james holod kennedy
@jamesholod.bsky.social
writer / marathoner / lonely girl aswirl
following every — and i do mean EVERY — rainbow
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
following every — and i do mean EVERY — rainbow
i was the giddiest little f-slur on the Sound of Music tour 🥲🥲
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
i was the giddiest little f-slur on the Sound of Music tour 🥲🥲
it’s Hey Handsome o’clock in Europe but all the little gay people in my phone are having dinner or taking afternoon naps
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
it’s Hey Handsome o’clock in Europe but all the little gay people in my phone are having dinner or taking afternoon naps
99% certain my hotel bartender is in love with me (he asked about the book i’m reading and gave me free breadsticks 🥰🥰)
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
99% certain my hotel bartender is in love with me (he asked about the book i’m reading and gave me free breadsticks 🥰🥰)
Vienna welcomed me with a full day of nonstop snow flurries 🥲🥲🥲 JamesWhoIsGonnaBeOK.jpg
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Vienna welcomed me with a full day of nonstop snow flurries 🥲🥲🥲 JamesWhoIsGonnaBeOK.jpg
watched Before Sunrise to get in the mood for Vienna this weekend and now i can’t stop crying oh no
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
watched Before Sunrise to get in the mood for Vienna this weekend and now i can’t stop crying oh no
accidentally bent a few pages in my library book………going to hell confirmed 😔😔
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
accidentally bent a few pages in my library book………going to hell confirmed 😔😔
the most level-headed writing i’ve read in weeks tbh
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
the most level-headed writing i’ve read in weeks tbh
overheard on the street: “WHY WOULD YOU BRING ME TO NEW YORK CITY WHEN YOU KNOW MY PHOBIA OF TALL BUILDINGS”
a fair question tbh
a fair question tbh
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
overheard on the street: “WHY WOULD YOU BRING ME TO NEW YORK CITY WHEN YOU KNOW MY PHOBIA OF TALL BUILDINGS”
a fair question tbh
a fair question tbh
PERSONALLY i am more excited for your winter body fyi
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
PERSONALLY i am more excited for your winter body fyi
hot chocolate & sunday night emails
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
hot chocolate & sunday night emails
got “ma’am”-ed today which happens often on the phone and i’m used to it but this was irl????? in the grocery store??? i have a BEARD
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
got “ma’am”-ed today which happens often on the phone and i’m used to it but this was irl????? in the grocery store??? i have a BEARD
relatedly, i’m packing for a trip and for the first time in recent memory i don’t have to pack running shoes…..🥵🥵😮💨😮💨
still not over the delight of rediscovering how much time i have on a saturday morning when i don’t have to run 18+ miles
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
relatedly, i’m packing for a trip and for the first time in recent memory i don’t have to pack running shoes…..🥵🥵😮💨😮💨
past my bedtime
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
past my bedtime
still not over the delight of rediscovering how much time i have on a saturday morning when i don’t have to run 18+ miles
November 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
still not over the delight of rediscovering how much time i have on a saturday morning when i don’t have to run 18+ miles
ok birthday’s over time to DECK THOSE HALLS AND HAUL OUT THE HOLLY, BOYS!!!!
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ok birthday’s over time to DECK THOSE HALLS AND HAUL OUT THE HOLLY, BOYS!!!!
zero cavities and my hygienist said i’m doing a great job with my flossing, who want me
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
zero cavities and my hygienist said i’m doing a great job with my flossing, who want me
missed 11:11 11/11 so what even is the point now
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
missed 11:11 11/11 so what even is the point now
my office is windowless so if we get flurries in Manhattan today i need someone to text me IMMEDIATELY ok
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
my office is windowless so if we get flurries in Manhattan today i need someone to text me IMMEDIATELY ok
furious about so much this morning but at least i get to use one of my new fancy pens
idk some mornings you just have to go to Goods for the Study and spend $50 on pens
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
furious about so much this morning but at least i get to use one of my new fancy pens
idk some mornings you just have to go to Goods for the Study and spend $50 on pens
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
idk some mornings you just have to go to Goods for the Study and spend $50 on pens
rehearsing the piano part for “Giants in the Sky” for a gig tomorrow and wow the resentment for having been cast as the Baker instead of Jack 20 years ago is never gonna go away is it……….maybe some people WEREN’T meant to have children…………
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
rehearsing the piano part for “Giants in the Sky” for a gig tomorrow and wow the resentment for having been cast as the Baker instead of Jack 20 years ago is never gonna go away is it……….maybe some people WEREN’T meant to have children…………
not that we need more sondheim hagiography but the man really got my ass with his lil musical about approaching 35 and still being single like WHAT do you GET i’m ready i’m ready now
went to a beautiful gay wedding and had a lot of bourbon and now i’m thinking about how cute i’d be with a lil husband??????? u can see the vision!!!!
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
not that we need more sondheim hagiography but the man really got my ass with his lil musical about approaching 35 and still being single like WHAT do you GET i’m ready i’m ready now