JL Mayes
@jlmauthor.bsky.social
Author. Book Store Owner. Sober 7/21/96. Veteran. Husband. Father. Progressive. 🌈Ally. Podcaster, erstwhile sports-talk radio host and stand-up comic. Writing songs that voices never shared.
Toes down, elbows up!
Toes down, elbows up!
I hate walking in on the middle of a movie...
December 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I hate walking in on the middle of a movie...
We feel you, fam. We face the same uphill battle every year. (We = @patchoulijoes.bsky.social in Denton, TX).
The challenges this year seem even more insurmountable.
We'll keep climbing, one foot in front of the other, until we can't.
The challenges this year seem even more insurmountable.
We'll keep climbing, one foot in front of the other, until we can't.
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We feel you, fam. We face the same uphill battle every year. (We = @patchoulijoes.bsky.social in Denton, TX).
The challenges this year seem even more insurmountable.
We'll keep climbing, one foot in front of the other, until we can't.
The challenges this year seem even more insurmountable.
We'll keep climbing, one foot in front of the other, until we can't.
I propose a Bowl game in Hawaii: the Trask Bowl, commemorating the contribution of women to the game of football, loved by so many men.
How would one go about making this magic happen?
How would one go about making this magic happen?
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I propose a Bowl game in Hawaii: the Trask Bowl, commemorating the contribution of women to the game of football, loved by so many men.
How would one go about making this magic happen?
How would one go about making this magic happen?
To wit: check out this line from @diannarussini.bsky.social at The Athletic:
"Every question has a cousin, and suddenly they’re multiplying."
Every syllable perfect. EB White would be proud. So would Grantland Rice, Frank Deford, and Shirley Povich.
Brava.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
"Every question has a cousin, and suddenly they’re multiplying."
Every syllable perfect. EB White would be proud. So would Grantland Rice, Frank Deford, and Shirley Povich.
Brava.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
What I'm hearing about J.J. McCarthy, Jerry Jones' trade steal and more
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
To wit: check out this line from @diannarussini.bsky.social at The Athletic:
"Every question has a cousin, and suddenly they’re multiplying."
Every syllable perfect. EB White would be proud. So would Grantland Rice, Frank Deford, and Shirley Povich.
Brava.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
"Every question has a cousin, and suddenly they’re multiplying."
Every syllable perfect. EB White would be proud. So would Grantland Rice, Frank Deford, and Shirley Povich.
Brava.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Oooh! We're coming to one of my favorite parts of the story arc, where the sycophants like Bondi think they're smart enough to hide shit, only to later get caught and go to prison.
I like to call it the "Ehrlichman interlude."
I like to call it the "Ehrlichman interlude."
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Oooh! We're coming to one of my favorite parts of the story arc, where the sycophants like Bondi think they're smart enough to hide shit, only to later get caught and go to prison.
I like to call it the "Ehrlichman interlude."
I like to call it the "Ehrlichman interlude."
Every accusation a confession.
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Every accusation a confession.
"Hear me out...the Venn diagram of pickup truck drivers and the environmentally conscious is practically a circle..."
- Former Ford employee
- Former Ford employee
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Hear me out...the Venn diagram of pickup truck drivers and the environmentally conscious is practically a circle..."
- Former Ford employee
- Former Ford employee
Sometimes I just sit back and think about what happened to Jimmy Gatz, and smile...
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sometimes I just sit back and think about what happened to Jimmy Gatz, and smile...
This keeps sounding more and more like a Chuck Wendig/Chuck Tingle collaboration.
@chucktingle.bsky.social
@chucktingle.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This keeps sounding more and more like a Chuck Wendig/Chuck Tingle collaboration.
@chucktingle.bsky.social
@chucktingle.bsky.social