Courtney Pasko
@cpasko.bsky.social
Reader, writer, library girl
Country mouse living in Baltimore
she/hers
https://www.courtneypasko.com/
Country mouse living in Baltimore
she/hers
https://www.courtneypasko.com/
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Courtney Pasko
@cpasko.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Little pearl of a story up in HAD today! Absolutely delighted to snag a second skull and TRULY thankful to the cool kids at @hexliterary.bsky.social for selecting it 🦪
The Doppio/Greedy Reads twofer is truly unmatched
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Doppio/Greedy Reads twofer is truly unmatched
A York County W so rare it's statistically impossible:
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies."
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies."
I present my review of "Unfettered," John Fetterman's memoir. In between petty grievances about doing his job, Fetterman asserts that he's feeling good.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A York County W so rare it's statistically impossible:
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies."
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies."
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or maybe listen to Tea Obreht read it to you, on a commute or a walk or while just sitting or laying down and zoning out the rest of the world
www.newyorker.com/podcast/fict...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/fict...
Tea Obreht reads Stephanie Vaughn
www.newyorker.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
or maybe listen to Tea Obreht read it to you, on a commute or a walk or while just sitting or laying down and zoning out the rest of the world
www.newyorker.com/podcast/fict...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/fict...
Love a little voicemail flash:
"Oh, Carol, I do hope you at least get my message before the storm comes. Nevermind the parking ticket, Carol. The storm."
"Oh, Carol, I do hope you at least get my message before the storm comes. Nevermind the parking ticket, Carol. The storm."
Anyway, did you hear a big storm’s coming? Supposed to flood the street right here in front of our condos.
BEFORE THE STORM COMES by C.S. Mee
www.bruisermag.com/mee_storm
BEFORE THE STORM COMES by C.S. Mee
www.bruisermag.com/mee_storm
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Love a little voicemail flash:
"Oh, Carol, I do hope you at least get my message before the storm comes. Nevermind the parking ticket, Carol. The storm."
"Oh, Carol, I do hope you at least get my message before the storm comes. Nevermind the parking ticket, Carol. The storm."
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It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
Forget the Rooney bucket hat, someone get me the Solvej Balle t-shirt !
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Forget the Rooney bucket hat, someone get me the Solvej Balle t-shirt !
Rejection of the day is "you should know this was a very close call"
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Rejection of the day is "you should know this was a very close call"
This is really upsetting!
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is really upsetting!
YES 🐋
"Janna learned the term voluntary breathers, which is what whales are. Means that if they don’t think about breathing they can’t do it. Means if they don’t think about it, they die."
"Janna learned the term voluntary breathers, which is what whales are. Means that if they don’t think about breathing they can’t do it. Means if they don’t think about it, they die."
"People are always coming up with new ways for whales to die. Been at it long enough, starting with sharpened sticks and then boats were invented which was some bad luck for whales, and then the boats got harpoons..."
New story from @jessdawn.bsky.social on Short Story, Long today!!
New story from @jessdawn.bsky.social on Short Story, Long today!!
“Whippomorpha” by Jessica Dawn
“If there’s nothing to fight over, most of getting divorced is just waiting. Nothing worth fighting over, Janna decided a while ago. Best to just let it go.”
ashortstorylong.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
YES 🐋
"Janna learned the term voluntary breathers, which is what whales are. Means that if they don’t think about breathing they can’t do it. Means if they don’t think about it, they die."
"Janna learned the term voluntary breathers, which is what whales are. Means that if they don’t think about breathing they can’t do it. Means if they don’t think about it, they die."
Ideal walkabout weather today 🍂
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Ideal walkabout weather today 🍂
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OMG i just saw my lil’ (100 word) SF #cat story posted on fabulous @100footcrow.bsky.social today!!!
#WhiskersWednesday, no less! How perfect is that😜🚀😻?!
#writing #drabble #SpecFic
100footcrow.com/how-to-train...
#WhiskersWednesday, no less! How perfect is that😜🚀😻?!
#writing #drabble #SpecFic
100footcrow.com/how-to-train...
How to Train a Cyber Cat - 100-Foot Crow
By: LM Fontanes. I trained my cyber cat to purr upon touch and now, even when I simply stretch my fingers outward, it starts to rumble. I trained my cyber cat to rub its feline replica face against my...
100footcrow.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
OMG i just saw my lil’ (100 word) SF #cat story posted on fabulous @100footcrow.bsky.social today!!!
#WhiskersWednesday, no less! How perfect is that😜🚀😻?!
#writing #drabble #SpecFic
100footcrow.com/how-to-train...
#WhiskersWednesday, no less! How perfect is that😜🚀😻?!
#writing #drabble #SpecFic
100footcrow.com/how-to-train...
I'm so glad this ep made me look up these photos:
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm so glad this ep made me look up these photos:
October reading log:
Bookends: October
What I read last month
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
October reading log:
Easily the most famous half-address house is for sale (a very modest 4.2 mil): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/r...
A Famous Narrow House in the West Village Listed for $4.195 Million
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Easily the most famous half-address house is for sale (a very modest 4.2 mil): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/r...
Just got an auto-renew notice for library material I definitely returned a week ago
a woman with a name tag that says ' well that 's spooky ' on it
Alt: Agent Scully from the X-Files wearing a very large, shoulder-padded cream jacket, saying "Well, that's spooky." Her expression is concerned.
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just got an auto-renew notice for library material I definitely returned a week ago
Happy Halloween! I am concerned that I didn't buy enough Reese's cups, but in the meantime, have a prose poem about a haunting: www.havehashad.com/hadposts/a-t...
A Text Message to a Girl I Met on a Dating App Who Asked if She Could Come Over to My Place Tonight by Courtney Pasko
I come from a place where people don’t believe in ghosts but they do believe in finishing your chores so perhaps you’re gonna think I shouldn’t have been surprised to find the specter of my mother sta...
www.havehashad.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happy Halloween! I am concerned that I didn't buy enough Reese's cups, but in the meantime, have a prose poem about a haunting: www.havehashad.com/hadposts/a-t...
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Reminder that @baltimorebeat.bsky.social publishes this resource guide in every issue, and has done so for the last 3 years baltimorebeat.com/community-re...
Community Resources
Resources to help the community of Baltimore City. Including housing, health, food, and financial support.
baltimorebeat.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Reminder that @baltimorebeat.bsky.social publishes this resource guide in every issue, and has done so for the last 3 years baltimorebeat.com/community-re...
I love when I get an email from my student loans with a subject line like "URGENT!!! MESSAGE IN YOUR INBOX!!!!" and then after logging in with eight-factor authorization the message is "No new documents :) "
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I love when I get an email from my student loans with a subject line like "URGENT!!! MESSAGE IN YOUR INBOX!!!!" and then after logging in with eight-factor authorization the message is "No new documents :) "
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In anticipation of potential cuts to SNAP benefits starting November 1, the library is currently accepting food and Venmo (linked in library's IG bio) donations. Trick-or-treaters can grab candy and/or canned goods. Excess food will be donated to the Bmore Community Fridge Network's sites.
October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In anticipation of potential cuts to SNAP benefits starting November 1, the library is currently accepting food and Venmo (linked in library's IG bio) donations. Trick-or-treaters can grab candy and/or canned goods. Excess food will be donated to the Bmore Community Fridge Network's sites.
Whitest/most millennial thing about me is that I know all the words to The Black Eyed Peas’s “I Gotta Feeling”
October 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Whitest/most millennial thing about me is that I know all the words to The Black Eyed Peas’s “I Gotta Feeling”
October 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Didn’t find out the book event in DC was canceled until I was already on the train
a girl sits next to a ghost with no face in a cartoon
ALT: a girl sits next to a ghost with no face in a cartoon
media.tenor.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Didn’t find out the book event in DC was canceled until I was already on the train
The comma splices are getting out of hand.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The comma splices are getting out of hand.
What is this weird intermittent alarm in Waverly & do I need to be concerned?
October 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
What is this weird intermittent alarm in Waverly & do I need to be concerned?
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damn. hoping it at least signifies something
It is a tale
Told by an idiot
Told by an idiot
October 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
damn. hoping it at least signifies something