This is probably an open secret, but Netflix pushes very hard for the VO. The algorithm loves it. It’s depressing but very hard for a creative to push back on.

I have a short story collection coming out in March 2026. More genre than literary but if you’re interested lmk and I’ll connect you to my publicist. www.simonandschuster.com/books/River-...

Read anything that came out in 2025? Classics are great (def no shade to Bradbury or LeGuin) but there’s lots of new stuff out by living authors that would love your support to keep writing (and eating!) 😉

Tainted Cup is the first in the series, so you may want to read that one first. But IMO Drop of Corruption is better. Both are good tho so you can’t go wrong!

Should SCOTUS rule against, it would be prospective, not retroactive & it would impact only U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders. I am for birthright citizenship, don’t get me wrong, but it shouldn’t impact you directly. However, who knows how Trump may abuse it.

Oh sweet!! Hope you enjoyed it! I love an ensemble cast and I thought they did a great job. I also love a solo road trip! I did the Santa Fe to Los Angeles drive a couple of time last year. 14 hrs of pure peace.

Trump dancing to “YMCA” as the band labors to breathe in their overly tight costumes. A perfect ending.

Ok! Well! That was long and painful! For anyone wiser than me who didn’t sit through the whole thing (ok I did change the channel when 🍊 got his pretend peace prize) here’s the draw.

Wayne Gretzky and his creative pronunciations.

Oh no Scotland! RIP. And Haaland v Mbappé is exciting but Mbappé is my French son and I need France to advance at all costs.

Brazil v Morocco and England v Croatia sound promising. Do not like France v Senegal but I’ll wait to see who else is in the group.

Tom Brady really struggling to open these balls.

Aaron Judge is fiiiine, though. I never knew. (Why is Aaron Judge even there? )

JFC make it stop. Just announce the groups. All of this could have been an email.