Mike Ingram
@mikeingram.bsky.social
Writer, editor, cat dad. Editor at Barrelhouse. Professor at Temple University. Union rep. Author of Notes from the Road (Awst Press). https://mikeingram.substack.com/
Me reading student papers
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Me reading student papers
During the pandemic I got kind of obsessed with those nostalgic facebook groups where people would post things like "when I was a kid we all drank from the garden hose" or "does anyone remember when brooms looked like this?" Anyway, I guess people really CAN get nostalgic for literally anything.
November 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
During the pandemic I got kind of obsessed with those nostalgic facebook groups where people would post things like "when I was a kid we all drank from the garden hose" or "does anyone remember when brooms looked like this?" Anyway, I guess people really CAN get nostalgic for literally anything.
Me, trying to listen to a little music while I do some writing but not wanting some soulless AI-driven YouTube playlist
Jazz station DJ:
Jazz station DJ:
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Me, trying to listen to a little music while I do some writing but not wanting some soulless AI-driven YouTube playlist
Jazz station DJ:
Jazz station DJ:
One day I’m going to visit my alma mater and be sad to learn that Mr. Chips is gone. But today is not that day!
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
One day I’m going to visit my alma mater and be sad to learn that Mr. Chips is gone. But today is not that day!
“You’ll never make it work,” they said. “It’s hubris to even try it,” they said.
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“You’ll never make it work,” they said. “It’s hubris to even try it,” they said.
Have we considered the possibility that Seymour Glass was AI
October 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Have we considered the possibility that Seymour Glass was AI
Make the White House look like this, you tasteless cowards
October 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Make the White House look like this, you tasteless cowards
Heartened to learn I'm not the only person who gets confused about what the word 'laconic' means (from a NY Times article about the enduring charm of Gilmore Girls, perhaps the least laconic show of all time).
October 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Heartened to learn I'm not the only person who gets confused about what the word 'laconic' means (from a NY Times article about the enduring charm of Gilmore Girls, perhaps the least laconic show of all time).
There’s a guy in my neighborhood who has this sticker on his truck. In the past year my reaction has gone from “what an asshole” to “actually that’s maybe the saddest thing I’ve ever seen” to “at least men are starting to talk about their crippling loneliness?”
October 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
There’s a guy in my neighborhood who has this sticker on his truck. In the past year my reaction has gone from “what an asshole” to “actually that’s maybe the saddest thing I’ve ever seen” to “at least men are starting to talk about their crippling loneliness?”
Oh look, the New York Times wrote an article about you
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Oh look, the New York Times wrote an article about you
Whenever I do a good post that gets low engagement
October 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Whenever I do a good post that gets low engagement
Feel like Ezra Klein needs to decide whether he wants to be a serious political pundit or a sax player in a Phil Collins cover band
September 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Feel like Ezra Klein needs to decide whether he wants to be a serious political pundit or a sax player in a Phil Collins cover band
[posting again w/ alt-text]
September 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
[posting again w/ alt-text]
I think this might be the best photo I've ever taken, someone put it in a gallery
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I think this might be the best photo I've ever taken, someone put it in a gallery
Have we considered the possibility that the beard is evil
September 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Have we considered the possibility that the beard is evil
Building up a nice little callous on my tapping finger
September 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Building up a nice little callous on my tapping finger
Childhood me would have been so upset to know this existed.
July 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Childhood me would have been so upset to know this existed.
tfw you've been driving for eight to ten hours and suddenly Roy Rogers fried chicken sounds like a really good idea
July 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
tfw you've been driving for eight to ten hours and suddenly Roy Rogers fried chicken sounds like a really good idea
I think one of my favorite things about the movie Road House is how they "cleaned up" the dive bar by making it look like a turnpike service plaza
July 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I think one of my favorite things about the movie Road House is how they "cleaned up" the dive bar by making it look like a turnpike service plaza