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A. Max Traphagan
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i’ve started a little newsletter thingie for my writing if anyone is interested in signing up amaxtraphagan.com
please tell me about inside jokes you have for which you’ve forgotten the origins. stephen and i have one where we have to say “ham hock” in this very specific weird high pitched voice and we have been doing it so long neither of us remembers why. happy thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
please tell me about inside jokes you have for which you’ve forgotten the origins. stephen and i have one where we have to say “ham hock” in this very specific weird high pitched voice and we have been doing it so long neither of us remembers why. happy thanksgiving!
“i’ve got a match” because “i’ve got a match / your embrace and my collapse” is the tmbg line i most wish i’d written
Name your fav They Might Be Giants song.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“i’ve got a match” because “i’ve got a match / your embrace and my collapse” is the tmbg line i most wish i’d written
today is one year since i finished active cancer treatment. i made myself a cake and threw some words about the occasion up on my newsletter. amaxtraphagan.com/cancerversary/
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
today is one year since i finished active cancer treatment. i made myself a cake and threw some words about the occasion up on my newsletter. amaxtraphagan.com/cancerversary/
just watched this austrian movie from like 2004 called HOTEL and i couldn’t tell what it was about but the vibes were amazing
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
just watched this austrian movie from like 2004 called HOTEL and i couldn’t tell what it was about but the vibes were amazing
timeline cleanse featuring one of my neighbors
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
timeline cleanse featuring one of my neighbors
top five film genres:
1. artsy queers in late 70s early 80s new york
2. stupid sexy transsexual technology
3. this crime has gone way off the rails but the soundtrack is amazing
4. the fearsome creature is gentle and sexy, actually
5. love is gay cannibalism
1. artsy queers in late 70s early 80s new york
2. stupid sexy transsexual technology
3. this crime has gone way off the rails but the soundtrack is amazing
4. the fearsome creature is gentle and sexy, actually
5. love is gay cannibalism
Top five film genres:
1. Loser's pyrrhic victory
2. There is a piece of art that makes you crazy
3. Everybody dies but it's kind of funny
4. Bad sex decisions
5. A collection of human weaknesses leads to catastrophe
1. Loser's pyrrhic victory
2. There is a piece of art that makes you crazy
3. Everybody dies but it's kind of funny
4. Bad sex decisions
5. A collection of human weaknesses leads to catastrophe
top five film genres:
lady journalist in depression era america is going to get to the bottom of this, man or no man
warriors learn magic, defeat master who killed their master
the camera moves!: an experiment
the folks in this building is a reflection of all america
immigration as a vibe
lady journalist in depression era america is going to get to the bottom of this, man or no man
warriors learn magic, defeat master who killed their master
the camera moves!: an experiment
the folks in this building is a reflection of all america
immigration as a vibe
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
top five film genres:
1. artsy queers in late 70s early 80s new york
2. stupid sexy transsexual technology
3. this crime has gone way off the rails but the soundtrack is amazing
4. the fearsome creature is gentle and sexy, actually
5. love is gay cannibalism
1. artsy queers in late 70s early 80s new york
2. stupid sexy transsexual technology
3. this crime has gone way off the rails but the soundtrack is amazing
4. the fearsome creature is gentle and sexy, actually
5. love is gay cannibalism
listening to 70s italian psych and making puttanesca
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
listening to 70s italian psych and making puttanesca
if we don’t end up with a drag king named bubba blowjob what are we even doing?
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
if we don’t end up with a drag king named bubba blowjob what are we even doing?
it is once again margarita friday in lockhart, texas
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
it is once again margarita friday in lockhart, texas
i’ve been in chicago the past few days for my annual work meeting. i showed up early and got to spend time with dear friends, eat a lot of delicious food, and check out cool art.
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
i’ve been in chicago the past few days for my annual work meeting. i showed up early and got to spend time with dear friends, eat a lot of delicious food, and check out cool art.
f r i e n d s h i p
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
f r i e n d s h i p
🎶spooky scary skeletons send shivers down your spine
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🎶spooky scary skeletons send shivers down your spine
saw agriculture and boris tonight at my favorite venue. it was a beautiful night
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
saw agriculture and boris tonight at my favorite venue. it was a beautiful night
jury duty this morning, ama
October 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
jury duty this morning, ama
loved the del toro FRANKENSTEIN… nobody is surprised, i know
October 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
loved the del toro FRANKENSTEIN… nobody is surprised, i know
because of this i constantly want to refer to my gender as none binary with left beef
happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote
October 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
because of this i constantly want to refer to my gender as none binary with left beef
the good shit
i love you horny horror i love you exploring sexuality and desire through unsettling means i love you sexual repression manifesting as self destruction i love you intimacy transforming into something grostesque yet beautiful i love you finding comfort and love in the monstrous i love y
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
the good shit
i tried to write a horror story inspired by “cowboy dan” by modest mouse and it kind of went off the rails. it’s on submission now. there are homoerotic tentacles.
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
i tried to write a horror story inspired by “cowboy dan” by modest mouse and it kind of went off the rails. it’s on submission now. there are homoerotic tentacles.
literary hill i will die on is that if a publication doesn’t accept simultaneous submissions, they had better get back to me within like a week or pay a metric ton of money
October 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
literary hill i will die on is that if a publication doesn’t accept simultaneous submissions, they had better get back to me within like a week or pay a metric ton of money
weed
What would *your* book smell like if you engaged in a mega weirdo scented pages promotional campaign?
October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
weed
been spending my day with this, will continue
Today! Join us at secretcinematheque.com for THE 24-HOUR HORROR MOVIE MIND MELTER starting @ 11:00 AM (ET) to watch a stream of rare, weird and wonderful horror movies. It's a secret line-up, but as the films play, I will reveal the titles and posters below:
October 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
been spending my day with this, will continue