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she/her 🌿 this is probably just pics of my cats and plants
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I have stepped in gum 2 days in a row,, a
September 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I have stepped in gum 2 days in a row,, a
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he is sitting with me
September 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
he is sitting with me
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dreamt about a soup called "cream of comfort"
September 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
dreamt about a soup called "cream of comfort"
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“But what’s the thing we can do that AI can’t? Hurt. AI can send writing into the world and feel nothing about how it’s received. My writing is mine. I’m connected to it. My nerve endings are here. I labored over choices. I wondered. I guessed. I changed. I felt bad, then good, then bad again.”
I wrote about AI, our relationship to pain and to comfort, and about why writing should hurt johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/writing-sh...
Writing Should Hurt
On our relationship to pain and creativity
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
September 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“But what’s the thing we can do that AI can’t? Hurt. AI can send writing into the world and feel nothing about how it’s received. My writing is mine. I’m connected to it. My nerve endings are here. I labored over choices. I wondered. I guessed. I changed. I felt bad, then good, then bad again.”
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I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now
September 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now
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happy "Todaybor Day is Labor Day" Labor Day to all who celebrabor day
September 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
happy "Todaybor Day is Labor Day" Labor Day to all who celebrabor day
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Slay the Spire 2 doesn't count because early access ok?
Big Walk GOTY. They made it for meeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Big Walk GOTY. They made it for meeeeeeeeeeeeeee
September 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Slay the Spire 2 doesn't count because early access ok?
Big Walk GOTY. They made it for meeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Big Walk GOTY. They made it for meeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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a Mouse King. is there one under your desk??
August 29, 2026 at 1:01 AM
a Mouse King. is there one under your desk??
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I've been wanting to write this essay for years. It's about mirrors, modernity, magic, and why seeing so much of ourselves is driving us crazy johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/your-refle...
Your Reflection Is Not You
On mirrors, magic, and obsession
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
August 26, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I've been wanting to write this essay for years. It's about mirrors, modernity, magic, and why seeing so much of ourselves is driving us crazy johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/your-refle...
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Full-cal sodas are empty calories but charged with positive spiritual energy. Conversely, each time I drink a Coke Zero I know the ease of infinite consumption has put me on a dark and twisted path. “A vice with no consequences is no vice—it is the sandbox of cowards” - the Buddha i think
August 26, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Full-cal sodas are empty calories but charged with positive spiritual energy. Conversely, each time I drink a Coke Zero I know the ease of infinite consumption has put me on a dark and twisted path. “A vice with no consequences is no vice—it is the sandbox of cowards” - the Buddha i think
I hate that I'm kind of a fussy blood donor (I get lightheaded easily/need a longer recovery) but also I'm like
August 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I hate that I'm kind of a fussy blood donor (I get lightheaded easily/need a longer recovery) but also I'm like
not to brag but I went outside and it was nice
August 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
not to brag but I went outside and it was nice
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Do YOU have what it takes to be a chill ally? 😎
August 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Do YOU have what it takes to be a chill ally? 😎
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August 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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how it feels missing a social cue
August 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
how it feels missing a social cue
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I have a lot going on this week but this is my masterpiece
August 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I have a lot going on this week but this is my masterpiece
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Sailor moon hitting her knee so badly her pain is depicted as her as a skeleton with hair bones is a perfect visual gag.
August 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Sailor moon hitting her knee so badly her pain is depicted as her as a skeleton with hair bones is a perfect visual gag.
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If you can donate, please do. If you were previously not eligible to donate, the criteria have been SERIOUSLY revised: you are no longer deferred for spending time in England/the EU and the sexual risk screening has been replaced with a much more evidence based model.
"On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."
There's a National Blood Supply Crisis Happening Right Now
Red Cross officials are pleading with Americans to donate blood, especially if they have O-positive blood.
gizmodo.com
July 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
If you can donate, please do. If you were previously not eligible to donate, the criteria have been SERIOUSLY revised: you are no longer deferred for spending time in England/the EU and the sexual risk screening has been replaced with a much more evidence based model.
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People: aww, look at this goofy little disabled creature just doing his best to get by, what a genuine joy in this day and age, it's sweet that a local community cares so much
The relentless cycle we live in: oh we can make so many Products of you
The relentless cycle we live in: oh we can make so many Products of you
July 25, 2026 at 3:43 PM
People: aww, look at this goofy little disabled creature just doing his best to get by, what a genuine joy in this day and age, it's sweet that a local community cares so much
The relentless cycle we live in: oh we can make so many Products of you
The relentless cycle we live in: oh we can make so many Products of you
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July 24, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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ass out
flower ate
this is how i like pollinate
flower ate
this is how i like pollinate
July 17, 2026 at 3:25 AM
ass out
flower ate
this is how i like pollinate
flower ate
this is how i like pollinate
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I just passed my own bill to make Daylight Wasting Time permanent. it was the only thing I did today
July 15, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I just passed my own bill to make Daylight Wasting Time permanent. it was the only thing I did today
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