blogged it aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
July 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
blogged it aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
/13 Why? For proximity to power. For prestige. For attention.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
/13 Why? For proximity to power. For prestige. For attention.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
I love this idea.
Let’s offer some words of love to cities that we love.
Poetry.
Prose.
A sentence of praise.
Go!
Let’s offer some words of love to cities that we love.
Poetry.
Prose.
A sentence of praise.
Go!
With the Trump Administration about to roll its ugly occupation into Chicago, I wanted to write a little lyrical love letter to the city. dansinker.com/posts/202…
September 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I love this idea.
Let’s offer some words of love to cities that we love.
Poetry.
Prose.
A sentence of praise.
Go!
Let’s offer some words of love to cities that we love.
Poetry.
Prose.
A sentence of praise.
Go!
i see people praise the quality of her prose and then i go to read the piece and can’t begin to figure out what they mean
September 21, 2024 at 2:12 PM
i see people praise the quality of her prose and then i go to read the piece and can’t begin to figure out what they mean
"These are delusional, careless, and tedious people who will never suffer consequences like these, attempting to massage a bad message so they can get patted on the back for it" aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox...
You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath
People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.
aftermath.site
July 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
"These are delusional, careless, and tedious people who will never suffer consequences like these, attempting to massage a bad message so they can get patted on the back for it" aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox...
Earlier @trishusband.itch.io said my prose is “like vegetables,” meaning “good for other writers to eat to improve themselves”
And oh my gosh that is suuuuch high praise 🩷
And oh my gosh that is suuuuch high praise 🩷
June 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Earlier @trishusband.itch.io said my prose is “like vegetables,” meaning “good for other writers to eat to improve themselves”
And oh my gosh that is suuuuch high praise 🩷
And oh my gosh that is suuuuch high praise 🩷
Seconding the praise for an extraordinary bit of reporting and arrangement of prose by Maureen Tkacik. The cast of indifferent or corrupt judges and sleazy coconspirators is staggering.
Yesterday, a bankruptcy judge blew up the Alex Jones settlement with Sandy Hook families. That judge, Christopher Lopez, runs the country's true deep state: a bankruptcy court where corporations routinely wriggle free of accountability.
Incredible report from Moe Tkacik:
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Incredible report from Moe Tkacik:
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Crisis Actors
The Alex Jones bankruptcy case revealed where the real hoaxes exist in this country: in our most elite courtrooms.
prospect.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Seconding the praise for an extraordinary bit of reporting and arrangement of prose by Maureen Tkacik. The cast of indifferent or corrupt judges and sleazy coconspirators is staggering.
I wrote about the importance of literary friction and how the acts of thinking and learning and growing are anathema in our increasingly fascistic world. Which is all the more reason to double down on them. lithub.com/in-praise-of...
In Praise of “Wordy, Old Prose.” (Or, F*ck Your AI Reading Buddy)
More than two years ago I wrote an angry piece about how lame the bulletpointization of books is: the point of reading and engaging with books is not so the reader can consume little bullet points …
lithub.com
August 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I wrote about the importance of literary friction and how the acts of thinking and learning and growing are anathema in our increasingly fascistic world. Which is all the more reason to double down on them. lithub.com/in-praise-of...
I presume every "clear prose" praise in a review (I'm so tired of being told the prose is clear) and "unclear prose" in a negative review is a huge factor, I've read SO many reviews extolling "clear, sharp prose" that I literally started calling it "glassy"
August 13, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I presume every "clear prose" praise in a review (I'm so tired of being told the prose is clear) and "unclear prose" in a negative review is a huge factor, I've read SO many reviews extolling "clear, sharp prose" that I literally started calling it "glassy"
"Why do we...lionize this...pseudopopulist orientation and...denounce the kind of writing most of our colleagues engage in in one way or another? Why do we reflexively believe that difficult writing...writing deemed opaque or inaccessible, is an inherent problem?"
www.chronicle.com/article/ever...
www.chronicle.com/article/ever...
Everyone Hates Academic Writing. They’re Wrong.
In praise of scholarly prose.
www.chronicle.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Why do we...lionize this...pseudopopulist orientation and...denounce the kind of writing most of our colleagues engage in in one way or another? Why do we reflexively believe that difficult writing...writing deemed opaque or inaccessible, is an inherent problem?"
www.chronicle.com/article/ever...
www.chronicle.com/article/ever...
"You just sent 1600 people into one of the worst job markets in history for the industry, and you’re talking about an install base of a billion, are you fucking high?"
aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath
People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.
aftermath.site
July 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"You just sent 1600 people into one of the worst job markets in history for the industry, and you’re talking about an install base of a billion, are you fucking high?"
aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
cannot praise this prose enough. utterly charming
May 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
cannot praise this prose enough. utterly charming
(Footnote: I linked to that blog entry to praise it, not to mock it. Writers have always been funny about pens—and these days, keyboards—and we're not 24x7 prose-extruding factories: we need rest and diversions just like everyone else.)
February 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
(Footnote: I linked to that blog entry to praise it, not to mock it. Writers have always been funny about pens—and these days, keyboards—and we're not 24x7 prose-extruding factories: we need rest and diversions just like everyone else.)
Brilliant prose: “I mean, who among us hasn’t sat at the head of a table while sycophants and psychopaths praise our imaginary accomplishments, as we gradually lose consciousness and fill the room with the pungent aroma of ass music?”
bsky.app/profile/jeff...
Tiedrich is a national treasure.
bsky.app/profile/jeff...
Tiedrich is a national treasure.
shh! don’t wake Preznit Fuckwit, cabinet meetings make him sleepy
Don Snoreleone snoozes again
open.substack.com
March 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Brilliant prose: “I mean, who among us hasn’t sat at the head of a table while sycophants and psychopaths praise our imaginary accomplishments, as we gradually lose consciousness and fill the room with the pungent aroma of ass music?”
bsky.app/profile/jeff...
Tiedrich is a national treasure.
bsky.app/profile/jeff...
Tiedrich is a national treasure.
Every time I attempt to write prose I'm like
Writers deserve so much praise for this skill, this shit is HARD
Writers deserve so much praise for this skill, this shit is HARD
December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Every time I attempt to write prose I'm like
Writers deserve so much praise for this skill, this shit is HARD
Writers deserve so much praise for this skill, this shit is HARD
high praise, i’ve seen your prose
December 29, 2024 at 6:40 AM
high praise, i’ve seen your prose
"Trump is the rowboat, the motorboat and the helicopter." This is meant as pseudo-religious praise, but the prose isn't exactly flattering.
April 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"Trump is the rowboat, the motorboat and the helicopter." This is meant as pseudo-religious praise, but the prose isn't exactly flattering.
A wonderfully insightful piece on the #XBox layoffs from @papapishu.bsky.social and @aftermath.site.
You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath
People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.
aftermath.site
July 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A wonderfully insightful piece on the #XBox layoffs from @papapishu.bsky.social and @aftermath.site.
Tempests and #tailwinds,
Both blowing with great gusto—
Neptune nods his praise.
#vss365 #HaikuFeels #verse #DailyHaikuPrompt #Senryu #Haiku #HaikuSky #Poetry #MicroPoetry #writing #poem #prose #emoetry #poets #poetrycommunity #blueskypoetry
#odyssey #homer
Both blowing with great gusto—
Neptune nods his praise.
#vss365 #HaikuFeels #verse #DailyHaikuPrompt #Senryu #Haiku #HaikuSky #Poetry #MicroPoetry #writing #poem #prose #emoetry #poets #poetrycommunity #blueskypoetry
#odyssey #homer
July 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Tempests and #tailwinds,
Both blowing with great gusto—
Neptune nods his praise.
#vss365 #HaikuFeels #verse #DailyHaikuPrompt #Senryu #Haiku #HaikuSky #Poetry #MicroPoetry #writing #poem #prose #emoetry #poets #poetrycommunity #blueskypoetry
#odyssey #homer
Both blowing with great gusto—
Neptune nods his praise.
#vss365 #HaikuFeels #verse #DailyHaikuPrompt #Senryu #Haiku #HaikuSky #Poetry #MicroPoetry #writing #poem #prose #emoetry #poets #poetrycommunity #blueskypoetry
#odyssey #homer
They have a new book, all the media mafia line up to promote it on their platforms, praise it for bold truths and strong prose, in the knowledge that when it is their turn to get a squeeze, the favor will be reciprocated. It’s all so fucking corrupt.
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
They have a new book, all the media mafia line up to promote it on their platforms, praise it for bold truths and strong prose, in the knowledge that when it is their turn to get a squeeze, the favor will be reciprocated. It’s all so fucking corrupt.
tysm. i always do a big huge fist pump when i get prose praise from you specifically
May 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
tysm. i always do a big huge fist pump when i get prose praise from you specifically
@questauthority.bsky.social your prose just received the highest level of praise.
Beautiful
May 15, 2024 at 3:38 PM
@questauthority.bsky.social your prose just received the highest level of praise.