Austin Kleon
@austinkleon.bsky.social
I’m a writer who draws. Author of STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST and other bestsellers. www.austinkleon.com
Teenager destroyed me so completely in Mario Kart that I felt Satie the only appropriate soundtrack. Thoughts of David Shenk’s THE IMMORTAL GAME: “The game is often as much about demolishing your opponent’s will and self-esteem as it is about implementing a superior strategy.”
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Teenager destroyed me so completely in Mario Kart that I felt Satie the only appropriate soundtrack. Thoughts of David Shenk’s THE IMMORTAL GAME: “The game is often as much about demolishing your opponent’s will and self-esteem as it is about implementing a superior strategy.”
the REN & STIMPY episode my kids wanted to watch before the game started really set the tone for the evening
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
the REN & STIMPY episode my kids wanted to watch before the game started really set the tone for the evening
Loved the first episode of this — the “cliffhanger” at the end is so great
October 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Loved the first episode of this — the “cliffhanger” at the end is so great
My son: I don’t want to go to school today
Me:
Me:
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My son: I don’t want to go to school today
Me:
Me:
Yeah I read band books
October 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Yeah I read band books
Fun living in a world where every new email — hell, every interaction online — is a Voight-Kampff test
October 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Fun living in a world where every new email — hell, every interaction online — is a Voight-Kampff test
Oh you don’t care for the films of Paul Thomas Anderson?
September 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Oh you don’t care for the films of Paul Thomas Anderson?
Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to report that the Record Store Guy is alive and well in Austin, TX
September 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to report that the Record Store Guy is alive and well in Austin, TX
Newspaper + marker, 2025 #newspaperblackout #blackoutpoetry
September 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Newspaper + marker, 2025 #newspaperblackout #blackoutpoetry
Watched first two episodes, got sucked in. Also made me want to read this, which I’ve had on the shelf for a bit:
September 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Watched first two episodes, got sucked in. Also made me want to read this, which I’ve had on the shelf for a bit:
Kenneth Clark with the big mood
September 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Kenneth Clark with the big mood
Kenneth Clark, CIVILISATION
August 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Kenneth Clark, CIVILISATION
“I don’t like that thing you like”
Oh yeah?
Oh yeah?
August 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“I don’t like that thing you like”
Oh yeah?
Oh yeah?
Off-topic but: this rig looks familiar 😂
(I keep waiting for my AT to die so I can get a fancier record player, but it never does)
(I keep waiting for my AT to die so I can get a fancier record player, but it never does)
August 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Off-topic but: this rig looks familiar 😂
(I keep waiting for my AT to die so I can get a fancier record player, but it never does)
(I keep waiting for my AT to die so I can get a fancier record player, but it never does)
August 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This is the 10 commandments poster I’d hang in my classroom
August 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This is the 10 commandments poster I’d hang in my classroom
People ask me for newsletter writing tips and this is what I tell them
August 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
People ask me for newsletter writing tips and this is what I tell them