highly recommend reading!
Still vibrating from seeing Frankenstein last night. Thank you @realgdt.bsky.social for making such a beautiful and true adaptation. Every scene was a love letter to the original text!
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Still vibrating from seeing Frankenstein last night. Thank you @realgdt.bsky.social for making such a beautiful and true adaptation. Every scene was a love letter to the original text!