Bicycle Comics
@bicyclecomics.bsky.social
Independent publisher of poetry and comic strips. New anthology coming early 2026. Erase the lines that serve no greater art.
Washington, D.C.
http://www.bicycle-comics.com
Washington, D.C.
http://www.bicycle-comics.com
Pinned
This year, some of the most urgent writing has come from federal employees at all levels who have walked out.
Our next book will be an anthology of the best-written federal resignation letters of 2025.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
Our next book will be an anthology of the best-written federal resignation letters of 2025.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
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I will destroy the Grinch by mailing him an incendiary cigar to burn off all his hair, as that is the source of his authority and respect with the Whos
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I will destroy the Grinch by mailing him an incendiary cigar to burn off all his hair, as that is the source of his authority and respect with the Whos
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Missions were shattered. Entire agencies were deleted. Nearly 300,000 employees were forced out of the federal workforce.
Here’s a look into how DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the federal government:
Here’s a look into how DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the federal government:
The year Trump broke the federal government
How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation’s sprawling bureaucracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Missions were shattered. Entire agencies were deleted. Nearly 300,000 employees were forced out of the federal workforce.
Here’s a look into how DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the federal government:
Here’s a look into how DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the federal government:
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These older women protagonists upend our expectations about aging.
7 Novels About Women Over 60 Who Defy Societal Expectations - Electric Literature
Stories from around the world that take older women seriously
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December 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
These older women protagonists upend our expectations about aging.
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We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a
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Honorable attorneys couldn't work with this administration. I admire those who walked away.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Honorable attorneys couldn't work with this administration. I admire those who walked away.
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gee I wonder why the top leaders at the DOJ are so desperate to stop the D.C. bar from investigating misconduct by DOJ attorneys who practice in D.C.
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
gee I wonder why the top leaders at the DOJ are so desperate to stop the D.C. bar from investigating misconduct by DOJ attorneys who practice in D.C.
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During this busy time of year, take a moment to relax with our Fall 2025 issue. Pick up your copy today: https://pshr.us/fall25
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
During this busy time of year, take a moment to relax with our Fall 2025 issue. Pick up your copy today: https://pshr.us/fall25
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Apply to work in our great creative writing program!
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) invites applications for the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writer Chairship: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) invites applications for the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writer Chairship: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
Careers
The Visiting Writer Chair will consult closely with, and work under the direction of, the Director and Assistant Director of Creative Writing on Edelstein-Keller annual programming. The programming is facilitated by staff support and agreed upon by the Creative Writing Program faculty.
hr.myu.umn.edu
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Apply to work in our great creative writing program!
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) invites applications for the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writer Chairship: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) invites applications for the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writer Chairship: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
Did anybody else in the room misread this headline as "deifies Trump"?
Senate passes defense bill that defies Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos
Senate passes defense bill that defies Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos
The president is still expected to sign the legislation, which now heads to his desk.
dlvr.it
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Did anybody else in the room misread this headline as "deifies Trump"?
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We did it, Joe. @sassquachcomics.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We did it, Joe. @sassquachcomics.bsky.social
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More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
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MARY: I slammed the screen door, and the first thing he said was he hated being alone, and we weren’t that young anymore. I said, “Get off my porch.” Then he said, “You ain’t a beauty, but hey, you’re all right.” I said, “Get out of my driveway.”
Bruce Springsteen’s Exes Grab Brunch
Several women share bottomless mimosas somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. MARY 1: I slammed the screen door, and the first thing he said was he hat...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
MARY: I slammed the screen door, and the first thing he said was he hated being alone, and we weren’t that young anymore. I said, “Get off my porch.” Then he said, “You ain’t a beauty, but hey, you’re all right.” I said, “Get out of my driveway.”
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December 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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“Language itself has humor in it. I really like that flapping of words, where it’s like the wind gets into them and they kind of flap between meanings.”
From our Art of Poetry interview with Alice Oswald in our new Winter issue. buff.ly/QNsju7Z
From our Art of Poetry interview with Alice Oswald in our new Winter issue. buff.ly/QNsju7Z
December 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Language itself has humor in it. I really like that flapping of words, where it’s like the wind gets into them and they kind of flap between meanings.”
From our Art of Poetry interview with Alice Oswald in our new Winter issue. buff.ly/QNsju7Z
From our Art of Poetry interview with Alice Oswald in our new Winter issue. buff.ly/QNsju7Z
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sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
What's the best federal resignation you've read this year? We'd like to know about it.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
December 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What's the best federal resignation you've read this year? We'd like to know about it.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
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And what do you pick your teeth with, after devouring that fat goose? With a feather of the same fowl.
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
And what do you pick your teeth with, after devouring that fat goose? With a feather of the same fowl.
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# Christmas carol lyrics that go hard when you paste them over a picture of Stacker Pentecost
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
# Christmas carol lyrics that go hard when you paste them over a picture of Stacker Pentecost
It's remarkable that the book by [wretched reporter] sold so poorly. At peak intensity, something like 95% of the skeets on this platform were screenshots/excerpts. Bad publicity is still publicity.
Like that subplot in /Love Actually/ where everyone dunks on Bill Nighy's cynical Christmas song?
Like that subplot in /Love Actually/ where everyone dunks on Bill Nighy's cynical Christmas song?
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's remarkable that the book by [wretched reporter] sold so poorly. At peak intensity, something like 95% of the skeets on this platform were screenshots/excerpts. Bad publicity is still publicity.
Like that subplot in /Love Actually/ where everyone dunks on Bill Nighy's cynical Christmas song?
Like that subplot in /Love Actually/ where everyone dunks on Bill Nighy's cynical Christmas song?
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Aparna Nancherla
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Aparna Nancherla
There'll be waterfall chasing, a craft fair and an attempt at meditation.
www.latimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Aparna Nancherla
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In anticipation of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, here's a list of new YA riffs and retellings I put together for Publishers Weekly!
Jane Austen at 250: A YA Book List
As the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth on December 16 draws near, we’ve compiled a selection of new and forthcoming YA novels that pay homage to the author’s wise and witty works.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In anticipation of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, here's a list of new YA riffs and retellings I put together for Publishers Weekly!
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Full video of Cory Doctorow's virtuoso rendition of enshittification on the Daily Show
youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...
youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Full video of Cory Doctorow's virtuoso rendition of enshittification on the Daily Show
youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...
youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...
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⏰ Happening soon!
Come over to the bookstore TONIGHT for readings and merriment with El Martillo Press!
@flowers4saints.bsky.social, @writerchickmama.bsky.social, @brianamunozpoetry.bsky.social
If you can't make it in person, you can register for the livestream here! citylights.com/events/el-ma...
Come over to the bookstore TONIGHT for readings and merriment with El Martillo Press!
@flowers4saints.bsky.social, @writerchickmama.bsky.social, @brianamunozpoetry.bsky.social
If you can't make it in person, you can register for the livestream here! citylights.com/events/el-ma...
December 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
⏰ Happening soon!
Come over to the bookstore TONIGHT for readings and merriment with El Martillo Press!
@flowers4saints.bsky.social, @writerchickmama.bsky.social, @brianamunozpoetry.bsky.social
If you can't make it in person, you can register for the livestream here! citylights.com/events/el-ma...
Come over to the bookstore TONIGHT for readings and merriment with El Martillo Press!
@flowers4saints.bsky.social, @writerchickmama.bsky.social, @brianamunozpoetry.bsky.social
If you can't make it in person, you can register for the livestream here! citylights.com/events/el-ma...
Fixed that for you, Google. #amediting
December 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Fixed that for you, Google. #amediting
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Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.