Steve Himmer
@shimmer.bsky.social
Occasional novelist, regular walker. Probably that guy you saw looking at something on the ground. Faculty at Emerson College and editor at https://necessaryfiction.bsky.social/.
http://www.stevehimmer.com
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As the backyard growth of summer and fall dies down, all the dog's lost tennis balls come into bloom.
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As the backyard growth of summer and fall dies down, all the dog's lost tennis balls come into bloom.
Easing into the short Thanksgiving break by spending the afternoon trying to pick up this tune (without sounding like John Reischman, alas).
Itzbin Reel
YouTube video by John Reischman - Topic
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November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Easing into the short Thanksgiving break by spending the afternoon trying to pick up this tune (without sounding like John Reischman, alas).
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coming to a mailbox near you in the next 2-4 weeks (eurozone and UK subscribers should have copies in the next ten days, US and Canada in the next three weeks, outside Europe and North America in the next four weeks). it's a volume of #AbundantNumber that can only be described as "frenetic"
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
coming to a mailbox near you in the next 2-4 weeks (eurozone and UK subscribers should have copies in the next ten days, US and Canada in the next three weeks, outside Europe and North America in the next four weeks). it's a volume of #AbundantNumber that can only be described as "frenetic"
This was a lovely part of my December last year and I'm glad to see it return. Perhaps your inbox could use some poetry, too?
It's a tad down to the wire, I know, but I'm thrilled to say that I'm running the Poetry Advent Calendar again this year -- sign up by donating to @msf.ca and receive a poem every day from 1 to 24 December: book.benefacthq.com?id=poetry-ad...
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This was a lovely part of my December last year and I'm glad to see it return. Perhaps your inbox could use some poetry, too?
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POSSIBLE NEW IDIOMS:
Baby’s gone absolute brush bristles
Soup’s too thick
Rhinestone choker & gun in the garter
Kkssh! Check your upstairs window.
& THAT’S a Uruguayan mouthful
Picnicking the analysis
Shaking a pie tin while saying you’re Stevie Nicks
Loper, loper, time to get a corset
Baby’s gone absolute brush bristles
Soup’s too thick
Rhinestone choker & gun in the garter
Kkssh! Check your upstairs window.
& THAT’S a Uruguayan mouthful
Picnicking the analysis
Shaking a pie tin while saying you’re Stevie Nicks
Loper, loper, time to get a corset
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
POSSIBLE NEW IDIOMS:
Baby’s gone absolute brush bristles
Soup’s too thick
Rhinestone choker & gun in the garter
Kkssh! Check your upstairs window.
& THAT’S a Uruguayan mouthful
Picnicking the analysis
Shaking a pie tin while saying you’re Stevie Nicks
Loper, loper, time to get a corset
Baby’s gone absolute brush bristles
Soup’s too thick
Rhinestone choker & gun in the garter
Kkssh! Check your upstairs window.
& THAT’S a Uruguayan mouthful
Picnicking the analysis
Shaking a pie tin while saying you’re Stevie Nicks
Loper, loper, time to get a corset
The stump detective is on the case.
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The stump detective is on the case.
The rest of the human family are out so I'm doing normal stuff, i.e, playing Nic Jones songs and trying to get the dog to sing along with me
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The rest of the human family are out so I'm doing normal stuff, i.e, playing Nic Jones songs and trying to get the dog to sing along with me
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Solstice submissions are open for a few more days. Folklore! Snow! Wild creatures! Cabin fever! Coffee with a little something extra in it, perhaps, to soften the dark hours until a late dawn?
We've just opened submissions on a brief call for short solstice writing. Let's see what happens!
Necessary Fiction - Winter Solstice: Points of Light
When the winter solstice approaches and days contract, I often return to seasonal rereads — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Nina MacLaughlin's Winter Solstice, essays by Kathleen Jamie, or the fictio...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Solstice submissions are open for a few more days. Folklore! Snow! Wild creatures! Cabin fever! Coffee with a little something extra in it, perhaps, to soften the dark hours until a late dawn?
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New perspective on things.
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New perspective on things.
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I'm reading submissions of short solstice writing for the next few days, so hold up your candles and walk into the woods.
We've just opened submissions on a brief call for short solstice writing. Let's see what happens!
Necessary Fiction - Winter Solstice: Points of Light
When the winter solstice approaches and days contract, I often return to seasonal rereads — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Nina MacLaughlin's Winter Solstice, essays by Kathleen Jamie, or the fictio...
necessaryfiction.submittable.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm reading submissions of short solstice writing for the next few days, so hold up your candles and walk into the woods.
We come upon the scene of a ritual, and nearby its sign
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We come upon the scene of a ritual, and nearby its sign
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Goodnight from The Sisters fish and chip shop, where the pickled goose eggs are sold-out due to rumour they cure lover’s droop. Goodnight from the steps of the Foundling Hospital at Coreham, where the temporal shades of abandoned babes wail for their mothers. Goodnight from Hookland.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Goodnight from The Sisters fish and chip shop, where the pickled goose eggs are sold-out due to rumour they cure lover’s droop. Goodnight from the steps of the Foundling Hospital at Coreham, where the temporal shades of abandoned babes wail for their mothers. Goodnight from Hookland.
I'm reading submissions of short solstice writing for the next few days, so hold up your candles and walk into the woods.
We've just opened submissions on a brief call for short solstice writing. Let's see what happens!
Necessary Fiction - Winter Solstice: Points of Light
When the winter solstice approaches and days contract, I often return to seasonal rereads — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Nina MacLaughlin's Winter Solstice, essays by Kathleen Jamie, or the fictio...
necessaryfiction.submittable.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm reading submissions of short solstice writing for the next few days, so hold up your candles and walk into the woods.
Well that's a lovely thing! I'm honored and grateful to @barrelhouse.bsky.social for publishing my essay, and for this nomination. www.barrelhousemag.com/blog/issue-2...
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Well that's a lovely thing! I'm honored and grateful to @barrelhouse.bsky.social for publishing my essay, and for this nomination. www.barrelhousemag.com/blog/issue-2...
That’ll do nicely, thanks
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
That’ll do nicely, thanks
Very exciting news about Elisa Gabbert's next book forthcoming from @fsgbooks.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Very exciting news about Elisa Gabbert's next book forthcoming from @fsgbooks.bsky.social
On the sidewalk I saw two women approach each other to talk, one wearing a leopard sweater and the other a leopard skirt, and as they drew together it felt like I'd encountered Voltron in the wild.
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
On the sidewalk I saw two women approach each other to talk, one wearing a leopard sweater and the other a leopard skirt, and as they drew together it felt like I'd encountered Voltron in the wild.
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If somebody local and fun wants to see Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger at Passim on Sunday (and who wouldn't?) they should buy the seat sharing a table with me.
Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger | Passim
Generally acknowledged to be two of the most influential fiddlers of the last 30 years, Darol Anger and Bruce Molsky are fellow musical explorers. They share a creative universe that’s produced epic…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If somebody local and fun wants to see Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger at Passim on Sunday (and who wouldn't?) they should buy the seat sharing a table with me.
In a couple of days I'm going to open a quick, experimental call for very short, solstitial submissions at @necessaryfiction.com, something I've wanted to do for the past couple of years but didn't quite get it together. Further details TK.
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In a couple of days I'm going to open a quick, experimental call for very short, solstitial submissions at @necessaryfiction.com, something I've wanted to do for the past couple of years but didn't quite get it together. Further details TK.
If somebody local and fun wants to see Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger at Passim on Sunday (and who wouldn't?) they should buy the seat sharing a table with me.
Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger | Passim
Generally acknowledged to be two of the most influential fiddlers of the last 30 years, Darol Anger and Bruce Molsky are fellow musical explorers. They share a creative universe that’s produced epic…
www.passim.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If somebody local and fun wants to see Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger at Passim on Sunday (and who wouldn't?) they should buy the seat sharing a table with me.
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Boston: I'm excited to announce that Winter Night Hikes are back for the 2025-26 season! And we're kicking off this round by soaking up the briny magic of Dorchester Bay from two altitudes on Wednesday 11/19 at 6pm! Come out and meet fellow adventurers
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walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
Upcoming Event: The return of Winter Night Hikes
A toasty tradition, rekindled for 2025-26
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November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Boston: I'm excited to announce that Winter Night Hikes are back for the 2025-26 season! And we're kicking off this round by soaking up the briny magic of Dorchester Bay from two altitudes on Wednesday 11/19 at 6pm! Come out and meet fellow adventurers
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
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BOSTON! CAMBRIDGE! See you tomorrow (Wed) night at @portersqbooks.bsky.social with my friend Laura Venita Green! Discussion will include genre-blending fiction and the terror of creepy dolls. Details at the link: portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-1...
a doll is laughing with the words " ha ha ha " above it
ALT: a doll is laughing with the words " ha ha ha " above it
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November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
BOSTON! CAMBRIDGE! See you tomorrow (Wed) night at @portersqbooks.bsky.social with my friend Laura Venita Green! Discussion will include genre-blending fiction and the terror of creepy dolls. Details at the link: portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-1...
Twenty-seven inches? I can’t believe it either.
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Twenty-seven inches? I can’t believe it either.
Oh great, another terrible use for AI. The book is really good, though, and deserves better than this. bookshop.org/a/8189/97814...
AI has scraped my second book and produced this shitty comic. Firstly, the winds are in all the wrong places. Secondly, what the hell is happening in that second panel? Thirdly, this is plagiarism and totally unlicensed. Have any other authors had this done 'for free' to their books?
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Oh great, another terrible use for AI. The book is really good, though, and deserves better than this. bookshop.org/a/8189/97814...