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A Conversation with Héctor Abad

I've long admired Héctor Abad and I'm thrilled to talk with him at the Instituto Cervantes on September 20. (More details in the Events page.)

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Events!

Hi! I'm doing a few readings & panels, and so I've set up a page for these over here.

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Today's Best Index Cards About Sharing Stuff on Social Media

I'm taking a social-media break and had some thoughts on how weird it is that so much of my headspace, and so much of the stuff I jot and share fairly regularly on social media, lives in a space that is not actually mine, is really mostly out of my control, and yet feels super personal in a way that is maybe not super comfortable.

(The cards above are like a baby version of the much better, much more precise ideas articulated in Sofia Samatar's Why You Left Social Media)

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Pine Skirt & Pine Hair

I found a bit of pine. Here's what I did with it.

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Social Media Off Social Media

I'm taking a social media break, but I love to doodle, and I love to post stuff, so I'm back to posting things here, for a while.

I'm taking a social media break, but I love to doodle, and I love to post stuff, so I'm back to posting things here, for a while.

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Neukom!!!

Hi! I'm thrilled to share that Best Worst American won the Neukom Institute Literary Award for debut speculative fiction. Details available here.

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