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Asher Dark

@asherdark1

I have over one thousand VHS tapes. I also write novels and stuff like that.

Joined May 2020
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Me when John tries to only read one volume of Proust
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Blowback fans heads up
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SLOW LEARNERS in the media (in a Lancaster, PA online news source). Some nice thoughts on Pynchon. Though we, the hosts, reject our characterization as "lit-bro types," and deny the very existence of the "lit-bro." lancasteronline.com/features…
Reading Pynchon's 'Gravity's Rainbow' with the help of a new podcast [Unscripted]

Reading Pynchon's 'Gravity's Rainbow' with the help of a new podcast [Unscripted]

The Slow Learners podcast explores Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" in its first season.

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NEW EPISODE ALERT: Slothrop is recast as "Rocketman," the John E. Badass gets ripped on Onerine, and we talk to chemist and filmmaker @HamiltonMorris about drugs, synthetic chemistry, and the extent to which GRAVITY'S RAINBOW is about both. Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
EP 8: Better Living Through Chemistry (W/Hamilton Morris) by Slow Learners

EP 8: Better Living Through Chemistry (W/Hamilton Morris) by Slow Learners

Covering Part 3: Chapters 6-12. Slothrop is reborn as "Rocketman," steals some hash, and meets Mickey Rooney, The John E. Badass appears, and does battle using a hot new drug named Oneirine Thiopho...

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Last night, I was at @MaisonPickle, eating a patty melt alone at the bar, when I opened my copy of BASS to discover I had written, in the words of @cora, a "Next Best American Short Story."
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We at The Story Prize feel that every entry we receive is worthy of attention. So this year we'll be posting pictures, quotes, and other information about this year;s collection as they arrive in our mailbox. WATCH THIS SPACE, so you can stay up on the latest releases.
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It's SHORT STORY MONTH. Enough of those stinkin novels... What collection are you excited for this year? Which recent story has knocked your socks off? What magazine is your go to for short-fiction? Which last line still makes you shiver?
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Story enthusiasts should tune into the @AspenWords Aspen Literary Prize ceremony tonight, which includes @daniellevalore, finalist for the 2020 story prize, and a few other legends of the short story!
Aspen Words (@AspenWords) profile pictureAspen Words@AspenWords19 Apr 2021
APRIL 21 @ 5:30 PM MT: Find out who will win the 2021 #AspenLitPrize in a virtual ceremony FREE for all. Make a donation of any amount & receive a promo code for a complimentary audiobook from @audible_com (available to the first 1,000 registrants). aspenwords.org/event-details…
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My new poem is up @FourWayReview! It’s about m*sturb*tion 🤫🤫🤫 fourwayreview.com/showerhead…

SHOWERHEAD by Annesha Mitha

Is there a parallel universe where My parent’s showerhead wasn’tDetachable? That parallel girlIs probably getting a lot doneToday. It would have beenEasy to avoid the knowledgeThat pleasure is…

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Taking this opportunity to bump this recommendation from @APublicSpace for IF THE BODY ALLOWS IT, by @cummins_megan. You can find all of our long list-ers here: thestoryprize.blogspot.com/2… bookshop.org/lists/2020-21-s…
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Replying to @APublicSpace
@cummins_megan, whose collection IF THE BODY ALLOWS IT (@univnebpress) was longlisted for @TheStoryPrize and PEN/Bingham (@PENAmerica)
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If you're not a total chump you'll register for this event and bask in the glow of a true genius because Jo Ann Beard's new book FESTIVAL DAYS comes out tomorrow and she's gonna talk about it online with David Hollander. Register here: oblongbooks.com/event/book-l…
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Replying to @Public_Citizen
It doesn't include private immigration prisons. Biden's ban follows Obama's, which also left immigration prisons where refugee children were caged, separated, raped and generally abused in tact.
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Women get fired at the NYT’s, but men with a history of sexual harassment get keep their jobs. Inside the Caliphate Debacle, and Exactly Who Is Allowed to Fail jezebel.com/inside-the-calip… via @jezebel
Inside the Caliphate Debacle, and Exactly Who Is Allowed to Fail

Inside the Caliphate Debacle, and Exactly Who Is Allowed to Fail

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

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Trump loyalists and police continue to clash, as thousands more are making their way to the Capitol building. Trump loyalists pepper-spraying and punching D.C. police. nitter.cf/KBoomhauer/status/1346…
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A small joy: excited to have been a finalist for the @sewaneereview nonfiction prize. Cannot believe the brilliant Melissa Febos read this weird little piece. Infinite thanks to Aisha Sabatini Sloan and Nishanth Injam for making it what it is. thesewaneereview.com/article…
2020 Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction Contest Winners | The Sewanee Review

2020 Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction Contest Winners | The Sewanee Review

America's oldest continuously published literary magazine.

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no one: anne carson:
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ADizz@adizz696923 Jun 2020
Philly peeps read this
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About two dozen protesters pushing to defund and “demilitarize” Philly Police are in the lobby of Municipal Services Building, preparing to sit in and demanding to meet with Mayor & Managing Director over the proposed budget
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the problem with the carceral state isn’t holding people accountable for bad behavior (which it ofc doesn’t even do), it’s that the state has the power to enslave people....
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Rutgers strives, in all that it does, to give the world hope. On Rutgers Giving Day, we ask that you take a moment, if you are able, to support the Rutgers Writers House, a beacon of hope and learning. You can learn more and make your gift on June 17 at givingday.rutgers.edu.
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