William Lejeune
@williamlejeune.com
Writer. CITY OF RAIN available now on Amazon in paperback and Kindle Select. THE BRIGHT VALE coming 2026.
http://williamlejeune.com
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It's okay for adults to like these books.
It's also okay for adults to leave them behind, if they want to.
The mistake lies in assuming that adults are somehow the primary audience...
It's also okay for adults to leave them behind, if they want to.
The mistake lies in assuming that adults are somehow the primary audience...
September 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It's okay for adults to like these books.
It's also okay for adults to leave them behind, if they want to.
The mistake lies in assuming that adults are somehow the primary audience...
It's also okay for adults to leave them behind, if they want to.
The mistake lies in assuming that adults are somehow the primary audience...
There's nothing I love better when travelling than going down to the local post office on a regular basis with a large consignment of dirty clothes.
September 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
There's nothing I love better when travelling than going down to the local post office on a regular basis with a large consignment of dirty clothes.
I blew my nose this morning and what ended up on the handkerchief had more intellectual heft than Curtis Yarvin.
Why pay good money to see a fascist troll pretending to be deep thinker when the internet is free?
Everyone involved in this cluster-f should be deeply embarrassed.
Why pay good money to see a fascist troll pretending to be deep thinker when the internet is free?
Everyone involved in this cluster-f should be deeply embarrassed.
August 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I blew my nose this morning and what ended up on the handkerchief had more intellectual heft than Curtis Yarvin.
Why pay good money to see a fascist troll pretending to be deep thinker when the internet is free?
Everyone involved in this cluster-f should be deeply embarrassed.
Why pay good money to see a fascist troll pretending to be deep thinker when the internet is free?
Everyone involved in this cluster-f should be deeply embarrassed.
It's almost as though we've discovered the perfect bullshit machine.
August 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's almost as though we've discovered the perfect bullshit machine.
Let's ban school.materials boosted by AI companies while we're at it
August 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Let's ban school.materials boosted by AI companies while we're at it
"You see this with the Bear Patrol, which, whatever one thinks of its effectiveness, is a popular measure."
August 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"You see this with the Bear Patrol, which, whatever one thinks of its effectiveness, is a popular measure."
iirc there's also something in the Wilderness Guide about movement in vines and branches of trees
August 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
iirc there's also something in the Wilderness Guide about movement in vines and branches of trees
Secret of Bone Hill begs to differ
July 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Secret of Bone Hill begs to differ
John McLean, Scourge of Carpathia, Sorrow of Moldavia
July 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
John McLean, Scourge of Carpathia, Sorrow of Moldavia
Weirdly enough, no one ever asks how Plano electing yet another republican mayor might play in NYC
July 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Weirdly enough, no one ever asks how Plano electing yet another republican mayor might play in NYC
We Need to Talk About Lionel
July 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We Need to Talk About Lionel
Kinda funny that a guy who despises collective action has taken up residence in France of all places.
July 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Kinda funny that a guy who despises collective action has taken up residence in France of all places.
The UK's economic prospects now depend on asking ChatGPT how many beans makes five and hoping it doesn't give the wrong answer this time.
July 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The UK's economic prospects now depend on asking ChatGPT how many beans makes five and hoping it doesn't give the wrong answer this time.
I'm pretty sure the "new governance structure" in Gaza is the IDF shooting you when you're queuing for food.
July 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm pretty sure the "new governance structure" in Gaza is the IDF shooting you when you're queuing for food.
A great opportunity here to remake TRIUMPH OF THE WILL
July 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A great opportunity here to remake TRIUMPH OF THE WILL
It's like the opening scene of The Insider, when Al Pacino's character negotiates with Hezbollah, and at the end, he takes off the blindfold and throws back the curtains, and we see he's in Chipping Norton.
July 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's like the opening scene of The Insider, when Al Pacino's character negotiates with Hezbollah, and at the end, he takes off the blindfold and throws back the curtains, and we see he's in Chipping Norton.
That's very brave of him. As everyone in the UK knows, the Cotswolds are a notorious "no-go" area under the control of sharia law.
July 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
That's very brave of him. As everyone in the UK knows, the Cotswolds are a notorious "no-go" area under the control of sharia law.
Reposted by William Lejeune
If the New York Times decided to run nonstop coverage in favor of boll weevil blights, a certain subset of intelligent, graceful literary writers, not known till now for being pro-agricultural plague, would find themselves fruitfully grappling with thoughts about the role weevils play in their lives
July 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If the New York Times decided to run nonstop coverage in favor of boll weevil blights, a certain subset of intelligent, graceful literary writers, not known till now for being pro-agricultural plague, would find themselves fruitfully grappling with thoughts about the role weevils play in their lives
I've never understood "main character syndrome" as a criticism. Yes, some people are narcissists or egotistical monsters but isn't everyone by definition the main character in their own lives? The implied alternative is what? That some of us should just be content with having rats in our basement?
July 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I've never understood "main character syndrome" as a criticism. Yes, some people are narcissists or egotistical monsters but isn't everyone by definition the main character in their own lives? The implied alternative is what? That some of us should just be content with having rats in our basement?
It's far more likely that Waititi played Judge Dredd or Strontium Dog or Rogue Trooper on the playground as a kid than any of the X-Men
July 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It's far more likely that Waititi played Judge Dredd or Strontium Dog or Rogue Trooper on the playground as a kid than any of the X-Men
I dunno, 2000AD was very popular in New Zealand in the late 70s and early 80s, a lot more kids read it than Marvel or DC
July 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I dunno, 2000AD was very popular in New Zealand in the late 70s and early 80s, a lot more kids read it than Marvel or DC