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Release the bats
I got your back, brother!
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
(Also Pepper returns and has adventures in the East Village art scene circa 1983, and there are dad jokes) (anyway you guys are nice, thanks for reading!)
October 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
…a John Carpenter leitmotif….
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This novel has everything…cameos by Sue Simmons...
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Hard times spreading just like the flu / Watch out homeboy don’t let it catch you
October 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I remember standing on this platform, 40 years ago, reading a paperback of “On the Road” and thinking, God, this guy is so corny.
September 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Summer 2026
September 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Summer 2023
September 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Fall 2021
September 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Summer 2019
September 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Summer 2016
September 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
On a nice concert streak at the moment. Kraftwerk—> Herb Alpert—> Gang of Four. All were great! Check out Gang of Four’s farewell tour if you can. They’re playing all of Entertainment, plus da hits.
April 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
March 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Tempting!
March 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
February 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Same as it ever was. Jimmy Breslin on the inauguration of Koch’s 3rd term. (From Jack Newfield & Wayne Barrett’s “City for Sale”)
February 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Black History Month Salutes: Gerry Johnson of Flint, Michigan, who in 1968 became the first person to modify “turkey” with “jive.” The colorful insult remained in circulation for 16 years, until it was used by the “breakdancing grandma” character in the Joe Piscipo vehicle “Layin’ It Down.”
February 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
You: Timothée Chalamet really looks like Bob Dylan!
Me: Is that orange and white steam pipe behind him period-authentic?
December 18, 2024 at 11:06 PM
@davekehr.bsky.social Hey Dave Kehr, did you know I gave you a shout out in my book Crook Manifesto? When an arsonist-turned-blaxploitation filmmaker puts out a film and gets reviewed. I didn’t live in Chicago, but remember your Daily News days with much affection!
December 13, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Wow, another impostor just popped up. Warning: if this guy DM’s you and says, “Mesa write fiction anna non fiction story,” it’s probably a scam. (Probably.)
November 29, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Ugh, please report YET ANOTHER impersonator. Come on, Bluesky moderators, get it together. (Like my eyes are that big!)
November 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I guess I’m…distracted? Got to airport security and looked down -
October 31, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Indeed.
September 16, 2024 at 10:35 PM
(actual chapter title & plot point in my next book)
August 28, 2024 at 1:38 PM
June 10, 2024 at 9:00 PM