Braum’s Stoker
@hackett.bsky.social
Attorney, writer, dad. Stories in PseudoPod, DailySF, and elsewhere. Bad climber and worse runner (he/they)
I feel you, similar boat here. It’s hard, but I hope you can have some fun with it, whatever that looks like for you
February 5, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I feel you, similar boat here. It’s hard, but I hope you can have some fun with it, whatever that looks like for you
Gabino is a treasure
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Gabino is a treasure
Sorry to hear about Lupe. She sounded like an amazing companion
February 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Sorry to hear about Lupe. She sounded like an amazing companion
Oh man, I had this same thought the other day. “Give your balloons a tug”
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Oh man, I had this same thought the other day. “Give your balloons a tug”
I enjoy @semi-rad.com’s newsletter, and @christopherbrown.bsky.social’s Field Notes is always a good read
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I enjoy @semi-rad.com’s newsletter, and @christopherbrown.bsky.social’s Field Notes is always a good read
I know I bought a copy, but I can’t seem to find it now. Think I might have lent it out already. Guess I’ll just have to pick up another when he’s reading at @ghoulish.bsky.social on Friday 🤷🏼♂️
December 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I know I bought a copy, but I can’t seem to find it now. Think I might have lent it out already. Guess I’ll just have to pick up another when he’s reading at @ghoulish.bsky.social on Friday 🤷🏼♂️
“I will expectorate and then destroy you”
December 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“I will expectorate and then destroy you”
Similar situation here, but thinking of it here as having myself a Hanoi little Christmas. Happy holidays John
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December 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Similar situation here, but thinking of it here as having myself a Hanoi little Christmas. Happy holidays John
My kids asked me to turn it on last night; we threw open the windows instead, but I just broke and switched it on a few minutes ago
December 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My kids asked me to turn it on last night; we threw open the windows instead, but I just broke and switched it on a few minutes ago
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Great thread, of course, by @jessicavalenti.bsky.social on the malignancy of this frame..... "Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place."
Because it’s not just Bari Weiss’ CBS asking this question—in the last few months, I’ve been approached by half a dozen different shows looking to ‘debate’ the same topic.
I even got a request from NPR-distributed “Open to Debate” to see if I’d weigh in on “Has Feminism Hurt Women?”
NPR!
I even got a request from NPR-distributed “Open to Debate” to see if I’d weigh in on “Has Feminism Hurt Women?”
NPR!
December 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Great thread, of course, by @jessicavalenti.bsky.social on the malignancy of this frame..... "Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place."