wendy cloudberry
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night nurse at the lost sock hospital
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Blizzard of the Month: Field Trip Sandwich
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night nurse at the lost sock hospital
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Blizzard of the Month: Field Trip Sandwich
Tonight’s midnight movie, an encore presentation:
STEREO 8 (1983) As the popularity of eight-tracks begins to wane, a retired artist (Bo Svenson) and his old flame (Mary Woronov) search for tapes bearing his cover art. Their quest takes them to the lair of a reclusive audiophile with a sinister secret. Widely known for its ‘unlistenable’ soundtrack
January 31, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Tonight’s midnight movie, an encore presentation:
Cosigned all the way down
The poll numbers only show everyone else what Gen X nonconformists have known for decades: We are a generation populated mostly by John Hughes villains who hold Ferris Bueller up as a role model & beloved mascot instead of seeing him as a shitty manipulating liar
The poll numbers only show everyone else what Gen X nonconformists have known for decades: We are a generation populated mostly by John Hughes villains who hold Ferris Bueller up as a role model & beloved mascot instead of seeing him as a shitty manipulating liar
Gen X discourse seems to have raised its head again. Look: if you think we're all supposed to be cool, you're thinking of the *counterculture*. Most people were & are not that. Speaking here as someone from pretty far in the underground of that time, most people my age were conformists.
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Cosigned all the way down
The poll numbers only show everyone else what Gen X nonconformists have known for decades: We are a generation populated mostly by John Hughes villains who hold Ferris Bueller up as a role model & beloved mascot instead of seeing him as a shitty manipulating liar
The poll numbers only show everyone else what Gen X nonconformists have known for decades: We are a generation populated mostly by John Hughes villains who hold Ferris Bueller up as a role model & beloved mascot instead of seeing him as a shitty manipulating liar
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The rift between the surface of the world
and your mind is on fire
and your mind is on fire
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The rift between the surface of the world
and your mind is on fire
and your mind is on fire
just read it as ‘sweater weather advisory’ instead of ‘severe weather advisory’ and am surprised by how disappointed I felt upon discovering my error
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 AM
just read it as ‘sweater weather advisory’ instead of ‘severe weather advisory’ and am surprised by how disappointed I felt upon discovering my error
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James Frey, it's your time to shine!
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
James Frey, it's your time to shine!
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Dear Diary,
Today I begin writing my 39th book, the working title of which is “How Did I Injure My Foot While Mostly Asleep In Bed?” It is a mystery.
As with the last seven volumes I may abandon the whole effort by midafternoon, but I wanted to let you know all the same.
In friendship,
Wendy
Today I begin writing my 39th book, the working title of which is “How Did I Injure My Foot While Mostly Asleep In Bed?” It is a mystery.
As with the last seven volumes I may abandon the whole effort by midafternoon, but I wanted to let you know all the same.
In friendship,
Wendy
January 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Dear Diary,
Today I begin writing my 39th book, the working title of which is “How Did I Injure My Foot While Mostly Asleep In Bed?” It is a mystery.
As with the last seven volumes I may abandon the whole effort by midafternoon, but I wanted to let you know all the same.
In friendship,
Wendy
Today I begin writing my 39th book, the working title of which is “How Did I Injure My Foot While Mostly Asleep In Bed?” It is a mystery.
As with the last seven volumes I may abandon the whole effort by midafternoon, but I wanted to let you know all the same.
In friendship,
Wendy
I can’t say that I have an absolute favorite or that this would be the finalist if I had to choose, but I do think about the ending of CINEMA PARADISO (1988) quite often
January 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
I can’t say that I have an absolute favorite or that this would be the finalist if I had to choose, but I do think about the ending of CINEMA PARADISO (1988) quite often
The Midnight Hotdog Listening Club is broadcasting from an internal littoral location and tonight’s selection, “…” by Anne Gillis (2021), feels like a thing we might hear emanating from a source just out of sight, or perhaps something imagined and not there at all
"…", by Anne Gillis
8 track album
art-into-life.bandcamp.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:07 AM
The Midnight Hotdog Listening Club is broadcasting from an internal littoral location and tonight’s selection, “…” by Anne Gillis (2021), feels like a thing we might hear emanating from a source just out of sight, or perhaps something imagined and not there at all
FIRE WALK WITH ME print by Sean Longmore
January 29, 2026 at 3:25 AM
FIRE WALK WITH ME print by Sean Longmore
once again my insistence on playing certain music in my car at a volume my phone advises against has shaken the rearview mirror loose from its moorings. still: no regrets.
January 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
once again my insistence on playing certain music in my car at a volume my phone advises against has shaken the rearview mirror loose from its moorings. still: no regrets.
"The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave" but about when it is appropriate to use AI
January 28, 2026 at 4:28 AM
"The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave" but about when it is appropriate to use AI
gathering psychic energy by listening to LIVE SEEDS for something between 9-13 consecutive hours
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM
gathering psychic energy by listening to LIVE SEEDS for something between 9-13 consecutive hours
oh, nothing much, just coasting on the feeling of relief that arrived after 1) I recalled a professionally important item from January 2020 and 2) found my related books immediately upon said recollection
i might now need a nap
i might now need a nap
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 PM
oh, nothing much, just coasting on the feeling of relief that arrived after 1) I recalled a professionally important item from January 2020 and 2) found my related books immediately upon said recollection
i might now need a nap
i might now need a nap
fugue state baking, apparently
that’s a new one
that’s a new one
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
fugue state baking, apparently
that’s a new one
that’s a new one
From MIRROR TRAPS by Hera Lindsay Bird
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
From MIRROR TRAPS by Hera Lindsay Bird
Monday night plans
Tuesday too
Tuesday too
i love to sleep by turning off the heat, putting a bunch of blankets on the bed, and pretending i'm a barbarian covered with mismatched bear pelts
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Monday night plans
Tuesday too
Tuesday too
finally some good news!
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
finally some good news!
I don’t remember so many dogs wearing sweaters when I was a kid
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I don’t remember so many dogs wearing sweaters when I was a kid
The creative process fascinates me, particularly when hotel stationery is involved
of interest: found, in my photos on my laptop, a pic from the hotel notepad on which I started work on "no children." I mention in the "This Year" book that this began on a boarding pass envelope. once I landed and got into my room I did this. "Derrida" I think refers to thoughts about erasure etc
January 26, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The creative process fascinates me, particularly when hotel stationery is involved
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“We’re pivoting to video.”
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“We’re pivoting to video.”
This tale deserves a place in an anthology, a major award, both, everything:
🧵 Let me tell you the story of the first and only time I saw a snow blower in Virginia. Maybe 3-4 years ago we had a big storm of pretty heavy, wet snow. The geniuses in the apartment building next door got a friend to bring them a snow blower to try to clear their driveway. 1/
Maybe the City should do what VDOT does and contract local residents with snowblowers to plow the sidewalks during and after storms.
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This tale deserves a place in an anthology, a major award, both, everything:
I’ll concede that the full-page letter contains a lot of truth – for instance, the out-of-body/third-person experience. Maybe someone now understands what their loved one experiences. But I can’t imagine that this will generally help the cause or decrease stigma. It might actually make things worse.
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I’ll concede that the full-page letter contains a lot of truth – for instance, the out-of-body/third-person experience. Maybe someone now understands what their loved one experiences. But I can’t imagine that this will generally help the cause or decrease stigma. It might actually make things worse.