Eli Bishop
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Button-pushing by day, comics & theater by night. http://errorbar.net [he/him]
A really lovely and informative and engaging interview with Graeme Wend-Walker about one of my favorite novels. I still haven't dived into Graeme's new book on Hoban, but it's on my table giving me come-hither glances every day!
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation has a new episode in their excellent "Ninety-Nine Novels" podcast featuring me talking about Riddley Walker. You can listen here:
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Ninety-Nine Novels: Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban - The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess’s interest in fi...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A really lovely and informative and engaging interview with Graeme Wend-Walker about one of my favorite novels. I still haven't dived into Graeme's new book on Hoban, but it's on my table giving me come-hither glances every day!
Hey, SF Bay Area, I bet next month you want to come see me & my friends frantically present a bouquet of performance art in THE INFINITE WRENCH BEST OF 2025! This time it's at Z Space main stage, the most absurdly large stage I've ever personally been on; we better be loud. www.zspace.org/neos-2025
SF Neo-Futurists: The Infinite Wrench Best of 2025 — Z Space
The San Francisco Neo-Futurists and Z Space present The Infinite Wrench: Best of 2025 December 13 on the Steindler Stage The critically-acclaimed SF Neo-Futurists bring you The Infinite Wrenc...
www.zspace.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Hey, SF Bay Area, I bet next month you want to come see me & my friends frantically present a bouquet of performance art in THE INFINITE WRENCH BEST OF 2025! This time it's at Z Space main stage, the most absurdly large stage I've ever personally been on; we better be loud. www.zspace.org/neos-2025
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Yeah, I'll admit I didn't think I'd be able to see the aurora here in Chicago so was pretty shocked when I stepped out on my back porch
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Yeah, I'll admit I didn't think I'd be able to see the aurora here in Chicago so was pretty shocked when I stepped out on my back porch
I lived in NYC for 25% of my life and I frankly do not understand this strange universe where NYC actually elects a good candidate for mayor. The only thing that'd be more bizarre to me is if San Francisco did. Then I'd know someone is messing with me. Anyway love to all my east coast peoples ❤️❤️❤️
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I lived in NYC for 25% of my life and I frankly do not understand this strange universe where NYC actually elects a good candidate for mayor. The only thing that'd be more bizarre to me is if San Francisco did. Then I'd know someone is messing with me. Anyway love to all my east coast peoples ❤️❤️❤️
High school health class, anti-drug day, some of us got randomly picked to read out some material about different drugs. So, one kid had to recite facts about heroin from the textbook. Someone raised a hand & asked: "So... what's heroin made out of?" "What-- I don't know, it's made out of DRUGS!"
do you ever have things that someone has said to you that live forever in your head (non-serious edition)? some older boomer hippie guy said “hahmmus gives you fahts” to me 26 years ago at a free fridge and i think of it every fucking single time i buy hummus to this day.
October 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
High school health class, anti-drug day, some of us got randomly picked to read out some material about different drugs. So, one kid had to recite facts about heroin from the textbook. Someone raised a hand & asked: "So... what's heroin made out of?" "What-- I don't know, it's made out of DRUGS!"
Btw, donating money to food banks goes a *lot* further than donating food. They're set up to buy things way more efficiently than you or I can.
As other people have noted, if you have local food banks, now would be an excellent time to donate cash to them, if you have the cash to spare. We will be upping our donations to food banks and hunger-related charities here in Ohio.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
October 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Btw, donating money to food banks goes a *lot* further than donating food. They're set up to buy things way more efficiently than you or I can.
You know how sometimes you copy text from a webpage and some ad material shows up in the middle of it, so you end up with a nontraditional version of "O Death" that has a couple of jarring shifts in tone and subject (even though the first line of the ad weirdly has the right meter)?
![Screenshot of part of the lyrics to "O Death" (as sung by Ralph Stanley), interrupted by some ad text from the website the lyrics were copied from. "Death, I come to take the soul / Leave the body and leave it cold / To drop the flesh off of the frame / The earth and worms both have a claim / See upcoming country shows / Get tickets for your favorite artists / You might also like / Oh Death - MercyMe / Take It Off - The Donnas / [Chorus] Oh, Death / Whoa, Death / Won't you spare me over till another year?"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:prjuc3ahwuyc74gms6hdksyn/bafkreihrsuwjrvzw4d5eeneub5jgpyyyteuptjvm3xzjkqhbvokanprp7i@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
You know how sometimes you copy text from a webpage and some ad material shows up in the middle of it, so you end up with a nontraditional version of "O Death" that has a couple of jarring shifts in tone and subject (even though the first line of the ad weirdly has the right meter)?
I hope all my Portland friends, and also all the people I don't know in Portland, are as safe as can be through all this goddamn bullshit.
September 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I hope all my Portland friends, and also all the people I don't know in Portland, are as safe as can be through all this goddamn bullshit.
Of all the beloved venues in SF that I've seen go away, this is the toughest for me because I remember so vividly when it started & have seen it get built up over the years into this amazing work of art & temple of community glee. Love to D'Arcy & the late Heklina & everyone who's made it great.
"This is where we're at, and it's sad," says owner D'Arcy Drollinger after yesterday's announcement that SF Oasis, one of the city's biggest queer bars, would close its doors at the end of the year 🖊️ @supermarke.bsky.social
Why beloved drag club Oasis is closing—and how its spirit must live on - 48 hills
'I want to see SF continue to have an underground art scene,' says owner D'Arcy Drollinger. 'But this is where we're at, and it's sad.'
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July 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Of all the beloved venues in SF that I've seen go away, this is the toughest for me because I remember so vividly when it started & have seen it get built up over the years into this amazing work of art & temple of community glee. Love to D'Arcy & the late Heklina & everyone who's made it great.
Walking through the park, I see at the edge of the path what looks like a pretty big snake, almost 3 feet long. On getting closer, I see it's a rubber snake.
Nearby kid's mom: "It's fake! We were trying to freak people out with it... but mostly no one notices." The kid looks very excited. [1/3]
Nearby kid's mom: "It's fake! We were trying to freak people out with it... but mostly no one notices." The kid looks very excited. [1/3]
July 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Walking through the park, I see at the edge of the path what looks like a pretty big snake, almost 3 feet long. On getting closer, I see it's a rubber snake.
Nearby kid's mom: "It's fake! We were trying to freak people out with it... but mostly no one notices." The kid looks very excited. [1/3]
Nearby kid's mom: "It's fake! We were trying to freak people out with it... but mostly no one notices." The kid looks very excited. [1/3]
All times are appropriate times to donate to Trans Lifeline and The Trevor Project, but also now.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause does not protect everybody equally. Instead it upheld the Tennessee law that seeks to eradicate trans kids.
My latest in @thenation
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My latest in @thenation
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The Supreme Court's Anti-Trans Decision Will Live In Infamy
In its bigotry and deceitfulness, US v. Skrmetti is destined to be seen alongside Plessy, Dobbs, Dred Scott, and all of the court's other most notorious decisions.
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June 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
All times are appropriate times to donate to Trans Lifeline and The Trevor Project, but also now.
This will only be meaningful to fans of experimental theater and/or the 1991 Addams Family movie, but: Judith Malina once handed me a joint.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This will only be meaningful to fans of experimental theater and/or the 1991 Addams Family movie, but: Judith Malina once handed me a joint.
Everything Lavignia said and wrote about his DOGE work seems like a huge red flag saying "nobody should ever hire me (regardless of whether it's even for money) to perform, supervise, or plan, any type of task whatsoever." These were not *technical* mistakes. www.propublica.org/article/insi...
Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health
Experts who reviewed the code for ProPublica found numerous and troubling flaws in the system, providing a disturbing glimpse into how the Trump administration is allowing artificial intelligence to g...
www.propublica.org
June 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Everything Lavignia said and wrote about his DOGE work seems like a huge red flag saying "nobody should ever hire me (regardless of whether it's even for money) to perform, supervise, or plan, any type of task whatsoever." These were not *technical* mistakes. www.propublica.org/article/insi...
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We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
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June 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
Bay Area: so much special SF Neo-Futurists theater real soon! This weekend, our mysterious site-specific HOLE. Next month, the first ever BLACKEST WRENCH on Juneteenth; then, our reliably fabulous Pride special! It's all here: www.sfneofuturists.org (and I'm back in the regular show June 13)
May 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Bay Area: so much special SF Neo-Futurists theater real soon! This weekend, our mysterious site-specific HOLE. Next month, the first ever BLACKEST WRENCH on Juneteenth; then, our reliably fabulous Pride special! It's all here: www.sfneofuturists.org (and I'm back in the regular show June 13)
I've seen amazing feats in the field of "weird non-questions raised by audience during an artist Q&A", but a special award goes to the one recently where someone thanked Carl Franklin at length for making Something Wild. And, after being gently told that that was a Jonathan Demme movie...
May 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I've seen amazing feats in the field of "weird non-questions raised by audience during an artist Q&A", but a special award goes to the one recently where someone thanked Carl Franklin at length for making Something Wild. And, after being gently told that that was a Jonathan Demme movie...
In case you know someone who needs to read this, it's very, very well written.
1. I reach a lot of readers from a big variety of political backgrounds... and one of the most common points of contention I see centers around transgender sports bans.
In my latest story, I make the moderate case against such bans.
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In my latest story, I make the moderate case against such bans.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
The Moderate Case Against Transgender Sports Bans
Bans on transgender competition in sports tend to be controversial, with some even otherwise supportive people siding with such bans. I present the moderate case against doing so.
www.erininthemorning.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
In case you know someone who needs to read this, it's very, very well written.
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New Column: On Musk. The headline says it all. Well, actually, the subhed says some of it, too! newrepublic.com/article/1947... via @newrepublic.com
Elon Musk Is an Evil Piece of Garbage—and an A-Level Fraud Too
He is stupid. He is incompetent. He is cruel. He is sinister. And people will die because of what he’s done.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
New Column: On Musk. The headline says it all. Well, actually, the subhed says some of it, too! newrepublic.com/article/1947... via @newrepublic.com
Well, I just wasted 45 minutes of my life 1. reading some bullshit from the HHS anti-trans report, 2. reading more bullshit by the probable author of it, & 3. investigating the stupidest footnote in the world. For more substantive analysis, see: www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check...
May 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Well, I just wasted 45 minutes of my life 1. reading some bullshit from the HHS anti-trans report, 2. reading more bullshit by the probable author of it, & 3. investigating the stupidest footnote in the world. For more substantive analysis, see: www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check...
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The only reason anyone would cut the Narcan program, a mere $56 million annually, is because they want people to die as punishment.
RFK Jr. is ending the federal Narcan distribution program credited with the recent steep decline in overdose deaths. This despite his own past heroin addiction and his own brother dying of a drug overdose in 1984.
RFK Jr. to End 'Godsend' Narcan Program That Helped Reduce Overdose Deaths Despite His Past Heroin Addiction
Despite overcoming heroin addiction himself, RFK Jr. is backing plans to cut a critical Narcan program that helped reduce overdose deaths.
www.latintimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The only reason anyone would cut the Narcan program, a mere $56 million annually, is because they want people to die as punishment.
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Do you want your convention to be accessible? Hire me.
I can't afford to do this for free any more, folks. I've had to drop out of Worldcon Seattle because I can't afford to attend or even work remotely for free right now.
Pay disabled people.
I can't afford to do this for free any more, folks. I've had to drop out of Worldcon Seattle because I can't afford to attend or even work remotely for free right now.
Pay disabled people.
April 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Do you want your convention to be accessible? Hire me.
I can't afford to do this for free any more, folks. I've had to drop out of Worldcon Seattle because I can't afford to attend or even work remotely for free right now.
Pay disabled people.
I can't afford to do this for free any more, folks. I've had to drop out of Worldcon Seattle because I can't afford to attend or even work remotely for free right now.
Pay disabled people.
My two best self-published comics, BUSYBODY #1 and NINE FACES OF NOTHING, are now for sale as e-books on itch.io instead of the crappy place where they used to be. There are still a few paper copies of these available, but I'm unlikely to print more. eli-the-bishop.itch.io
April 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My two best self-published comics, BUSYBODY #1 and NINE FACES OF NOTHING, are now for sale as e-books on itch.io instead of the crappy place where they used to be. There are still a few paper copies of these available, but I'm unlikely to print more. eli-the-bishop.itch.io
A useful measure of how well or poorly one's brain is working in general is: can you deliver a very basic dad-type joke without fucking it up. The other day I'm in an ensemble meeting where we take turns pitching ideas, and the organizing person introduces this task and says "No small feat!" so...
April 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A useful measure of how well or poorly one's brain is working in general is: can you deliver a very basic dad-type joke without fucking it up. The other day I'm in an ensemble meeting where we take turns pitching ideas, and the organizing person introduces this task and says "No small feat!" so...
No idea why I might have been thinking about how cultists rationalize their leader's arbitrary decisions, but: I just rewatched THE MASTER, & had forgot about Laura Dern's great cameo where she's privately trying to get the Master to clarify why the doctrine in Book 2 contradicts Book 1.
April 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
No idea why I might have been thinking about how cultists rationalize their leader's arbitrary decisions, but: I just rewatched THE MASTER, & had forgot about Laura Dern's great cameo where she's privately trying to get the Master to clarify why the doctrine in Book 2 contradicts Book 1.
This is just one of many similar crises that are going to be hitting small businesses now, so everyone can only do so much, but I'm supporting Fieldmouse's fundraiser because the art they publish means a lot to me.
The picture is a joke, but the problem is serious. On Thursday, the US President enacted a 54% tariff on all products being imported into the USA from China...
We have thousands of books on a trans-Pacific freightliner heading to the USA from China. They'll be here in 3-5 weeks.
We have thousands of books on a trans-Pacific freightliner heading to the USA from China. They'll be here in 3-5 weeks.
April 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is just one of many similar crises that are going to be hitting small businesses now, so everyone can only do so much, but I'm supporting Fieldmouse's fundraiser because the art they publish means a lot to me.